Definition(s)
Self-Elevating Unit
Self-elevating unit is a unit with movable legs capable of raising its hull above the surface of the sea and lowering it back into the sea.
Source: IMO Resolution A.1023(26), Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (2009 MODU Code), 2009. Global Standards
Source: IMO resolution MSC.267(85), International Code on Intact Stability, 2008 (2008 IS Code), 4 December 2008, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance
Self-Elevating Unit
Self-elevating unit means a unit with moveable legs capable of raising its hull above the surface of the sea.
Source: Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, 46 CFR 107-109 (2013). Regulations
Self-Elevating Unit
Self-elevating unit is a unit with moveable legs capable of raising its hull above the surface of the sea.
Source: IMO Resolution MSC.267(85), adoption of the International Code on Intact Stability, 2008 (2008 IS Code), 4 December 2008, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance
Self-Elevating Unit
Self-elevating units are mobile units which are designed to operate as sea bed-stabilised units in an elevated mode. These units have a buoyant hull with movable legs capable of raising the hull above the surface of the sea. The legs may be designed to penetrate the sea bed, or be attached to a mat or individual footings which rest on the sea bed.
Source: Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Mobile Offshore Units, Part 1, Regulations, June 2013, Lloyd’s Register, Global Standards