Outer Continental Shelf National Center of Expertise (OCSNCOE)

JACK ST. MALO during offshore construction with attending OSV and Floatel VICTORY. C-ENFORCER underway with water cannons flowing. SEVAN LOUISIANA underway when initially entering the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Platform GINA off the California coast. Block Island windfarm with attending CTV. SPARTAN 151 dockside in Seward, AK.

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The Drill Down

The Drill Down is an outreach and knowledge management tool utilized to share the OCSNCOE's in-house expertise to a broader audience, to assist in educating those involved with, or interested in, the OCS world of work and to help generate discussion among all involved parties. The goal is to "drill down" to the answers for questions regarding the OCS industry.

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Issue #	Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Series	Subject (Click to open Web Version)
01, Rev.1	2017-01-27 *Revised 2023-01-25	General	Welcome to the Drill Down
02, Rev.2	2017-01-31 *Revised 2023-10-06	General	Introduction to the OCSNCOE
03	2017-04-28	MODU	What is a Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit?
04, Rev.1	2017-05-03 *Revised 2023-04-25	MODU	Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Regulatory Compliance Options
05	2017-07-06	Production	What is a Production Facility?
06	2017-10-05	Production	OCS Production Facility Regulatory Compliance Standards
07	2017-10-18	Lessons Learned	Dynamic Positioning Ergonomics
08	2017-10-18	Lessons Learned	DP Team Decision Making
09	2017-11-15	OSV	Evolution of the Offshore Supply Vessel
10	2018-02-15	Technical	Dynamic Positioning Systems
11	2018-04-03	Technical	Basic Primer on Hydrocarbons and Reservoirs
12	2018-12-10	OSV	Existing Offshore Supply Vessels - Public Law 96-378
13	2019-12-13	OSV	Class 1 Watertight Door Gaskets
14	2020-01-28	OSV	Vessel Logbooks
15, Rev.1	2020-04-30 *Revised 2023-04-25	General	Port State Information Exchange (PSIX)
16	2021-01-27	OSV	Offshore Wind Support Vessels
17, Rev.1	2021-02-11 *Revised 2023-04-25	OSV	Crane Record Book
18	2021-04-05	MODU	MODU Certificate of Compliance: Option "B"
19	2021-06-16	OSV	Standby Vessels
20, Rev.2	2021-10-06 *Revised 2023-10-04	MODU	The MODU Codes
21, Rev.1	2023-03-30 *Revised 2023-04-25	OSV	DSC Distress Alerting
22	2023-08-10	OSV	PAM and Independent Tank Tonnage Effects
23	2023-08-14	Technical	Hazardous Location Electrical Markings - Applicable Standards
24	2023-08-21	Technical	Hazardous Location Electrical Markings - Locations
25	2023-08-28	Technical	Hazardous Location Electrical Markings - Material Groups
26	2023-09-04	Technical	Hazardous Location Electrical Markings - Protection Techniques
27	2023-09-11	Technical	Hazardous Location Electrical Markings - Temperature Class
28	2023-09-18	Technical	Hazardous Location Electrical Markings - Equipment Protection Level
29	2023-09-25	Technical	Hazardous Location Electrical Markings - Certificate Numbers (and Special Symbols)
30	2023-10-02	Technical	Hazardous Location Electrical Markings - Ingress Protection
31	2025-04-21	General	OCS Employment Restrictions

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