Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 10, 2026

Title 46 - Shipping last revised: Jan 15, 2026
§ 11.468 - National officer endorsements for mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs).

Officer endorsements for service on MODUs authorize service on units of unlimited tonnage upon ocean waters while on location or while underway, as restricted on the endorsement, except when moving independently under their own power.

authority: 14 U.S.C. 503; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C. 2101,2103,and; 46 U.S.C. chapter 71; 46 U.S.C. 7502,7505,7701,8903,8904,8906,and; E.O. 10173; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4. Section 11.107 is also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507.
source: USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 77909, Dec. 24, 2013, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 11.468