Definition(s)
Critical Structural Areas
Critical structural areas are locations which have been identified from calculations to require monitoring or from the service history of the subject unit or from similar units, if applicable, to be sensitive to cracking, buckling or corrosion which would impair the structural integrity of the unit.
Source: Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Mobile Offshore Units, Part 1, Regulations, June 2013, Lloyd’s Register, Global Standards
Critical Structural Areas
Areas that have been identified from calculations to require monitoring or from the service history of the subject vessel or from similar or sister vessels to be sensitive to cracking, buckling or corrosion which would impair the structural integrity of the vessel.
Source: Rules for Classification – Offshore units, DNVGL-OU-0101, Offshore drilling and support units, DNV GL, July 2015. Global Standards