This recommended practice supplements API RP 2SK for Gulf Of Mexico MODU mooring design and operation practice during the hurricane season. Topics addressed herein that will be part of the overall mooring design and MODU operations include:

Site and well-specific data
Design criteria for the mooring
Indicative GOM hurricane extreme metocean conditions
Mooring analysis
Site-specific risk assessment and mitigation
Mooring hardware issues such as anchor system and mooring system upgrade
Mooring operation issues such as deployment, hurricane preparedness, and inspection