*****JACKUP RIG LAUNCHING***** Jack-up rigs are built in dry docks or adjacent to a quay. As the most common launch types, they are launched into the water via a slipway or are “walked” into the water using a complicated and time consuming method of elevating the rig and moving dirt around the spudcans. The PPL Pacific Class 375 and 400 (also called the Baker Marine Pacific Class) are moderate environment proprietary designs owned by PPL shipyard which is a subsidiary of Sembcorp. Watch more vid

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Jackup rigs are so named because they are self-elevating with three, four, six and even eight movable legs that can be extended (“jacked”) above or below the hull. Jackups are towed to the site with the hull lowered to the water level, and the legs extended above the hull. The hull is actually a water-tight barge that floats on the water’s surface. When the rig reaches the work site, the crew jacks the legs downward through the water and into the sea floor. A jackup rig is a barge fitted with lo