简介：Theextendingofacantileverandtransversemovingofadrillingfloorenablethejack-uptooperateinseveralwellpositionsaftertheJack-uphaspitched.Thecantileverallowableloadnephogramisthecriticalreferencewhichcanevaluatethejack-up’sdrillingability,designthecantileverstructureandinstructajack-upmanagertomaketheoperationssafe.Theintentofthispaperistoexploretheinterrelationshipsbetweenthecantileverposition,drillingfloorandtheloadsincludingwindforce,thestandset-backweightetc.,throughanalyzingthestructureandloadcharacteristicsofthex-typecantileverandthesimplifiedmechanicsmodelwiththerestrictionofthemaximummomentcapacityofthecantileversinglesidebeam.Referringtoseveraltypicalpositiondesignsloadvalues,thecantileverallowableloadnephogramisobtainedbyusingthesuitableinterpolationmethod.Thepapergivesamethodforcantileverallowableloaddesign,whichisprovedreliableandeffectivebythecalculationexample.