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30 CFR 285.825: When must I assess my facilities?
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 30—Mineral Resources
- CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
- SUBCHAPTER B—OFFSHORE
- PART 285—RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ALTERNATE USES OF EXISTING FACILITIES ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
- Subpart H—Environmental and Safety Management, Inspections, and Facility Assessments for Activities Conducted Under SAPs, COPs and GAPs
(a) You must perform an assessment of the structure, when needed, based on the platform assessment initiators listed in sections 17.2.1-17.2.5 of API RP 2A-WSD (incorporated by reference, see § 285.115).
(b) You must initiate mitigation actions for structures that do not pass the assessment process of API RP 2A-WSD.
(c) You may comply with a later edition of API RP 2A-WSD only if:
(1) You show that complying with the later edition provides a degree of protection, safety, or performance equal to or better than what would be achieved by compliance with the listed edition; and
(2) You obtain the prior written approval for alternative compliance from the authorized BSEE official.
(d) You must perform other assessments as required by BSEE.
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