CFR > Title 30 - Mineral Resources > CHAPTER II—MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER B—OFFSHORE (parts 250 to 285) > PART 285—RENEWABLE ENERGY ALTERNATE USES OF EXISTING FACILITIES ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF > SUBPART G—Facility Design, Fabrication, and Installation (§285.700 to §285.714) > 285.710—When conducting onsite installation inspections, what must the CVA or project engineer do?

285.710—When conducting onsite installation inspections, what must the CVA or project engineer do?

To comply with § 285.708(a)(4), the CVA or project engineer must make periodic onsite inspections while installation is in progress and must, as appropriate, verify, witness, survey, or check, the installation items required by this section.
(a) The CVA or project engineer must verify, as appropriate, all of the following:
(1) Loadout and initial flotation procedures;
(2) Towing operation procedures to the specified location, and review the towing records;
(3) Launching and uprighting activities;
(4) Submergence activities;
(5) Pile or anchor installations;
(6) Installation of mooring and tethering systems;
(7) Final deck and component installations; and
(8) Installation at the approved location according to the Facility Design Report and the Fabrication and Installation Report.
(b) For a fixed or floating facility, the CVA or project engineer must verify that proper procedures were used during the following:
(1) The loadout of the jacket, decks, piles, or structures from each fabrication site; and
(2) The actual installation of the facility or major modification and the related installation activities.
(c) For a floating facility, the CVA or project engineer must verify that proper procedures were used during the following:
(1) The loadout of the facility;
(2) The installation of foundation pilings and templates, and anchoring systems; and
(3) The installation of the mooring and tethering systems.
(d) The CVA or project engineer must conduct an onsite survey of the facility after transportation to the approved location.
(e) The CVA or project engineer must spot-check the equipment, procedures, and recordkeeping as necessary to determine compliance with the applicable documents incorporated by reference and the regulations under this part.