The CVA must . . . | Operation or equipment to be inspected . . . |
(1) Verify, as appropriate, | (i) Loadout and initial flotation operations; |
(ii) Towing operations to the specified location, and review the towing records; | |
(iii) Launching and uprighting operations; | |
(iv) Submergence operations; | |
(v) Pile or anchor installations; | |
(vi) Installation of mooring and tethering systems; | |
(vii) Final deck and component installations; and | |
(viii) Installation at the approved location according to the approved design and the installation plan. | |
(2) Witness (for a fixed or floating platform), | (i) The loadout of the jacket, decks, piles, or structures from each fabrication site; |
(ii) The actual installation of the platform or major modification and the related installation activities. | |
(3) Witness (for a floating platform), | (i) The loadout of the platform; |
(ii) The installation of drilling, production, and pipeline risers, and riser tensioning systems (at least for the initial installation of these elements); | |
(iii) The installation of turrets and turret-and-hull interfaces; | |
(iv) The installation of foundation pilings and templates, and anchoring systems; and | |
(v) The installation of the mooring and tethering systems. | |
(4) Conduct an onsite survey, | Survey the platform after transportation to the approved location. |
(5) Spot-check as necessary to determine compliance with the applicable documents listed in § 250.901(a) ; the alternative codes, rules and standards approved under § 250.901(b) ; the requirements listed in § 250.903 and §§ 250.906 through 250.908 of this subpart and the approved plans, | (i) Equipment; (ii) Procedures; and (iii) Recordkeeping. |
30 C.F.R. §250.918