§ 250.910. Which of my facilities are subject to the Platform Verification Program?
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/us/cfr/t30/s§ 250.910·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
(a)All new fixed or bottom-founded platforms that meet any of the following five conditions are subject to the Platform Verification Program:
(1)Platforms installed in water depths exceeding 400 feet (122 meters);
(2)Platforms having natural periods in excess of 3 seconds;
(3)Platforms installed in areas of unstable bottom conditions;
(4)Platforms having configurations and designs which have not previously been used or proven for use in the area; or
(5)Platforms installed in seismically active areas.
(b)All new floating platforms are subject to the Platform Verification Program to the extent indicated in the following table: If . . . Then . . .
(1)Your new floating platform is a buoyant offshore facility that does not have a ship-shaped hull, ``` ``` The entire platform is subject to the Platform Verification Program including the following associated structures:
(i)Drilling, production, and pipeline risers, and riser tensioning systems (each platform must be designed to accommodate all the loads imposed by all risers and riser does not have tensioning systems);
(ii)Turrets and turret-and-hull interfaces;
(iii)Foundations, foundation pilings and templates, and anchoring systems; and
(iv)Mooring or tethering systems.
(2)Your new floating platform is a buoyant offshore facility with a ship-shaped hull, ``` ``` Only the following structures that may be associated with a floating platform are subject to the Platform Verification Program:
(i)Drilling, production, and pipeline risers, and riser tensioning systems (each platform must be designed to accommodate all the loads imposed by all risers and riser tensioning systems);
(ii)Turrets and turret-and-hull interfaces;
(iii)Foundations, foundation pilings and templates, and anchoring systems; and
(iv)Mooring or tethering systems. ``` ``` ``` ``` ``` ```
(c)If a platform is originally subject to the Platform Verification Program, then the conversion of that platform at that same site for a new purpose, or making a major modification of, or major repair to, that platform, is also subject to the Platform Verification Program. A major modification includes any modification that increases loading on a platform by 10 percent or more. A major repair is a corrective operation involving structural members affecting the structural integrity of a portion or all of the platform. Before you make a major modification or repair to a floating platform, you must obtain approval from both the BSEE and the USCG. ``` ```
(d)The applicability of Platform Verification Program requirements to other types of facilities will be determined by BSEE on a case-by-case basis.