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5. The CVA for design, for fabrication, and for installation need not be the
same organization or person, and it is unlikely that a single person
would have sufficient expertise to perform effectively as CVA for all
phases.
6. It would be beneficial, though not essential, for a CVA to have experi-
ence in third-party reviews and in interacting with regulatory agencies.
7. Given the variety of controlling environmental loads (e.g., hurricanes,
seismicity, icing) and installation requirements (e.g., mudslide areas,
tidal erosion effects) in U.S. waters, the CVA's experience should be
related to the installation location.
8. Experience with the use of project-specific CVA approvals in the
offshore oil and gas industry indicates that project-specific approval
of CVAs is better than maintenance of a list of BOEMRE-accepted
CVAs.
Recommendations, Task III
The committee recommends the following with regard to CVA
qualifications:
1. In evaluating potential CVAs, BOEMRE should seek organizations
and individuals that
a. Are independent and objective;
b. Have experience, technical expertise, and engineering judgment suf-
ficient to verify assumptions, conclusions, and results independently;
c. Have experience with the dominant environmental effects for the
project location (e.g., earthquake-resistant design experience for
offshore West Coast locations);
d. Have experience in the areas described in the findings section above
for the CVA tasks (i.e., design, fabrication, and installation) for
which they are nominated;
e. Have clearly defined roles and responsibilities with adequate over-
sight by a registered professional engineer (or international equiva-
lent); and
f. Have an auditable quality plan for the processes and record keeping
involved in the CVA activities.
2. BOEMRE should hire sufficient staff with adequate expertise (as
described in Chapter 4 in the section “Implementation: Capacity and
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