Text of Pertinent Regulations - Structural Integrity of Offshore Wind Turbines - page 153

3. Material quality and identification methods;
4. Fabrication procedures specified in the Fabrication and Installa-
tion Report, and adherence to such procedures;
5. Welder and welding procedure qualification and identification;
6. Structural tolerances specified, and adherence to those tolerances;
7. Nondestructive examination requirements and evaluation results
of the specified examinations;
8. Destructive testing requirements and results;
9. Repair procedures;
10. Installation of corrosion-protection systems and splash-zone
protection;
11. Erection procedures to ensure that overstressing of structural
members does not occur;
12. Alignment procedures;
13. Dimensional check of the overall structure, including any turrets,
turret-and-hull interfaces, any mooring line and chain and riser
tensioning line segments; and
14. Status of quality-control records at various stages of fabrication.
b. For any floating facilities, the CVA or project engineer must ensure
that any requirements of the U.S. Coast Guard for structural integrity
and stability (e.g., verification of center of gravity) have been met. The
CVA or project engineer must also consider
1. Foundations, foundation pilings and templates, and anchoring
systems; and
2. Mooring or tethering systems.
§ 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;