30 C.F.R. § 250.916 What are the CVA's primary duties during the design phase?
Title 30 - Mineral Resources
(a) The CVA must use good engineering judgement and practices in conducting an independent assessment of the design of the platform, major modification, or repair. The CVA must ensure that the platform, major modification, or repair is designed to withstand the environmental and functional load conditions appropriate for the intended service life at the proposed location. (b) Primary duties of the CVA during the design phase include the following: (c) The CVA must submit interim reports to the Regional Supervisor and to you, as appropriate. The CVA, upon completion of the design verification, must prepare a final report and submit one copy to the Regional Supervisor. The CVA must submit the final report within 90 days of the receipt of the design data, or within 90 days from the date the approval to act as a CVA was issued, whichever is later. The CVA must submit the final report to the Regional Supervisor before fabrication begins, and must include: (1) A summary of the material reviewed and the CVA's findings; (2) The CVA's recommendation that the Regional Supervisor either accept, request modifications, or reject the proposed design; (3) The particulars of how, by whom, and when the independent review was conducted; and (4) Any additional comments the CVA may deem necessary.
Title 30: Mineral Resources
PART 250—OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
Subpart I—Platforms and Structures
Platform Verification Program
§ 250.916 What are the CVA's primary duties during the design phase?
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Type of facility . . . The CVA must . . .------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) For fixed platforms and non- Conduct an independent assessment ship-shaped floating facilities. of all proposed: (i) Planning criteria; (ii) Operational requirements; (iii) Environmental loading data; (iv) Load determinations; (v) Stress analyses; (vi) Material designations; (vii) Soil and foundation conditions; (viii) Safety factors; and (ix) Other pertinent parameters of the proposed design.(2)For all floating facilities..... Ensure that the requirements of the U.S. Coast Guard for structural integrity and stability, e.g., verification of center of gravity, etc., have been met. The CVA must also consider: (i) Drilling, production, and pipeline 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.------------------------------------------------------------------------
