30 C.F.R. § 250.920 What are the MMS requirements for assessment of platforms?
Title 30 - Mineral Resources
(a) You must perform a platform assessment when needed, based on the platform assessment initiators listed in sections 17.2.1–17.2.5 of API RP 2A–WSD, Recommended Practice for Planning, Designing and Constructing Fixed Offshore Platforms—Working Stress Design (incorporated by reference as specified in 30 CFR 250.198). (b) You must initiate mitigation actions for platforms that do not pass the assessment process of API RP 2A–WSD. (c) You must document all wells, equipment, and pipelines supported by the platform if you intend to use the medium or low consequence of failure exposure category for your assessment. Exposure categories are defined in API RP 2A–WSD Section 1.7. (d) MMS may require you to conduct a platform assessment where reduced environmental loading criteria are not allowed. (e) The use of Section 17, Assessment of Existing Platforms, of API RP 2A–WSD, is limited to existing fixed structures that are serving their original approved purpose.
Title 30: Mineral Resources
PART 250—OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
Subpart I—Platforms and Structures
Inspection, Maintenance, and Assessment of Platforms
§ 250.920 What are the MMS requirements for assessment of platforms?
