(a) You must perform an assessment of the structure, 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 (as incorporated by reference in §585.115).

(b) You must initiate mitigation actions for structures that do not pass the assessment process of API RP 2A-WSD.

(c) You must perform other assessments as required by BOEM.


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