30 C.F.R. § 250.910
(a) All new fixed or bottom-founded platforms that meet any of the following five conditions are subject to the Platform Verification Program:
(b) All new floating platforms are subject to the Platform Verification Program to the extent indicated in the following table:
| If . . . | Then . . . |
|---|---|
| (1) Your new floating platform is a buoyant offshore facility that does not have a ship-shaped hull, | The entire platform is subject to the Platform Verification Program including the following associated structures: |
| (i) Drilling, production, and pipeline risers, and riser tensioning systems (each platform must be designed to accommodate all the loads imposed by all risers and riser does not have tensioning systems);(ii) Turrets and turret-and-hull interfaces;(iii) Foundations, foundation pilings and templates, and anchoring systems; and(iv) Mooring or tethering systems. | |
| (2) Your new floating platform is a buoyant offshore facility with a ship-shaped hull, | Only the following structures that may be associated with a floating platform are subject to the Platform Verification Program: |
| (i) Drilling, production, and pipeline risers, and riser tensioning systems (each platform must be designed to accommodate all the loads imposed by all 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. |