Part A - General 
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These directives, including their justifications, are summarised below and incorporate the la 
test version of the standard incidental provisions - summarised for offshore wind turbines and 
offshore stations: 
• The subjects of the approval are the installation and operation of individual offshore wind 
turbines, incl. ancillary facilities, such as cabling within the park and offshore stations for 
substations and possibly accommodation, resp. offshore converter stations and their res 
pective power transmission cabling systems. 
Justification: 
This provision outlines and defines the type and scope of the subject of the approval in terms 
of both space and construction. 
• The precise positions of the individual offshore structures shall be specified. The exact 
cable length in kilometres and depth (so-called „as-laid documentation“) shall be speci 
fied. 
Following completion of the offshore structures, the approval authority shall be presented 
with an as-built drawing containing all the construction facilities installed, including their 
final geographic coordinates according to WGS 84. 
The as-built drawing for the cabling must contain the exact position and depth of the 
cables relative to the seabed at the time of taking the measurements and detail all intersec 
tions with submarine cables and pipes and include their respective geographic coordinates 
according to WGS 84. 
Justification: 
The purpose of this directive is to specify the subjects of the approval. As the exact structural 
design of the systems, resp. details regarding the laying of the cables, has not yet been finally 
decided at the time of approval, and, therefore, cannot be specifically represented at this 
stage, it is not possible to present respective construction plans. The documents to be pre 
sented, in particular the as-built drawing, incl. the measured positions, shall be considered as 
the basis for checking this approval following completion of the installations. These shall form 
the basis for all further procedures and shall become the subject of this approval. 
• The design and equipment of each offshore structure shall meet the current state of the art. 
The same applies to the installation of these structures, incl. all measures to prepare for the 
construction work. 
In addition, construction engineering preparation of the foundation work and subsequent 
inspection of the system operation shall be in accordance with the Standard Ground Inves 
tigations. Minimum requirements for geotechnical surveys and investigations into offshore 
wind energy structures, offshore stations and power cables” published by the BSH. The 
development, design, implementation, operation and decommissioning of systems shall 
be in accordance with this “Standard Design - Minimum requirements concerning the con 
structive design of offshore structures within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)” publis 
hed by the BSH. In each case, the current version of the respective standard shall be used 
as a basis. The same applies to the incidental provisions and directives. Deviations shall be 
submitted to the approval authority and their equivalence accordingly justified. The off 
shore structures must be examined according to the specifications contained in this Stan 
dard Design.