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Part A - General 
The documents submitted to the approval authority must be compiled in such a way as to 
ensure that compliance with the requirements set down in the Standard Ground Investiga 
tions and this Standard Design can be easily determined by a third expert body. The nature 
of the documents and verifications to be submitted - incl. examination and certification 
requirements - and the schedule for submitting these documents with respect to the ins 
tallation of the systems, can be individually determined by studying the Standard Ground 
Investigations and this Standard Design. 
Justification: 
Compliance with the conditions to maintain state of the art quality standards as well as certifi 
cation of the systems and components guarantees the structural safety of the system. The 
design and equipment variant that the approval holder intends to install, but which cannot 
however be determined at the time of approval, will then be checked by a third expert body to 
ensure that the normal quality requirements are satisfied. In this way, it will be possible to en 
sure that approval can be effectively issued without final, detailed construction and design 
drawings being available. These documents and verifications shall be presented within a spe 
cified appropriate period in order to allow them to be checked before the systems are ins 
talled. Earlier presentation of the documents is not only possible but also desirable in order for 
additional changes to be made if necessary. The Standard Ground Investigations contains mi 
nimum requirements that include concrete specifications for the geological, geophysical and 
geotechnical site survey. This standard is currently being updated. The current version shall be 
used in each case. The approval authority shall decide on deviations on a case-by-case basis 
and exclusively reserves the right to commission a assessment report from a recognised ex 
pert (Art. 5 para. 2 SeeAnlV) at the expense of the applicant. 
• In addition to the requirements set down in the Standard Ground Investigations and this 
Standard Design, the following requirements must also be met when designing and buil 
ding offshore structures: 
The structure shall be designed and configured in such a way that 
- during installation, operation or decommissioning occupational safety and fire safety 
provisions are accordingly observed, 
- no avoidable emissions of pollutants, noise and light into the marine environment can 
occur during installation or operation using state of the art technology, or, where such 
emissions are unavoidable and provided for in the safety requirements pertaining to ma 
rine and air transport - impairments shall be kept to a minimum, 
- in the event of collision with a ship, the hull of the ship shall be damaged as little as pos 
sible. 
- no electromagnetic waves are produced that could cause disturbance to common navi 
gation and communications systems or the functionality of correction signal frequencies. 
The applicable limits are detailed in the current version of IEC 60945. 
Wherever possible, the external paintwork shall be glare-free, notwithstanding the regulations 
on aviation and shipping identification. 
The corrosion protection shall have the lowest possible level of pollutants. The use of tributyl- 
tin (TBT) is prohibited. In the splash zone, the (underwater) structure shall be painted using 
oil-repellent paint; it is not necessary to regularly remove marine growth in this connection. 
For the above directives, the approval holders are required to present proof for the 2 nd re 
lease in accordance with this Standard Design - at the latest upon commissioning of the 
system - that accordingly represents and includes the forecasts contained in the expert 
opinions on 
- the materials used in and in the vicinity of the offshore structures and