Part  B  -  Verifications  and  approval  requirements

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Phase

Objectives

Chapter

Appointed  inspector

Approval  authority

Development

Compilation  of  the  sitespecific
  data
Determination  of  the
design  basis
Preliminary  design

1
1.3.2
2.2
3.2
4.2

Verification  report  and  certificate
of  conformity

Plausibility  check*
Preliminary  design
approval
(1 st  release,  poss.  incl.
special  measures)

Design

Final  specification  of
the  subsoil  model  for
each  offshore  wind  turbine ­
  site  and  the  offshore ­
  station
More  detailed  specification ­
  of  the  design  basis

1.3.3
2.3
3.3
4.3

Verification  report  and  certificate
of  conformity

Plausibility  check*
Design  approval
(2 nd  release,  poss.  incl.
special  measures)

Final  design  of  the  primary ­
  and  secondary
support  structures

Verification  report  and  certificate
of  conformity

Installation,  operation
and  decommissioning
planning

Verification  report  and  certificate
of  conformity

Plausibility  check*
Implementation  approval ­
  (3 rd  release,  poss.
incl.  special  measures)

Implementation


Production

1.3.4
2.4
3.4
4.4

Inspection  reports  and  certificate
of  conformity  pertaining  to  the
monitoring  of  the  production
phase

Plausibility  check*
Operating  release
(poss.  incl.  special
measures)

Transport

Inspection  reports  and  certificate
of  conformity  pertaining  to  the
monitoring  of  the  transport  phase

Erection  /  installation

Inspection  reports  and  certificate
of  conformity  pertaining  to  the
monitoring  of  the  erection/installation ­
  phase

Commissioning

Inspection  reports  and  certificate
of  conformity  pertaining  to  the
monitoring  of  the  commissioning
phase

As-built  drawing,
Operations  manual,
Test  and  inspection
plan  for  periodic  inspections ­


Verification  reports  pertaining  to
the  as-built  drawing,  operations
manual  and  test  and  inspection
plan  for  periodic  inspections
Project  certificate

Operation

Operation,  maintenance
and  monitoring

1.3.4
2.5
3.5  4.5

Periodic  inspections  verification
report  and  certificate  of  conformity

Plausibility  check*
Maintenance  or  temporary ­
  revocation  of  the
operating  permit

Decommissioning


Decommissioning
planning

1.3.6
2.6
3.6
4.6

Verification  report  and  certificate
of  conformity  pertaining  to  the
decommissioning  plan

Plausibility  check*
Decommissioning  release ­
  (poss.  subject  to
specific  requirements)

Carrying  out
decommissioning

Inspection  reports  and  certificate
of  conformity  pertaining  to  the
decommissioning  phase

Plausibility  check*
and  declaration  stating
that  the  measures  have
been  completed

Table  1  -1  :  Timescale  for  offshore  wind  turbines

Plausibility  check  carried  out  by  the  BSH,  together  with  the  BAM  and  BAW,  and  possibly  a  specially  appointed
inspector.