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Part B - Verifications and approval requirements 
shall take place prior to commencing production. Should it be impossible at this point of time 
to audit the relevant production processes (e. g. because no comparable components are cur 
rently being produced), the audit may be carried out immediately after production has started - 
but only in exceptional cases and in coordination with the appointed inspector. The manufac 
turer shall submit all documents requested by the appointed inspector for inspection by the 
appointed inspector four weeks prior to the audit date as agreed in advance. In justified, indi 
vidual cases, e.g. in the case of type certified installations or mass-produced parts which are 
produced in numbers far surpassing those required for the specific project in question, the 
appointed inspector may forego this initial audit and 20% of the monitoring services planned 
to be carried out prior to the start of production. Any deviations established during this initial 
audit shall be alleviated prior to commencing production. 
Other general documents that are to be presented within the scope of this inspection: 
• Valid QM certificate in accordance with ISO 9001 
• Quality management: QM manual, QM process and work instructions (project-specific, 
resp. product-specific, e.g. inspection plans, inspection instructions etc.) 
2.4.2.1.2 Monitoring of the production phase (steel structures) 
The following is a list of components to be monitored: 
• Substructure 
• Support structure 
• Operational structure (topside). 
With respect to steel structures, the following documents shall be submitted to the appointed 
inspector: 
• Operating permit of the welding company, certificate of the welding company’s suitability to 
weld steel structures in accordance with DIN 18800, Part 7, resp. DIN EN 1090 
Operating permits that comply with other international standards (in as far as these are ap 
proved on a case-by-case basis by the appointed inspector through an individual examination) 
• Qualification certificates and areas of responsibility of the supervisory welding staff (SWE or 
WS) 
• Welding procedure tests in accordance with DIN EN ISO 15614 (Welding Procedure Quality 
Records - WPQR) 
• Certificates for welding fillers 
• Welding instructions in accordance with DIN EN ISO 15609 (Welding Procedure Specifica 
tions - WPS) and 
• As-built drawings as provided 
• Welding sequence schedule 
• Corrosion protection specifications and 
• Work instructions for activities requiring special monitoring (e. g. offshore welding) 
• Test specifications, e.g. for non-destructive testing