Part A - General 
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Teil A: General 
1 Introduction 
This standard is intended to provide legal and planning security for development, design, implementa 
tion, operation and decommissioning of offshore wind farms within the ambit of the Marine Facilities 
Ordinance (SeeAnlV). It is dynamic and integrative in nature, so that it will be possible to take account 
of new knowledge and developments as well as the need to incorporate standards that have not been 
included before in order to achieve standardisation of an overall system. 
A range of representatives from expert bodies and institutions have been involved in developing this 
standard, and played a constructive role in its development. The representatives of the classification 
societies Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and Germanischer Lloyd (GL) provided expert accompaniment 
for the process. Representatives of the business and scientific communities made valuable contribu 
tions, so that overall it has been possible to create a solid basis for constructive cooperation in terms 
of system security in order to protect the marine environment and maintain the safety and efficiency 
of navigation. 
2 Fundamentals 
2.1 Legal basis 
Installations subject to approval under SeeAnlV shall comply with the recognised rules of technology; 
§ 5 para. 2 SeeAnlV demands this both for the design and installation of the systems as well as for their 
operation. 
In accordance with § 4 para. 2 SeeAnlV, approval may be subject to compliance with certain technical 
standards; accordingly, demonstrating compliance with the prescribed standards represents the basis 
for establishing the legality of the design, installation and operation of the system. 
2.2 Subject matter of this standard 
This standard regulates the various structural components of an offshore wind farm that differ in terms 
of design. 
In particular, these include 
• Turbine, consisting of nacelle and rotor blades 
• Support structure consisting of tower and substructure, including locally fixed integration into the 
seabed (foundation) 
• Cabling of the individual installations within the farm, including their linkage at the transformer sub 
station 
• Transformer substation including the platform 
• Power export system from the transformer substation to the grid connection on land 
• Additional constructional components of the offshore wind farm, if necessary.