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Part A - General 
The offshore wind farm is considered both in terms of its individual components and as an overall sys 
tem. The sections to be worked through are basically divided into the following project phases which are 
described in more detail in Part C und Table 2: 
• Development 
• Design 
• Implementation (production, transport, installation, commissioning) 
• Operation 
• Decommissioning. 
The specification to comply with the state of the art or, failing that, the state of current scientific progress, 
relates to the conclusion of each specific project phase. 
2.3 Standard directives for approval practice 
On the basis of § 4 para. 2 SeeAnlV, approvals granted previously for materials regulated here have 
contained directives specifying the project, some of which can be viewed as standardising practice, even 
if they are subject to continuous examination in what is currently a dynamic development process. These 
directives including their justifications are summarised below. 
2.3.1 Construction and operation of offshore wind turbines 
Number 1 
The subjects of the approval are individual offshore wind turbines including ancillary facilities such as 
cabling within the park and a transformer substation. 
Justification: 
The provision outlines and defines the type and scope of the subject of the approval in terms of 
both space and construction. 
Number 2 
The precise positions of the (individual) offshore wind turbines as well as ancillary facilities shall be 
specified. Following completion of the installations, the approval authority shall be presented with an as- 
built drawing containing all construction facilities installed including the final coordinates. 
Justification: 
The purpose of the directive is to specify the subjects of the approval. It is not possible to present 
any construction plans at this stage because the method of construction of the installations has 
not been definitively decided, and therefore cannot be specifically represented either. These doc 
uments to be presented, in particular the as-built drawing, shall be considered as the basis for 
checking this approval following completion of the installations with their measured position, as 
well as forming the basis for further procedures, and then become the subject of this approval. 
Number 3 
The design and equipment of the individual installations shall correspond to the state of the art. The same 
applies to the erection of the installations. The development, design, implementation and inspection shall 
be conducted in accordance with the „Design of Offshore Wind Turbines“ standard published by the BSH. 
In addition, construction engineering preparation of the foundation work and subsequent inspection of the 
system operation shall be in accordance with the BSH standard implemented in the above publication,