30 CFR § 285.825 - When must I assess my facilities?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s285.825"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 285.825 - When must I assess my facilities?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "285.825"
section_name: "When must I assess my facilities?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "OFFSHORE"
part_number: "285"
part_name: "RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ALTERNATE USES OF EXISTING FACILITIES ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "43 U.S.C. 1331"
regulatory_source: "88 FR 6413, Jan. 31, 2023, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "285"
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# 285.825 When must I assess my facilities?
(a) You must perform an assessment of the structure, when needed, based on the platform assessment initiators listed in sections 17.2.1-17.2.5 of API RP 2A-WSD (incorporated by reference, *see* § 285.115).
(b) You must initiate mitigation actions for structures that do not pass the assessment process of API RP 2A-WSD.
(c) You may comply with a later edition of API RP 2A-WSD only if:
(1) You show that complying with the later edition provides a degree of protection, safety, or performance equal to or better than what would be achieved by compliance with the listed edition; and
(2) You obtain the prior written approval for alternative compliance from the authorized BSEE official.
(d) You must perform other assessments as required by BSEE.