NTL 2003-G16 - Assessment of Existing OCS Platforms - August 15, 2003

The Minerals Management Service (MMS) regulations at 30 CFR 250.900(g) require that all OCS platforms be designed, fabricated, and installed in accordance with the provisions of the American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice for Planning, Designing, and Constructing Fixed Offshore Platforms – Working Stress Design, Twenty-First Edition, December 2000 (API RP 2AWSD). Section 17.2 of API RP 2A-WSD states that an existing platform should undergo an assessment process if one or more of the conditions noted in sections 17.2.1 through 17.2.5 exist.