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Newfoundland Offshore Certificate of Fitness Regulations

Version of section 6 from 2009-12-31 to 2024-10-27:

  •  (1) The certifying authority shall, for the purposes of issuing a certificate of fitness in respect of an installation, submit a scope of work to the Chief for approval.

  • (2) The Chief shall approve a scope of work where the Chief determines that the scope of work

    • (a) is sufficiently detailed to permit the certifying authority to determine whether the installation meets the requirements of paragraph 4(2)(a); and

    • (b) provides for the means for determining whether

      • (i) the environmental criteria for the region or site and the loads assumed for the installation are correct,

      • (ii) in respect of a production installation, the concept safety analysis required by section 43 of the Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Installations Regulations meets the requirements of that section,

      • (iii) in respect of a new installation, the installation has been constructed in accordance with a quality assurance program referred to in section 4 of the Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Installations Regulations,

      • (iv) the operations manual meets the requirements of section 63 of the Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Installations Regulations,

      • (v) the construction and installation of the installation has been carried out in accordance with the design specifications,

      • (vi) the materials used in the construction and installation of the installation meet the design specifications,

      • (vii) the structures, facilities, equipment and systems critical to safety, and to the protection of the natural environment, are in place and functioning appropriately, and

      • (viii) in respect of a drilling installation or a production installation, the structures, facilities, equipment and systems to meet the requirements of the provisions of the Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Drilling and Production Regulations listed in Part 3 of the schedule to these Regulations are in place and functioning appropriately.

  • SOR/2009-316, ss. 94, 97(F)

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