scope:

Objectives

These Rules have been developed primarily to assist in the development of new installations of offshore wind farm high voltage offshore substations.

These Rules are applicable to the design, fabrication, installation and commissioning of offshore renewable energy related platform installations like high voltage AC and DC substations and the associated accommodation platforms.

The objectives of these rules are to:

• provide an internationally acceptable standard for safe design and fabrication of offshore wind farm substations

• define minimum design requirements for installations and supplement these with options for improving safety

• serve as a guideline for designers, suppliers, purchasers and authorities

• serve as a contractual reference document between suppliers and purchasers

• specify requirements for offshore installations subject to GL verification and certification services

• define the scope of work in accordance with the requirements of the applicable certification system