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Foreword

This Guide provides criteria for the design, construction, installation and survey of permanently sited support structures for offshore wind turbines.

Requirements for ancillary offshore wind farm structures such as meteorological measuring towers, accommodation units, and transformer platforms are not addressed in this Guide. For the requirements for such units and structures, refer to the ABS Rules for Building and Classing Offshore Installations

The design requirements specified in this Guide are not intended for application to floating offshore wind turbine installations.