Newfoundland Offshore Certificate of Fitness Regulations

6 (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(1)(a), (3)(a), (4)(a) or (5)(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, and

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