PROJECT CERTIFICATION PHASE I
Phase I of the project certifi cation can be thought of as a feasibility study within the project’s development phase. For the
certifi cation activities, independent expertise, opinions and advice were provided by several SGS experts who have been involved
with the project. Specifi cally, the SGS team consisted of a project manager, a geotechnical expert, an offshore engineering expert
and a structural design expert. Documents to be verifi ed during this phase are
n Design Basis Documentation
n Preliminary Ground Investigation Reports
n Geotechnical Reports
n Preliminary Design Document on the sub-structure
The fi rst step was the verifi cation of the Design Basis. This document describes fi rstly the general assumptions and data sources to
be used in the design calculations and development of the project and secondly summarises the environmental, wind, and maritime
conditions; relevant technical data; hierarchy of standards to be applied and general recommendations for further calculations