§ 149.203 - Enginering drawings and specifications.

(a) The licensee of a deepwater port must submit to the Commandant (G-M) three copies of each construction drawing and specification necessary to show compliance with the requirements of the Act and the regulations in this subchapter, a list of all drawings, and each revision to a construction drawing and specification of each:

(1) Fixed marine component; and

(2) Floating marine component.

(b) Each construction drawing and specification, and each revision required to be submitted by paragraph (a) of this section must bear the seal, or a facsimile imprint of the seal of the registered professional engineer responsible for the accuracy and adequacy thereof.

(c) The Coast Guard reviews and evaluates construction drawings and specifications to ensure compliance with the Act and Subchapter NN. The licensee of a deepwater port may not begin construction, or installation of prefabricated components, until the applicable drawings and specifications are approved by the Commandant (G-M). The Coast Guard makes periodic inspections at the construction site and at component construction sites to ensure compliance with approved drawings and specifications. As used in this paragraph, the term “approved” means that each drawing or specification meets the requirements of the Act and the regulations in this subchapter.

(d) When construction or installation of each component is complete, the licensee of a deepwater port must submit two complete sets of record drawings and specifications on 105 mm negatives to the Commandant (G-M). Each negative must be:

(1) Placed in a separate envelope, and

(2) Identified and indexed.