---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 250.400"
title: "30"
number: "250.400"
heading: "General requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/250.400"
---

# §250.400. General requirements.


Drilling operations must be conducted in a safe manner to protect against harm or damage to life (including fish and other aquatic life), property, natural resources of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), including any mineral deposits (in areas leased and not leased), the National security or defense, or the marine, coastal, or human environment. In addition to the requirements of this subpart, you must also follow the applicable requirements of [subpart G](/cfr/30/subpartG.md) of this part.


## Notes

### Amendments

[81 FR 26017, Apr. 29, 2016]

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1751, 31 U.S.C. 9701, 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(1)(C), 43 U.S.C. 1334.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[81 FR 26017, Apr. 29, 2016]