---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 250.801"
title: "30"
number: "250.801"
heading: "Safety and pollution prevention equipment (SPPE) certification."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/250.801"
---

# §250.801. Safety and pollution prevention equipment (SPPE) certification.

- (a) **SPPE equipment.** You must install only safety and pollution prevention equipment (SPPE) considered certified under [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section or accepted under [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section. BSEE considers the following equipment to be types of SPPE:
  - (1) Surface safety valves (SSV) and actuators, including those installed on injection wells capable of natural flow;
  - (2) **Boarding shutdown valves (BSDV) and their actuators.** For subsea wells, the BSDV is the surface equivalent of an SSV on a surface well;
  - (3) Underwater safety valves (USV) and actuators;
  - (4) Subsurface safety valves (SSSV) and associated safety valve locks and landing nipples; and
  - (5) **Gas lift shutdown valves (GLSDV) and their actuators associated with subsea systems.**
- (b) **Certification of SPPE.** SPPE that is manufactured and marked pursuant to ANSI/API Specification Q1 (incorporated by reference, see [§ 250.198](/cfr/30/250.198.md)), is considered as certified SPPE under this part. All other SPPE is considered as not certified, unless approved in accordance with [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section.
- (c) **Accepting SPPE manufactured under other quality assurance programs.** BSEE may exercise its discretion to accept SPPE manufactured under a quality assurance program other than ANSI/API Specification Q1, provided that the alternative quality assurance program is verified as equivalent to ANSI/API Specification Q1 by an appropriately qualified entity and that the operator submits a request to BSEE containing relevant information about the alternative program and receives BSEE approval. In addition, an operator may request that BSEE accept SPPE that is marked with a third-party certification mark other than the API monogram. All requests under this paragraph should be submitted to the Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs; Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement; VAE-ORP; 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166.

## Notes

### Amendments

[81 FR 61918, Sept. 7, 2016, as amended at 83 FR 49256, Sept. 28, 2018; 91 FR 35353, June 10, 2026]

### Source

Source: 81 FR 61918, Sept. 7, 2016, unless otherwise noted.

### 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 61918, Sept. 7, 2016, as amended at 83 FR 49256, Sept. 28, 2018; 91 FR 35353, June 10, 2026]