---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 285.825"
title: "30"
number: "285.825"
heading: "When must I assess my facilities?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/285.825"
---

# §285.825. When must I assess my facilities?

- (a) You must perform an assessment of the structure, when needed, based on the platform assessment initiators listed in [sections 17.2.1-17.2.5](/cfr/30/17.2.1-17.2.5.md) of API RP 2A-WSD (incorporated by reference, see [§ 285.115](/cfr/30/285.115.md)).
- (b) You must initiate mitigation actions for structures that do not pass the assessment process of API RP 2A-WSD.
- (c) You may comply with a later edition of API RP 2A-WSD only if:
  - (1) You show that complying with the later edition provides a degree of protection, safety, or performance equal to or better than what would be achieved by compliance with the listed edition; and
  - (2) **You obtain the prior written approval for alternative compliance from the authorized BSEE official.**
- (d) You must perform other assessments as required by BSEE.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.

### Source

Source: 88 FR 6413, Jan. 31, 2023, unless otherwise noted.