Section 9 Other installations manufacturing surveillance

9.1 Module requirements

9.1.1 This is an optional certification module in IEC 61400-22 Wind turbines – Part 22: Conformity testing and certification and IECRE OD-502 Project Certification Scheme; surveillance should be undertaken for ‘other installations’ as directed by the applicant. The scope of the surveillance should be developed by the certification body and agreed with the applicant before commencing any surveillance.

9.1.2 The purpose of this module is to undertake surveillance to verify that the ‘other installations’ are manufactured in accordance with their approved design and to the intended quality, with reference to the design evaluation in Ch 2, 6 Other installations design evaluation. Surveillance comprises audit, inspection, and document reviews by the certification body.

9.1.3 According to IEC 61400-22 Wind turbines – Part 22: Conformity testing and certification and IECRE OD-502 Project Certification Scheme, the manufacturer of the main parts of the ‘other installations’ to be certified must operate a quality system; the certification body should focus on the implementation of the system during the manufacture of the project-specific installation.

9.1.4 IEC 61400-22 Wind turbines – Part 22: Conformity testing and certification and IECRE OD-502 Project Certification Scheme requires that project-specific surveillance scope should be based on a number of factors including the following (refer to Paragraph 9.10.2, IEC 61400-22 Wind turbines – Part 22: Conformity testing and certification and Paragraph 7.9.2, IECRE OD-502 Project Certification Scheme for a full list of factors):

the type and complexity of the ‘other installation’ in question;
the manufacturer’s experience of delivering the scope for the project-specific ‘other installation’;
the suitability of the manufacturer’s quality system for the project-specific ‘other installation’ under consideration, and any certification for the quality system (e.g. certified to ISO 9001 Quality Management);
the certification body’s experience with the manufacturer;
the extent of inspection by the applicant and its contractors;
availability of quality control documents; and
access to sub-contractor facilities and documentation.

9.2 Guidance on input requirements

9.2.1 The documentation expected to be provided by the applicant is similar to that described in Ch 2, 8 Support structure manufacturing surveillance, as applicable to the ‘other installation’ under consideration.

9.3 Evaluation methodology

9.3.1 LR’s surveillance for ‘other installation’ structures according to this module will be similar to that described in Ch 2, 8 Support structure manufacturing surveillance, as applicable to the ‘other installation’ under consideration.

9.3.2 If cables are required to be evaluated as part of this module, the assessment will be similar to that described in Ch 2, 8 Support structure manufacturing surveillance, as applicable to cables and ancillary items (e.g. bend stiffeners or buoyancy elements), and recognising type certification/type test for the cable, as applicable.