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• ensures that the findings from the geological and geotechnical ground investigations as 
part of Table 1, Part A and quality assurance requirements of geological exploration (Part B, 
Sections 2, 3 and 7.2) are compiled and assessed whilst taking into consideration informa 
tion from the geoscientists responsible for geological survey, 
• states recommendations within the framework of the soil and foundation expertise before 
preliminary and main site investigations on how the building ground behaviour under cycli 
cal loads should be taken into account for foundation proposals as part of planning. 
See Part C, section 4.1 to see the differences in the tasks of the geotechnical expert com 
pared to the tasks of the geotechnical planner (Fachplaner für Geotechnik). 
The geotechnical expert must be directly commissioned by the applicant or the approval 
holder and must also be independent of the company which carries out the geotechnical sur 
vey work; the geotechnical expert must carry out tasks autonomously without influence from 
the applicant or approval holder regardless of their instructions. 
Such monitoring of geotechnical surveys by the geotechnical expert or a suitable representa 
tive must be proven to the Federal Maritime and Flydrographic Agency. 
In addition to tasks appertaining to geotechnical surveys and investigations, the geotechnical 
expert advises the applicant or approval holder regarding geotechnical planning and con 
struction. This is performed in view of i.e. forming suitable soil models for considering the soil 
structure interaction between structure and soil, appropriate consideration of certain con 
struction characteristics, of geotechnical monitoring in the construction phase and periodic 
inspections, especially when using the observational method (Beobachtungsmethode) in ac 
cordance with DIN 1054 with regard to the observation programme which is geotechnically 
necessary, the assessment of such and the requisite preparatory work for measures. 
The geotechnical expert 
• evaluates those findings regarding the soil which have been fed into the project from other 
sources with regard to the respective soil model and 
• inspects and assesses the appropriate incorporation of specifications in the soil and foun 
dation expertise in the geotechnical planning of the design engineer. 
In connection with the assessment of building ground behaviour under typical cyclical load for 
offshore structures, tight coordination of content is necessary with the designing engineer of 
the first and second release in accordance with Standard Design. 
The applicant or approval holder can also consult further independent experts for certain geo 
technical questions in cooperation with the geotechnical expert. 
5 Verification of the supporting documents 
The reports and studies listed in Part A section 2 of this guideline are the subject of a project- 
related verification within the context of Standard Design and are subsequently submitted to 
the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency at the times shown in Table 2. The soil and 
foundation expertise (development phase) is a fixed component of the design basis.