Workgroups: 
• Global design construction 
Management: Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Peter Dalhoff 
• Global design offshore locations 
Management: Dipl.-Ing. Malte Lossin 
• Safety engineering (offshore locations) 
Management: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Anja Rasche 
• Operation and recurrent examinations 
(offshore locations) 
Management: Dr. Björn Heise 
• Technical equipment topside 
(offshore locations) 
Management: Dipl.-lng. Thomas Köther 
Foundations/Geotechnics 
Management: Prof. Dr.-lng. Harry Harder 
Supporting structures 
Management: Prof. Dipl.-lng. Horst Bellmer 
Implementation, operation, and disassembly 
Management: Dipl.-lng. Hans Kahle 
Standards, terms, and definitions 
Management: Dipl.-lng. Christian Nath 
Editorial 
Management: Dipl.-Phys. Andreas Puls 
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Hamburg and Rostock 2015 
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BSH No 7005 
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