---
title: "Note whether the offshore file describes a SEMS program"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/map-offshore-or-onshore-licence-conditions-and-safety-case-obligations/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A13-T1-R3-US"
practice_area: "Energy, Resources & Mining"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Note whether the offshore file describes a SEMS program

> From the offshore operations file the lawyer supplies, copy any passage that says a safety and environmental management system is in place, with the page.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Energy, Resources & Mining](https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the offshore operations file the lawyer supplies, copy any passage that says a safety and environmental management system is in place, with the page. Do not list the program elements and do not say the program is adequate. Do not apply the section to an onshore lease. |
| What the lawyer must review | 30 C.F.R. 250.1900 provides that the operator addressed as "you" must develop, implement, and maintain a safety and environmental management system program, and that the program must address the elements described in section 250.1902, API Recommended Practice 75, and other requirements identified in that subpart. If those incorporated documents conflict with the subpart, the operator must follow the subpart. Nothing in the subpart affects safety or other matters under the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard. Section 250.1902 and API Recommended Practice 75 were not opened. The page opened does not define "you" beyond the section text. The lawyer confirms that 30 C.F.R. part 250 applies to the operation. The note does not decide that the program meets the subpart. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Map offshore or onshore licence conditions and safety-case obligations](https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/map-offshore-or-onshore-licence-conditions-and-safety-case-obligations.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the offshore operations file the lawyer supplies, copy any passage that says a safety and environmental management system is in place, with the page. Do not list the program elements and do not say the program is adequate. Do not apply the section to an onshore lease.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Section 250.1902 and API Recommended Practice 75 were not opened, so their elements are not listed.
- An onshore lease is not brought under section 250.1900 by this note.

## Sources

- [30 C.F.R. 250.1900, Must I have a SEMS program](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/section-250.1900) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Offshore decommissioning principles checklist](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/energy-resources-and-mining/offshore-decommissioning-principles.md) | Checklist | Yellow | The decommissioning principles NOPSEMA states for titleholders in Commonwealth waters: responsibility, early planning, completion before the title ends, and the test for an alternative to full… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*