FN Archimer Export Format PT Rapport TI Best practice report – Operation and Maintenance requirements. Deliverable 3.6.3 from the MERiFIC Project BT AF MAISONDIEU, Christophe Johanning, Lars WELLER, Samuel AS 1:1;2:2;3:2; FF 1:PDG-REM-RDT-LCSM;2:;3:; C1 Ifremer, france University of exeter, UK C2 IFREMER, FRANCE UNIV EXETER, UK SI BREST SE PDG-REM-RDT-LCSM UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00203/31443/29841.pdf LA English DT Report AB This report is a deliverable of MERiFIC Work Package 3.6: ‘Operation and Maintenance requirements’ and has been produced as a cross border collaboration between IFREMER and the University of Exeter. The report provides an overview of guidelines and recommendations for the management of O&M operations necessary for an optimal exploitation of Marine energy plants, with a focus on the specific areas of South West Cornwall, UK and Iroise sea, Brittany, France. An overview of the onshore infrastructures and ports possibly suitable for management of such O&M operations is also provided. Management of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance operations are discussed in their various aspects including site accessibility. It should be noted that this topic, including weather window assessment for operations is discussed in more detail in the additional MERIFIC report D3.6.2: Best Practice for installation procedures. PY 2014 PD MAR ID 31443 ER EF