本文件规定了海洋土壤调查的要求，并提供了以下方面的建议和指南: A）？海洋土壤调查的目标、规划和执行； b）？部署调查设备； c）？钻井和测井； d）？原位测试； e）？取样； (f)？实验室测试； (g)？报告。 虽然本文件侧重于土壤调查，但它也为白垩、钙质土壤、胶结土壤和软弱岩石的调查提供了不太详细的指导。 本文件不包括基础设计。 注1？伊索？19901？ISO网站上给出了涵盖特定类型海上结构基础设计的相应设计标准，以满足特定应用标准的要求。 海洋地球物理调查的结果可酌情用于规划、优化和解释海洋土壤调查。本文件既不涵盖海洋地球物理调查的规划、执行和解释，也不涵盖地质灾害评估研究的规划和范围，仅涵盖其相应的海洋土壤调查方面。 注2？ISO 19901-10涵盖了海洋地球物理调查的规划、执行和解释。 本文件规定了获取测量值和导出值的要求并提供了指导。本文件不包括确定设计值和代表值的要求。11.3中提供了与数据解释相关的有限指导。 本文件面向客户、土壤调查承包商、设计师、安装承包商、岩土实验室以及与任何类型海上结构的海洋土壤调查或地质灾害评估研究相关的公共和监管机构。

This document specifies requirements and provides recommendations and guidelines for marine soil investigations regarding:

a)    objectives, planning and execution of marine soil investigations;

b)    deployment of investigation equipment;

c)    drilling and logging;

d)    in situ testing;

e)    sampling;

f)     laboratory testing;

g)    reporting.

Although this document focuses on investigations of soil, it also provides guidance, with less detail, for investigations of chalk, calcareous soils, cemented soils and weak rock.

Foundation design is not covered by this document.

NOTE 1    ISO 19901？4 and the respective design standards covering foundation design for the specific types of offshore structures to meet the requirements of application specific standards are given on the ISO website.

The results from marine geophysical investigations are, when available and where appropriate, used for planning, optimization and interpretation of marine soil investigations.

This document neither covers the planning, execution and interpretation of marine geophysical investigations nor the planning and scope of geohazard assessment studies, only the corresponding marine soil investigations aspects thereof.

NOTE 2    ISO 19901-10 covers the planning, execution and interpretation of marine geophysical investigations.

This document specifies requirements and provides guidance for obtaining measured values and derived values. This document excludes requirements for determination of design values and representative values. Limited guidance is provided in 11.3 related to data interpretation.

This document is intended for clients, soil investigation contractors, designers, installation contractors, geotechnical laboratories and public and regulatory authorities concerned with marine soil investigations for any type of offshore structures, or geohazard assessment studies.