I think John has very eloquently made my point that drilling holes leaves to many ifs,buts and maybes. and really it is not possible to certify the end result.
It really cannot be legal and if by some chance it is, it certainly, is not safe or good practise.
Going back to the original post I would, if I was the engineer asked to drill the hole, ,REFUSE.
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