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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-5/schedule-ANNEX VII/division-A./division-1.",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2013/5",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 17 December 2012 on the accession of the European Union to the Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution resulting from exploration and exploitation of the continental shelf and the seabed and its subsoil (2013/5/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-5",
  "path": "schedule/ANNEX VII/division/A./division/1.",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Operators are obliged to ensure:",
  "text": "(a) That the most appropriate alarm system and communication system are available at the installation and they are in good working order;\n(b) That the alarm is immediately raised on the occurrence of an emergency and that any emergency is immediately communicated to the competent authority;\n(c) That, in coordination with the competent authority, transmission of the alarm and appropriate assistance and coordination of assistance can be organised and supervised without delay;\n(d) That immediate information about the nature and extent of the emergency is given to the crew on the installation and to the competent authority;\n(e) That the competent authority is constantly informed about the progress of combating the emergency;\n(f) That at all times sufficient and most appropriate materials and equipment, including stand-by boats and aircraft, are available to put into effect the emergency plan;\n(g) That the most appropriate methods and techniques are known to the specialised crew referred to in Annex VI, paragraph (c), in order to combat leakages, spillages, accidental discharges, fire, explosions, blow-outs and any other threat to human life or the environment;\n(h) That the most appropriate methods and techniques are known to the specialised crew responsible for reducing and preventing long-term adverse effects on the environment;\n(i) That the crew is thoroughly familiar with the operator’s contingency plan, that periodic emergency exercises are held so that the crew has a thorough working knowledge of the equipment and procedures and that each individual knows exactly his role within the plan.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/5/schedule/ANNEX VII/division/A./division/1.",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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