Paragraph 9 Offshore safety managementI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

No authorised development seaward of MHWS shall commence until the Secretary of State, in consultation with the MCA, has confirmed in writing that the undertaker has taken into account and adequately addressed all MCA recommendations contained within MGN371, “Offshore Renewable Energy Installations (OREIs) – Guidance on UK Navigational Practice, Safety and Emergency Response Issues” and its annexes including full details of the Emergency Co-operation Plans (ERCoP) for the construction, operation and decommissioning phases as appropriate to the authorised development.

(2)

The undertaker shall prepare and implement a project specific Active Safety Management System, taking account of safety and mitigation measures as identified within the Navigation Risk Assessment.

(3)

The undertaker shall at its cost, provide and deliver to the MCA Hydrographic data (to IHO order 1a standard) of the extended SUNK East Traffic Separation Scheme.

(4)

The undertaker shall at its cost, as soon as technically feasible following the commencement of construction works seaward of MHWS, remotely gather and provide to the MCA: Radar, AIS and VHF radio telephony information in relation to the extended SUNK East Traffic Separation Scheme to assist in managing shipping movements as a result of the authorised development. The information must be—

(a)

gathered to adequately extend the marine traffic monitoring (VTS) range to effectively cover the Eastern extremity of the SUNK East Traffic Separation Scheme extension unless otherwise agreed by the MCA;

(b)

delivered, in a format and within a timescale agreed by the MCA, so that it may be incorporated into the MCA’s systems for seamless display at CNIS; and

(c)

provided by the undertaker to the MCA until the authorised development has been fully decommissioned in accordance with an approved programme under the 2004 Act.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 para. 9 in force at 15.6.2013, see art. 1