The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2013
S.I. 2013/3188 · Made 16 December 2013
Offshore Installations
Made 16th December 2013
Coming into force 6th January 2014
The Secretary of State makes this Order—
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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Section 24(2A) was inserted by S.I. 1993/1823 and amended by S.I. 2008/960.
Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Establishment of safety zones
- Signature
- Schedule INSTALLATIONS
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2013 and comes into force on 6th January 2014.
2Establishment of safety zones
A safety zone is established around each installation specified in column 1 of the Schedule (being an installation stationed in waters to which subsection (7) of section 21 of the Petroleum Act 1987 applies) having a radius of five hundred metres, as respects that installation, from the point which has the co-ordinates of latitude and longitude according to the World Geodetic System 1984f1 specified in columns 2 and 3 of the Schedule.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Mike Penning
Minister of State
Department for Work and Pensions
16th December 2013
INSTALLATIONS
(1) Name or other designation of the offshore installation | (2) Latitude | (3) Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Fram Drill Centre West, Block 29/3c, Fram Field | 56°51.78’ North | 01°31.58’ East |
| Hurricane Drill Centre, Block 29/10b, Hurricane Field | 56°47.55’ North | 01°53.72’ East |
| Stella Main Drill Centre, Block 30/6a, Stella Field | 56°47.43’ North | 02°05.40’ East |
| Stella Northern Drill Centre, Block 30/6a, Stella Field | 56°49.15’ North | 02°04.23’ East |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order establishes, under section 22 of the Petroleum Act 1987, safety zones having a radius of 500 metres from the specified point around the four installations (which are subsea installations) specified in the Schedule to this Order stationed in waters to which section 21(7) of that Act applies (these include territorial waters and waters in areas designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 (c.29)).
Vessels, which for this purpose include hovercraft, submersible apparatus and installations in transit, are prohibited from entering or remaining in a safety zone except with the consent of the Health and Safety Executive or in accordance with regulations made under section 23(1) of the Petroleum Act 1987 (currently the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1331)).
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) (http://www.ukho.gov.uk/Pages/Home.aspx) publishes nautical charts covering the area in which installations are located, which include information on the existence and, where the scale allows, the location of safety zones. Mariners are advised to keep paper charts up-to-date using appropriate Notices to Mariners or, where electronic charts are used, to subscribe to an appropriate updating service. Vessels meeting the requirements of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974 will carry nautical charts and nautical publications (such as Notices to Mariners) to plan and display the ship’s route for the intended voyage and to plot and monitor positions throughout the voyage. This may be compulsory for some vessels, for example under the Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1473). The UKHO also broadcasts Radio Navigational Warnings in relation to safety zones where updates to charts have yet to take effect and where installations are in transit.
Maritime safety information, which includes information on safety zones, is issued via the appropriate International Maritime Organisation, Global Maritime Distress and Safety System broadcast systems as defined by the World-Wide Navigational Warning Service.