The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2023
S.I. 2023/838 · Made 18 July 2023 · Extends to United Kingdom
OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS
Made 18th July 2023
Coming into force 8th August 2023
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
- 3Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 1997
- 4Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2013
- 5Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2016
- 6Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 2017
- Signature
- Schedule INSTALLATIONS
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencementI1
This Order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2023.
This Order comes into force 21 days after the day on which it is made.
2Establishment of safety zonesI1
A safety zone is established around each installation specified in column 1 of the table in 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 table in the Schedule.
3Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 1997I1
The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 1997f1 is amended as follows.
In Schedule 1 (safety zones), omit the entry relating to “Orwell Subsea Structure”.
4Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2013I1
The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2013f1 is amended as follows.
In the Schedule (installations), in Part 1, omit the entry relating to “Curlew CUC-P1 Drill Site”.
5Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2016I1
The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2016f1 is amended as follows.
In the Schedule (installations), in Part 1, omit the entry relating to “Curlew Development, Block 29/7a, Curlew Field”.
6Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 2017I1
The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 2017f1 is amended as follows.
In the Schedule (installations), in Part 1, omit the entry relating to “Horne and Wren, Block 53/3c, Horne and Wren Field”.
Signature
Mims Davies
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
18th July 2023
INSTALLATIONSI1
| (1) Name or other designation | (2) Latitude | (3) Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| F1. . . | . . . | . . . |
| Jackdaw Wellhead, Jackdaw, Block 30/02a, 30/02d and 30/03a | 56° 54.02’N | 02° 22.75’E |
| Vixen VM, Vixen, Block 49/17 | 53° 23.87’N | 02° 13.97’E |
| MacCulloch Subsea Infrastructure, MacCulloch, Block 15/24b | 58° 19.39’N | 00° 43.45’E |
| Millom East PLEM, Millom East, Block 113/27a | 54° 00.59’N | -03° 46.35’E |
| Dalton Subsea PLEM, Dalton, Block 110/02b | 53° 54.21’N | -03° 43.37’E |
| Dalton R2 Subsea Well, Dalton, Block 110/02b | 53° 53.73’N | -03° 43.50’E |
| Balmoral Template, Balmoral, Block 16/21a | 58° 13.73’N | 01° 06.43’E |
| North Eigg, North Eigg, Block 3/24c | 60° 11.38’N | 01° 42.08’E |
| Former Banff FPSO Location, Banff, Block 22/27a | 57° 00.03’N | 01° 17.47’E |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 2 of this Order establishes, under section 22 of the Petroleum Act 1987 (c. 12) (“the Act”), safety zones having a radius of 500 metres from the specified point around the 10 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)).
Section 23(1) of the Act prohibits vessels, which for these purposes include hovercraft, submersible apparatus and installations in transit, 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 Act (currently regulation 21H of the Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (Management and Administration) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/738), inserted by paragraph 14 of Schedule 13 to S.I. 2015/398).
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) 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 ( https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-hydrographic-office). Mariners are advised to keep paper charts up-to-date by 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 2020 (S.I. 2020/673). 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.
Articles 3 to 6 remove four safety zones established under previous Orders.