Paragraph 16 Offshore Safety ManagementI1

No authorised development seaward of MHWS shall commence until the MMO, in consultation with the MCA, has given written approval of a plan for an active safety management system which includes an emergency response and co-operation plan (ERCoP) for the construction, operation and decommissioning phases of the authorised development in accordance with the MCA’s recommendations in MGN 371 “Offshore Renewable Energy Installations (OREIs) – Guidance on UK Navigational Practice, Safety and Emergency Response Issues”.

No authorised development seaward of MHWS shall commence until the MMO, in consultation with the MCA, has confirmed in writing that the undertaker has taken into account and adequately addressed all MCA recommendations as appropriate to the authorised development contained within the document MGN 371 “Offshore Renewable Energy Installations (OREIs) – Guidance on UK Navigational Practice, Safety and Emergency Response Issues” and its annexes.

The active safety management system and ERCoP must be implemented as approved unless otherwise agreed by the MMO in consultation with the MCA.