This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in SI 2009/1374 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Statutory Instruments
Offshore Installations
Made
29th July 2009
Coming into force
19th August 2009
The Secretary of State makes this Order —
in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 22(1) and (2) of the Petroleum Act 1987(1) (“the Act”); and
for the purpose of giving effect to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Executive under section 24(2A) of the Act.
1. This Order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No.2) Order 2009 and comes into force on 19th August 2009.
2. 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 from the point as respects that installation which has the co-ordinates of latitude and longitude according to the World Geodetic System 1984(2) specified in columns 2 and 3 of the Schedule.
3. The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2009(3) is revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
William D McKenzie
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
29th July 2009
Article 2
(1) Name or other designation of the offshore installation | (2) Latitude North | (3) Longitude East |
|---|---|---|
| Auk North Manifold 30/16 | 56° 26.40’ | 02° 00.46’ |
| IVRHH subsea facilities 15/21a | 58° 11.427’ | 00° 06.681’ |
| Lochranza Metering Skid 15/20a | 58° 22.42’ | 00° 56.26’ |
| North Gryphon Metering Skid 9/18a | 59° 22.10’ | 01° 32.56’ |
| Seven Seas Subsea Well 48/7c | 53° 44.941’ | 01° 20.638’ |
| Grove West Subsea Well 49/10a | 53° 43.0225’ | 02° 49.717’ |
(This note is not part of the Order)
1. This Order establishes, under section 22 of the Petroleum Act 1987, a safety zone having a radius of 500 metres from the specified point, around each installation specified in the Schedule to this Order and 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)).
2. 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 Act (currently the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1331)).
3. This Order uses the World Geodetic System 84 (“WGS 84”) co-ordinates to establish the location of safety zones. This is the reference system that is now most commonly recognised and used throughout the world. It replaces the European Datum (1950), which was the system used for stating the location of safety zones under earlier Orders made under section 22 of the Petroleum Act 1987.
4. The Order revokes the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2009 which was defective in that the co-ordinates for the latitude and longitude of the installations it related to (other than those for the Auk North Manifold 30/16 installation) were given according to WGS 84 but referenced as in accordance with European Datum (1950).
1987 c.12; section 24(2A) was inserted by S.I. 1993/1823 and is amended by S.I. 2008/960.
The World Geodetic System 1984 (“WGS 84”) defines a reference frame for the earth, for use in geodesy and navigation. It was developed by the United States’ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and is maintained by it. WGS 84 is defined at paragraph 2.1 of the United States’ National Imagery and Mapping Agency Technical Report TR8350.2, third edition, amendment 1 of 3rd January 2000 entitled “Department of Defense World Geodetic System 1984” (http://earth-info.nga.mil/GandG/publications/tr8350.2/wgs84fin.pdf).