2014 No. 2260

Offshore Installations

The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2014

Made

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

The Secretary of State makes this Order—

  1. a

    in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22 of the Petroleum Act 19871; and

  2. b

    for the purpose of giving effect to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Executive under section 24(2A)2 of that Act.

Citation and commencement1

1

This Order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2014.

2

This Order comes into force on 16th September 2014 except for article 2(2) which comes into force as provided in article 2(3).

Establishment of safety zones2

1

A safety zone is established around each installation specified in column 1 of Part 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 19843 specified in columns 2 and 3 of Part 1 of the Schedule.

2

A safety zone is established around the installation specified in column 1 of Part 2 of the Schedule (being an installation to be 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 1984 specified in columns 2 and 3 of Part 2 of the Schedule.

3

Paragraph (2) comes into force when the installation specified in column 1 of Part 2 of the Schedule arrives at its station.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Mark HarperMinister of StateDepartment for Work and Pensions

SCHEDULEINSTALLATIONS

Article 2

PART 1Installations stationed at time the Order is made

(1)

Name or other designation of the offshore installation

(2)

Latitude

(3)

Longitude

Harris XPN2C, Block 210/24A, Harris Field

61°13.01′ North

00°42.24′ East

Kraken DC1 - Production, Block 9/2B, Kraken Field

59°53.52′ North

01°12.23′ East

Kraken DC2 - Production, Block 9/2B, Kraken Field

59°53.93′ North

01°16.82′ East

Kraken FPSO STP Buoy, Block 9/2B, Kraken Field

59°55.53′ North

01°17.57′ East

Rhyl South Subsea Well, Block 113/27b, Rhyl Field

54°03.64′ North

03°42.33′ West

PART 2Installation not stationed at time the Order is made

(1)

Name or other designation of the offshore installation

(2)

Latitude

(3)

Longitude

Cayley, Block 22/17S, Montrose Field

57°25.16′ North

01°13.80′ East

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Order establishes, under section 22 of the Petroleum Act 1987, safety zones having a radius of 500 metres from the specified point around the six installations (which are subsea installations) specified in the Schedule to this Order stationed, or to be 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.

It is estimated that the Cayley installation, which is not on station at the time of making this Order, will arrive at its station on 1st October 2014.