Statutory Instruments
2013 No. 1758
Offshore Installations
The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2013
Made
15th July 2013
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2013.
(2) This Order comes into force on 6th August 2013 except for article 2(2) which comes into force as provided in article 2(3).
Establishment of safety zones
2. —(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 1984( 3 ) specified in columns 2 and 3 of Part 1 of the Schedule.
(2) A safety zone is established around each 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, as respects each installation specified in column 1 of Part 2 of the Schedule, when the installation arrives at its station.
Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 2004
3. In the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 2004( 4 ), in the Schedule, omit the entry for Arthur Production Well 1 and Subsea Manifold including its co-ordinates.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Mark Hoban
Minister of State
Department for Work and Pensions
15th July 2013
Article 2
SCHEDULE INSTALLATIONS
PART 1 Installations stationed at time the Order is made
(1) Name or other designation of the offshore installation | (2) Latitude | (3) Longitude |
|---|---|---|
Arthur Production Well 1 and Subsea Manifold Block 53/02, Thames and Welland Field | 52°54.726’ North | 02°14.847’ East |
Carrack East Drill Site Block 49/15a, Carrack Field | 53°34.53’ North | 02°52.86’ East |
Carrack West Drill Site Block 49/14b, Carrack Field | 53°35.84’ North | 02°41.85’ East |
| . . . | ||
Production Well P1 Block 211/23d, Causeway Field | 61°16.49’ North | 01°25.83’ East |
Production Well P2 Block 211/22a, Fionn Field | 61°14.44’ North | 01°22.06’ East |
Schiehallion Block 204/20, Schiehallion/Loyal Field | 60°21.38’ North | 04°04.07’ West |
Water Injection Well WI Block 211/23d, Causeway Field | 61°15.75’ North | 01°25.54’ East |
PART 2 Installations not stationed at time the Order is made
(1) Name or other designation of the offshore installation | (2) Latitude | (3) Longitude |
|---|---|---|
Galia Production Drill Centre Block 30/24b, Galia Field | 56°11.147’ North | 02°41.325’ East |
Juliet Subsea Manifold Block 47/14b, Juliet Field | 53°33.19’ North | 00°45.25’ East |
Kew Wellhead Block 49/04c, Chiswick Field | 53°57.30’ North | 02°47.07’ East |
Solan Production Well P1 Block 205/26a, Solan Field | 60°03.84’ North | 03°58.53’ West |
Solan Production Well P2 Block 205/26a, Solan Field | 60°03.76’ North | 03°58.68’ West |
Section 24(2A) was inserted by S.I. 1993/1823 and 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).