Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 1185
Offshore Installations
The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2020
Made
28th October 2020
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) (No. 2) Order 2020.
(2) This Order comes into force 21 days after the day on which it is made (“the general coming into force date”), 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 the table in 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 the table in Part 1 of the Schedule.
(2) A safety zone is established around the installation specified in column 1 of the table in 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 the table in Part 2 of the Schedule.
(3) Paragraph (2) comes into force, as respects the installation—
(a) on the general coming into force date, where the installation arrives at its station before that date; and
(b) when the installation arrives at its station, in any other case.
Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No.2) Order 2019
3. —(1)The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No.2) Order 2019( 4 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In the Schedule (installations), in Part 2, omit the entry relating to “Well WPOZ”.
Mims Davies
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department of Work and Pensions
28th October 2020
Article 2
SCHEDULE INSTALLATIONS
PART 1 Installations stationed at the time this Order is made
| (1) Name or other designation | (2) Latitude | (3) Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Amethyst A1D, Amethyst, Block 47/14a | 53° 36.63’N | 00° 43.35’E |
| Amethyst A2D, Amethyst, Block 47/14a | 53° 37.35’N | 00° 47.35’E |
| Amethyst B1D, Amethyst, Block 47/15a | 53° 33.66’N | 00° 52.63’E |
| Amethyst C1D, Amethyst, Block 47/14a | 53° 38.70’N | 00° 36.13’E |
| Callanish (F5) Subsea, Callanish, Block 15/29b | 57° 59.521’N | 00° 45.116’E |
| Columbus Tie-In Structure, Lomond (Columbus), Block 23/16f | 57° 20.940’N | 02° 05.105’E |
| DUTA Structure, Huntington, Block 22/14b | 57° 36.85’N | 01° 38.40’E |
| Penguins Riser Base Manifold, Penguins, Block 211/13a | 61° 35.20’N | 01° 32.72’E |
| Seagull Well 22/29c-JA, Seagull, Block 22/29c | 57° 09.23’N | 01° 40.40’E |
| Solan Well P3, Solan, Block 205/26a | 60° 03.59’N | 03° 59.56’W |
PART 2 Installations not stationed at the time this Order is made
| (1) Name or other designation | (2) Latitude | (3) Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Elgood Wellhead, Elgood, Block 48/22c | 53° 18.331’N | 01° 23.171’E |
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 ). Hard-copies are available upon request from the offices of the Health and Safety Executive, Lord Cullen House, Fraser Place, Aberdeen, AB25 3UB.
S.I. 2019/1166 , as amended by S.I. 2020/390 .