Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 390
Offshore Installations
The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2020
Made
27th March 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) Order 2020.
(2) This Order comes into force on 17th April 2020 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—
(a) on 17th April 2020, 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) Order 2019
3. In Part 2 of the Schedule to the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2019( 4 ), in the entry relating to the Cook water injection well, Block 21/20a, Cook Field, for “57°21.35’N” substitute “57°21.54’N” and for “0°50.05’E” substitute “00°49.98’E”.
Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2019
4. In the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2019( 5 )—
(a) in Part 1 of the Schedule, for the entries relating to—
(i) Well (P40) (SM7A), Block 19/19a, Ballindalloch Field, for “Block 19/19a” substitute “Block 9/19a”; and
(ii) Vorlich North Wellhead, Block 30/1c, Vorlich Field, for “56°52.068’N” substitute “56°52.029’N” and for “02°04.335’E” substitute “02°04.244’E”; and
(b) in Part 2 of the Schedule, for the entry relating to Well (P41) (SM7C), Block 19/19a, Ballindalloch Field, for “Block 19/19a” substitute “Block 9/18b”.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Mims Davies
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
27th March 2020
Article 2
SCHEDULE INSTALLATIONS
PART 1 Installations stationed at the time the Order is made
| (1) Name or other designation | (2) Latitude | (3) Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Tolmount East, Block 42/28d, Tolmount Main Field | 54°03.967’N | 00°28.797’E |
| McAdam (MM) Subsea Wellhead, Block 44/17, CMS Field | 54°20.684’N | 02°21.364’E |
| Watt (QM) Subsea Wellhead, Block 44/22B, CMS Field | 54⁰11.648’N | 02⁰20.300’E |
| Hawksley (EM) Subsea Well, Block 44/17a, CMS Field | 54°27.539’N | 02°21.736’E |
| Katy (KT), Block 44/19b, CMS Field | 54°24.182’N | 02°39.555’E |
| Munro (MH), Block 44/17b, CMS Field | 54°26.034’N | 02°17.925’E |
| Kelvin (TM), Block 44/18 and 44/23b, CMS Field | 54°19.975’N | 02°28.761’E |
| Boulton (BM), Block 44/21a, CMS Field | 54°14.580’N | 02°09.172’E |
| Caister (CM), Block 44/23a, CMS Field | 54°12.184’N | 02°26.992’E |
| Murdoch Complex (MA), Block 44/22a, CMS Field | 54°16.026’N | 02°19.222’E |
| Murdoch Complex (MC), Block 44/22a, CMS Field | 54°16.050’N | 02°19.293’E |
| Murdoch Complex (MD), Block 44/22a, CMS Field | 54°16.077’N | 02°19.341’E |
| Audrey (XW), Block 48/15a, Audrey Field | 53°34.067’N | 01°58.166’E |
| Audrey (WD), Block 49/11a, Audrey Field | 53°32.378’N | 02°00.863’E |
| Pickerill A, Block 48/11b, Pickerill Field | 53°32.996’N | 01°04.633’E |
| Pickerill B, Block 48/11a, Pickerill Field | 53°31.496’N | 01°09.640’E |
PART 2 Installations not stationed at the time this Order is made
| (1) Name or other designation | (2) Latitude | (3) Longitude |
|---|---|---|
Catcher North and Laverda Subsea Installation, Block 28/9a, Catcher North and Laverda Field Northern Terrace Manifold, Block 20/01, Buzzard Field | 56⁰48.927’N 57°50.696’N | 00⁰44.087’E 00°54.687’W |
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 ).