Environmental statement - Flyndre and Cawdor - Maersk Oil

Flyndre and Cawdor Environmental Statement
Appendix A - Register of Environmental Legislation
Vessels
Issue Legislation Regulator and Requirements
Rock dumping and
other deposits of
the seabed
Fisheries liaison
Machinery space
drainage from
shipping
The Petroleum Act 1998 Regulators: DECC supported by Marine Scotland and CEFAS and within territorial waters Scottish Government Marine Directorate
Model Clauses of Licence
HSE Offshore Safety Division Operations
Notice 3
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil
Pollution) Regulations 1996 ( as amended
2000 and 2005) (as amended by the Merchant
Shipping (Implementation of Ship‐Source
Pollution Directive) Regulations 2009)
Deposits in the sea were regulated through the MCAA but, as a result of the Petroleum Act 1998 this does not apply to anything done:
(a) for the purpose of constructing a pipeline as respects any part of which an authorisation (within the meaning of Part III of the
Petroleum Act 1998) is in force; or
(b) for the purpose of establishing or maintaining an offshore installation within the meaning of Part IV of that Act.
The equivalent of the DEPCON (deposition consent) required under the Petroleum Act 1998 for these activities is incorporated within
the PWA process. Similarly, the DISCON (discharge consents) required under the Act is incorporated within the PON 15 process.
However, a licence is required for “the deposit, by means of seabed injection, of material arising from offshore hydrocarbon exploration
and production operations” and for deposits of rock, mattresses etc (excluding rig stabilisation)
Regulator: DECC
From the 7 th and 8 th Licensing rounds onwards, operators have been required to appoint a Fisheries Liaison Officer to liaise with the
fishing industry and Government Fisheries Departments on exploration and production activities.
HSE Offshore Safety Division Operations Notice 3, Liaison with Other Bodies, June 2008 outlines liaison routes to improve
communication between operators and other users of the sea and includes a requirement for a Fisheries Liaison.
Regulator: Maritime and Coastguards Agency
These regulations implement MARPOL Annex I (Prevention of Pollution by Oil) into UK legislation.
Within a ‘Special Area’ ships which are 400GT or above can discharge water from machinery space drainage providing the oil content of
the water does not exceed 15ppm. Vessels must be equipped with oil filtering systems; automatic cut offs and oil retention systems. All
vessels must hold an approved Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (SOPEP) and must maintain a current Oil Record Book and the
ship must be proceeding on its voyage.
All vessels must hold a UKOOP certificate or an IOPC certificate for foreign ships. Installations can obtain a temporary exception from
MCA under an informal agreement between the UKO&G and the MCA, however new installations need to demonstrate their
‘equivalence’ to other offshore installations where temporary installations are being issued and they are unlikely to obtain a certificate
unless they fully comply with the requirements. Note, if all machinery drainage is routed via the hazardous or non‐hazardous drainage
systems this will fall under OPPC and not require a UKOOP certificate.
MARPOL 73/78 also defines a ship to include "floating craft and fixed or floating platforms" and these are required where appropriate to
comply with the requirements similar to those set out for vessels.
The amendments made under the Merchant Shipping (Implementation of Ship‐Source Pollution Directive) Regulations 2009 close an
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