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    N-1000-GL222 Guideline - Operator of A Diving Project Rev 0

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    This document provides guidance on determining the operator of a diving project as defined in the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Diving Safety) Regulations 2002 (DSR). The operator is the person registered as the operator of the facility associated with the diving project. If the facility is a pipeline, the operator is the person registered as the pipeline operator. If not a pipeline, the operator is the person registered as the operator of the facility on which the diving work is being done, regardless of where the diving operations are undertaken from, such as from a vessel.

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    This document provides guidance on determining the operator of a diving project as defined in the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Diving Safety) Regulations 2002 (DSR). The operator is the person registered as the operator of the facility associated with the diving project. If the facility is a pipeline, the operator is the person registered as the pipeline operator. If not a pipeline, the operator is the person registered as the operator of the facility on which the diving work is being done, regardless of where the diving operations are undertaken from, such as from a vessel.

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    This document provides guidance on determining the operator of a diving project as defined in the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Diving Safety) Regulations 2002 (DSR). The operator is the person registered as the operator of the facility associated with the diving project. If the facility is a pipeline, the operator is the person registered as the pipeline operator. If not a pipeline, the operator is the person registered as the operator of the facility on which the diving work is being done, regardless of where the diving operations are undertaken from, such as from a vessel.

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    N-1000-GL222 Guideline - Operator of A Diving Project Rev 0

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    This document provides guidance on determining the operator of a diving project as defined in the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Diving Safety) Regulations 2002 (DSR). The operator is the person registered as the operator of the facility associated with the diving project. If the facility is a pipeline, the operator is the person registered as the pipeline operator. If not a pipeline, the operator is the person registered as the operator of the facility on which the diving work is being done, regardless of where the diving operations are undertaken from, such as from a vessel.

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    Guideline

    Operator of a Diving Project


    Operator of a Diving Project
    This note is provided as guidance only, based on NOPSAs current understanding of the issues. This
    material must not be considered as legal advice. For proper legal advice on the legislation, interested
    parties should seek professional legal opinion.

    Background
    The Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Act 2003 amended the Petroleum (Submerged Lands)
    Act 1967 (PSLA), creating NOPSA and making changes to existing regulations under the PSLA to align
    these with changes to the Act.
    With the amendments to the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Diving Safety) Regulations 2002 (DSR)
    and to the PSLA and other Regulations there may be circumstances where it is unclear who is the
    operator for a diving project. The operator for a diving project is defined in Regulation 4 of the DSR.
    This note provides guidance on the application of the definition of operator for a diving project.

    DSR as proclaimed in 2002


    The original DSR defined the operator as having the same meaning as in the Petroleum (Submerged
    Lands) (Management of Safety on Offshore Facilities) Regulations 1996 (MoSOF) of the facility
    associated with the project. In the MoSOF the operator, in relation to a facility, meant the person who
    from time to time was registered or recorded by the Designated Authority as the operator. The
    regulations further defined the operator of a facility as the person/company who had been formally
    identified by the titleholder(s) of the field in writing to the Designated Authority as being responsible for
    the overall management and operation of the facility.
    The object of the DSR was to have the operator of the petroleum facility on which the diving work was
    being done as the operator of the diving project; not the vessel from which the diving operation was
    taking place. At that time, the definition of facility related to vessels or structures used for the recovery
    of petroleum or those that were connected to a well. Vessels operating as pipe-lay vessels,
    construction barges and the like were not considered to be facilities under the regulations.

    2005 Amendment to the DSR


    With the amended legislation coming into force from 1 January 2005, the revised DSR in Regulation 4
    define the operator of a diving project as:
    (a)
    if the facility associated with the project is a pipeline the person registered as the operator of
    the pipeline under the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Pipelines) Regulations 2001;
    (b)
    if the facility associated with the project is not a pipeline the person registered as the operator
    of the facility under the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Management of Safety on Offshore
    Facilities) Regulations 1996.
    From (a) above it is clear that the operator of the pipeline is also the operator of the diving project.
    However, for (b) it is not as clear, as revisions to Schedule 7 of the PSLA have now brought
    construction and pipe-lay vessels into the regime as facilities. It is important to note that it is the
    category of activity being undertaken by a vessel that causes it to be taken as a facility.
    Revision: O
    Revision Date: April 2006-04-19

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    Classification: N-1000
    Reference: GL222

    Operator of a Diving Project


    As diving operations can be undertaken from vessels that may be facilities in their own right, guidance
    on the application of part (b) is appropriate.
    In keeping with the definition of operator for a diving project on a pipeline and the original intent of the
    DSR the facility referred to part (b) is taken to be the facility on which the diving work is being done; and
    the operator of this facility is the operator for the diving project.

    Examples
    I.

    Installation of riser clamps on a platform


    For a diving project to install riser clamps on a platform riser; the platform is a production facility
    registered as a facility in accordance with the MoSOF regulations. The following 3 examples look at
    of possible locations from where the diving operations may be undertaken from:
    a. Diving from the Platform
    If diving operations are undertaken from the platform (registered as a facility) then it is quite clear
    that the operator for the diving project is also the operator of the facility on which the work is
    being done.
    b. Diving from a work boat
    If the divers are to undertake the diving operations from a work boat (which is not a registered
    facility) moored to the platform (registered as a facility) then there is only one facility that on
    which the work is being done the platform. Again in this instance it is clear that the operator for
    the diving project is also the operator of the facility (platform) on which the work is being done.
    The work boat is in an associated offshore place as defined in Schedule 7 and as such comes
    under the safety case for the facility, in this case the platform, on which the divers are doing work
    on.
    c. Diving from a DP DSV
    If the divers are to undertake the diving operations from a DP DSV (dynamically positioned
    diving support vessel) which may also be a registered facility for construction or pipe-lay
    operations, then as the diving work is still being done on the platform riser clamps, it is the
    operator of the platform (registered as a facility) that is the operator of the diving project. The
    DSV in this case would not require a safety case and would be regarded as being in an
    associated offshore place.

    In the 3 cases above the operator of the diving project is the operator of facility on which the work is
    being done.
    2.

    Diving as part of a Construction, Pipe-Lay or Decommissioning Operations


    If the diving operations were involved in construction, pipe-lay or decommissioning operations,
    the vessel from which the diving operations were being conducted would be a facility (a vessel
    being used for construction of a facility is itself a facility) and would itself require a safety case.
    However, the operator of the diving project would still be that of the facility (platform or pipeline)
    on which the divers were doing work.

    Revision: O
    Revision Date: April 2006-04-19

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    Classification: N-1000
    Reference: GL222

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