The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005

Transitional provisions

27.—(1) Subject to paragraph (4), where there is an intention to carry out combined operations within 3 years of the coming into force of these Regulations a duty holder shall ensure that before the first combined operation is commenced he has made effective revisions to a current safety case accepted by the Executive pursuant to the 1992 Regulations which contain the particulars specified in —

(a)regulation 12, in relation to combined operations;

(b)paragraph 14 of Schedule 2, in relation to a production installation; or

(c)paragraph 13 of Schedule 3, in relation to a non-production installation,

not contained in the current safety case for that installation.

(2) Revisions made pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not be effective unless—

(a)the duty holder has sent a version of the current safety case which incorporates the proposed revisions, showing clearly where they are to be made, to the Executive; and

(b)the Executive has accepted the revisions.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), a duty holder shall revise a current safety case accepted by the Executive pursuant to the 1992 Regulations within 3 years of the coming into force of these Regulations so that it includes the particulars specified in—

(a)regulation 12 and Schedule 2, in relation to a production installation; or

(b)regulation 12 and Schedule 3, in relation to a non-production installation,

not contained in the current safety case for that installation.

(4) A duty holder may continue to comply with regulations 6, 9, 10 and 15 of and Schedule 4 to the 1992 Regulations in relation to a current safety case for a combined operation accepted by the Executive pursuant to the 1992 Regulations provided that within 18 months of the coming into force of these Regulations he complies with regulations 10, 14, 16, 18 and 27(1) of and Schedule 4 to these Regulations.

(5) For the purpose of this regulation, where there are safety cases under regulations 4(2) and 7 of the 1992 Regulations in respect of an installation “current safety case” means the safety case prepared under regulation 7.