The Dogger Bank Teesside A and B Offshore Wind Farm Order 2015

Offshore safety management

18.—(1) Offshore works must not commence until the MMO, in consultation with the MCA,—

(a) has given written approval for an emergency response and co-operation plan (“ERCoP”) that includes full details of the emergency response procedures for the construction, operation and decommissioning phases of the authorised scheme in accordance with the MCA recommendations contained in the OREI guidance; and

(b) has confirmed in writing that the undertaker has taken into account and adequately addressed all MCA recommendations contained in the OREI guidance that are appropriate to the authorised scheme.

(2) The ERCoP must include the identification of a point of contact for emergency response.

(3) The ERCoP must be implemented as approved.

(4) In this Condition, “OREI guidance” means MCA document MGN371 “Offshore Renewable Energy Installations (OREIs) – Guidance on UK Navigational Practice, Safety and Emergency Response Issues” and its annexes.