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It aims to ensure security on board of vessels regarding unlawful threatening the safety of navigation.

It aims the same goal than the SUA Convention but applies to offshore platforms.

The Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units establishes an international standard for mobile offshore drilling units (MODU) constructed before 1 January 2012.
Superseded by Resolution A.1023(26).

Resolution on safety zones and safety of navigation around offshore installations and structures.

Guidelines and standards for the removal of offshore installations and structures on the continental shelf and in the exclusive economic zone

Establishes a framework for international co-operation in the event of a major oil pollution. "Parties to the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation (OPRC) are required to establish measures for dealing with pollution incidents, either nationally or in co-operation with other countries.
Ships are required to carry a shipboard oil pollution emergency plan. Operators of offshore units under the jurisdiction of Parties are also required to have oil pollution emergency plans or similar arrangements which must be co-ordinated with national systems for responding promptly and effectively to oil pollution incidents.
Ships are required to report incidents of pollution to coastal authorities and the convention details the actions that are then to be taken. The Convention calls for the establishment of stockpiles of oil spill combating equipment, the holding of oil spill combating exercises and the development of detailed plans for dealing with pollution incidents.
Parties to the convention are required to provide assistance to others in the event of a pollution emergency and provision is made for the reimbursement of any assistance provided".

"The Espoo (EIA) Convention sets out the obligations of Parties to assess the environmental impact of certain activities at an early stage of planning. It also lays down the general obligation of States to notify and consult each other on all major projects under consideration that are likely to have a significant adverse environmental impact across boundaries".

The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (the ‘OSPAR Convention') was open for signature at the Ministerial Meeting of the Oslo and Paris Commissions in Paris on 22 September 1992. It was adopted together with a Final Declaration and an Action Plan. Article 5 and Annex 3 are particularly relevant for the offshore activities.

Guidelines on the safety of towed ships and other floating objects including installations, structures and platforms at sea.

Provides an international standard for the safe management and operation of ships and for pollution prevention.

Amendments to the Code for the construction and equipment of mobile offshore drilling units - 1989

Establishes a framework for international co-operation in the event of incidents involving hazardous and noxious substances.

Amendments to the Code for the construction and equipment of mobile offshore drilling units - 1989

Guidelines for the application of the revised MARPOL Annex I: Requirements to floating production, storage and offloading facilities (FPSOs) and floating storage units (FSUs)

Amendments to the Guidelines for the application of the revised MARPOL Annex I: Requirements to floating production, storage and offloading facilities (FPSOs) and floating storage units (FSUs)

It "recommends best practices to assess, minimise and manage the potential impacts of wind farms. Many of the environmental impacts associated with offshore wind farms can be mitigated through national licensing procedures. These should ensure that the OSPAR guidance is followed, in particular, that sites are selected to avoid important seabird feeding areas, construction is timed to minimise effects on spawning fish, and routes taken by construction vessels are positioned to minimise disturbance to seabirds. Monitoring at operational marine renewable sites will provide the basis for better management in the future".

The Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units establishes an international standard for mobile offshore drilling units (MODU) constructed after 1 January 2012.

Amendments to the Code for the construction and equipment of mobile offshore drilling units - 2009

"Under its North-East Atlantic Environment Strategy (NEAE Strategy) OSPAR is taking forward work related to the implementation of the Ecosystem Approach (NEAE Strategy Part I) and the suite of five thematic strategies (NEAE Strategy Part II) to address the main threats that it has identified concerning issues within its competence." The offshore oil and gas industry part of the strategy is relevant.

The goal of this guideline is, among others, to compile measures avoiding or mitigating the ecological impacts of laying underwater cables.

Non binding recommendations for the training and certification of personnel on mobile offshore units (MOUs)

Amendments to the Code for the construction and equipment of mobile offshore drilling units - 1989

Amendments to the Code for the construction and equipment of mobile offshore drilling units - 2009

Amendments to the Code for the construction and equipment of mobile offshore drilling units - 2009

Amendments to the Code for the construction and equipment of mobile offshore drilling units - 2009

Amendments to the Code for the construction and equipment of mobile offshore drilling units - 1989

Amendments to the Code for the construction and equipment of mobile offshore drilling units - 2009

Amendments to the Code for the construction and equipment of mobile offshore drilling units - 2009

Amendments to the Code for the construction and equipment of mobile offshore drilling units - 2009

Amendments to the Code for the construction and equipment of mobile offshore drilling units - 2009

Non mandatory guidelines. Governments are invited to take them into account while implementing Annex I of MARPOL.

Act implementing the international convention for the protection of undersea telegraph cables

North Sea Installations Act. Establishes provisions with regard to installations at the bottom of the North Sea. Focuses on the safety aspects.

Proclamation by the federal government on the exploration and exploitation of the German continental shelf.

Earth Removal Act. Defines rules for the extraction of minerals from the continental shelf.

Law of environmental conservation. Applies to extractive waste originating from offshore prospection, extraction and treatment activities.

Federal Mining Act. It applies to research activities related to the continental shelf, the extraction of minerals, transit pipelines and underwater cables.

Ordinance on responsibility for the prosecution and punishment of administrative offenses in the area of ​​the continental shelf.

Executive Order on discharges into the sea of ​​substances and materials from certain offshore installations.

Order on safety zones and zones for compliance with order and prevention of danger. Refers to the Maritime Safety Act and the Offshore Safety Act.