Aids to navigationE+W+S
8.—(1) The undertaker must during the whole period from commencement of the licensed activities to completion of decommissioning of the authorised scheme seaward of MHWS exhibit such lights, marks, sounds, signals and other aids to navigation, and take such other steps for the prevention of danger to navigation as Trinity House may from time to time direct.
(2) The undertaker must during the period from the start of construction of the authorised scheme to completion of decommissioning of the authorised scheme seaward of MHWS keep Trinity House and the MMO informed in writing of progress of the authorised scheme seaward of MHWS including the following—
(a)notice of commencement of construction of the authorised scheme within 24 hours of commencement having occurred;
(b)notice within 24 hours of any aids to navigation being established by the undertaker; and
(c)notice within five days of completion of construction of the authorised scheme.
(3) The undertaker must provide reports to Trinity House on the availability of aids to navigation in accordance with the frequencies set out in the aids to navigation management plan agreed pursuant to condition 13(1)(i) using the reporting system provided by Trinity House.
(4) The undertaker must during the whole period from commencement of the licensed activities to completion of decommissioning of the authorised scheme seaward of MHWS notify Trinity House and the MMO in writing of any failure of the aids to navigation and the timescales and plans for remedying such failures, as soon as possible and no later than 24 hours following the undertaker becoming aware of any such failure.
(5) In the event that the provisions of condition 7(12) are invoked, the undertaker must lay down such buoys, exhibit such lights and take such other steps for preventing danger to navigation as directed by Trinity House.
(6) Any jack up barges or vessels utilised during the licensed activities, when jacked up, must exhibit signals in accordance with the UK Standard Marking Schedule for Offshore Installations.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 12 Pt. 2 para. 8 in force at 3.8.2023, see art. 1