Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC (Text with EEA relevance)

5.INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED RELATING TO A VERIFICATION SCHEMEU.K.

Descriptions to be submitted pursuant to point (d) of Article 11(1) in relation to schemes of independent verification to be established pursuant to Article 17(1) shall include:

(a)

a statement by the operator or owner, made after considering the report of the independent verifier, that the record of safety critical elements and their scheme of maintenance as specified in the report on major hazards are or will be suitable;

(b)

a description of the verification scheme including the selection of independent verifiers, the means of verification that safety and environmental critical elements and any specified plant in the scheme remain in good repair and condition;

(c)

a description of the means of verification referred to in point (b) that shall include details of the principles that will be applied to carry out the functions under the scheme and to keep the scheme under review throughout the lifecycle of the installation including:

(i)

the examination and testing of the safety and environmental critical elements by independent and competent verifiers;

(ii)

verification of the design, standard, certification or other system of conformity of the safety and environmental critical elements;

(iii)

examination of work in progress;

(iv)

the reporting of any instances of non-compliance;

(v)

remedial actions taken by the operator or owner.