Establishment of safety zones
2.—(1) A safety zone is established around each installation specified in column 1 of the table in the Schedule (being an installation to be stationed in waters to which subsection (7) of section 21 of the Petroleum Act 1987 applies) having a radius of five hundred metres, as respects that installation, from the point which has the co-ordinates of latitude and longitude according to the World Geodetic System 1984(1) specified in columns 2 and 3 of the table in the Schedule.
(2) Paragraph (1) comes into force, as respects each installation specified in the Schedule—
(a)on the general coming into force date, where the installation arrives at its station before that date; and
(b)when the installation arrives at its station, in any other case.
The World Geodetic System 1984 (“WGS 84”) defines a reference frame for the Earth, for use in geodesy and navigation. It was developed by the United States’ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and is maintained by it. WGS 84 is defined at paragraph 2.1 of the NGA Standardization Document, Department of Defense, World Geodetic System 1984 (updated 8 July 2014) (https://earth-info.nga.mil/index.php?dir=wgs84&action=wgs84#tab_wgs84-res). Hard-copies are available upon request from the offices of the Health and Safety Executive, Lord Cullen House, Fraser Place, Aberdeen, AB25 3UB.