Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) For the definition of associated offshore place in clause 3 of Schedule 3 of the Act, the vessels and structures in the following table are not associated offshore places.
Item | Vessel |
1 | Vessel supporting a remotely - operated vehicle that is being used in connection with: (a) inspection; or (b) cleaning; or (c) non - disturbing span rectification (for example, grout bagging); or (d) the operation of a valve; or (e) the recovery of debris; or (f) valve control unit change out |
2 | Vessel supporting a remotely - operated vehicle that is being used in connection with the removal of weight coating from a pipe before hydro - testing |
3 | Vessel laying an umbilical or a cable |
4 | Vessel: (a) laying a clump weight anchor or mattress; or (b) conducting rock dumping on a pipe during its construction (before hydro - testing) |
5 | Vessel placing support structures or foundations on the sea bed for the purpose of a facility, including: (a) foundation supports for a platform jacket, pipe end manifold or another manifold; or (b) foundation piles |
6 | Vessel undertaking pipe trenching and burial during the construction of a facility (before hydro - testing) |
7 | Vessel installing and attaching a short length flexible pipe or jumper if there is no petroleum or greenhouse gas substance contained in the pipe or equipment to which the flexible pipe or jumper is being connected |
8 | Vessel placing a subsea pipe manifold or pipe end manifold during the construction of a facility (before hydro - testing) |
9 | Vessel attaching a cathodic protection anode to a pipe if welding is not required |
Note: The exclusion of a vessel mentioned in an item in the table does not necessarily mean that a pipe, plant or equipment mentioned in the item is also excluded from the definition of associated offshore place .
(2) However, subregulation (1) does not apply to a vessel in circumstances in which a facility is causing a risk (other than an ordinary marine risk) to the vessel or to persons on the vessel.