The object of this Part is to ensure, over the operating life of offshore
pipelines that are for use in conveying petroleum, that licensees for the
pipelines use systems, work practices and procedures that will ensure
that—
(a) the
pipelines are designed, constructed, operated and modified in ways that are
suitable for the purposes for which the pipelines are to be used; and
(b)
proposals for decommissioning pipelines are suitable for the purposes for
which they are made; and
(c) the
risks of significant pipeline accident events, and the risks to the integrity
of the pipelines, are reduced to levels as low as reasonably practicable.