Anti-fouling System

Anti-fouling System

Definition(s)

Anti-fouling System

“Anti-fouling system” means a coating, paint, surface treatment, surface, or device that is used on a ship to control or prevent attachment of unwanted organisms. Source: International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships,2001. Legislation Source: Resolution MEPC.195(61), 2010 Guidelines for Survey and Certification of Anti-fouling Systemson Ships, 1 October 2010, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance Source: Resolution MEPC.207(62), 2011 Guidelines for the control and management of ships' biofouling to minimize the transfer of invasive aquatic species, 15 July 2011, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance
Appellate Tribunal

Appellate Tribunal

Definition(s)

Appellate Tribunal

“Appellate Tribunal” means the Appellate Tribunal referred to in section 30. Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006, No. 19 of 2006, India, amended as of May 2013. Legislation
Applicable Document

Applicable Document

Definition(s)

Applicable document

Applicable document means:
  1. an application made to the responsible Commonwealth Minister under Chapter 3; or
  2. a document accompanying such an application; or
  3. a report, return or other document that relates to a block and that was given, after the commencement of Part 6.10, to the responsible Commonwealth Minister under Chapter 3 or this Chapter; or
  4. a report, return or other document that relates to a block and that was given to the Titles Administrator under regulations made for the purposes of section 724; or
  5. a report, return or other document that relates to a block and that was given, before the commencement of Part 6.10, to the responsible Commonwealth Minister under:
    1. this Act; or
    2. regulations made for the purposes of section 724.
    Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
 

Applicable document

Applicable document means:
  1. (aa) an application made to the Titles Administrator under Chapter 2; or
  2. (ab) a document accompanying such an application; or
  3. (ac) a report, return or other document that relates to a block and was given to the Titles Administrator under:
    1. Chapter 2 or this Chapter; or
    2. regulations made for the purposes of section 698; or
  1. an application made on or after 7 March 2000 and before the commencement of Part 6.10 to the Designated Authority under:
    1. this Act; or
    2. the repealed Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967; or
  2. a document accompanying such an application; or
  3. a report, return or other document that relates to a block and that was given on or after 7 March 2000 and before the commencement of Part 6.10 to the Designated Authority under:
    1. this Act; or
    2. regulations made for the purposes of section 698 of this Act; or
    3. the repealed Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967; or
    4. regulations made for the purposes of section 122A of the repealed Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967.
    Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
 

Applicable document

Applicable document means:
  1. an application made before 7 March 2000 to the Designated Authority under the repealed Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967; and
  2. a document accompanying such an application; and
  3. a report, return or other document that:
    1. relates to a block; and
    2. was given before 7 March 2000 to the Designated Authority under the repealed Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967.
    Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
 
Applied Provisions

Applied Provisions

Definition(s)

Applied provisions

Applied provisions has the meaning given by subsection 80(2). Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation  

Applied provisions

For the purposes of this Act, the provisions of laws applied under subsection (1) are to be known as the applied provisions. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Appointed Day

Appointed Day

Definition(s)

Appointed Day

“Appointed day” means the date on which the Board is established under sub- section (1) of section 3. Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006, No. 19 of 2006, India, amended as of May 2013. Legislation
Appropriate Authority

Appropriate Authority

Definition(s)

Appropriate Authority

Governmental body and/or classification society with whose rules a unit is required to comply. Source: IEC 61892-6, Mobile and fixed offshore units – Electrical installations – Part 6: Installation. Global Standards Source: IEC 61892-7, Mobile and fixed offshore units – Electrical installations – Part 7: Hazardous areas. Global Standards  

Appropriate Authority

In this section, “appropriate authority” means
  1. with respect to a navigable water, the Minister of Transport; and
  2. [Repealed, 1996, c. 10, s. 239]
  3. with respect to any other facility, the Board.
Source: National Energy Board Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. N-7, Canada, current to April 29, 2013. Legislation  

Appropriate Authority

In this section and sections 110 and 111, “appropriate authority” means
  1. with respect to a navigable water, the Minister of Transport, and
  2. [Repealed, 1996, c. 10, s. 244]
  3. with respect to any other utility, the Board; autorité compétente.
Source: National Energy Board Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. N-7, Canada, current to April 29, 2013. Legislation
Approved

Approved

Definition(s)

Approved

Denotes acceptance by DNV GL of documentation showing design solutions, arrangements and equipment that complies with the Rules. Source: Rules for Classification – Offshore units, DNVGL-OU-0101, Offshore drilling and support units, DNV GL, July 2015. Global Standard  

Approved

Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction. [Electrical devices that are listed or approved by a NRTL (e.g. UL, FM or CSA) normally are acceptable].
  • NOTE: The means for identifying listed equipment may vary for each organization concerned with product evaluation, some of which do not recognize equipment as listed unless it is also labeled. The authority having jurisdiction should utilize the system employed by the listing organization to identify a listed product.
Source: API Recommended Practice 14FZ, Recommended Practice for Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Electrical Systems for Fixed and Floating Offshore Petroleum Facilities for Unclassified and Class I, Zone 0, Zone 1, and Zone 2 Locations, Second Edition, May 2013. Global Standards  

Approved

"Approved" means sanctioned, endorsed, accredited, certified, or accepted by a duly constituted and recognized authority or agency. Source: State of Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Rules and Regulations for Oil and Gas Well Drilling, Revised January 8, 2013. Regulations  

Approved

Approved means approved by the Commandant, unless otherwise indicated. Source: Outer Continental Shelf Activities, 33 CFR 140-147 (2013). Regulations  

Approved

Approved:
  1. when used in any of the following provisions:
    1. Chapter 3;
    2. section 775;
  2. means approved in writing by the responsible Commonwealth Minister; or
  3. in any other case—means approved in writing by the Titles Administrator.
This definition does not apply to:
  1. the expression approved site plan; or
  2. section 286A; or
  3. section 650; or
  4. subsection 695B(3); or
  5. section 695F; or
  6. section 774.
Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation  

Approved

Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction. API RP 500, Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities Classified as Class I, Division 1 and Division 2, Third Edition, December 2012, Global Standards

Approved

Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction. (Electrical devices that are listed or approved by UL, FM or CSA normally are acceptable.) NOTE: The means for identifying listed equipment may vary for each organization concerned with product evaluation, some of which do not recognize equipment as listed unless it is also labeled. The authority having jurisdiction should utilize the system employed by the listing organization to identify a listed product. Source: API RP 14F, Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Electrical Systems for Fixed and Floating Offshore Petroleum Facilities for Unclassified and Class 1, Division 1 and Division 2 Locations, Fifth Edition, July 2008. Global Standards  

Approved

Sanctioned, endorsed, accredited, certified, or accepted by a duly constituted and recognized authority or agency. Source: API RP 54, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations, Third Edition, August 1999 (2007). Global Standards Source: API RP 74, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Onshore Oil and Gas Production Operation, First Edition, October 2001 (March 2007). Global Standards

Approved

  1. where applied to specification, means that the specification is authorized by the Chief Controller;
  2. where applied to an appliance or fitting, means that the appliance or fitting bears a label of a designated test organization certifying conformity with a specification approved by the Chief Controller or with a laboratory test report accepted by the Chief Controller, or
  3. where applied to any facility for petroleum means that it conforms to these rules.
Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations  

Approved

  1. Where applied to a specification, means that the specification authorized by the Chief Controller including the following Oil Industry Safety Directorates Standards: OISD-105, OISD-116, OISD-117, OISD-118, OISD-141 and OISD-156.
  2. where applied to an appliance or fitting, means that the appliance or fitting bears a label of a designated testing organization certifying conformity with a specification approved by the Chief Controller or with a laboratory test report accepted by the Chief Controller.
  3. where applied to any facility for petroleum, means that it conforms to these rules.
Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations
Approved Code Of Practice

Approved Code Of Practice

Definition(s)

Approved Code Of Practice

Approved code of practice means a statement, for the time being approved under section 20; but where any amendment of the statement has been approved under that section, means the statement as amended. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Approved Site Plan

Approved Site Plan

Definition(s)

Approved site plan

Approved site plan means a site plan in respect of which an approval is in force under the regulations. Note: See section 457. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Arbitration Committee

Arbitration Committee

Definition(s)

Arbitration Committee

“Arbitration Committee” means an Arbitration Committee appointed pursuant to section 91; comité d’arbitrage. Source: National Energy Board Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. N-7, Canada, current to April 29, 2013. Legislation
Archipelagic Sea Lanes Passage

Archipelagic Sea Lanes Passage

Definition(s)

Archipelagic Sea Lanes Passage <Right of Archipelagic Sea Lanes Passage>

Archipelagic sea lanes passage means the exercise in accordance with this Convention of the rights of navigation and overflight in the normal mode solely for the purpose of continuous, expeditious and unobstructed transit between one part of the high seas or an exclusive economic zone and another part of the high seas or an exclusive economic zone. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1982, Legislation 
Archipelagic State

Archipelagic State

Definition(s)

Archipelagic State

'Archipelagic State' means a State constituted wholly by one or more archipelagos and may include other islands Source: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1982, Legislation 
Archipelago

Archipelago

Definition(s)

Archipelago

Aarchipelago' means a group of islands, including parts of islands, interconnecting waters and other natural features which are so closely interrelated that such islands, waters and other natural features form an intrinsic geographical, economic and political entity, or which historically have been regarded as such. Source: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1982, Legislation 
Area

Area

Definition(s)

Area

Subset of a site’s physical, geographic, or logical group of assets.
  • NOTE: An area may contain manufacturing lines, process cells, and production units. Areas may be connected to each other by a site local area network and may contain systems related to the operations performed in that area.
Source: ANSI/ISA–99.00.01–2007, Security for Industrial Automation and Control Systems, Part 1: Terminology, Concepts, and Models, 29 October 2007. National Standard

Area

'Area' means the sea-bed and ocean floor and subsoil thereof, beyond the limits of national jurisdiction Source: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1982, Legislation 
Area to Be Avoided

Area to Be Avoided

Definition(s)

Area to be avoided

Area to be avoided means so much of the area to which Schedule 2 applies as comprises waters of the sea that:
  1. are not within the coastal waters of Victoria or within any area on the landward side of those coastal waters; and
  2. are not within a safety zone.
Note: The area to which Schedule 2 applies is an area off the coast of Victoria. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Armed Forces

Armed Forces

Definition(s)

Armed Forces

Armed Forces has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Defence Act 1990. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
As Is

As Is

Definition(s)

As Is

In subsection (4)(b), as is means that the plant is sold without any representations or warranties about its quality, durability, or fitness, and with the entire risk in those respects to be borne by the buyer. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Assessment

Assessment

Definition(s)

Assessment

In this Part, “assessment” includes reassessment. Source:  Canada Petroleum Resources Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 36 (2nd Supp.), current to April 29, 2013. Legislation  

Assessment

An evaluation or audit of an activity or asset to determine whether performance objectives have been achieved or OMS expectations correctly implemented. Source: IOGP Report No. 510, Operating Management System Framework for controlling risk and delivering high performance in the oil and gas industry, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, June 2014. Global Standards

Assessment

Process undertaken by an accreditation body to assess the competence of a CAB, based on particular standard(s) and/or other normative documents and for a defined scope of accreditation. NOTE Assessing the competence of a CAB involves assessing the competence of the entire operations of the CAB, including the competence of the personnel, the validity of the conformity assessment methodology and the validity of the conformity assessment results. Source: ISO/IEC 17011:2004, Conformity assessment – General requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies. Global Standards  

Assessment

Site-specific assessment. Evaluation of the stability and structural integrity of a jack-up and, where applicable, its seabed restraint or support against the actions determined in accordance with the requirements of this part of ISO 19905. NOTE An assessment can be limited to an evaluation of the components or member. Source: ISO 19905-1:202, Petroleum and natural gas industries – Site-specific assessment of mobile offshore units – Part 1: Jack-ups. Global Standards  

Assessment

Site-specific assessment. Evaluation of the stability and structural integrity of a jack-up and, where applicable, its seabed restraint or support against the actions determined in accordance with the requirements of this part of ISO 19905. NOTE An assessment can be limited to an evaluation of the components or members of the structure which, when removed or damaged, could cause failure of the whole structure, or a significant part of it. Source: ISO 19905-1:202, Petroleum and natural gas industries – Site-specific assessment of mobile offshore units – Part 1: Jack-ups. Global Standards  

Assessment

Assessment is the process described in the regulation. The process of assessment should involve the following steps: identifying fire and explosion major accident hazards, and major accident hazards with the potential to require evacuation, escape or rescue; identifying the likelihood of them occurring and their consequences; identifying the measures needed to meet the requirements of these Regulations, in respect of major accident hazards from fire and explosion, and major accident hazards requiring evacuation, escape and rescue; identifying performance standards for those measures to protect persons from fire and explosion and to ensure effective evacuation, escape and rescue. Source: Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response on Offshore Installations, Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response) Regulations 1995, Approved Code of Practice and guidance (UK HSE L65), Second Edition, 1997. Regulatory Guidance  

Assessment

Process that evaluates a person’s fulfilment of the requirements of the certification scheme [SOURCE: ISO/IEC 17024:2012, 3.8]. Source: ISO/IEC TS 17027:2014, Conformity assessment – Vocabulary related to competence of persons used for certification of persons, Global Standards  

Assessment

A formal examination, conforming to a relevant regulatory process, to determine if a submitted document meets the relevant tests in the listed OHS laws. Source: NOPSEMA Guideline – Glossary – Regulatory Operations, N-09000-GL0326, Australia, Revision 5, December 2011. Regulatory Guidance  

Assessment

The initial comprehensive review of the fabrication yard’s quality systems, prior to the granting of approval, to establish that all the requirements of these Rules have been met. Source: Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Mobile Offshore Units, Part 4, Steel Unit Structures, June 2013, Lloyd’s Register, Global Standards  

Assessment

An act of assessing, appraising or evaluating a condition of a product, process or system assigning class originally signified designation of one of several classes to a vessel based on its condition, ranging from good to bad. Today only the highest class is assigned, comprising the main class, 1A, and an obligatory additional class notation, e.g. Drilling Unit, where applicable. Voluntary additional class notations may also be assigned covering special service, equipment or systems, e.g. DRILL denoting a classed drilling plant. Source: Rules for Classification – Offshore units, DNVGL-OU-0101, Offshore drilling and support units, DNV GL, July 2015. Global Standard  

Assessment

An assessment shall consist of— (a) the identification of the various events which could give rise to—
  1. a major accident involving fire or explosion; or
  2. the need (whether or not by reason of fire or explosion) for evacuation, escape or rescue to avoid or minimise a major accident;
(b) the evaluation of the likelihood and consequences of such events; (c) the establishment of appropriate standards of performance to be attained by anything provided by measures for—
  1. ensuring effective evacuation, escape, recovery and rescue to avoid or minimise a major accident; and
  2. otherwise protecting persons from a major accident involving fire or explosion; and
(d) the selection of appropriate measures. Source: The Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response) Regulations 1995, S.I. 1995/743, 1995. Regulations
Assessment by A Review Panel

Assessment by A Review Panel

Definition(s)

Assessment by A Review Panel

“Assessment by a review panel” means an environmental assessment that is conducted by a review panel established pursuant to section 33 and that includes a consideration of the factors required to be considered under subsections 16(1) and (2); examen par une commission. Source: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992, c. 37, Canada, as consolidated November 2003. Legislation
Assignment of Security Interest

Assignment of Security Interest

Definition(s)

Assignment of Security Interest

“Assignment of security interest” means a notice of the assignment of a security interest or any part thereof in respect of which a security notice has been registered under this Part; cession de sûreté. Source:  Canada Petroleum Resources Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 36 (2nd Supp.), current to April 29, 2013. Legislation Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. Legislation
Assistance

Assistance

Definition(s)

Assistance

"Assistance" means assistance rendered under section 6. Source: The Oil Industry (Development) Act, 1974, Act No. 47 of 1974, India, as amended as of May 2013. Legislation
Associated Offshore Place

Associated Offshore Place

Definition(s)

Associated offshore place

As noted above a facility includes an associated offshore place. Clause 3 of Schedule 3 to the OPGGSA defines associated offshore place as any offshore place near the facility where activities (including diving activities) relating to construction, operation, maintenance or decommissioning of the facility takes place. The associated offshore place in relation to a facility can vary depending on the nature of the activities undertaken. Parties undertaking activities relating to the construction, operation, maintenance or decommissioning of the facility are in an associated offshore place and included in the facility. Obligations if a vessel is an associated offshore place A vessel determined to be an associated offshore place is subject to obligations of Schedule 3 and applicable regulations, including the existing (host) facility safety case. If the vessel and activity are not covered by the existing safety case, a revision to the host safety case will be required. Source: NOPSEMA Guideline: Facility definition includes an associated offshore place, N-01000-GL0253, Australia, Revision 4, December 2011. Regulatory Guidance  

Associated offshore places

Vessels and structures that are not associated offshore places
  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.
    1. Vessel supporting a remotely-operated vehicle that is being used in connection with:
      1. inspection; or
      2. cleaning; or
      3. non-disturbing span rectification (for example, grout bagging); or
      4. the operation of a valve; or
      5. the recovery of debris; or
      6. 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:
      1. laying a clump weight anchor or mattress; or
      2. 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:
      1. foundation supports for a platform jacket, pipe end manifold or another manifold; or
      2. 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
  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.
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. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety) Regulations 2009 (Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 382 as amended), Australia, prepared on 1 January 2012. Regulations  

Associated offshore place

Associated offshore place, in relation to a facility, means any offshore place near the facility where activities (including diving activities) relating to the construction, installation, operation, maintenance or decommissioning of the facility take place, but does not include:
  1. another facility; or
  2. a supply vessel, offtake tanker, anchor handler or tugboat; or
  3. a vessel, or structure, that is declared by the regulations not to be an associated offshore place.
Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Associated Piping

Associated Piping

Definition(s)

Associated Piping

Associated piping means the pipeline from the suction point in a cargo tank to the shore connection used for unloading the cargo and includes all ship’s piping, pumps and filters which are in open connection with the cargo unloading line.  <Annex II, Chapter 1, Regulation 1>. Source: Resolution MEPC.118(52), amendments to the Annex of the Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (Revised Annex II of MARPOL 73/78), 15 October 2004, International Maritime Organization. Legislation
At Work

At Work

Definition(s)

At Work

The phrase ‘at work’ means as an employee or as a self-employed person. The phrase covers divers who dive as part of their duties as an employee and divers who are in business on their own account during the time that they devote themselves to work as a self-employed diver. Diving does not have to be the main work activity of the employee or the self-employed person. The Diving Regulations apply when at least one diver is at work. Source: Commercial Diving Projects Offshore, Diving at Work Regulations 1997, Approved Code of Practice (UK HSE L103), First Edition, 1998. Regulatory Guidance  

At Work

Regulation 4 makes it clear that where OFAR apply, the meaning of ‘at work’ covers workers at all times while they are offshore, both on-duty and off-duty. Source: Health Care and First Aid on Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works, Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (First-Aid) Regulations 1989, Approved Code of Practice and Guidance (UK HSE L123), Second Edition, 2000. Regulatory Guidance  

At Work

In relation to any person means present, for gain or reward, in the person’s place of work. Source: Guidelines for Occupational Diving 2004, Occupational Safety and Health Service, New Zealand, updated October 2010. Regulatory Guidance  

At Work

At work, in relation to any person, means present, for gain or reward, in the person’s place of work. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Atriums

Atriums

Definition(s)

Atriums

Atriums are public spaces within a single main vertical zone spanning three or more open decks.  <Chapter II-2, part A, regulation 3>. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.99(73), amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended, 5 December 2000, International Maritime Organization. Legislation
Australian Geodetic Datum

Australian Geodetic Datum

Definition(s)

Australian Geodetic Datum

Australian Geodetic Datum means the Australian Geodetic Datum as defined in Gazette No. 84 of 6 October 1966 (AGD66 geodetic data set). Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Authorised Entity

Authorised Entity

Definition(s)

Authorised Entity

“Authorised entity” means an entity-
  1. registrered by the Board under section 15-
  2. to market any notified petroleum, petroleum products or natural gas, or
  3. to establish and operate liquefied natural gas terminals, or
  4. authorised by the Board under section 16-
  5. to lay, build, operate or expand a common carrier or contract carrier, or
  6. to lay, build, operate or expand a city or local natural gas distribution network.
Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006, No. 19 of 2006, India, amended as of May 2013. Legislation
Authorised Person

Authorised Person

Definition(s)

Authorised Person

Authorised person has the meaning given by section 615. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation  

Authorized Person

A tank bottoms cleaner or transporter that is under contract for disposition of untreated tank bottoms or other hydrocarbon wastes to a person who has obtained a permit to operate a reclamation plant. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  

Authorized Person

A person assigned by an employer to perform or supervise the performance of a specific type duty or duties at the work site. Source: Petroleum Safety Orders--Drilling and Production, Definitions, California Code of Regulations, 8 CCR § 6505, December 2012. Regulations  

Authorized Person

"Authorized person" means a person approved or assigned by the employer to perform a specific type of duty or duties or to be at a specific location or locations at the job site. Source: State of Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Rules and Regulations for Oil and Gas Well Drilling, Revised January 8, 2013. Regulations
Authorised Release Day

Authorised Release Day

Definition(s)

Authorised release day

Authorised release day has the meaning given by subclause 7(2). Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Authority

Authority

Definition(s)

Authority

A person with appropriate competence who is formally granted the power to make judgements and take decisions on technical or resource issues within a defined scope. Source: IOGP Report No. 510, Operating Management System Framework for controlling risk and delivering high performance in the oil and gas industry, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, June 2014. Global Standards

Authority

'Authority' means the International Sea-Bed Authority Source: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1982, Legislation