Code for Implementation

Code for Implementation

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Code for Implementation

Code for Implementation means the IMO Instruments Implementation Code (III Code) adopted by the Organization by resolution A.1070(28). Source: IMO Resolution A.1085(28), Amendments to the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, , 10 December 2013, Regulations Source: IMO Resolution A.1084(28), Amendments to International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969, 10 December 2013, Regulations Source: IMO Resolution A.1083(28), Amendments to International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, 10 December 2013, Regulations
Audit Scheme

Audit Scheme

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Audit Scheme

Audit Scheme means the IMO Member State Audit Scheme established by the Organization and taking into account the guidelines developed by the Organization*. * Refer to the Framework and Procedures for the IMO Member State Audit Scheme, adopted by the Organization by resolution A.1067(28). Source: IMO Resolution A.1085(28), Amendments to the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, , 10 December 2013, Regulations Source: IMO Resolution A.1084(28), Amendments to International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969, 10 December 2013, Regulations Source: IMO Resolution A.1083(28), Amendments to International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, 10 December 2013, Regulations
Permit to Work

Permit to Work

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Permit to Work

For work, other than the routine non-hazardous work, to be carried out in the safest possible manner, the operator shall ensure that such work is carried out only in accordance with the written instructions (hereinafter called ‘work permit’) issued by a person authorized by the Offshore Installation Manager.

The work permit shall specify the place, date, time and duration of such work, the precautions to be taken, the parameters to be monitored during the work and the persons responsible for compliance. Source: Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, India, 18th June 2008. Regulations
Risers

Risers

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Risers

“Risers” means that part of the pipeline system which extends from the subsea pipelines up to the installation including launchers or receivers or tools for internal maintenance or inspection. Source: Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, India, 18th June 2008. Regulations
Period of Stay

Period of Stay

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Period of Stay

“Period of stay” means the continuous period, which an employee spends on facilities. Source: Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, India, 18th June 2008. Regulations
Environmental Loads

Environmental Loads

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Environmental Loads

“Environmental loads” means loads caused by natural conditions. Source: Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, India, 18th June 2008. Regulations
Dimensioning Fire

Dimensioning Fire

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Dimensioning Fire

“Dimensioning fire” means a fire which in accordance with the defined acceptance criteria represents an unacceptable risk, and which consequently serves as a basis for design and operation of installations. Source: Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, India, 18th June 2008. Regulations
Dimensioning Accidental Load

Dimensioning Accidental Load

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Dimensioning Accidental Load

“Dimensioning accidental load” means accidental load that the facility or a function shall be able to withstand during a required period of time. Source: Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, India, 18th June 2008. Regulations
Decommissioning Plan

Decommissioning Plan

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Decommissioning Plan

The licensee, the lessee, or as the case may be, the operator shall submit decommissioning plan to the competent authority including description of -

  1. risk during and following a possible removal;
  2. methods intended to be used in the event of a possible removal, including re-floating of the structure;
  3. analyses planned to be carried out;
  4. operations planned to be carried out in the event of a possible removal;
  5. consequences of a possible removal in respect of adjacent fields and facilities;
  6. other matters of importance; and
  7. measures, if any, designed to secure the area against possible future pollution from abandoned wells or polluted deposits of cuttings.
Source: Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, India, 18th June 2008. Regulations
Application for Consent

Application for Consent

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Application for Consent

“Application for consent” means an application submitted to the competent authority for acceptance. Source: Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, India, 18th June 2008. Regulations
OISD Standard

OISD Standard

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OISD Standard

“OISD Standard” means technical standards formulated by OISD and approved by Safety Council constituted under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to ensure safety in Oil and Gas industry, as amended from time to time. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. Regulations
OISD

OISD

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OISD

“OISD” means “Oil Industry Safety Directorate” a technical body assisting the Safety Council constituted under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. Regulations
Controller

Controller

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Controller

“Controller” means Controller of Explosives and includes Joint Chief Controller of Explosives, Deputy Chief Controller of Explosives and Deputy Controller of Explosives. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. Regulations
Territorial Waters

Territorial Waters

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Territorial Waters

“Territorial waters” means the belt of sea adjacent to the coast of India including its islands or extending into the sea to a distance of six nautical miles measured from the appropriate base line. Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 1959 (As amended from time to time), India, as amended as of May 2013. Regulations
The Act

The Act

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The Act

“The Act” means the Oilfields (Regulation & Development) Act, 1948 (53 of 1948). Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 1959 (As amended from time to time), India, as amended as of May 2013. Regulations
Stratum

Stratum

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Stratum

“Stratum” means a layer of rock more or less similar through out a lithological unit. Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 1959 (As amended from time to time), India, as amended as of May 2013. Regulations
Oil Wells

Oil Wells

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Oil Wells

“Oil wells” means any well which is capable of producing crude oil and which is not a gas well. Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 1959 (As amended from time to time), India, as amended as of May 2013. Regulations
Information Drilling

Information Drilling

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Information Drilling

“Information drilling” means the drilling of bore-holes for the purpose of procuring scientific information and not with the immediate object of obtaining petroleum. Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 1959 (As amended from time to time), India, as amended as of May 2013. Regulations
Geological Survey

Geological Survey

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Geological Survey

“Geological survey” includes the examination of exposed rocks in the field, the collection of the necessary specimens of rocks and other materials, investigations in the laboratory, the preparation of geological maps and geological sections and all other operations essential for the determination of the geological nature, age and structure of rocks in any area. Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 1959 (As amended from time to time), India, as amended as of May 2013. Regulations  

Geological Survey

“Geophysical survey” means the search, by instruments for the presence of suitable underground geological structure and includes the sinking of bore-holes for detonating explosives for the purpose, but not the drilling or deep bore-holes or the sinking of trial shafts, trenches, or other kinds of large and deep excavations connected with prospecting. Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 1959 (As amended from time to time), India, as amended as of May 2013. Regulations
Fields

Fields

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Fields

“Fields” means the general area which is underlaid, or appears to be underlaid, by at least one pool and shall include the underground reservoir or reservoirs containing petroleum or natural gas or both. Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 1959 (As amended from time to time), India, as amended as of May 2013. Regulations
Drilling or Boring

Drilling or Boring

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Drilling or Boring

“Drilling” or “boring” means perforation of the earth’s surface crust by mechanical means (irrespective of whether the hole caused by the perforation is vertical, inclined, or horizontal) and includes all operations for preventing collapse of the sides of such hole or for preventing such hole from being filled with extraneous materials including water. Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 1959 (As amended from time to time), India, as amended as of May 2013. Regulations
Bore-hole

Bore-hole

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Bore-hole

“Bore-hole” includes an oil well or gas well. Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 1959 (As amended from time to time), India, as amended as of May 2013. Regulations
Tank Forming Part of a Tank Vehicle

Tank Forming Part of a Tank Vehicle

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Tank Forming Part of a Tank Vehicle

In this part, “the tank forming part of a tank vehicle” shall be deemed to include any number of tanks on the same chassis and any limitation herein specified the capacity of a tank shall be construed so as to permit of the tank containing the quantity specified under varying degrees of temperature. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. Regulations
Well-head Tank

Well-head Tank

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Well-head Tank

“Well-head tank” means a tank into which crude petroleum flowing or being pumped from an oil well is first discharged. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. Regulations
Vehicles

Vehicles

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Vehicles

“Vehicles” means all carriages, including animal-drawn carriages for the transportation of petroleum either in bulk or otherwise than in bulk. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. Regulations
Testing Officer

Testing Officer

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Testing Officer

“Testing officer” means an officer authorised by the Central Government to test petroleum under Sec.17 of the Act. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. Regulations
Tank Wagon

Tank Wagon

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Tank Wagon

“Tank wagon” means a railway carriage with a tank mounted thereon. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. Regulations
Tank Vehicle

Tank Vehicle

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Tank Vehicle

“Tank vehicle” means any vehicle, including a tank wagon with a tank of a capacity exceeding 1,000 litres mounted thereon. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations  

Tank Vehicle

“Tank vehicle” means any vehicle, including a tank wagon with a tank of a capacity exceeding 1,000 litres mounted thereon and also includes refueller used for refuelling of air crafts or onsite fueling of heavy vehicles/machineries/stationery equipments. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. Regulations
Tank truck

Tank truck

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Tank truck

“Tank truck” means a single self-propelled vehicle with a tank mounted thereon. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. Regulations
Tank Semi-trailer

Tank Semi-trailer

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Tank Semi-trailer

“Tank semi-trailer” means a tank trailer constructed in such a manner that when it is drawn by a tractor by means of fifth wheel connection, some part of the load rests on the towing vehicle. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. Regulations