Regulatory Guidance

Definition(s)

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Combined Operation

An operation carried out from one facility with another facility or facilities that materially affects safety of persons or the protection of the environment on any or all of the affected facilities [e.g. a lift boat or self-elevating mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) working over a fixed platform]. on the basis of relevant available information and informed professional judgment.

Source: API  Bulletin 97, Well Construction Interface Document Guidelines, First Edition, December 2013. Global Standards

Combined Operation

'Combined Operation' means an operation carried out from an installation with another installation or installations for purposes related to the other installation(s) which thereby materially affects the risks to the safety of persons or the protection of the environment on any or all of the installations. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation  

Combined Operation

For the purposes of these Regulations, an installation other than a production installation, the operation of which has not been treated as having commenced in accordance with paragraph (2) of regulation 7, shall be treated as engaged in a combined operation with another such installation or other such installations if an activity carried out from, by means of or on, that installation is carried out temporarily for a purpose related to the other installation or installations and could affect the health or safety of persons on the other installation or installations, and the expression “combined operation” shall be construed accordingly. Source: The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005, UK S.I. 2005/3117, 2005. Regulations  

Combined Operation

Also called SIMOPS (Simultaneous Operations). Source: Guidance Notes on Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, Oil Industry Safety Directorate (India), 2012. Regulatory Guidance  

Combined Operation

In this regulation, combined operation means an operation where 2 or more installations carry out a temporary operation concurrently at the same location or, in the case of an offshore installation, within 500 metres of each other. Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Petroleum Exploration and Extraction) Regulations 2013, SR 2013/208, New Zealand, as of May 2013. Regulations  

Combined Operation

“Combined operation” means more than one activity such as drilling, production, workover operation, construction, rig move, etc., being undertaken at the same place or in the vicinity at the same time. Source: Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, India, 18th June 2008. Regulations  

Gecombineerde activiteit (Dutch)

„gecombineerde activiteit”: een activiteit die wordt uitgevoerd vanaf een installatie samen met een andere installatie of andere installaties ten behoeve van aan de andere installatie(s) gerelateerde doeleinden, waarbij de risico’s voor de veiligheid van personen of de bescherming van het milieu op één of alle installaties aanzienlijk worden beïnvloed. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation  

Opération combinée (French)

«opération combinée», une opération menée à partir d’une installation conjointement avec une ou plusieurs autres installations à des fins liées à ces autres installations et qui, de ce fait, modifie sensiblement les risques pour la sécurité des personnes ou la protection de l’environnement dans l’une ou dans l’ensemble de ces installations. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation  

Kombineret drift (Danish)

»kombineret drift«: en aktivitet, som udføres fra et anlæg sammen med et eller flere andre anlæg, og hvis formål vedrører det eller de andre anlæg, og som derved i betydelig grad påvirker sikkerhedsrisikoen for personer eller beskyttelsen af miljøet på et, flere eller alle anlæg. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation  

Operación combinada (Spanish)

«operación combinada»: una operación realizada a partir de una instalación conjuntamente con una o varias otras instalaciones con fines relativos a estas otras instalaciones y que, por tanto, modifique sensiblemente el riesgo para la seguridad de las personas o la protección del medio ambiente en alguna o en todas las instalaciones. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation  

Operațiune combinată (Romanian)

„operațiune combinată” înseamnă o operațiune efectuată de pe o instalație împreună cu o altă instalație sau alte instalații în scopuri legate de cealaltă (celelalte) instalație (instalații) și care afectează substanțial riscurile pentru siguranța persoanelor sau protecția mediului de pe oricare dintre instalații sau de pe toate instalațiile în cauză. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation  

kombinierter Betrieb (German)

„kombinierter Betrieb“ Betriebsabläufe, die von einer Anlage zusammen mit einer anderen Anlage oder anderen Anlagen für Zwecke durchgeführt werden, die mit der bzw. den anderen Anlagen zusammenhängen, und die sich dadurch erheblich auf die Risiken für die Sicherheit von Personen oder den Schutz der Umwelt auf einer oder allen Anlagen auswirken. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation  

συνδυασμένες εργασίες (Greek)

«συνδυασμένες εργασίες» σημαίνει τις εργασίες οι οποίες εκτελούνται από εγκατάσταση από κοινού με άλλη εγκατάσταση ή εγκαταστάσεις για σκοπούς συναφείς με την άλλη εγκατάσταση ή εγκαταστάσεις και επηρεάζουν ουσιωδώς τους κινδύνους για την ασφάλεια προσώπων ή την προστασία του περιβάλλοντος σε μια ή σε όλες τις εγκαταστάσεις. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation  

Operazione combinata (Italian)

«operazione combinata»: un’operazione effettuata da un impianto in combinazione con uno o più altri impianti per finalità relative all’altro o agli altri impianti, che incide materialmente sui rischi per la sicurezza delle persone o la tutela dell’ambiente per uno o per tutti gli impianti. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation  

Działalność połączona (Polish)

„działalność połączona” oznacza działalność prowadzoną z danej instalacji w połączeniu z inną instalacją lub instalacjami do celów związanych z tą inną instalacją (tymi innymi instalacjami), co istotnie wpływa na ryzyko dla bezpieczeństwa ludzi lub ochrony środowiska na którejkolwiek z tych instalacji lub na wszystkich tych instalacjach. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation  

Operação combinada (Portuguese)

«Operação combinada», uma operação realizada a partir de uma instalação em conjunto com outra ou outras instalações, para fins relacionados com essas outras instalações e que, desse modo, afeta materialmente os riscos para a segurança das pessoas ou a proteção do ambiente numa das instalações ou em todas elas. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation

 Kombinerad Verksamhet (Swedish)

en verksamhet som utförs från en anläggning tillsammans med en eller flera andra anläggningar för syften som rör den eller de andra anläggningarna och som därmed i betydande grad påverkar säkerhetsriskerna för personer eller miljöskyddet vid en eller samtliga anläggningar. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation  

Yhdistetyllä Toiminnalla (FINISH)

tarkoitetaan toimintaa, joka toteutetaan laitteistolla toisen laitteiston tai toisten laitteistojen kanssa tähän toiseen laitteistoon tai näihin toisiin laitteistoihin liittyvistä syistä, jolloin toiminta käytännössä vaikuttaa henkilöiden turvallisuuteen liittyviin riskeihin tai ympäristönsuojeluun missä tahansa näistä laitteistoista tai kaikilla näillä laitteistoilla. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation  

Skupna Dejavnost (Slovenian)

pomeni dejavnost, ki se opravlja z ene naprave skupaj z drugo napravo ali napravami za namene, povezane z drugo napravo ali napravami, zaradi česar bistveno vpliva na tveganje za varnost oseb ali varstvo okolja na eni od teh naprav ali na vseh napravah. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation  

kombinované operácie (slovak)

sú operácie vykonávané zo zariadenia s iným zariadením alebo zariadeniami na účely súvisiace s takýmto iným zariadením (inými zariadeniami), ktorými sa preto podstatne ovplyvňujú riziká bezpečnosti osôb alebo ochrany životného prostredia na niektorom alebo všetkých takýchto zariadeniach. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation  

mišri operacija (Lithuanian)

peracija, kuri atliekama iš įrenginio su kitu įrenginiu ar įrenginiais, siekiant su kitu (-ais) įrenginiu (-ais) susijusių tikslų, ir dėl kurios bet kuriame įrenginyje ar visuose įrenginiuose iš esmės padidėja rizika asmenų saugai arba aplinkos apsaugai. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation  

együttes üzemeltetés (hungarian)

valamely létesítményről más létesítménnyel (létesítményekkel) együtt végzett tevékenység ez utóbbi létesítménnyel (létesítményekkel) kapcsolatos céllal oly módon, amelynek következtében a személyi biztonsági vagy a környezetvédelmi kockázat a létesítmények bármelyikén vagy mindegyikén lényegesen megváltozik. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation  

operazzjoni kombinata (Maltese)

tfisser operazzjoni mwettqa minn installazzjoni ma’ installazzjoni jew installazzjonijiet oħra għal finijiet relatati mal-installazzjoni(jiet) l-oħra li b’hekk taffettwa materjalment ir-riskji għas-sikurezza tal-persuni jew il-ħarsien tal-ambjent fi kwalunkwe waħda mill-installazzjoni jew fl-installazzjonijiet kollha. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation  

apvienota darbība (Latvian)

ir darbība, ko veic no kādas iekārtas ar citu iekārtu vai iekārtām, lai īstenotu ar citu(-ām) iekārtu(-ām) saistītus mērķus, un kas tādējādi būtiski ietekmē cilvēku drošuma vai vides aizsardzības riskus uz kādas no šīm iekārtām vai uz visām šīm iekārtām. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation  

kombineeritud käitamine (Estonian)

protsess, mida teostatakse rajatises koos ühe või mitme muu rajatisega eesmärgil, mis on seotud muu rajatisega ning mis seega mõjutab olulisel määral ühes või mitmes rajatises töötavate isikute ohutuse või rajatise keskkonnakaitse suhtes avalduvaid riske. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation  

kombinovanou činností (Czech)

činnost prováděná ze zařízení spolu s jiným zařízením nebo jinými zařízeními pro účely spojené s jiným zařízením nebo jinými zařízeními, která tak významně ovlivňuje rizika pro bezpečnost osob nebo ochranu životního prostředí na některém nebo na všech těchto zařízeních. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation  

комбинирана дейност (Bulgarian)

означава дейност, осъществявана от инсталация съвместно с друга инсталация или инсталации за цели, свързани с другата или другите инсталации, която оказва съществено въздействие върху рисковете за безопасността на хората или опазването на околната среда на някоя инсталация или на всички тях. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation

Definition(s)

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Committee

“Committee” means the Oil and Gas Committee established by section 6; Comité. Source: Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. O-7, Canada, current to April 29, 2013. Legislation  

Committee

“Committee” means the Oil and Gas Committee established pursuant to section 145; Comité. Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. Legislation  

Committee

In this section, “Committee” means the Oil and Gas Committee established by the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act. Source:  Canada Petroleum Resources Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 36 (2nd Supp.), current to April 29, 2013. Legislation  

Committee

An occupational health and safety committee comprised of employer and worker representatives whose primary role is to monitor the health, safety and welfare of workers at the workplace. Note: 5 C-NAAIA 152; Section 37 of the Newfoundland and Labrador Occupational Health and Safety Act; C-NLOPB Other Requirements Respecting Occupational Health & Safety and OSH (NS) Element 1, Part 5. Source: Incident Reporting and Investigation Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, November 30, 2012. Regulatory Guidance  

Committee

"Committee" means the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the Organization. Source: International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships, 2001. Legislation Source: International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004. Legislation  

Committee

“Committee” means the Petroleum Committee. Source: Law of Information Energy, Petroleum Act B.E. 2514 (1971), Thailand, as of June 2013. Legislation  

Committee

“Committee” means a joint occupational health and safety committee. Source:  Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Occupational Health & Safety Requirements, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, December 2000. Regulations  

Committee

“Committee” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, S.N.S. 1985 C.3, as amended. Source:  Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Occupational Health & Safety Requirements, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, December 2000. Regulations  

Committee

Technical committee soil movement. Source: Mining Act of the Netherlands, Netherlands, 2003 (as amended up to 2012). Legislation

Definition(s)

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Competent Authority

“Competent Authority” means any person or authority authorized by the Central Government, by notification the Official Gazette, to perform the functions of the Competent Authority under this act and different persons or authorities may be authorized to perform all or any of the functions of the Competent Authority under this Act in the same area or different area specified in the notification. Source: The Petroleum Mineral Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962, Act No. 50 of 1962, India, as amended as of May 2013. Legislation

Competent Authority

'Competent Authority' means the public authority, appointed pursuant to this Directive and responsible for the duties assigned to it in this Directive. The competent authority may be comprised of one or more public bodies. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation  

Competent Authority

“Competent authority” means authority, appointed by the Central Government for implementation of these rules. Source: Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, India, 18th June 2008. Regulations  

Bevoegde autoriteit (Dutch)

„bevoegde autoriteit”: de overheidsinstantie die aangesteld is op grond van deze richtlijn en belast is met de haar krachtens deze richtlijn opgedragen taken. De bevoegde autoriteit kan uit een of meer overheidsorganen bestaan.¹  

Autorité compétente (French)

«autorité compétente», les pouvoirs publics désignés en vertu de la présente directive et responsables des tâches qui lui sont assignées par la présente directive. L’autorité compétente peut se composer d’un ou de plusieurs organismes publics.¹  

Kompetent myndighed (Danish)

»kompetent myndighed«: den offentlige myndighed, der er udnævnt i henhold til dette direktiv, og som er ansvarlig for de opgaver, der er pålagt den i dette direktiv. Den kompetente myndighed kan bestå af et eller flere offentlige organer.¹  

Autoridad competente (Spanish)

«autoridad competente»: la autoridad pública designada en virtud de la presente Directiva y responsable de las funciones que le asigna la presente Directiva. La autoridad competente podrá constar de uno o de varios organismos públicos.¹  

Autoritate competentă (Romanian)

„autoritate competentă” înseamnă autoritatea publică desemnată în temeiul prezentei directive și care este responsabilă pentru atribuțiile conferite prin prezenta directivă. Autoritatea competentă poate fi compusă dintr-unul sau mai multe organisme.¹  

Zuständige Behörde (German)

„zuständige Behörde“ die Behörde, die gemäß dieser Richtlinie benannt wird und für die Aufgaben verantwortlich ist, die ihr mit dieser Richtlinie übertragen werden. Die zuständige Behörde kann eine oder mehrere öffentliche Stellen umfassen.¹  

αρμόδια αρχή (Greek)

«αρμόδια αρχή» σημαίνει τη δημόσια αρχή που διορίζεται σύμφωνα με την παρούσα οδηγία και είναι υπεύθυνη για τα καθήκοντα που της ανατίθενται δυνάμει της παρούσας οδηγίας. Η αρμόδια αρχή μπορεί να απαρτίζεται από έναν ή περισσότερους δημόσιους φορείς.¹  

Autorità competente (Italian)

«autorità competente»: l’autorità pubblica nominata a norma della presente direttiva e responsabile dei compiti assegnati dalla presente direttiva. L’autorità competente può essere costituita da uno o più organismi pubblici.¹  

Właściwy organ (Polish)

„właściwy organ” oznacza organ publiczny wyznaczony na podstawie niniejszej dyrektywy i pełniący obowiązki przydzielone mu w niniejszej dyrektywie. Właściwy organ może być złożony z jednej lub większej liczby jednostek publicznych.¹  

Autoridade competente (Portuguese)

«Autoridade competente», a autoridade pública designada nos termos da presente diretiva responsável pelas funções que lhe são atribuídas pela presente diretiva. A autoridade competente pode ser constituída por um ou mais organismos públicos.¹  

Behörig myndighet (Swedish)

behörig myndighet: den myndighet som har utsetts enligt detta direktiv och som ansvarar för de uppgifter som den tilldelats genom detta direktiv. Den behöriga myndigheten kan bestå av ett eller flera offentliga organ.¹  

Toimivaltaisella viranomaisella (Finnish)

’toimivaltaisella viranomaisella’ tarkoitetaan tämän direktiivin nojalla nimitettyä viranomaista, joka vastaa tässä direktiivissä sille osoitetuista tehtävistä. Toimivaltainen viranomainen voi muodostua yhdestä tai useammasta julkisesta elimestä.¹  

Pristojni organ (Slovenian)

„pristojni organ“ pomeni javni organ, imenovan v skladu s to direktivo in odgovoren za naloge, dodeljene s to direktivo. Pristojni organ je lahko sestavljen iz enega ali več javnih organov.¹  

Príslušný orgán (Slovak)

„príslušný orgán“ je orgán verejnej moci určený podľa tejto smernice zodpovedný za úlohy, ktoré mu sú pridelené v tejto smernici. Príslušný orgán sa môže skladať z jedného alebo viacerých orgánov verejnej moci.¹  

Kompetentinga valdžios institucija (Lithuanian)

kompetentinga valdžios institucija – pagal šią direktyvą paskirta valdžios institucija, atsakinga už pagal šią direktyvą jai pavestas pareigas. Kompetentingą valdžios instituciją gali sudaryti viena ar daugiau viešųjų įstaigų.¹  

Illetékes hatóság (Hungarian)

„illetékes hatóság”: az ezen irányelv szerint kijelölt és az ezen irányelv szerint ráruházott feladatokért felelős hatóság. Az illetékes hatóságot egy vagy több közjogi szerv alkothatja.¹  

Awtorità kompetenti (Maltese)

‧awtorità kompetenti‧ tfisser l-awtorità pubblika, nominata skont din id-Direttiva u li hija responsabbli għad-dmirijiet mogħtija lilha f'din id-Direttiva. L-awtorità kompetenti tista’ tkun magħmula minn korp pubbliku wieħed jew aktar.¹  

Kompetentā iestāde (Latvian)

“kompetentā iestāde” ir publiska iestāde, kas iecelta, ievērojot šo direktīvu, un kas ir atbildīga par uzdevumiem, kuri tai uzticēti ar šo direktīvu. Kompetentā iestāde var ietvert vienu vai vairākas publiskas iestādes.¹  

Pädev asutus (Estonian)

„pädev asutus”– vastavalt käesolevale direktiivile määratud ja talle käesoleva direktiivi alusel omistatud ülesannete eest vastutav avaliku sektori asutus. Pädev asutus võib hõlmata üht või mitut avaliku sektori asutust.¹  

Příslušným orgánem (Czech)

„příslušným orgánem“ orgán veřejné moci určený podle této směrnice a pověřený výkonem úkolů, které pro něj stanoví tato směrnice. Příslušný orgán může být tvořen jedním nebo více orgány veřejné správy.¹  

компетентен орган (Bulgarian)

„компетентен орган“ означава публичният орган, определен съгласно настоящата директива и отговарящ за изпълнението на задълженията, възложени му с настоящата директива. Компетентният орган може да се състои от една или повече публични структури.¹  

Competent Authority

Competent authority means an organization authorized by the Administration to perform functions required by this Code. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.307(88), International Code for Application of Fire Test Procedures, 2010 (2010 FTP Code), 3 December 2010, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance