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Offshore renewable energy installations (OREI)

Details of emergency response planning for at-sea renewable energy installations.

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Hub emergency response co-operation plan

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This page contains information relating to emergency response planning for at-sea renewable energy installations - Wind, Wave, Tide and Current and requirements for Search And Rescue helicopter operations in and around OREIs. Operators and developers are required to use this information in formulating their emergency response plans and site Safety Management Systems. it should be noted that Hub Emergency Response Co-operation Plans (ERCo) plans should be developed and put in place for the construction, production operation and the decommissioning phases of any OREI.

Published 23 July 2014
Last updated 7 January 2022 + show all updates
  1. Attachment updated to v.2

  2. Replacement Hub Emergency Response Cooperation Plan added

  3. Updated Offshore Renewable Energy Installations, Emergency Response Co-operation Plans (ERCoP) document - October 2016

  4. Updated Offshore Renewable Energy Installations, Emergency Response Co-operation Plans (ERCoP) document - August 2016.

  5. Updated version of ERCOP guidance 06 11 14

  6. Updated for 4 November 2014 version of Offshore Renewable Energy Installations, Emergency Response Co-operation Plans (ERCoP) for Construction and Operations Phase, and Requirements for Emergency Response and SAR Helicopter Operations

  7. Updated to latest revision 3 September 2014

  8. First published.