Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations (SOR/2024-26)

Marginal note:Mechanical equipment

• 136 (1) An operator must ensure that any mechanical equipment on an installation

  • (a) is designed, selected, located, installed, commissioned, protected, operated, inspected and maintained in accordance with the measures referred to in clauses 9(2)(b)(v)(E) and 10(2)(b)(v)(E) that are described in the operator’s safety plan and environmental protection plan, respectively; and

  • (b) can operate safely and reliably under all foreseeable operating conditions, taking into account the manufacturer’s instructions.

• Marginal note:Design

  (2) Mechanical equipment must be designed to eliminate hazards to safety or the environment in the following scenarios or, if that is not possible, to mitigate the risks posed by those hazards:

  • (a) loss of containment of hazardous substances;

  • (b) overspeeding and loss of restraint of machinery components with high kinetic energy;

  • (c) extreme surface temperatures of the mechanical equipment;

  • (d) movement of mobile components of the mechanical equipment;

  • (e) loss of control and integrity of the mechanical equipment;

  • (f) ignition of potentially explosive atmospheres in hazardous areas from sparks, flames or excessive heat; and

  • (g) escalation of accidental events.

• Marginal note:Controls and manual shut-off devices

  (3) The operator must ensure that controls and manual shut-off devices for mechanical equipment are in a protected and readily accessible location that permits safe operation when an accidental event occurs that renders the equipment inaccessible.

• Marginal note:Internal combustion engine — operating instructions

  (4) The operator must ensure that the basic operating instructions for an internal combustion engine provide details of stop, start and emergency procedures and are permanently attached to the engine.

• Marginal note:Turbines and internal combustion engines

  (5) The operator must ensure that turbines and internal combustion engines are

  • (a) equipped to prevent unintended ignition;

  • (b) installed so that

    • (i) their supply of combustion air is from a non-hazardous area, and

    • (ii) their exhaust is discharged to a non-hazardous area; and

  • (c) equipped with safety devices — including manual fuel shut-off devices and, unless it would increase safety or environmental risks, automatic fuel shut-off devices — to prevent major damage from overspeeding, high exhaust temperature, high cooling water temperature, low lubricating oil pressure or other foreseeable hazards that could impair the safety of operations.

• Marginal note:Exception

  (6) Despite paragraph (5)(c), turbines and internal combustion engines that are critical to emergency response, including emergency generators and fire pumps, need only be equipped with safety devices to prevent major damage from overspeeding.

• Marginal note:Operation of critical mechanical equipment

  (7) The operator must ensure that mechanical equipment that is critical to the safety or propulsion of a floating platform will continue to operate safely and reliably at its full rated power under the static and dynamic angles of inclination that are specified in the rules of the classification society that issued the certificate of class required under section 140.