SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 12DEEMED MARINE LICENCE UNDER THE 2009 ACT— TRANSMISSION ASSETS

PART 2CONDITIONS

Aviation safety

8.—(1) The undertaker must exhibit such lights, with such shape, colour and character as are required in writing by Air Navigation Order 2016(1) and determined necessary for aviation safety following consultation with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation Safeguarding and as directed by the Civil Aviation Authority. Lighting installed specifically to meet Ministry of Defence aviation safety requirements must remain operational for the life of the authorised scheme unless otherwise agreed with the Ministry of Defence.

(2) The undertaker must notify the Defence Infrastructure Organisation Safeguarding, the Civil Aviation Authority, NATS (En Route) plc and the MMO, at least 14 days prior to the commencement of the authorised scheme, in writing of the following information)—

(a)the date of the commencement of construction of the authorised scheme;

(b)the maximum height of any construction equipment to be used;

(c)the maximum height of any offshore substation to be constructed; and

(d)the latitude and longitude of each offshore substation and wind turbine generator to be constructed,

and the Defence Infrastructure Organisation Safeguarding must be notified of any changes to the information supplied under this paragraph and of the completion of the construction of the authorised scheme. Copies of such notifications must be provided to the MMO within five working days of the notification to the Defence Infrastructure Organisation Safeguarding.

(3) Within 14 days of the commencement of construction of the authorised scheme the undertaker must submit an operational lighting scheme for the lighting of structures above 60 metres in height to the Defence Infrastructure Organisation Safeguarding and the Civil Aviation Authority which must include the proposed intensity levels.

(4) The authorised scheme must not be brought into commercial operation unless and until the lighting scheme submitted pursuant to sub-paragraph (3) has been approved and implemented.

(5) The lights installed in accordance with sub-paragraphs (1) and (4) will be operated at the lowest permissible lighting intensity level.