Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Thank you, Chair. Where was I? I suppose what I would say is ORE necessitated the development of a new category of vessel to support the sector, especially vessels carrying industrial personnel, who are the workers engaged in the working, operation and servicing of such offshore projects. The vessels involved would typically be crude transfer vessels or other specialised servicing vessels for the maintenance of offshore wind turbines. This has resulted in the development of a new category of offshore worker, referred to as the "industrial personnel", and to the addition of a new chapter to the SOLAS Convention and a new International Code of Safety for Ships Carrying Industrial Personnel to regulate this new type of vessel carrying such personnel. The reference to the hydrocarbon energy section in the Bill is to reflect the definition used by the SOLAS Convention.