Minerals And Mining (Health, Safety And Technical Regulations, 2012) (L.I. 2182)
Regulation 119
(1) An application to the Chief Inspector of Mines for approval to use a dredge in a mining operation shall be in writing as set out in Form Eighteen in the First Schedule and shall include
(a) plans showing the location of the dredging operation together with the general layout of the dredging proposal;
(b) design and construction details of the dredge including
(i) structural details;
(ii) the means to be used to manoeuvre the dredge and move the dredge from place to place in the dredging operation;
(iii) the means to be used to break out and raise the product of the dredging operations; and
(iv) the maximum depth below the surface of the water at which dredging operations are to be carried out;
(c) design details of mooring or anchoring apparatus to be used in carrying out the dredging operation;
(d) details of the loads used in design, stability and buoyancy calculations;
(e) details of any ballast requirements or limitations including any restrictions on the storage of free liquid, and the maximum and minimum draught of the dredge;
(f) details of the means of access from the bank to the dredge;
(g) the report of a qualified naval architect confirming the buoyancy and stability of the dredge under all operating conditions;
(h) the results of buoyancy and stability tests; and
(i) details of any approvals obtained under other laws.
(2) The Chief Inspector of Mines may request the holder of the mining lease in relation to which the dredging is to be carried out to provide additional information to that provided under sub-regulation (1).
(3) The holder of a mining lease shall ensure that a request made under sub-regulation (2) is complied with within fourteen days from the date of the request.
(4) Where the holder of a mining lease applies to use a dredge in accordance with this regulation, the Chief Inspector of Mines may approve the use of the dredge in the mining operation as set out in Form Nineteen in the First Schedule.
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