In the exercise of the power conferred on the Minister responsible for Transport by section 477(c) and (ee) of the Ghana Shipping Act, 2003 (Act 645) these Regulations are made on the 25th day of January 2012.
Offshore installation safety zones Establishment and protection of safety zones 
(1) The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette (a) establish safety zones around an offshore installation to protect the installation either installed or being installed on the sea bed within Ghana's maritime jurisdiction; (b) prescribe measures as the Minister considers necessary in the established safety zone for the protection of the offshore installation or device with respect to which the safety zone is established; and (c) regulate or prohibit the entry of a ship or any specified class of ships, vessels or persons into the safety zone.

Prohibition of entry
 A ship, vessel, or person shall not enter a safety zone notified in the Gazette in accordance with regulation 1 without the consent in writing of the Director-General, unless (a) it is engaged in constructing, repairing, or servicing (i) the floating or fixed installation; (ii) a submarine pipeline connected or to be connected to the floating installation; (iii) facilities associated with the floating installation or the pipeline; or (b) it is a tanker authorized by the operator of the installation to enter the zone to load crude oil or other petroleum products

Establishment of exclusion zones
The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, establish a temporary exclusion zone in an area within Ghana's maritime jurisdiction (a) in the interest of safety, (b) in the event of danger or imminent danger to (i) the state, (ii) a person, (iii) a vessel, (iv) an installation, (v) a structure, (vi) a device, or (vii) equipment, (c) to protect the environment, or (d) to mitigate the effects of a spill