• The audit was conducted from 12 to 29 August 2025.
  • Notification of the order was made on 17 October 2025.
  • The order was issued on 4 November 2025.

Objective

The objective of the audit was to assess how Island Offshore is ensuring compliance with the authorities’ and its own requirements in respect of safe operations and maintenance on Island Constructor.

Result

The audit identified ten non-conformities in the following areas:

  • List of equipment
  • Barriers
  • Maintenance
  • Classification
  • Maintenance programme
  • Design and labelling
  • Compliance with procedures
  • Explosive goods and radioactive sources
  • Potential for falling objects
  • Training and drills

In addition, we observed two factors that we have chosen to categorise as improvement points. These concerned:

  • Follow-up of the maintenance management system
  • Management of chemical health hazards

Order

The identified non-conformities individually and collectively constitute serious breaches of the regulations.

On this basis, we have now issued Island Offshore with the following order:

Pursuant to the Framework Regulations, section 69 concerning administrative decisions, we order Island Offshore in respect of Island Constructor to:

  1. Review the classification of systems and equipment including equipment from alliance partners for the Island Constructor facility, with reference to  the Activity Regulations, section 46 concerning classification. See chapter 5 of the report, non-conformities 5.1.1 and 5. 1.4.

  2. Identify the technical barrier elements included in a barrier function, including barrier elements from alliance partners for the Island Constructor facility, with reference to the Management Regulations, section 5, fourth paragraph concerning barriers. See chapter 5 of the report, non-conformities 5.1.1 and 5. 1.2.
  3. Systematically review and map Island Constructor to ascertain the performance requirements defined for the technical barriers and which of them are non-functional or impaired. Furthermore, take the necessary measures to rectify or compensate for missing or impaired barriers, with reference to the Management Regulations, section 5 concerning barriers, fourth, fifth and sixth paragraphs.  See chapter 5 of the report, non-conformities 5.1.2, 5.1.3 and 5.1.5.

  4. Rectify previously detected non-conformities, with reference to chapter 4.2 of our report; see the Management Regulations, section 22 concerning the handling of non-conformities, second paragraph.
  5. Present a schedule of specific measures for complying with items 1, 2 and 3 of the order, including a description of any compensatory measures to be implemented until non-conformities have been rectified, with reference to the Management Regulations, section 12 concerning planning, and section 22 concerning the handling of non-conformities.

The deadline for complying with item 5 of the order is 15 November 2025.
The deadline for complying with item 4 of the order is 1 December 2025.
The deadline for complying with items 1 to 3 of the order is 1 June 2026.

We are to be notified when the order has been carried out.