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HSEQ Compliance for Offshore Wind Projects

Written by Dominic Stratton | Jun 23, 2025 6:30:00 AM

SeaPlanner Offshore Management System is a comprehensive compliance engine that manages information around the construction and maintenance of offshore wind projects, keeping them compliant with HSEQ standards. On this page, we've put together all of the UK and EU-specific regulations that SeaPlanner supports.

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Non-Compliance Consequences in Offshore Wind Projects 

Ensuring HSEQ compliance is crucial for offshore wind safety. Non-compliance can lead to serious consequences, including: 

  • Operational delays
  • Legal challenges
  • Environmental impact
  • Reputational damage
  • Project cost growth
  • Safety risks
  • Fines

Complying with HSEQ Standards Using SeaPlanner

SeaPlanner Offshore Management Software helps offshore wind projects stay compliant with HSEQ standards, as well as a range of additional UK and EU-specific offshore safety regulations, including:

HSEQ Standards

HSEQ refers to the Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality management of an organisation. SeaPlanner offers real-time digital verification of personnel and crew certifications against project-specific matrices, ensuring automated compliance validation for all site access, manifested and live transfers.

Emergency Readiness

Renewable energy developments are required to have arrangements for evacuation, escape, recovery, and rescue for workers on these developments. SeaPlanner's integrated AIS/ADSB tracking provides instant visibility of all assets, personnel, vessels, and helicopters with automated alerts and emergency response protocols. 

IMO FAL 6 Compliance

The International Maritime Organisation requires all ships to carry a certificate that establishes their passenger list. SeaPlanner's digital manifesting system provides automated tracking across vessels, turbines, and BOPs, generating port-ready documentation that complies with IMO FAL 6 requirements. 

Construction Design Management (CDM)

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 cover the handling of health, safety, and welfare when carrying out construction projects. SeaPlanner provides digital RAMS and Work Authorisation, as well as automated induction tracking with comprehensive audit trails.

Global Wind Organisation (GWO)

GWO training standards support workforce development and enable safer energy transition. SeaPlanner's direct API integration enables real-time certification validation and automated compliance monitoring against the official WINDA database. 

GDPR Compliance

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) controls how a person's personal information is used by organisations. SeaPlanner's enterprise-grade security protocols include automated backups, comprehensive audit trails, and secure data management for easy compliance. 

GDPR Compliance with SeaPlanner 

ISO 9001

ISO 9001 is a globally recognized standard for quality management, defining how to establish, implement, maintain, and continually improve a quality management system (QMS). SeaPlanner displays demonstrable risk management and supply chain quality control through verified digital workflows and real-time monitoring. 

ISO 14001

ISO 14001 is the internationally recognized standard for environmental management systems (EMS), providing a framework for organisations to design and implement an EMS, and continually improve their environmental performance. SeaPlanner creates an audit trail of digital environmental management through supply chain management induction media, RAMS, and PTW; coupled with vessel speed and restriction zoning to ensure environmental compliance. 

HSG250

HSG250 is a guide for the petroleum, chemical, and allied industries that describes good practice in the use of permit-to-work systems to ensure risks have been reduced to a low level. SeaPlanner is an advanced digital PTW system exceeding HSE Executive best practice requirements. 

HSG 250 Compliance with SeaPlanner 

G+ Good Practice Guidelines

The G+ has published a number of good practice guidelines to date, which are intended to improve global health and safety standards in the offshore wind industry. SeaPlanner comes with purpose-built features aligned with offshore wind industry best practices, ensuring operational and safety excellence. 

Compliance Success Stories with SeaPlanner 

Recent Audit of Offshore Wind Farm

In 2025, SeaPlanner was implemented to carry out our client's first-ever LOD 3 audit. This comprehensive evaluation was designed to assess the operational practices and safety standards across critical areas of the company's operations. The scope of the audit included Control of Work, Contractor HSSE, and Marine Transport & Emergency Response, which are key processes where Operations Control Command (OCC) and SeaPlanner play a vital role. 

The rating that our client received was 'fair', which is a significant achievement for a first LOD 3 audit. OCC was engaged throughout the audit, and the audit team had the following observations to say about OCC & SeaPlanner: 

  • SeaPlanner was used effectively for task-specific operations
  • There was ongoing improvement in addressing excessive permits in "Suspended" mode
  • Showed exemplary onboarding practices
  • OCC and Operators exhibited Strong Emergency Response readiness

When asked about the specific features they liked in SeaPlanner, one auditor said:

  1. Real-time visibility of the vessels working in the field
  2. Ability to see the cargo manifest in detail
  3. Ability to see crew and passengers' details, including their competency records
  4. Real-time weather integration and route planning
  5. AIS tracking of other vessels in the field 

The auditor noted he was particularly impressed of fact that all these features were available to use from a single tool. 

 

Conclusion

Need real-time verification that keeps your offshore wind projects in line with HSEQ standards and industry best practices? By digitalizing and automating these critical compliance requirements, SeaPlanner will considerably reduce your administrative overhead. In addition to HSEQ compliance, if you're looking for offshore management software, consider downloading the SeaPlanner brochure today.