You will need this registration if you have day-to-day management and control of an offshore facility facility (vessel, structure or licensed pipeline) and its activities.
For facilities where there is no associated title, lease, permit etc. (for example vessels and mobile offshore drilling units) the facility owner may nominate a party to be the operator of the facility. For facilities where there is an associated title, lease, permit etc. (for example production facilities and licensed pipelines) the titleholder (including the pipeline licensee) may nominate a party to be the operator of the facility.