text: 46.-.Off?hore industlial installations. The fLO Conunittee of Erperts on theApplication of Conventions and Recomnendatlona, i.s exanlning the application bystates of rro conventions to fixeal and moblle install.ation8 useat in the exploraEionand exploitation of offshore mi.neral and petroleun reaources. U h" @nnitte6observed that reports fron 53 covernnents and a numbe! of empl-y ers t or workers'organizations have revealed a variety of 6ltuati.ons and a dlffeilng legielativeapProach to the problen€ rarsed by such instartations, partlcularly in respect ofan overlap of naritime lae and land-based ras. AE to the legar nature of offehorelnstarlations, aone countr ie' oake a alistinctron in their legisration as betweennobile and flxed instalrations, ehich aa a re€ult are subj€ct to differentregulationB: nobire instalratlons trhore atefined as ships are Lhua subject gomaritine legislationt flxed in8tallatl.ons l,h€re r egaraled aE land-baaedlnstallatlons are thus subject to regislatron areternrned on a case-by-case basis.In addllion, there is a divergent atrT)roach in reapect of juri.sdlction, notably lncases where nobile lnstarlatrons are regarded as shlpss Eome countrles regararthei'r 1€gisl-ation as appLicable to offahore ingtallaEionE operatlng in theirnaricime zones' regardr.ess of thelr nationalityt others consider that the pr inaryJurisdiction, even tn their o$n territory, ts inat of the flag state, so that thereaponslbi.rtty for the appllcation of rl,o conventlone resca i{ith the state wherethe crafc is r eg i ster ed. 47. Tbe rl"o Jotnt tiraritine coln'0isston ln septenber t-9g4, as noted in the report ofthe secretary-ceneral (A/39/547 and corr.l), had aalopteal a re'olutlon reguestingthat a study be undertaken together rith Iuo to deternine which nobile units rrouldbe clasalfled as shlps and auggeeting bhat there be an experb reeie$ ofoccupaeional safety, health and sorklng conditi,ons on boaril maritine llpbiLeoffshore units. The rrJo coverning Body, at tts February-March sesslon in 19g5, hasalnce requested that a prerimlnary stu<ty be undertaken with a vien to determlningth€ nain problens which should be examined in this very conplex fletd. 48. The cornniltee of Experts has stated tbat lt con.lderE problena concerning thelegar status of offahore lndustrtar ln8tarlatione, the leglBlatton applicable toworkers thereon, the Cype of jurlsilicCion exerciaed by States over theseinstallatlons, and the posEible obllgatlons arlslng fron the licensing of theiostallation for the purpoEes of exploratlon and exploltation, to be offar-reaching consequence. The Legal uncertainttes reveared and the resultlng lackof unifornlty in the legigratree approach to the problem may have adverEe eff€ct'on the appli'cation of international rabour convencions. conseguently, the pogsibleadoPtion of standarAs on the condltlona of erork ln offghore inatustrial activltteseilr still reguire detailed legal analysls of euch probleme as have been outllnedabove. The comnlttee has once agarn, tberefore, invrted Governnrents to contrnuesending infornatlon on all thoge natterE that l,ill herp clarify the legal guestionsinvolved. 49. considering the relatlonsbip of many of the6e gueEtions to provisions of the@nvention on the rJan of the sea partlcularly articles d0 and g0, the offr.ce of thesPecial RePresentdtlve of the secr etary-General for the IJae of the sea haa offeredits advlce and assistance to the ILO.A/40/923 English Page 15
analysis: This text appears to be discussing the legal and regulatory framework surrounding offshore industrial installations, particularly in relation to the exploitation of mineral and petroleum resources. It mentions the overlap of maritime and land-based laws, the jurisdictional issues that arise, and the need for standardization in occupational safety, health, and working conditions. The text also references the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Based on this content, it seems likely that the text is related to the categories of Industry, Natural resources and environment, and International trade.