A guide to good practice on port marine operations
Table of contents
- Introduction
- Section 1 The Legal Background
- Summary
- General duties and powers
- Specific duties and powers
- Port marine safety legislation
- Legislation fit for purpose
- Byelaws
- Directions
- More guidance on byelaws and directions
- Licensing
- Enforcement
- Section 2 Accountability of the duty holder
- 2.1 Summary
- 2.2 The report
- Section 3 Consultation
- 3.1 Summary
- 3.2 Forms of consultation
- 3.3 Consultation with employees, contractors or other related service providers
- Section 4 Risk Assessment & Safety Management Systems
- 4.1 Summary
- 4.2 Risk assessment
- 4.3 The safety management system
- 4.4 The designated person
- Section 5 Emergency Preparedness and Response
- 5.1 Summary
- 5.2 Dangerous substances
- 5.3 Oil pollution and dangerous vessels
- 5.4 Working with other authorities
- 5.5 Health and safety at work
- 5.6 Search and rescue
- 5.7 National and other plans
- Section 6 Conservancy
- 6.1 Summary
- 6.2 Hydrography
- 6.3 Promulgation of survey and navigation information
- 6.4 Dredging
- 6.5 Aids to navigation
- 6.6 Wrecks
- 6.7 Regulating harbour works
- Section 7 Management of Navigation
- 7.1 Summary
- 7.2 Establishing the requirement
- 7.3 Vessel traffic services (VTS)
- 7.4 Communicating with port traffic
- 7.5 Passage planning
- 7.6 Master/pilot exchange
- 7.7 Harbour service
- 7.8 Recreational navigation
- Section 8 Pilotage
- 8.1 Summary
- 8.2 The competent harbour authority
- 8.3 Providing a service
- 8.4 Pilotage exemption certificates
- PEC Criteria
- Section 9 Marine Services
- 9.1 Summary
- 9.2 Regulation of port craft
- 9.3 Towage
- 9.4 Workboats
- 9.5 Diving operations regulation and management
- Section 10 National Occupational Standards for Port Marine Personnel
- 10.1 Summary
- 10.2 Harbour master
- 10.3 Pilot
- 10.4 Vessel traffic service operator
- 10.5 Marine operatives
- 10.6 Tug crews
- 10.7 Hydrographic surveyor
