Marine Operations Code for Ports: Bulletin No.36 (January 2002)

Bulletin No.36 - January 2002

Port Marine Safety Code

The Port Marine Safety Code was published on 13 March 2000 (ISBN: 1 85112 365 2) and is £10

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Implementation

Happy New Year! The date set by the Code for its implementation has finally passed - some harbour authorities have already notified the Department that they have completed the work ahead of the target, although no doubt others are now fighting their way out of the paperwork! The Department will issue letters to all competent harbour authorities in w/c 7 January to determine how far the Code has been implemented. The letters will ask for responses to be sent by 28 February 2002.

The Department will be asking for a copy of the statement each authority has prepared for public consumption describing its implementation of the Code. It does not expect to receive with these statements every authority's full documentation - including copies of risk assessments. The Department will be reviewing the extent, and the costs and benefits of implementation in various ways - including selected port visits. One objective of this part of the project will be to harvest emerging examples of good practice - authorities are, of course, welcome to send such material now.

Guide to Good Practice

The text is now at proof stage. It is proposed to publish the Guide with a cover price of £25. The binders will be over-sized to allow for the possible inclusion of additional material at a later date. Ordering details will be given later.

Conferences

A national conference, Modern Ports - Facing the Future, takes place at the School of Oriental and African Studies, Russell Square, London, on 20 February 2002 to look at progress on the commitments in Modern Ports and discuss future plans: register your interest with Bob Earll of CMS - Phone/Fax: 01531 890415 or email: bob.earll@dial.pipex.com.

The 11th UKHMA conference is scheduled for 14 March 2002 and it is hoped to include presentations from harbour masters on implementation of the Code.