Marine Safety

Shoreham Port has a primary responsibility to facilitate the safety of navigation throughout Shoreham Port. To this end Shoreham Port will:

• Maintain an effective Navigational Safety Management System based on a continuing, formalised assessment and mitigation of risk.
• Review regularly the effectiveness of, and if necessary seek amendments to, its legal powers, Byelaws and Directions in respect of navigational safety.
• Monitor and manage vessel traffic within the Port limits through the provision of a Port Control and Information Service.
• Provide an appropriate level of pilotage services in accordance with the Pilotage Act 1987.
• Make and publish hydrographic surveys.
• Undertake maintenance dredging as appropriate.
• Remove sunken vessels and other obstructions that are, or may become, an impediment to safe navigation.
• Ensure the provision of necessary aids to navigation within port limits.
• Promulgate effectively navigational, tidal and other relevant information to all port users.
• Provide effective management and co-ordination in respect of Shoreham Port’s response to emergency incidents within its area of jurisdiction.
• Consult widely with port users and other relevant stakeholders in respect of navigational safety issues and proposed changes to navigational arrangements.
• Ensure, through risk assessment that the licensing of works takes due regard of the safety of navigation.