Mooring and Management of Vessels

13.The master and the owner of a vessel shall ensure that it is provided with sufficient number of fenders adequate for the size of their vessel and, when berthing and leaving or lying at a quay or against other vessels, the master shall cause the vessel to be fended off from that quay, or those other vessels so as to prevent damage to that quay, those other vessels or any other property.

14.Except with the permission of the harbour master, the master of a vessel shall at all times when his vessel is within the Dock & Harbour ensure that his vessel is capable of being safely moved and navigated and that there are sufficient crew or other competent persons readily available-

(a) to attend to his vessel’s moorings;

(b)to comply with any directions given by the harbour master for the unmooring, mooring and moving of his vessel; and

(c)to deal, so far as reasonably practicable, with any emergency that may arise.

15.The master and owner of a vessel which is berthed within the Dock & Harbour shall ensure that such vessel is close alongside and securely made fast at all times unless otherwise directed by the harbour master.

16.The master and the owner of a vessel (other than a small vessel) while berthed alongside a quay shall, except where the Merchant Shipping (Means of Access) Regulations 1988 apply, provide andmaintain a sufficient and proper gangway for the access and egress of all persons having lawful business on the vessel and shall during the hours of darkness provide sufficient lighting to illuminate the whole length of the gangway.

17.The master of every vessel within the Dock & Harbour shall have adequate fire extinguishing equipment available for immediate use in any part of the vessel at all times, and the nature and amount of such equipment shall take into account any abnormal fire risk associated with any such vessel.

18.(1)The master of every vessel within the Dock & Harbour shall ensure that no fire shall be allowed thereon except in suitable containers and under watch.

(2)No person shall bring on board a vessel or shall use on a vessel any combustible or flammable materials, fuels, oils or gases or warning flares or similar safety equipment unless the same are securely contained in a safe and proper manner.

19.(1)The master of a vessel which is on fire or is at a quay which is on fire shall sound a signal of seven or more blasts followed by a prolonged blast, and repeat the signal until the alarm has been raised.

(2)In addition, the master of such vessel shall ensure, immediately, that the fire services are summoned and that the harbour master is notified and provided with full details of the fire.

20.The master of a vessel shall give every reasonable assistance to the harbour master and fire brigade, police, ambulance and other emergency services for dealing with, alleviating or preventing fire, danger or other emergency.

21.No person shall cut adrift or unlawfully or without authority unloose any vessel which may be made fast or moored in any part of the Dock & Harbour.

22.No person shall make a vessel fast to, cast adrift or tamper with any navigational buoy, light, beacon, seamark or tideboard within the Dock & Harbour.

23.Except where the vessel is lying aground, the master or owner of a sea-going vessel shall not, without first notifying the harbour master, take any action to render his vessel incapable of movement.

24. The master or owner of a vessel shall not permit his vessel to be left unattended whilst on-board machinery is running except with the permission of the harbour master.

25.The master or owner of a vessel which is at a quay, or attached to a mooring device, shall not permit the engines of his vessel to be worked in such a manner as to knowingly or negligently cause injury or damage to the bed, banks or quays of the Dock & Harbour or to any other vessel or property.

26.The master or owner of a vessel within the Dock & Harbour shall not permit or cause the engines of such vessel to be set in motion for trial purposes without the written consent of the harbour master or otherwise than in accordance with the terms of such consent.

27.The master or owner of any vessel shall not permit derricks, davits, beams, doors or any other equipmentto overhang the side of the vessel in such a manner as to obstruct safe mooring or cause damage to another vessel alongside whilst within the Dock & Harbour.

Access across decks

28.The master and owner of a vessel within the Dock & Harbour shall allow facilities for the free and safe passage across or over the deck of his vessel to or from any other vessel lying farther from the quay.

29.No master or owner of a vessel within the Dock & Harbour shall permit grit blasting or spray painting on board thatvessel unless contained in an area designated for that purpose by the harbour master or with written consent from the harbour master or other authorised officer.

30.The master of a vessel which has slipped or parted from or lost any anchor, chain, cable or propeller shall-

(a)as soon as reasonably practicable give to the harbour master notice thereof and, if possible, of the position of the anchor, chain, cable or propeller and, if the harbour master so directs, shall cause it to be recovered as soon as reasonably practicable;

(b)in the case of an anchor or propeller leave a buoy to mark the position thereof if this is known.

31.(1)No person shall lay down any mooring, buoy, or similar tackle without a licence or the written consent of the harbour master nor except in accordance with such conditions as the harbour master may impose.

(2)A mooring, buoy or similar tackle which has not been authorised under paragraph (1) above shall as soon as reasonably practicable forthwith be removed by its owner or any other person claiming possession of it if the harbour master so directs.

(3)The harbour master shall not unreasonably refuse to grant a licence to the owner or lessee of any land not owned by ABP to lay down any mooring, buoy or similar tackle on that land.

32.Except in an emergency the master of a vessel berthed within the Dock & Harbour shall not allow a lifeboat, liferaft, or other floating craft or platform to be lowered or deployed into the waters of the Dock & Harbour without the permission of the harbour master.