Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Culture, Communities and Business Services summarising incidents and events in the Harbour and covering issues currently under consideration by the Marine Director.

The Board considered the report of the Director of Culture, Communities and

Business Services (Item 7 in the Minute Book) regarding incidents and events in the Harbour and updates from the Marine Director.

Board members were pleased to hear of the results of the independent inspection of the Marine Safety Management System and the Harbour Authority’s continued compliance with the Port Marine Safety Code. Members were also pleased to hear that the recommendations from the previous inspection had been acted upon effectively. It was confirmed that the findings of the inspection would be shared with river users more widely and that the Marine Director regularly attended club meetings and local groups to keep stakeholders informed of related matters and to share feedback.

Members were grateful for the information contained within the graph at Figure 1 and requested that the numerical data showing frequency of incidents also be presented in a table alongside the graph for future reporting.

RESOLVED:

That the River Hamble Harbour Board:

a)    Endorses the independent Inspection by the Designated Person of the

Marine Safety Management System, at paragraph 5 and agrees to write a signed statement of compliance with the Port Marine Safety Code to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

b)    Notes the remainder of the report content.