Recommendation Date
Recipient Name
Environment Canterbury
Text
Introduce the following directions into the harbour bylaws covering their ports, to emphasise the intent and principles of STCW and SOLAS:
• all vessels, whether under pilotage or pilot exempt, shall have an agreed passage plan for transits within harbour limits
• the number of crew members on the bridge shall be sufficient to safely carry out the agreed passage plan
• in determining the composition of the bridge team, due regard shall be taken of the need to steer, operate manoeuvring machinery, monitor the progress of the vessel visually, use all available aids to navigation and refer to an appropriate navigational chart.
• all vessels, whether under pilotage or pilot exempt, shall have an agreed passage plan for transits within harbour limits
• the number of crew members on the bridge shall be sufficient to safely carry out the agreed passage plan
• in determining the composition of the bridge team, due regard shall be taken of the need to steer, operate manoeuvring machinery, monitor the progress of the vessel visually, use all available aids to navigation and refer to an appropriate navigational chart.
Reply Text
Environment Canterbury needs to carry out further work before deciding to implement the safety recommendation 115/00.
This further work involves:
(a) discussions with our port harbour masters about current practices at the ports of Timaru and Lyttelton;
(b) discussions with Maritime Safety Authority about their intentions with respect to Maritime Rules covering the same requirements and the extent to which Maritime Rules can do the job;
(c) investigations into the adequacy of existing Bylaw provisions and the extent to which the relevant parts of the existing Bylaws under the Harbours Act 1950 will be carried forward under the Local Government Act 1974
(d) investigations as to whether it is possible to draft appropriate legally enforceable bylaws to cover the proposed directions.
In any case it is not legally possible to agree to the proposed Bylaw changes at this stage without going through the procedures laid down in the Harbours Act.
This further work involves:
(a) discussions with our port harbour masters about current practices at the ports of Timaru and Lyttelton;
(b) discussions with Maritime Safety Authority about their intentions with respect to Maritime Rules covering the same requirements and the extent to which Maritime Rules can do the job;
(c) investigations into the adequacy of existing Bylaw provisions and the extent to which the relevant parts of the existing Bylaws under the Harbours Act 1950 will be carried forward under the Local Government Act 1974
(d) investigations as to whether it is possible to draft appropriate legally enforceable bylaws to cover the proposed directions.
In any case it is not legally possible to agree to the proposed Bylaw changes at this stage without going through the procedures laid down in the Harbours Act.
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