Navigation   

Berthing & Moorings

Goods & traffic

General byelaws

Special craft

Navigation

4. Particulars of Vessel must be declared if asked

5. Vessels must navigate with care

6. The speed limit is 10 knots over the ground and 5 knots over the ground in the Marina Approach  Channel

7. Small vessels must not obstruct fairway

8. No making fast to navigation marks or buoys

9. Accidents, sinking, groundings, stranding, fires etc which cause an obstruction to the fairway to be reported ASAP

10. Vessels adrift must be reported to the Harbour Master

11. Vessels must not cross the fairway unless safe to do so

12. Navigate on starboard side of the channel

13. Vessels with tide behind have right of way

14. A competent master must be on board during navigation

15. The Master must be on the bridge or in control during navigation

16. Vessels under weigh must be seaworthy

17. Vessels must stop or allow boarding when asked by the Harbourmaster or police

18. Navigation under the influence of drink or drugs prohibited

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Goods and traffic

30. Goods loaded or discharged in the harbour to be removed as soon as practicable.  The Harbourmaster may issue directions about the time, place and manner of loading or discharging goods

31. The master will prevent material falling into the water or onto the Board's premises

32. A competent person must be on board to supervise all loading and discharging

33. The person in charge to inform the Harbourmaster of any material dropped into the harbour and take steps as required to recover it

34. Care required operating vehicles within the Board's premises

35. Person in charge of a vehicle on the Board's premise will do as instructed, and not leave it unattended or take it into any shed or work area

36. Vehicles or parts of them must not be abandoned in any part of the Harbour The Harbourmaster may assume that a vehicle is abandoned unless he has been told otherwise

37. Vehicles must not leak, spill or drip

38. Loads must be properly secured and be within the capacity of the vehicle

39. Vehicles must not be fuelled within Harbour premises without permission

40. Fuel may not be transferred between vehicles and vessels without the Harbourmaster's permission

41. All accidents to be fully reported to the Harbourmaster

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General Byelaws

42. Vessels must be open to the Harbour Master's inspection and examination

43. Vessels not to be fumigated without permission

44. No ballast, rubbish, sewage or offensive matter to be discharged in the Harbour

45. Nothing may be left on Board premises without permission. It must be removed when directed

46. Fishing nets and lines must not cause obstruction

47. No dragging or grappling within the harbour without permission

48. Vessels must have their names or means of identification marked conspicuously. Any change of name or ownership of vessels must be reported immediately in writing

49. All small vessels kept or used in the harbour to be registered with the Harbour Master. The Harbour Master to be informed of any change of ownership.

50. Vessels not to be abandoned on the Harbour shore. A vessel that seems abandoned will be treated as abandoned unless a contrary indication is shown

55. Masters of vessels to assist emergency services in alleviating or preventing emergencies

56. All reasonable precautions to prevent accidents by fire

57. No source of ignition to be used on Harbour premises without the Harbour Master's permission All reasonable precautions to be taken against starting fire No one to obstruct attempts to prevent or extinguish fires

58. No smoking where smoking is not permitted

59. Officers must not be obstructed in their duty

60. No unnecessary signals to be made

61. Diving operations - signals and supervision

62. Wrecks to be removed or marked as directed by Harbour Master

63. Harbour premises not to be obstructed by goods or vehicles.

64. Harbour Master may require details of goods leaving harbour premises and make verification

65. No dredging without permission

66. Moorings not to be tampered with and vessels not to be cast adrift

67. Aids to navigation not to be interfered with

68. Fire Fighting and Life Saving Equipment not to be interfered with

69. Unauthorised notices not to be displayed on harbour premises

70. No fireworks without permission

71. No firearms or offensive weapons to be discharged on any vessel or within the harbour

72. No fishing from harbour premises

73. No unauthorised swimming or diving

74. Regattas, races and similar events to be notified to the Harbour Master and directions obeyed

75. Regattas not to be obstructed

76. No bait digging within 10 metres of moorings or in restricted areas

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Special craft

51. No water-skiing without written permission and only in designated areas. Tow vessels to have another person capable of taking charge and assisting with recovery. BS life jackets or buoyancy aids for each person on board required plus two distress signals and a fire extinguisher. For each water skier a rescue quoit and line or other hand thrown rescue device.  No kiting or parachute towing without prior written permission.

52. No hovercraft or hydrofoils to navigate without permission. 

53. No jet skis in the Run.  No jet skis in other prohibited areas.  Written permission may be available for the use of jet skis in the Harbour.

54. No landing of aircraft in the Harbour without permission.

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