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Port Marine Safety CodePort Marine Safety Code

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PMSC Steering Group establishedPMSC Steering Group established 11stst meeting 1 October 2004 meeting 1 October 2004 Briefed on responsibilities between DfT Briefed on responsibilities between DfT

& MCA& MCA Formed working sub groups on:Formed working sub groups on:

Assured ComplianceAssured Compliance

NOS issues - to qualificationsNOS issues - to qualifications

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MembershipMembership(very similar to UKSON!)(very similar to UKSON!)

- Ports (UKMPG, BPA)- Ports (UKMPG, BPA)- Ports professionals (UKHMA,UKMPA)- Ports professionals (UKHMA,UKMPA)- Colleges- Colleges- GLAs- GLAs- Stakeholders eg CoS, RYA, BMAPA, - Stakeholders eg CoS, RYA, BMAPA, BTABTA

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Assured Compliance sub group met Assured Compliance sub group met 20 January 200520 January 2005

Assurance not Enforcement neededAssurance not Enforcement needed MCA has a legitimate interest in gaining MCA has a legitimate interest in gaining

assuranceassurance Recommended process to Steering Recommended process to Steering

GroupGroup

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NOS Working Group met on NOS Working Group met on 16 February 200516 February 2005

Discussed how to turn NOS into Discussed how to turn NOS into qualifications to underpin port marine qualifications to underpin port marine business & individuals’ aspirationsbusiness & individuals’ aspirations

VTS = VTS = √√, , HMs, Pilots + PECs tbdHMs, Pilots + PECs tbd More work needed = resource More work needed = resource

implicationsimplications

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PMSC Steering Group met 2PMSC Steering Group met 2ndnd time, time, 10 March 2005 10 March 2005

Received reports from sub groupsReceived reports from sub groups Endorsed way ahead for assured Endorsed way ahead for assured

compliancecompliance Endorsed need for further NOS follow Endorsed need for further NOS follow

on workon work Next meeting October 2005Next meeting October 2005

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Port Marine Safety CodePort Marine Safety CodeSTATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE

I, ………insert name), the ……… (post title) on behalf of the ………….(insert harbour authority board name) being the Port Marine Safety Code Duty Holder for the ……………(port/harbour legal name), having considered all the requirements of the Port Marine Safety Code, including reviewing the risk assessment and safety management system, certify that the Port of……………… meets the standards required by the Port Marine Safety Code.

C M GChairman of the Board and Duty Holder

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Next steps:Next steps: Write to all Harbour Authorities seeking Write to all Harbour Authorities seeking

an assurance of compliancean assurance of compliance Seek resources from DfT to…Seek resources from DfT to… Progress NOS to qualifications work in Progress NOS to qualifications work in

sub groupsub group

But, most importantly……But, most importantly…… Continue dialogue with stakeholders Continue dialogue with stakeholders