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THE HARBOUR MASTER AND THE PORT MARINE SAFETY CODE

This Course has been awarded 100 CPD points by UKHMA and endorsed by the MCA - Over 100 have now attended!

This 3-day workshop-based course aims to refresh Harbour Masters and all those involved in any way in port marine operations in their knowledge and understanding of the UK legislative environment, their statutory powers and duties and the Harbour Master's role as an essential and integral part of a port's management team.  So far over 100 harbourmasters, dockmasters, QHM's,VTSO's etc have attended this course.  Feedback includes such comments as:

"Best course I have been on in 5-years with this company"

"This course should have been around 15 years ago"

Courses for 2010 are on the dates shown below and will be held at the National Oceanographic Centre in Southampton.

HM07:  Wednesday, 3rd to Friday, 5th March 2010   FULL

HM08:  Wednesday, 23rd to Friday, 25th June 2010

HM09:  Wednesday, 13th to Friday, 15th October 2010

The course fee remains at £950+VAT. To book or for further information, please contact Robert Tallack at IDG Maritime  (rtallack@idgmaritime.com or 07889 129295).

A new shorter seminar for Duty Holders and DPA's is under preparation

The Legislation Tree, rooted in the 1847 Act, breaks the Port Authority's and Harbour Master's powers and duties into manageable proportions.

The objectives of the course are: a) to provide Continuous Professional Development, b) to explore effective risk assessment within the port's Safety Management System and c) to look ahead to recruiting and training the next generation of Harbour Masters. The course has been designed by IDG Maritime in association with Associated British Ports and the National Sea Training Centre. Support is provided by lawyers Hill Dickinson who are in attendance throughout the course as well as by contributions from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and Marine Accident Investigation Branch. The course concludes with a table-top exercise.

We are also developing two port-based seminars: the first aim at strengthening pilots understanding of the PMSC and the ports Safety Management System and the second aimed at Designated Persons and Duty Holders.  DfT Ports Policy Division are providing advice on these seminars.