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LNTM 50/05
25/10/2005
THE DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES IN HARBOUR AREAS REGULATIONS 1987 (SI No 37 OF 1987) RELATED TO THE PORTS OF SOUTHAMPTON, PORTSMOUTH COMMERCIAL DOCKS AND DOCKYARD PORT OF PORTSMOUTH
These Regulations apply in every Harbour and Harbour Area in Great Britain and to any part of a Harbour in the territorial waters of Great Britain. Dangerous Substances are defined in Clause 3 of the Regulations.
Note: The expression “Harbour Area” when used in the following texts shall mean:
Vessels carrying Dangerous Substances to which these Regulations apply are required to show a red flag during the daytime and, when moored or anchored, an all round red light at night. The use of a red light at night when a vessel is underway or moving within the Solent will not be permitted.
A Master shall not bring his vessel alongside a moored or anchored vessel which is displaying any flag or light required by paragraph 3a above, without the permission of the Harbour Authority and the Master of that vessel, and shall otherwise keep his vessel at a safe distance from that vessel at all times.
The Master of a vessel to which these Regulations apply shall ensure that at all times in the Port of Southampton or in the approach to the Port in the East and West Solent, a listening watch is kept on VHF Channel 12 or 14 with Southampton VTS or when north of Outer Spit Buoy on VHF Channel 11 or 13 with the Queen’s Harbour Master except:
The Master of a vessel which is carrying a Dangerous Substance, or on to which any Dangerous Substance is to be loaded, shall anchor or moor his vessel only at such places and at such times as the Harbour Authority directs, and shall ensure that any conditions imposed by the Harbour Authority with regard to anchoring or mooring are complied with. The Master shall not permit his ship to be moved from an anchorage or berth until he is so authorised by the Harbour Authority.
The Master of a vessel carrying a Dangerous Substance, must ensure that his vessel is in a state of readiness to be moved at all times, tidal conditions permitting, and shall not immobilise his vessel without first seeking an exemption certificate in writing from the Harbour Authority. Any such exemption may be granted subject to conditions and to a limit of time and may be revoked at any time by a certificate in writing. Vessels carrying Class 1 Dangerous Substances (Explosives) will not be given an exemption.
The Master of a vessel which is designed to carry either Dangerous Chemicals in bulk or Liquefied Gases in bulk shall not carry, load or unload any Dangerous Liquid, or Dangerous Substance in bulk in either Portsmouth or Southampton unless the vessel has a valid certificate of fitness for the carriage of the substance in bulk issued under the authority of the Government of the country of registration of the vessel and he complies with any conditions of carriage laid down in that certificate.
The Master of a vessel carrying a liquid Dangerous Substance in bulk shall not cause or permit that substance to be transferred by pipeline to another vessel unless the Harbour Authority, and where the vessel is at a berth, the Berth Operator, have given their permission in writing for that transfer to take place.
Unless the following conditions have been complied with:
The Master of a vessel carrying any Dangerous Substance shall immediately inform the Harbour Authority and if the vessel is at a berth, the Berth Operator, of any untoward incident which has occurred on the vessel. ("Untoward incident” means an incident involving or threatening the containment of a Dangerous Substance).
When the loading of a vessel with explosives has been completed, the Master shall ensure that the vessel is taken out of the Harbour or Harbour Area as soon as reasonably practicable unless the Harbour Authority and, where the vessel is at a berth, the Berth Operator otherwise agree.
The following information is required by the Harbour Master, in writing, in respect of the advance notice of entry of all Dangerous Substances arriving by sea into the Port of Southampton, for discharge or in transit from masters of vessels or their agents and must be received at least 24 hours prior to the arrival of the vessel at the Nab/Needles area.
Name and callsign.
Nationality.
Overall length, draught and beam of vessel.
Intended destination within the harbour area.
ETA Nab or East Lepe.
Last Port of Call
Correct technical name of Dangerous Substance.
UN Number.
Quantity of each substance.
Classification.
Details of the number and type of packages to be individually handled (where appropriate)
UN Number.
Class.
Division.
Compatibility group.
Net explosive content.
It should be noted that tankers having carried one or more cargoes and which have not been rendered gas free, purged or had their cargo spaces completely inerted, will also be required to provide the advance notification.
The advance report should be sent to:
For vessels whose passage time is less than 24 hours inbound to the port of Southampton, the notification should be sent by telex from the last Port of call to ensure that details are received prior to the vessel’s arrival at the Nab/Needles Area.
Where the voyage is of less than 24 hours duration, a shorter period of notice may be accepted, but notice must ALWAYS be given BEFORE the ship passes the Nab or Cowes inbound for Portsmouth in the form prescribed, except in the case of Dangerous Substances for Albert Johnson Quay, Flathouse Quay and private wharves, and Dangerous Substances of Class 1 and Class 7 for the Continental Ferry Port, for which the minimum period of notice is 24 hours in ALL cases. Only those Class 1 materials, which are of Division 1.4 Compatibility Group S, or any other explosives (except compatibility Group L) of total quantity not exceeding 10 kilograms, will be considered for entry to Portsmouth Commercial Port.