Conservancy Policy
The Main conservancy of Portsmouth Harbour and its approaches is the responsibility of the Dockyard Port of Portsmouth. The Commercial Port is however, responsible for its own berths and approaches.
The Commercial Port undertakes to conserve its part of the harbour so that it is fit for use as a Port and to exercise reasonable care to see that the harbour is in a fit condition for a vessel to use it.
This will be achieved by the following methods.
- By undertaking hydrographic surveys for our areas of responsibility at the intervals as prescribed in our Safety Management System.
- By sharing this information with the Queens Harbour Master, the Hydrographic Office and where appropriate the main stakeholders.
- By under taking dredging or ploughing operations to maintain the depths that the Commercial Port is responsible for.
- To ensure that the navigation lights to which we have responsibility, are maintained as per our Safety Management System.
- To maintain our berths to ensure that they are fit for purpose.
