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Manage other marine activities

URN: PSSHM111
Business Sectors (Suites): Harbour Masters
Developed by: Port Skills & Safety
Approved on: 30 Jul 2020

Overview

This standard covers the competence required to manage other marine activities.

It includes operating and administering port recreational and other activities and port facilities through policies, directions, guidance, licensing and port user engagement.

The role requires the interpretation and application of, and compliance with, relevant international and national regulations; local legislation, codes of practice, standards, frameworks and industry guidance.

Target Group

This standard applies to individuals who have a duty to facilitate the safe and efficient use of the harbour.
Typically, this will be the Harbour Master or Authorised Deputies with delegated powers.

Note that in this NOS, unless otherwise specified, the term port may also mean harbour.  However, the term harbour does not necessarily mean port

Performance criteria

You must be able to:

1. develop formal policies, directions and guidance for routine and non-routine port marine recreational and other port marine activities in consultation with stakeholders: 1. taking into account potential risks  2. identifying suitable controls 2. ensure the policies, directions and guidance for routine and non-routine port marine recreational and other port marine activities are circulated to affected stakeholders 3. operate and enforce formal policies, directions and guidance for routine and non-routine port marine recreational and other port marine activities 4. administer port-owned recreational facilities 5. develop formal licensing policy and systems for commercial and passenger craft and their operators 6. develop, implement and enforce formal licensing, policy and systems for activities relevant to the port  7. build relationships with port users 8. manage port marine assets and infrastructure including: 1. purchase/replacement 2. inspection 3. maintenance and repair

Knowledge and Understanding

You need to know and understand:

  1. ​international and national regulations; local legislation, codes of practice, standards, frameworks and industry guidance concerning port use and recreational safety
  2. the extent and features of the physical environment for which the harbour master has responsibility and authority
  3. the port marine recreational and other activities typically undertaken in the physical environment for which the harbour master has responsibility and authority and/or which might impact on the safe and efficient use of the harbour
  4. the risks that are typically associated with recreational marine activities
  5. how recreational marine risks should feature in the port risk register
  6. how recreational marine risks are managed through the safety management system
  7. what local legislation might typically exist in respect of recreational marine activities
  8. how to engage with recreational event organisers to ensure risks are managed
  9. the typical means for promulgating details of non-routine recreational events to other port users who might be affected
  10. the typical recreational facilities that a port might own or wish to acquire
  11. typical administrative arrangements for operation and hiring out port recreational facilities
  12. how documented inspection and maintenance routines can assist in reducing risks
  13. the legislation required by a port in order to license commercial and passenger vessels
  14. the types of commercial and passenger vessels that a port may be required to licence
  15. typical administrative arrangements for licensing commercial and passenger vessels
  16. availability of towage provision
  17. towage methods and their respective benefits/constraints

Scope/range

Scope Performance

Scope Knowledge

Values

Behaviours

Skills

Glossary

Links To Other NOS

External Links

Version Number

3

Indicative Review Date

31 Jul 2025

Validity

Current

Status

Original

Originating Organisation

Port Skills and Safety

Original URN

PSS HM111

Relevant Occupations

Harbour Masters, Harbour Masters and those with delegated Harbour Master powers

SOC Code

1241

Keywords

safe and efficient use of the harbour, harbour, marine, port, harbour master deputy harbour master, port recreation, port facilities, directions, port user, assistant harbour master