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Ports Handbook for Orkney 6Th Edition CONTENTS Ports Handbook for Orkney 6th Edition CONTENTS General Contact Details 4 Introduction 5 Orkney Harbour Authority Area Map 6 Pilotage Services & Pilotage Index to PIERS & HARBOURS 45 Exemption Certificates 7 Main Piers Data 46-47 Orkney VTS 8 Piers: Reporting Points 9 Burray 48-49 Radar & AIS Coverage 10-11 Burwick 50-51 Port Passage Planning 12 Backaland 52-53 Suggested tracks Egilsay 54-55 Scapa Flow, Kirkwall, Stromness 13-15 Gibraltar 56-57 Prior notification requirements 16 Sutherland 58-59 Preparations for Port Entry 17 Graemsay 60-61 Harbour Craft 18 Holm 62-63 Port Security - (ISPS code) 19 Houton 64-65 Port Health 20 Longhope 66-67 Port Medical Officers Services 21 Lyness 68-71 Port Waste Reception Facilities 22 Moaness 72-73 Traffic Movements in Orkney 23 Kirkwall 74-78 Ferry Routes in & around Orkney 24 Hatston 79-83 Fishing Vessel Facilities 25 Hatston Slipway 84-85 Diving Support Boats 26 Nouster 86-87 Principal Wreck & Dive Sites Moclett 88-89 in Scapa Flow 27 Trumland 90-91 Towage & Tugs 28-31 Kettletoft 92-93 Ship to Ship Cargo Transhipments 32 Loth 94-95 Flotta Oil Terminal 34-38 Scapa 96-97 Guide to good practice for small Scapa Flow 98-99 vessel bunkering operations 39 Balfour 100-101 Guide to good practice for the Stromness 102-106 disposal of waste materials 40 Copland’s Dock 107-111 Fixed Navigation lights 41-44 Pole Star 112-113 Stronsay 114-115 Whitehall 116-117 Tingwall 118-119 Marinas 126-130 Pierowall 120-121 Tidal Atlas 131-144 Rapness 122-123 Pollution Prevention Guidelines 145 Wyre 124-125 2 3 PORTS HANDBOOK – 6TH EDITION The Orkney County Council Act of 1974 As a Harbour Authority, the Council’s aim, authorised the Orkney Islands Council through Marine Services, is to ensure that to exercise jurisdiction as a Statutory Orkney’s piers and harbours are operated Harbour Authority and defined the in a safe and cost effective manner. It areas in which the new authority was is hoped that this handbook, which is empowered. These were Scapa Flow and intended as a quick reference guide for its approaches, Wide Firth and Shapinsay port users, will help in achieving this aim. Sound and included Stromness, Kirkwall Whilst the information contained in this and the Flotta Oil Terminal. Contact: handbook is believed to be correct at the The Orkney Islands Council Order time of printing, the Harbour Authority Confirmation Act 1978 and the Orkney can assume no responsibility for the Marine Services Islands Council Harbour Revision Order accuracy of its contents. For the latest Harbour Authority Building 1989 extended jurisdiction to include port information, users should consult the Scapa 12 additional piers and harbours in the port’s website www.orkneyharbours.com Orkney KW15 1SD northern islands. or the relevant Admiralty publications and Scotland charts. In order to administer its responsibility Tel: +44 (0) 1856 873636 as a statutory Harbour Authority, Orkney Fax: +44 (0) 1856 873012 Personnel: Islands Council formed the Department of Email: [email protected] Harbours in 1975. Website: www.orkneyharbours.com Gavin Barr Executive Director Development & Infrastructure Brian Archibald AFNI Harbour Master and Head of Marine Services, Engineering & Transportation David Sawkins Deputy Harbour Master (Strategy & Support) Capt. Alistair Wylie Deputy Harbour Master (Operations) David Hibbert Senior Technical Superintendant Michael Morrison The Orkney Islands Business Development Manager Council Marine Services offices on the shorefront overlooking Scapa Flow. 4 5 HARBOUR AUTHORITY AREA North Ronaldsay PILOTAGE SERVICES & PILOTAGE Papa Westray Nouster EXEMPTION CERTIFICATES Pierowall Mocklett Orkney Islands Council Marine Services are Pilotage is compulsory within the Competent Harbour Authority for the the Competent Harbour following areas:- Authority areas for the Westray The North Sound 1. The competent Harbour Authority following ships: area for Scapa Flow etc., bounded 1. All passenger vessels over 65 metres Sanday as follows: commencing at the Out overall length; Rapness Taings point of Hoy; thence in a 2. All other vessels over 80 metres Kettletoft straight line to Breckness on Mainland; Harbour Limits Wes irth tray F overall length; irth thence in a generally eastern Ports, Piers & Harbours 3. All vessels under tow where the Eday F direction following the line of low Non Harbour Area Piers combined overall length of tow is Loth water on the southern boundaries over 65 metres. of Mainland to the northern end of Eday 4. All vessels over 300GT carrying the northernmost Churchill Barrier; persistent oils in bulk. Rousay Backaland Stronsay then in a generally southern direction West Pier Vessels requiring or requesting a pilot Egilsay Whitehall following the western sides of the must provide a minimum of 2hrs notice four Churchill Barriers and the lines of Trumland to Orkney VTS. low water on the western boundaries Wyre Stronsay of the islands of South Ronaldsay Pilotage Exemption Certificates Stronsay Firth (other than Swona) to Brough Tingwall Ness; thence in a generally western A Master or First Officer applying for a direction by a straight line to the Pilotage Exemption Certificate in respect MAINLAND ORKNEY southernmost part of Swona and a of his vessel must on examination satisfy Shapinsay straight line from that point to Brims the CHA or the Examining Body thereof that they have, in their opinion, sufficient Balfour Ness on South Walls on the island of Hoy; thence following the line of low skill, experience and knowledge of local water on the western and northern navigation to render him capable of Finstown Hatston Pier Amenity Slip & Terminal side of Aith Hope and the seaward piloting the vessel of which he is at the Hatston Slip boundaries of South Walls and of Hoy time Bona Fide Master or Mate. PECs KIRKWALL to the point of commencement. are valid only for that specific ship. HM Ships and other UK/Scottish Government STROMNESS Scapa 2. The Competent Harbour Authority vessels are exempt from pilotage. Deerness area for Wide Firth/Shapinsay Hoy Sound Amenity Slip Sound area, bounded as follows: See the Orkney Pilotage Direction 1988 Graemsay Houton commencing at Harpy Taing on as amended 2007 & 2010 for detailed Moaness St Mary’s Mainland; thence in a straight line information on the above. Scapa Flow to Strombery on Shapinsay; thence Harbour Area following the line of low water on the Pilots: southern boundary of Shapinsay to All Certificate of Competency - Class 1 Burray Hoy Sutherland Burray Hacksness; thence in a straight line to Capt. C IRVINE (Master Mariner) & Gibralter Rerwick Point on the Mainland; thence Capt.G SMITH (Master Mariner) Lyness St Margaret’s in a generally westerly and north- Capt. P BENTLEY (Master Mariner) Flotta Hope easterly direction following the line Capt. K MANSON (Master Mariner) South of low water on part of the northern Hoxa Ronaldsay 5th Pilot - Appointment Pending Longhope Sound boundary of Mainland to the point of commencement. 6 Burwick 7 ORKNEY VTS REPORTING POINTS: Reporting vessels must report when passing or crossing the following reporting points and lines: Orkney Harbour Authority operates an REPORTING: approved 24hr VTS information Service Vessels reporting at reporting points must from its marine operations room at Scapa Reporting Point Report to Remarks provide Orkney VTS with the following: for vessels navigating in Scapa Flow and Orkney Harbour Authority (a) Vessel name Orkney VTS VHF Ch 11 Inward and outward bound approaches and Kirkwall Bay / Shapinsay Limits west of Swona Sound areas must comply with these (b) Intentions procedures. Orkney Harbour Authority (c) ETA berth Orkney VTS VHF Ch 11 Inward and Outward bound east of Swona (d) Defects affecting navigation or PROCEDURE: manoeuvring Orkney Harbour Authority Orkney VTS VHF Ch 11 Inward and outward bound Compliance. Any vessels of 12m LOA and Hoy Sound over or certified to carry more than 12 INFORMATION BROADCASTS: Hoxa Sound passengers when navigating within the Orkney VTS VHF Ch 11 Inward and Outward bound VTS Area, must comply with the inward/ (1) Weather broadcasts for the Orkney west of Nevi Skerry outward bound vessels, pre arrival/ Coastal Waters area are broadcasted Hoxa Sound departure reporting requirements as daily at 0915hrs and 1715hrs on Orkney VTS VHF Ch11 Inward and Outward bound east of Nevi Skerry applicable. The following reports should VHF Ch 16 & 20. be sent at least 24hr before arrival at (2) Traffic information broadcasts are Orkney Harbour Authority Orkney VTS VHF Ch 11 Inward and Outward bound the harbour limits or on departure from broadcasted as required on Limits Shapinsay Sound previous port if less than 24hrs. VHF Ch 16 & 11. Orkney Harbour Limits Orkney VTS VHF Ch 11 Inward and Outward bound (a) SF-05-001 Prior Arrival Notification, Wide Firth (b) SF-11-001 Pre-arrival Security RADAR AND AIS SURVEILLANCE: is Information maintained over Scapa Flow, Pentland Clestrian Sound Scapa Flow Orkney VTS VHF Ch 11 Inward and Outward bound (c) SF-07-007 Pre-arrival Ship’s Waste Firth, Kirkwall Bay, Wide Firth and Notification. Shapinsay Sound. Vessels must maintain a continuous CCTV SURVEILLANCE: is provided at listening watch on VHF Ch 11 when Kirkwall, Stromness, Sanday Hill, Tingwall navigating within the VTS Area. and Copland’s Dock. All vessels must report prior to leaving a Harbour Authority Building berth or anchorage to Orkney VTS and provide (a) Vessel name (b) Intentions (c) Route (d) Defects affecting navigation or manoeuvring Non reporting vessels are encouraged
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