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Chapter 13 Commerical Recreational Navigation REPORT Millport Coastal Flood Protection Scheme: Environmental Statement Chapter 13 Commercial and Recreational Navigation Client: North Ayrshire Council Reference: PB4749-RHD-ZZ-XX-RP-Z-0013 Status: Final/P01.01 Date: 31 January 2020 Project related HASKONINGDHV UK LTD. 74/2 Commercial Quay Commercial Street Leith Edinburgh EH6 6LX Industry & Buildings VAT registration number: 792428892 +44 131 5550506 T [email protected] E royalhaskoningdhv.com W Document title: Millport Coastal Flood Protection Scheme: Environmental Statement Document short title: Reference: PB4749-RHD-ZZ-XX-RP-Z-0013 Status: P01.01/Final Date: 31 January 2020 Project name: Millport Coastal Flood Protection Scheme Project number: PB4749 Author(s): Amy Savage Drafted by: Amy Savage Checked by: Abbie Garry Date / initials: 22/01/2020 Approved by: Nick Cooper Date / initials: 23/01/2020 Classification Project related Disclaimer No part of these specifications/printed matter may be reproduced and/or published by print, photocopy, microfilm or by any other means, without the prior written permission of HaskoningDHV UK Ltd.; nor may they be used, without such permission, for any purposes other than that for which they were produced. HaskoningDHV UK Ltd. accepts no responsibility or liability for these specifications/printed matter to any party other than the persons by whom it was commissioned and as concluded under that Appointment. The integrated QHSE management system of HaskoningDHV UK Ltd. has been certified in accordance with ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018. 31 January 2020 PB4749-RHD-ZZ-XX-RP-Z-0013 i Project related Table of Contents 13 Commercial and Recreational Navigation 1 13.1 Introduction 1 13.2 Policy, Legislation and Guidance 1 13.3 Consultation 5 13.4 Methodology 13 13.5 Existing Environment 17 13.6 Proposed Scheme Design 20 13.7 Impact Assessment 24 13.8 Cumulative Impact Assessment 30 13.9 Inter-relationships 31 13.10 Interactions 32 13.11 Summary 33 13.12 References 36 Table of Tables Table 13-1 Summary of key national legislation and policy relevant to this chapter 2 Table 13-2 Consultation responses relevant to navigation 5 Table 13-3 Definitions of Sensitivity Levels for Navigation Receptors 13 Table 13-4 Definitions of the Different Value Levels for a Navigation Receptor 14 Table 13-5 Definitions of Magnitude of Navigation Impacts 14 Table 13-6 Impact significance matrix 15 Table 13-7 Impact significance definitions 16 Table 13-8 Proposed scheme in the context of navigation 21 Table 13-9 Worst case scenario during scheme construction 22 Table 13-10 Embedded mitigation measures for Commercial and Recreational Navigation 23 Table 13-11 Embedded mitigation through Best Practice and Policy 24 Table 13-12 Potential Cumulative Impacts 31 Table 13-13 Summary of projects considered for the CIA in relation to Commercial and Recreational Navigation 31 Table 13-14 Inter-topic relationships 31 Table 13-15 Potential for interactions between impacts to commercial and recreational navigation 32 Table 13-16 Potential Impacts Identified for Commercial and Recreational Navigation 33 31 January 2020 PB4749-RHD-ZZ-XX-RP-Z-0013 ii Project related Table of Figures Figure 13-1 Navigation Infrastructure Figure 13-2 Marine Traffic Figure 13-3 Existing Navigation and Moorings in Millport Bay Figure 13-4 Proposed changes to navigation and moorings with scheme Appendices Appendix 13.1 Millport Navigation Desktop Assessment. 31 January 2020 PB4749-RHD-ZZ-XX-RP-Z-0013 iii Project related Acronyms Acronym Acronym description CARS Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme CIA Cumulative Impact Assessment CMC Clyde Moorings Committee COLREGs International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea CYCA Clyde Yacht Clubs Association EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ES Environmental Statement LDP Local Development Plan MARPOL International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships MPS Marine Policy Statement NPF National Planning Framework SNMP Scotland National Marine Plan UNCLOS UN Convention on the Law of the Sea 31 January 2020 PB4749-RHD-ZZ-XX-RP-Z-0013 iv Project related Glossary Glossary Term Glossary Text Environmental A statutory process by which certain planned projects must be assessed before a Impact Assessment formal decision to proceed can be made. It involves the collection and (EIA) consideration of environmental information, which fulfils the assessment requirements of the EIA Directive and EIA Regulations, including the publication of an Environmental Statement. Environmental A document reporting the findings of the EIA and produced in accordance with the Statement (ES) EIA Directive as transposed into UK law by the EIA Regulations. The scheme consists of offshore rock armour structures which will be built in the Millport Coastal vicinity of the rock islets within Millport Bay. Onshore works will include flood Flood Protection walls, improvement works to existing coast protection structures, and works to Scheme (FPS) raise the level of existing grass areas. Works on the foreshore include shore- connected rock armour breakwaters and rock armour revetments. 31 January 2020 PB4749-RHD-ZZ-XX-RP-Z-0013 v Project related 13 Commercial and Recreational Navigation 13.1 Introduction 1. This chapter of the Environmental Statement (ES) considers the potential impacts of the proposed Millport Coastal Flood Protection Scheme (the proposed scheme) on Commercial and Recreational Navigation. 2. The Environmental Scoping Report for the Millport Coastal FPS included a section covering potential navigation impacts within the Tourism and Recreation chapter. Consultation on the Scoping Report with statutory stakeholders, and discussions with community groups has identified Navigation and Moorings to be an important issue that requires separate consideration as part of the EIA for the project. Therefore this issue has been covered as a separate chapter within this Environmental Statement. 3. This chapter provides a summary description of key aspects relating to existing Commercial and Recreational Navigation followed by an assessment of the magnitude and significance of the effects upon the baseline conditions resulting from the construction, operation and decommissioning of the Proposed Scheme as well as those effects resulting from cumulative interactions with other existing or planned projects. 4. The potential effects on Commercial and Recreational Navigation are assessed conservatively using realistic worst-case scenarios for the proposed scheme. 5. All figures referred to in this chapter are provided in Volume II of this ES. 6. The assessment of potential effects has been made with specific reference to Scotland’s National Planning Framework and Planning Policy, discussed further in Chapter 2 Policy and Legislation . These are the principal decision-making documents for flood protection schemes. 7. This chapter has been prepared by Royal HaskoningDHV in accordance with the relevant legislation and policies, adhering to the methodology for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA) as discussed in Section 13.4. 8. Due to the close association between Commercial and Recreational Navigation and Tourism and Recreation, this chapter should be read in conjunction with Chapter 23 . This chapter should also be read in conjunction with Chapter 12 Commercial Fisheries . 9. Additional information to support the assessment of impacts on Commercial and Recreational Navigation is provided separately in Appendix 13.1 (Volume III): Millport Navigation Desktop Assessment . 13.2 Policy, Legislation and Guidance 10. The assessment of potential effects has been made with specific reference to Scotland’s National Planning Framework and Planning Policy (discussed further in Chapter 2 Policy and Legislation ). These are the principal decision-making documents for flood protection schemes. There are several pieces of legislation applicable to commercial and recreational navigation. The following key pieces of International and UK legislation which are relevant to this chapter. 31 January 2020 PB4749-RHD-ZZ-XX-RP-Z-0013 1 Project related 13.2.1 International Regulations and Convention 13.2.1.1 International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea (COLREGs) (1972) 11. The International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea (COLREGs) (International Maritime Organisation, 1972) set out navigational rules to be followed by ships and other vessels at sea to prevent collisions between two or more vessels. 12. The COLREGs include 41 rules divided into six sections: Part A - General; Part B - Steering and Sailing; Part C - Lights and Shapes; Part D - Sound and Light signals; Part E - Exemptions; and Part F - Verification of compliance with the provisions of the Convention. There are also four Annexes containing technical requirements concerning lights and shapes and their positioning; sound signalling appliances; additional signals for fishing vessels when operating in close proximity, and international distress signals. 13.2.1.2 The International Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Ships 73/78 (MARPOL) 13. The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), to which the UK is a signatory, seeks to prevent and minimise marine pollution from ships arising from operational and accidental events. 13.2.2 National Legislation 14. Table 13-1 provides a summary of the key national legislation and policy relevant to the scheme. Table 13-1 Summary of key
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