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Port of Holyhead Directions Guidelines and Procedures Manual Port of Holyhead Directions Guidelines and Procedures Manual 2018 Issue Date: 2018 (Annual Issue) Issued By: Holyhead Harbour Master Port of Holyhead 2018 Directions, Guidelines and Procedures Manual Distribution List The Port of Holyhead ‘Directions, Guidelines and Procedures Manual’ is issued annually by the Harbour Master for the benefit of regular vessels using the port, visiting vessel Masters and all Harbour users. Mariners are advised to use the most recent issue of this document. Anyone requiring a copy, or wishing to view this document, should contact the Harbour Master’s Office in the first instance. Circulation List Copy No. Role Organisation 01 Harbour Master Stena Line Ports Ltd 02 Port Control Stena Line Ports Ltd 03 Operations Manager (Irish Sea South) Stena Line Ports Ltd 04 Port Engineer Stena Line Ports Ltd 05 Duty Managers Stena Line Ports Ltd 06 St David Stena Line Ports Ltd 07 St Columba Stena Line Ports Ltd Port Marine & Risk Manager. Holyhead 08 Stena Line Safety Dept (Designated Person) 09 Assistant Harbour Master Stena Line Ports Ltd 10 Master Stena Adventurer Stena Line 11 Master Stena Superfast X Stena Line 12 Master Ulysses Irish Ferries 13 Master Jonathan Swift Irish Ferries 14 Master Isle of Inishmore Irish Ferries 15 Master Epsilon Irish Ferries 16 Master Oscar Wilde Irish Ferries 17 Senior Master Smit / MoD vessels SMIT 18 Master Keewhit/Mersey Spirit John H. Whitakers (Tankers) Ltd. 19 Authorised Pilots Copy – Kept in Port Control Kevin Riley Harbour Master Stena House Additional Copies Available From Station Approach Harbour Master’s Office Holyhead Gwynedd LL65 1DQ Port of Holyhead 2018 Directions, Guidelines and Procedures Manual Port of Holyhead: Directions, Guidelines and Procedures Manual Contents Page 1.0 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 1.1 2.0 Navigation ................................................................................................................................ 2.1 2.1 Statutory Powers and Responsibilities .................................................................................... 2.1 2.2 Stena Line Ports Marine Safety Management System ........................................................... 2.1 2.3 Port of Holyhead Bye-Laws .................................................................................................... 2.1 2.4 Power of Direction .................................................................................................................. 2.2 2.4.1 Special Directions (Harbour Master) ...................................................................... 2.2 2.4.2 Navigational and Safety Guidelines ........................................................................ 2.2 2.5 Local Notices to Mariners ....................................................................................................... 2.2 2.6 Local Navigational Warnings .................................................................................................. 2.2 2.7 Marine Safety and Information Circulars ................................................................................. 2.2 3.0 Navigation and Safety Guidelines ............................................................................................ 3.1 3.1 Rule of the Road ..................................................................................................................... 3.1 3.2 Traffic Separation Scheme ..................................................................................................... 3.1 3.3 Obstruction of Fairways .......................................................................................................... 3.1 3.4 Ferry Arrival / Departure Guidelines ....................................................................................... 3.1 3.4.1 Arrival Priority - Conventional Ferries - T3 / T5 ........................................................ 3.2 3.4.2 Departure Priority - Conventional Ferries - T3 / T5 ................................................... 3.3 3.4.3 Arrival Priority - High Speed Craft - Inner Harbour Berths ........................................ 3.3 3.4.4 Arrival Priority – High Speed Craft - Outer Harbour Berths ...................................... 3.3 3.4.5 Safety Requirements – High Speed Craft................................................................. 3.3 3.4.6 Safety Requirements – Conventional Ferries ........................................................... 3.4 3.4.7 Safety Requirements – High Speed Craft and Conventional Ferries........................ 3.4 3.5 Passage Planning…………………………………………………………………………… 3.4 3.6 Under keel Clearance…………………………………………………………………….. 3.4 3.7 Abort Procedures…………………………………………………………………………… 3.5 3.8 Navigating in Reduced Visibility……………………………………………………………3.5 3.9 Ships Visiting Orthios Jetty…………………………………………………………………3.5 3.10 Ships/Tankers Visiting Terminal 4 Berth………………………………………………… 3.6 3.11 Towage Guidelines………………………………………………………………………… 3.6 3.12 Safety Advice and Guidelines for Leisure Users………………………………………… 3.7 4.0 Pilotage Directions ................................................................................................................... 4.1 4.1 Compulsory Pilotage ............................................................................................................... 4.1 4.2 Pilot and PEC Holders Areas of Authorisation ........................................................................ 4.2 4.3 Revision of Pilotage Directions ............................................................................................... 4.2 4.4 Circulation of Pilotage Directions ............................................................................................ 4.2 4.5 Harbour Authority's Responsibilities ....................................................................................... 4.2 4.6 Pilot's Responsibilities ............................................................................................................ 4.3 4.7 Master's Responsibility ........................................................................................................... 4.3 4.8 Training and Authorisation of Pilots ........................................................................................ 4.3 4.8.1 Probation Period ....................................................................................................... 4.3 4.8.2 Examination Criteria ................................................................................................. 4.4 4.8.3 Examination Panel.................................................................................................... 4.5 4.8.4 On-going Training Identification / Continued Competence ....................................... 4.5 4.8.5 Simulators ................................................................................................................ 4.5 4.9 Conduct of Pilots ..................................................................................................................... 4.5 (i) Port of Holyhead 2018 Directions, Guidelines and Procedures Manual 4.10 Pilotage Exemption Certificates (PEC) ................................................................................... 4.5 4.10.1 Requirement for Exemption Holders .............................................................. 4.6 4.10.2 Procedure for Adding Additional Vessels to Existing Certificates 4.6 4.10.3 Temporary PEC requirements 4.6 4.10.4 Applications for Examination for a PEC ......................................................... 4.7 4.10.5 Renewal of Pilotage Exemption Certificates .................................................. 4.7 4.10.5.1 Revalidation of PEC Holders ........................................................................ 4.7 4.10.6 PEC Reporting of Accidents and Incidents .................................................... 4.8 4.11 Revocation or Suspension of Pilotage Exemption Certificate ..................................... 4.8 4.12 Pilotage Meeting ......................................................................................................... 4.8 4.13 Information to Pilots .................................................................................................... 4.8 5.0 Pilotage Procedures ................................................................................................................ 5.1 5.1 Pre-Arrival ............................................................................................................................... 5.1 5.2 Vessel Approaching Pilot Station ............................................................................................ 5.1 5.3 Normal Pilot Boarding Position ............................................................................................... 5.1 5.4 Pilot Embarkation (General) ................................................................................................... 5.2 5.5 Passage Planning ................................................................................................................... 5.2 5.6 Pilot Ladder Arrangement (Embarking a Pilot) ....................................................................... 5.2 5.7 Pilot Ladder Arrangement (Disembarking a Pilot) ................................................................... 5.3 5.8 Transit to Vessel Under Way .................................................................................................
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