Fall of Warness Navigational Risk Assessment Aug 2019 Uncontrolled when printed Commercial in Confidence This report was produced by Marine and Risk Consultants Ltd. The following information is relevant to Marico Marine for referencing purposes: Report Number: 18UK1461 Issue: 01 (modified by EMEC) Date: 11 February 2019 Prepared for: The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd Old Academy Business Centre Stromness Orkney KW16 3AW Author(s): William Heaps Checked By: Rebecca Worbey Marine and Risk Consultants Ltd Marico Marine Bramshaw Lyndhurst Hampshire SO43 7JB United Kingdom Tel. + 44 (0) 2380 811133 Title: Fall of Warness Navigational Risk Assessment Code: REP315 Version: 02 Date: 21/08/19 i ©EMEC 2019 Uncontrolled when printed Commercial in Confidence Document History Revision Date Description Originated Reviewed Approved by by by 1 Feb 2010 Anatec version Anatec Draft 2.1 Dec Draft A AR/WH WH 2018 (Marico) (Marico) Draft 2.2 Jan 2019 Includes EMEC comments/ WH NRA tables (Marico) Issue 2 Feb 2019 For client issue WH RW (Marico) (Marico) 2 Aug Transferred to EMEC CL CL 2019 format Disclaimer In no event will the European Marine Energy Centre Ltd or its employees or agents, be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken in reliance on the information in this report or for any consequential, special or similar damages, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. 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Title: Fall of Warness Navigational Risk Assessment Code: REP315 Version: 02 Date: 21/08/19 ii ©EMEC 2019 Uncontrolled when printed Commercial in Confidence Contents 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Guidance to developers ...................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Study area .......................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Previous studies ................................................................................................................. 1 1.4 Scope and methodology ..................................................................................................... 3 1.5 Guidance ............................................................................................................................ 3 1.5.1 MGN 543 compliance table ...................................................................................... 4 2 Fall of Warness test site 6 2.1 Test berths .......................................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Devices ............................................................................................................................... 6 2.3 Moorings ............................................................................................................................. 6 2.4 Existing marking and lighting .............................................................................................. 7 3 Consultation 8 4 Overview of the marine environment 9 4.1 MetOcean conditions .......................................................................................................... 9 4.1.1 Wind ......................................................................................................................... 9 4.1.2 Wave ........................................................................................................................ 9 4.1.3 Tide ......................................................................................................................... 10 4.1.4 Visibility................................................................................................................... 11 4.2 Existing vessel traffic management .................................................................................. 11 4.3 Search and rescue ........................................................................................................... 11 4.4 Other offshore activities .................................................................................................... 12 4.4.1 Aquaculture ............................................................................................................ 12 4.4.2 Renewables ............................................................................................................ 12 4.4.3 Subsea cables ........................................................................................................ 12 4.4.4 Anchorages ............................................................................................................ 12 4.4.5 Military exercise areas ............................................................................................ 12 4.4.6 Spoil grounds ......................................................................................................... 12 5 Existing vessel traffic at the Fall of Warness test site 13 5.1 Data sources ..................................................................................................................... 13 5.2 Vessel traffic routes in Orkney .......................................................................................... 13 5.3 Commercial shipping ........................................................................................................ 16 5.4 Passenger vessels............................................................................................................ 17 5.5 Fishing vessels ................................................................................................................. 18 5.6 Recreational craft.............................................................................................................. 19 5.7 Tugs and other service vessels ........................................................................................ 21 5.8 Proximity analysis ............................................................................................................. 22 5.9 Visual observations .......................................................................................................... 25 6 Historical incidents 27 Title: Fall of Warness Navigational Risk Assessment Code: REP315 Version: 02 Date: 21/08/19 iii ©EMEC 2019 Uncontrolled when printed Commercial in Confidence 7 Future traffic profile 28 7.1 Orkney commercial traffic ................................................................................................. 28 7.2 Fishing and recreational traffic ......................................................................................... 28 7.3 Renewable energy related traffic ...................................................................................... 29 8 Impacts to navigation 32 8.1 Impact on vessel traffic routeing ....................................................................................... 32 8.1.1 Access to the Fall of Warness site ......................................................................... 32 8.2 Impact on contact/allision risk ........................................................................................... 32 8.2.1 Powered contact ..................................................................................................... 32 8.2.2 Drift contact ............................................................................................................ 34 8.2.3 Contact by maintenance vessel ............................................................................. 35 8.3 The effects of tides, tidal streams and weather ................................................................ 35 8.4 Impact on under keel clearance ....................................................................................... 36 8.4.1 Vessel draughts ...................................................................................................... 36 8.4.2 Results.................................................................................................................... 38 8.5 Impact on collision risk, visual navigation and collision avoidance .................................. 39 8.6 Impact on communications, radar and positioning systems ............................................. 39 8.7 Impact of failure of moorings ............................................................................................ 39 8.8 Impact on fishing activity .................................................................................................. 40 8.9 Impact on recreational activity .......................................................................................... 40 8.10 Interaction with subsea cables ......................................................................................... 40 8.11 Impact on search and rescue and emergency