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We are committed to upholding the recommendations of the Port Marine Safety Code (PMSC). Read our statement of compliance.
North Yorkshire Council, as the statutory harbour authority for the ports of Whitby, Scarborough and Filey Coble Landing has committed to upholding the recommendations of the Port Marine Safety Code (PMSC).
As part of our commitment to promote and facilitate the safe navigation and operation of vessels within the statutory limits of Scarborough and Whitby harbours, North Yorkshire Council will:
As the harbour authority, North Yorkshire Council has a safety policy linked to the safety plan (pdf / 143 KB) which commits the harbour authority to a duty to design and implement a risk based safety management system (SMS) for its harbour undertakings.
This SMS will be developed and managed by the borough harbour master and his officers and where necessary in consultation with harbour users and stakeholders. The monitoring and assessment of the SMS will be undertaken by the ‘designated person’ in combination with harbour staff.
Internal and external audits will be completed to assess the SMS performance and compliance with the code (pdf / 218 KB).
The ‘designated person’ shall provide independent assurance to the ‘duty holder’ that the SMS, for which the duty holder is ultimately responsible, is working effectively.
The duty holder’s responsibility and accountability cannot be assigned or delegated on the grounds that they do not have particular skills.
The duty holder for Whitby, Scarborough and Filey is the council’s executive management, Karl Battersby, Corporate Director of Environment.
Since 2012 the position of designated person, which is outside of any management function within the harbour authority, has being assumed by Mr Martin Pedley, the council’s corporate risk and asset manager, who has direct access to the duty holder.