Formally identify and designate the duty holder, whose members are individually and collectively accountable for compliance with the Code, and their performance in ensuring safe marine operations in the harbour and its approaches.

River Dart Moorings has identified Robert Green as the Duty Holder.  You can contact the duty holder by emailing info@riverdartmoorings.co.uk.

The Duty Holder has a range of responsibilities to ensure compliance with the Code as specified below.

The Duty Holder reports our compliance with the Code as requested by the MCA on a three-yearly basis.

A ‘designated person’ provides independent assurance about the operation of the organisation’s marine safety management system and must have direct access to the Duty Holder.

River Dart Moorings has appointed the Harbourmaster from Dart Harbour & Navigation Authority (DHNA) as the Designated Person.  They can be contacted by email at harbourmaster@dartharbour.org or by phone at 07852 794857.

The Duty Holder must be aware of and review the organisation’s legal powers, duties and responsibilities based on applicable local and national legislation and seek additional powers if necessary to improve marine safety.

River Dart Moorings seeks to comply with all relevant national legisalation and local Acts and Orders.  This is kept under constant review.

Organisations must comply with any statutory duties and responsibilities they have.

River Dart Moorings does not have any statutory powers or duties but will seek to consider the appropriate interpretation and applicability of, for example, the conservancy duty, environmental duty and their common law duty of care to all harbour users, etc.

Organisations must ensure that risks are formally assessed and are eliminated or reduced to the lowest possible level, so far as is reasonably practicable, in accordance with good practice.

As part of our risk assessment process, we risk assess:

• Operations undertaken by River Dart Moorings staff, as required by the Health & Safety at Work Act and Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers.  These assessments are reviewed annually, or following a related incident.
• Business risk assessments that consider the strategic risks to business continuity and solvency, reviewed annually.
• Dynamic Risk Assessments carried out on an ad-hoc basis for specific circumstances.

Organisations must operate an effective MSMS which is based on formal risk assessment.

Our MSMS is a detailed set of policies, procedures, plans and other documents and records.  These are available by request.

Implementation
The procedures in the MSMS allow its implementation at an operational level.

Accountability
The Duty Holder has ultimate responsibility for marine safety.

Stakeholder engagement and consultation
We consult with our stakeholders in the development of our MSMS amongst other items.  As our MSMS and Risk Assessments are live documents, we have a rolling consultation for these, that allows comments at any time.

Organisations must review and audit performance against applicable requirements of the Code.

The Designated Person carries out a full audit each autumn, and an additional check on progress each spring.

Organisations must use people who are appropriately trained, qualified and experienced to manage marine safety.

River Dart Moorings outsources its moorings inspections and maintenance to qualified and experienced contractors.

Organisations must publish a marine safety plan showing how the standards in the Code will be met and produce a report assessing performance against that plan at least every 3 years.

The latest version of the safety plan can be found here.

Organisations must ensure their facilities are fit for purpose and have a duty of reasonable care to ensure that any vessel can utilise them safely.

Our moorings are inspected and maintained each year by Dart Harbour and Navigation Authority (DHNA).