MARICO Marine NZ Limited WELLINGTON HARBOUR PORT AND ...

Report No: 05NZ104 WELLINGTON HARBOUR
Issue: Issue 1.1 Operational Risk Assessment
m) From Section 13.5.1, MNZ is encouraged to consider making the
setting of Pilotage Criteria, including minimum size to take pilots a
matter for Pilotage Directions as referenced in Section 13.5 Note 2.
That would remove the difficulty that is inherent in changing
Maritime Rules. Pilotage criteria in general should be reviewed every
three years against the traffic profile of the harbour.
n) Recommended Tracks require formalising for use by all and referred
in Harbour Bylaws.
o) Improvements in the present frequency of Hydrographic survey and
the use of risk-based techniques to develop a dredge programme
based on known accretion rates are recommended.
p) The implementation of wind, tide and wave measuring equipment on
the Front Lead, measuring the environment at the most critical part
of a deep draft vessel's transit is encouraged. With this in place data
interpolation between this and measurements made by the offshore
buoy would allow conditions anywhere in the entrance to be
determined.
7. The Harbourmaster and those responsible for the CentrePort Pilotage
Service are recommended to work closely together in the decisionmaking
process for introduction of new risk control. This should form
the basis of the harbour safety plan.
8. The Harbourmaster system and CentrePort already work would benefit
from an integrated approach to the Harbour Safety Management
System required under the Port and Harbour Marine Safety Code, with
Navigational Policies reflected in the operating procedures of both
organisations.
Greater Wellington Regional Council /
CentrePort Ltd Page 102 of 102