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Section: 2 Rev No. 02<br />

Title: Introduction Issue No. a<br />

2. Introduction<br />

2.1 Background<br />

The Board of <strong>Harbour</strong> Commissioners of the Port of <strong>Belfast</strong> implemented a Port<br />

Control System in 1994. The Operations Centre is located at the Port Operations<br />

Building.<br />

Radar scanners are located at Black Head and Kinnegar, which together provide<br />

coverage of the navigable areas, docks and anchorages within <strong>Belfast</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong>‟s<br />

Area of Responsibility (<strong>Belfast</strong> AOR).<br />

There are closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras located at:<br />

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Victoria Channel / River Lagan<br />

Victoria Channel (Turning Circle to Barnetts Dock)<br />

Musgrave Channel<br />

The <strong>Belfast</strong> AOR includes all waters within the <strong>Belfast</strong> Dock and extends to a line<br />

drawn between Grey Point and Carrickfergus Castle. A channel, dredged to 9.1<br />

metres extends from the Fairway Buoy to the entrance of <strong>Belfast</strong> Docks.<br />

Environmentally sensitive areas include:<br />

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<strong>Belfast</strong> Lough Ramsar (Wetlands)<br />

<strong>Belfast</strong> Lough Special Protected Area<br />

Island Magee Area of Special Scientific Interest<br />

Blue Flag Beaches and Environmental Agency Bathing waters<br />

Earth Science Conservation Review Sites<br />

Country Park<br />

Date: 18.08.2008 Page: 2-1<br />

Doc: MSMS-<strong>VTS</strong> <strong>Manual</strong> 1.11.doc

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