Richard Selby Mireg

Commissioner @Poole Harbour Commissioners

GB

Poole Harbour Commissioners currently comprise a board of 12 non-executive directors (Commissioners) with a staff of some 110. Situated within the acres of Poole Harbour, the Port of Poole is managed by the Poole Harbour Commissioners. The Trust Port was established by an Act of Parliament in 1895 to conserve, regulate and improve the Port and Harbour of Poole and for the construction of works and other purposes.Poole Harbour Commissioners’ main responsibilities are:Ensuring that statutory duties are fulfilled, such as maintaining an open PortMaintaining the shipping channels by surveying, dredging and marking with navigational aids such as buoys and lights.Providing a pilotage service for ships visiting the Harbour.Allocating areas of the Harbour for yacht moorings.Licensing works around the Harbour (e.g. construction of jetties, etc.).Providing and co-ordinating resources in the event of oil or chemical pollution in the Harbour.Contributing to the management of any maritime emergency in the harbour.Providing a 24 hour manned Harbour Control Office, for harbour traffic management and emergency response.Maintaining and developing Port facilities to retain existing customers and encourage new ones.Offering a full range of cargo handling services.Enforcement of harbour byelaws and keeping them under review.Taking account of the environmental requirements of the Transport and Works Act 1992 and other relevant legislation.Ensuring the safety of harbour users and employees alike.Addressing the obligations placed upon the Trust by legislation including the Waste Disposal Regulations and the Habitats Directive.