The Port Marine Safety Code, launched in March 2000, serves to highlight the responsibilities that are allied to being a Harbour Authority and introduces a requirement for all Harbour Authorities to formalise their procedures.

In preparing the ABP Marine Policy we aim to demonstrate our commitment to the safe and responsible operation of our ports and harbours by detailing areas of primary concern and bringing a greater degree of transparency to our work than has ever been witnessed before. Linked to this policy, each ABP port and harbour has prepared plans detailing the precise manner in which this policy is to be implemented.

The work does not stop here. We have strengthened our reporting procedures and introduced performance targets; we have nominated a designated person to provide assurances that the ABP marine safety management systems are working effectively and we have introduced a system for auditing and reviewing our performance against this policy.

By implementing this policy, ABP continues to build upon its known track record of safe and efficient operations, while endeavouring to identify further opportunities to improve that record whenever and wherever we can.

Click here to download a pdf version of ABP's Marine Policy