The Harbour Committee on 2
December 2024 considered the submitted report on the annual review
of the Tor Bay Harbour Operational Moorings and Facilities Policy
2025/26 and noted that there were no changes to the previous
year’s Policy 2024/25, that had been approved on 4 December
2023 – see
Agenda for Harbour Committee on Monday, 2 December 2024, 5.30
pm
Following consideration of the
risk assessment arising from Storm Darragh, the Interim Harbour
Master exercised his delegated powers to amend the Tor Bay Harbour
Operational Moorings and Facilities Policy as follows:
Risk, Liability, Insurance Requirements and
Recommendations
(Facility Agreement Conditions 1, 2, 3, 4 &
5)
All
reasonable care will be taken of the facility holder’s
property but whilst precautions will be taken to prevent loss
and/or damage all vessels are berthed, moored, launched, moved and
hauled out at the risk of the applicant. The applicant is therefore required to make sure
that his/her vessel and property are adequately insured against all
risks. Insurances shall be maintained and evidence that the vessel
is insured shall be provided to Tor Bay Harbour upon request.
Vessels found to be without insurances may have an allocated berth
cancelled.
If
the vessel sinks at the mooring or within the harbour limits it
will have to be recovered and removed from the harbour by the
vessel’s owner. Failure to remove
such a vessel from the harbour in such a period as shall be
specified by the Harbour Master in his absolute discretion
(including immediate notice) will result in the Council recovering
and removing the vessel and the appropriate charges being
made. Such charges shall be a debt due
from the Facility Form Agreement holder to the
Authority. It is therefore compulsory
that your insurance policy includes a ‘wreck removal’
clause.
