Enforcing authorities at dock premises
Below is an outline of the activities dealt with by the different enforcement bodies that visit docks:
- Stevedores and other shore based activities on dock premies.
- Work activities aboard ship by works crew, marine/maritime safety and ship/navigational safety.
- Accidents to crew and to ships at sea.
- Work activities in warehouses, shops, catering facilities and offices not on dock premises; leisure activities on or adjacent to inland navigations; complaints regarding nuisance).
- Activities affecting the environment.
- Railways on dock premises.
- Road accidents and carriage of dangerous goods by road.
- Import/export controls, excise duty.
- The UK Border Agency is responsible for securing the United Kingdom borders and controlling migration in the United Kingdom.
The roles of HSE, MCA, MAIB and ORR are explained more fully in the Memorandum of Understanding between the agencies:
