Governance of Maritime Safety in Ports
- 5 DAYS INTENSIVE / FACE-TO-FACE -
Ports present complex safety, navigational, operational, and regulatory challenges that require structured oversight and sound statutory decision-making. Government authorities and personnel responsible for maritime safety governance and Harbour Master functions must balance legal authority, operational realities, commercial pressures, and risk exposure.
This five-day program provides a practical framework for understanding and exercising governance of maritime safety within port environments. The course focuses on statutory responsibility, marine risk management, oversight of marine services, and Harbour Master decision dynamics, drawing upon internationally recognised safety and compliance principles.
The program emphasises applied governance and operational decision-making rather than jurisdiction-specific regulatory detail, ensuring relevance across a wide range of port and administrative contexts.
Course Focus
• Governance of maritime safety within port systems
• Statutory authority, responsibility, and accountability
• Port marine risk identification and control
• Harbour Master functions and decision frameworks
• Oversight of pilotage, towage, and vessel traffic systems
• Navigational and operational risk management
• Incident and emergency decision-making
• Organisational and human factors influences
Course Content
• Statutory roles and authority in port safety management
• Maritime safety governance and accountability structures
• Port marine risk and safety system design
• Navigational safety and traffic risk considerations
• Managing routine and non-routine marine operations
• Oversight of marine service providers and stakeholders
• Incident management and emergency powers
• Decision defensibility and liability exposure
• Human factors and organisational failure patterns
Suitable Participants
• Government maritime safety personnel
• Maritime administration and regulatory officials
• Harbour Masters and Harbour Master staff
• Prospective Harbour Masters and deputies
• Port marine operations personnel
• Port authority executives and managers
• Marine safety and compliance agencies
Language: English (interpreter support may be available on request)
Duration: 5 days intensive (Face-to-Face), Typically up to 15 participants
Schedule: On request
Cost: Price on Request, Commercial/group bookings available
* min. students numbers apply