61Designated person duties

61 Designated person duties

A person appointed by a pilotage provider as a designated person for the provider’s safety management system under provision 45 is responsible for the following:

(a) monitoring the safety and pollution prevention aspects of the operation of each pilotage;

(b) monitoring the safety and pollution aspects of the operation of each pilot launch operated by the provider;

(c) ensuring that there are adequate resources and shore based support when required;

(d) maintaining the provider’s system, in particular:

(i) verifying the effectiveness and implementation of the system;

(ii) reporting any deficiencies to the responsible level of management of the provider;

(iii) identifying 1 or more persons responsible for rectifying deficiencies;

(e) being fully conversant with the provider’s system and safety and environmental protection policies;

(f) organising internal audits of the provider’s system and ensuring appropriate corrective action is taken after an audit.