The risks associated with marine operations are assessed and a means of controlling them deployed. The aim of this process is to eliminate the risk, or, failing that, to reduce risks to as low as reasonably practicable. Formal risk assessments will be used to:
- Identify hazards and analyse risks;
- Assess those risks against an appropriate standard of acceptability;
- Where appropriate, consider a cost-benefit assessment of risk-reducing measures.
Risk assessments will be undertaken by people who are competent, especially when deciding which techniques to use and when interpreting the results. Risks will be judged against objective criteria, without being influenced by the financial position of the authority, to ensure they are kept as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP). The greater the risk, the more likely it is that it is reasonable to go to the expense, trouble and invention to reduce it. There is a hierarchy of risk control principles:
- Minimise risk – by suitable systems of working.
- Combat risks – by taking protective measures to prevent risk.
- Eliminate risks – by avoiding a hazardous procedure, or substituting a less dangerous one.
The process of assessment is continuous, so that both new hazards to navigation and marine operations, and changed risks are properly identified and addressed. The navigational risk assessments will be circulated and available to all port users and employees and will be available on the port website. The Harbour Master will review all navigational risk assessments:
- on an annual basis
- post-incident/accident
- post review of the relevant marine accident or health check trend report
New assessments will be compiled prior to or because of a new operation in the harbour. An independent formal review will take place every 5 years by external consultants.
Risk assessment reviews are best conducted by utilising the Port User Group and other representatives who use the harbour regularly, including employee’s. A positive, analytical approach is needed to enhance marine safety within the port and harbour approaches, including considering past events and accidents, examining potential dangers and the means of avoiding them. Requesting the Port User Group to review and comment on the navigational risk Assessments is a standard agenda item for the 6 monthly meetings.
From September 2017, NPP commenced using the internationally respected Marico Marine web-based HAZMAN II maritime risk assessment tool for navigation and health & safety, incorporating:
- Hazard identification
- Risk scoring
- Risk controls
- Risk mitigation and risk reduction
- Auditing
- Exporting reports
- Incident database
- AIS swept path module
HAZMAN - Navigational Risk Assessment Summary
This Navigation Risk Assessment complies with the Port Marine Safety Code and its associated Guide to Good Practice, and was conducted in accordance with the International Maritime Organisation’s Formal Safety Assessment methodology for risk assessments. It comprises the following four Stages:
• Stage 1: Data Gathering and Vessel Traffic Analysis;
• Stage 2: Hazard Identification;
• Stage 3: Risk Assessment; and
• Stage 4: Risk Controls.
This NRA identified 87 navigation-related hazards in Newhaven Port, all Risk Assesments are available to our stakeholders and can be provided upon request.
Contact between the Ferry and a fixed structure was assessed to be highest risk, with a risk score of 4.05. The second highest ranked risk was assessed to the grounding of the Ferry with a risk score of 3.95.
Both of these hazards have a score which lies towards the low end of the "As Low As Reasonably Praticable" (ALARP) region, nonetheless efforts will be made to reduce these risks further, based on the cost-effectiveness of implementing additional risk control measures. These two risks and associated risk control measures will be regularly reviewed as part of the Safety Management System.
Newhaven Navigational Risk Assessment Hazard Log Titles
Category: Hazard Title (ICW=In Collision With)Anchor dragging: Bunker Barge
Anchor dragging: Commercial Vessel
Anchor dragging: Ferry
Anchor dragging: Fishing Vessel
Anchor dragging: Pilot Vessel
Anchor dragging: Recreational Vessel
Anchor dragging: Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat
Breakout / Mooring Incident: Bunker Barge
Breakout / Mooring Incident: Commercial Vessel
Breakout / Mooring Incident: Ferry
Breakout / Mooring Incident: Fishing Vessel
Breakout / Mooring Incident: Pilot Vessel
Breakout / Mooring Incident: Recreational Vessel
Breakout / Mooring Incident: Tug and Tow
Breakout / Mooring Incident: Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat
Collision: Bunker Barge ICW Commercial Vessel
Collision: Bunker Barge ICW Dredger Engaged in Dredging Operation
Collision: Bunker Barge ICW Ferry
Collision: Bunker Barge ICW Fishing Vessel
Collision: Bunker Barge ICW Recreation Vessel
Collision: Bunker Barge ICW Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat
Collision: Commercial Vessel ICW Commercial Vessel
Collision: Commercial Vessel ICW Fishing Vessel
Collision: Commercial Vessel ICW Recreational Vessel
Collision: Commercial Vessel ICW Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat
Collision: Ferry ICW Commercial Vessel
Collision: Ferry ICW Ferry
Collision: Ferry ICW Fishing Vessel
Collision: Ferry ICW Recreational Vessel
Collision: Ferry ICW Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat
Collision: Fishing Vessel ICW Fishing Vessel
Collision: Fishing Vessel ICW Recreational Vessel
Collision: Recreational Vessel ICW Recreational Vessel
Collision: Tug and Tow ICW Ferry
Collision: Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat ICW Fishing Vessel
Collision: Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat ICW Recreational Vessel
Collision: Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat ICW Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat
Contact Swing Bridge: Commercial Vessel
Contact Swing Bridge: Fishing Vessel
Contact Swing Bridge: Recreational Vessel
Contact Swing Bridge: Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat
Contact Swing Bridge: Pilot Vessel
Contact: Bunker Barge
Contact: Commercial Vessel
Contact: Commercial Vessel Exceeding 112m LOA
Contact: Dredger engaged in Dredging Operation
Contact: Ferry
Contact: Fishing Vessel
Contact: Pilot Vessel
Contact: Recreational Vessel
Contact: Tug and Tow
Contact: Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat
Diving: Diving Incident
Grounding: Commercial Vessel
Grounding: Commercial Vessel Exceeding 112m LOA
Grounding: Ferry
Grounding: Pilot Vessel
Grounding: Fishing Vessel
Grounding: Recreational Vessel
Grounding: Tug and Tow
Grounding: Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat
Personal Injury: Personal Injury - Person in water endangered by other port users
Swamping: Commercial Vessel - EQ
Swamping: Fishing Vessel - NQ
Swamping: Fishing Vessel
Swamping: Recreational Vessel
Swamping: Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat
Newhaven Navigational Risk Assessment Ranked Hazards List
| Rank | Risk | Hazard Title | |
| 1 | 4.05 | Contact - Ferry | |
| 2 | 3.95 | Grounding - Ferry | |
| 3 | 3.38 | Commercial Vessel ICW Recreational Vessel | |
| 4 | 3.38 | Ferry ICW Recreational Vessel | |
| 5 | 3.21 | Ferry ICW Commercial Vessel | |
| 6 | 2.98 | Grounding - Commercial Vessel | |
| 7 | 2.98 | Grounding - Commercial Vessel Exceed 112m LOA | |
| 8 | 2.93 | Contact - Commercial Vessel | |
| 9 | 2.93 | Breakout / Mooring Incident - Bunker Barge | |
| 10 | 2.89 | Ferry ICW Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat | |
| 11 | 2.85 | Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat ICW Fishing Vessel | |
| 12 | 2.83 | Personal Injury - Person in water endangered by other port users | |
| 13 | 2.76 | Commercial Vessel ICW Fishing Vessel | |
| 14 | 2.76 | Ferry ICW Fishing Vessel | |
| 15 | 2.76 | Fishing Vessel ICW Recreational Vessel | |
| 16 | 2.76 | Bunker Barge ICW Ferry | |
| 17 | 2.76 | Bunker Barge ICW Fishing Vessel | |
| 18 | 2.73 | Grounding - Bunker Barge | |
| 19 | 2.7 | Tug and Tow ICW Ferry | |
| 20 | 2.69 | Commercial Vessel ICW Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat | |
| 21 | 2.64 | Breakout / Mooring Incident - Commercial Vessel | |
| 22 | 2.62 | Bunker Barge ICW Commercial Vessel | |
| 23 | 2.62 | Bunker Barge ICW Dredger engaged in Dredging Operation | |
| 24 | 2.56 | Contact - Commercial Vessel Exceed 112m LOA | |
| 25 | 2.54 | Bunker Barge ICW Recreational Vessel | |
| 26 | 2.53 | Tug and Tow ICW Commercial Vessel | |
| 27 | 2.52 | Ferry ICW Ferry | |
| 28 | 2.47 | Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat ICW Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat | |
| 29 | 2.45 | Dredger engaged in Dredging Operation ICW Commercial Vessel | |
| 30 | 2.43 | Diving Incident | |
| 31 | 2.4 | Contact - Bunker Barge | |
| 32 | 2.38 | Dredger engaged in Dredging Operation ICW Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat | |
| 33 | 2.35 | Commercial Vessel ICW Commercial Vessel | |
| 34 | 2.3 | Fishing Vessel ICW Fishing Vessel | |
| 35 | 2.21 | Breakout / Mooring Incident - Tug and Tow | |
| 36 | 2.16 | Tug and Tow ICW Fishing Vessel | |
| 37 | 2.13 | Tug and Tow ICW Dredger Engaged in Dredging Operation | |
| 38 | 2.12 | Pilot Vessel ICW Recreational Vessel | |
| 39 | 2.12 | Grounding - Tug and Tow | |
| 40 | 2.11 | Contact - Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat | |
| 41 | 2.07 | Pilot Vessel ICW Bunker Barge | |
| 42 | 2.07 | Tug and Tow ICW Bunker Barge | |
| 43 | 2.02 | Contact - Tug and Tow | |
| 44 | 2.01 | Dredger engaged in Dredging Operation ICW Ferry | |
| 45 | 1.95 | Pilot Vessel ICW Commercial Vessel | |
| 46 | 1.95 | Pilot Vessel ICW Ferry | |
| 47 | 1.95 | Swamping - Commercial Vessel - EQ | |
| 48 | 1.9 | Contact - Dredger engaged in Dredging Operation | |
| 49 | 1.83 | Dredger engaged in Dredging Operation ICW Fishing Vessel | |
| 50 | 1.81 | Anchor Dragging - Ferry | |
| 51 | 1.81 | Recreational Vessel ICW Recreational Vessel | |
| 52 | 1.8 | Anchor Dragging - Bunker Barge | |
| 53 | 1.8 | Pilot Vessel ICW Dredger engaged in Dredging Operation | |
| 54 | 1.75 | Pilot Vessel ICW Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat | |
| 55 | 1.53 | Breakout / Mooring Incident - Ferry | |
| 56 | 1.53 | Swamping - Commercial Vessel - NQ | |
| 57 | 1.45 | Pilot Vessel ICW Fishing Vessel | |
| 58 | 1.44 | Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat ICW Recreational Vessel | |
| 59 | 1.43 | Contact Swing Bridge - Commercial Vessel | |
| 60 | 1.39 | Tug and Tow ICW Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat | |
| 61 | 1.35 | Anchor Dragging - Commercial Vessel | |
| 62 | 1.32 | Grounding - Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat | |
| 63 | 1.26 | Tug and Tow ICW Pilot Vessel | |
| 64 | 1.21 | Swamping - Fishing Vessel | |
| 65 | 1.21 | Swamping - Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat | |
| 66 | 1.18 | Grounding - Dredger engaged in Dredging Operation | |
| 67 | 1.17 | Tug and Tow ICW Recreational Vessel | |
| 68 | 1.08 | Anchor Dragging - Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat | |
| 69 | 1.06 | Contact Swing Bridge - Recreational Vessel | |
| 70 | 0.91 | Breakout / Mooring Incident - Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat | |
| 71 | 0.91 | Grounding - Recreational Vessel | |
| 72 | 0.91 | Breakout / Mooring Incident - Fishing Vessel | |
| 73 | 0.81 | Contact Swing Bridge - Windfarm Support Vessel / Workboat | |
| 74 | 0.81 | Grounding - Fishing Vessel | |
| 75 | 0.81 | Contact Swing Bridge - Fishing Vessel | |
| 76 | 0.81 | Grounding - Pilot Vessel | |
| 77 | 0.76 | Swamping - Recreational Vessel | |
| 78 | 0.76 | Breakout / Mooring Incident - Recreational Vessel | |
| 79 | 0.69 | Contact - Fishing Vessel | |
| 80 | 0.69 | Contact - Recreational Vessel | |
| 81 | 0.65 | Anchor Dragging - Fishing Vessel | |
| 82 | 0.65 | Dredger engaged in Dredging Operation ICW Recreational Vessel | |
| 83 | 0.65 | Contact Swing Bridge - Pilot Vessel | |
| 84 | 0.56 | Anchor Dragging - Recreational Vessel | |
| 85 | 0.56 | Anchor Dregging - Pilot Vessel | |
| 86 | 0.56 | Contact - Pilot Vessel | |
| 87 | 0.47 | Breakout / Mooring Incident - Pilot Vessel |
