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Towage Code Amendment to Tilbury Lock Tug Allocation Tables
Consultation C01-23
Consultation Statement C01-23
This consultation ran from 31/01/2023 to 01/03/2023. The below statement has been provided to summarise the Port of London Authority’s response.
Feedback was received from PLA pilots and ship’s agents. In general, support was given for the proposal. Concern was raised around the lower limit requiring a single tug, with ships below the pilotage limit requiring a tug. This was not the intention of the proposal and a lower LOA limit of 80m has therefore been included in the final edition.
The proposed change will be implemented in due course. Once implemented, vessel Masters, agents, owners and operators will be notified via a Notice to Mariners and a NABSO.
Towage Code Amendment to Tilbury Lock Tug Allocation Tables
Consultation C01-23
In the interests of navigational safety, a change to the number of tugs allocated to ships <129.9m LOA and <8m draft entering Tilbury Dock is proposed. This amendment to the Code of Practice for Ship Towage Operations on the Thames would see ships of this size without a bow thruster required to take a minimum of one tug. The change to the code is shown in the extract on the following page, with the amendment highlighted in yellow.
Any comments you may have in response to this consultation exercise should be addressed, in writing, to the Marine Compliance Department, at the address below or by e-mail to: [email protected], to arrive by 27th February 2023.
We are happy to answer any queries over the phone (Tel: 01474 562200) however, we regret that verbal submissions cannot be accepted.
