Provision of Designated Person for the Ports & Marine Facilities Safety Code and Marine Safety Management System (MSMS)

Description

Orkney Islands Council is the Statutory and Competent Harbour Authority for the Local Authority ports of Scapa Flow, Kirkwall and additional ferry terminals / piers within the Orkney Islands group. Orkney Islands Council has a requirement for a practical, pragmatic and independent person / company to be the Designated Person, as specified within the Ports & Marine Facilities Safety Code published by Department of Transport in April 2025 and detailed in A Guide to Good Practice on Port and Marine Facilities – Prepared in Conjunction with the Ports & Marine Facilities Safety Code published in April 2025, and any further updated / amendments for the period of this contracts.