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CLYDE AND HEBRIDES FERRY SERVICES: INVITATION TO TENDER

ANNEX 16
HARBOUR FUNCTIONS PERFORMED AT EACH PORT

This section details the harbour functions carried out by Caledonian MacBrayne at each port in its network (listed in alphabetical order) where it has responsibilities.

Airdmhor (Barra)

• manual passenger recording system
• overnight berthing of company vessel
• waste disposal (including oil) from ferry
• inform local authority of slipway cleaning requirements
• own, operate and maintain variable message board.

Ardrossan

• company owned vessel use and overnight berthing
• company responsible for waste skip hire and waste disposal
• company responsible for servicing and upkeep of gangways
• company responsible for outside pier lighting
• company supplies lube oil and fuel to Company owned vessel

Armadale

• statutory Harbour Authority
• all aspects of pier operation and maintenance
• landlord for owned properties leased to 3 ^rd parties
• maintain navigation light
• operate and maintain vehicle assembly area
• provide car parking and bus loading bays
• provide berthing for fishing and leisure craft
• provide berthing for "Hebridean Princess"
• provide passenger access system

Berneray

• own, operate and maintain variable message signboard
• berthing of company vessel overnight
• vessel fuel tank
• waste disposal (including oil) from vessel
• upkeep of passenger recording system
• manual route information sign at Lochmaddy/Sollas junction
• urbis information board
• inform local authority of slipway cleaning requirements

Brodick

• statutory Harbour Authority
• company owned vessel use and overnight berthing
• company responsible for pier navigation lights
• company responsible for servicing and operation of linkspan
• company responsible for servicing and upkeep of gangways
• supplying water to Company owned vessel
• berthing facilities for coastal tankers (fuel for Island)
• coasters passenger vessel (non Company) Waverley etc
• appropriate pier dues charged
• company responsible for all lighting and pier maintenance
• responsibility for explosives licence at both Brodick and Lochranza
• emergency fuel supply if required
• operate and maintain vehicle assembly area
• provide berthing for fishing and leisure craft
• maintain sea bed in pier area to required clearance depths
• operate loose freight service

Canna

• None

Castlebay

• statutory Harbour Authority
• company owned pier and overnight berthing
• company responsible for pier navigation lights and one other navigation light 300 yards from pier
• company responsible for use of linkspan
• company responsible for disposal of general waste only
• supplying fresh water to company owned vessels
• overnight berthing for fishing vessels, fresh water available and disposal of general waste only, annual pier dues and fish landed dues levied
• berthing and landing available for coasters/freighters when company vessel is not using berth, fresh water available and general waste disposal. Appropriate pier dues and landing dues for off-loading cargoes of concrete blocks, cement, compomac, road salt and coal.
• part of rear berth of pier used exclusively by RNLI lifeboat, does not interfere with company operations
• berth used by MV Hebridean Princess during summer season - pier dues levied at Oban

Claonaig

• company owned vessel use at slipway during service hours
• company responsible for keeping slipway clean and remedial work
• company responsible for slipway lighting
• supply fuel for Company vessel
• slipway and assembly area privately owned

Colintraive

• statutory Harbour Authority
• company provides travel facilities to ground landlord
• company responsible for the cleaning and maintaining of Colintraive slipway, maintenance of Dolphins, and Dolphin and slipway lights
• company owns and maintains Colintraive Office
• collection of waste oil and oily waste received from vessel
• vessel berthed overnight and secured at Dolphins at Colintraive. Fresh water supplied from shore. No non-CalMac vessels use Dolphins
• vessel fuels once per week direct from fuel tanker, on board
• vessel's and office's general domestic waste collected weekly by Council
• company responsible for installation and maintenance of passenger recording system at Colintraive
• company responsible for maintenance of car marshal area and car parking area
• company responsible for maintenance of container store

Coll

• statutory Harbour Authority
• all aspects of pier operation and maintenance
• operate and maintain vehicle assembly area
• provide berthing for fishing and leisure craft
• pier store building leased to tenant
• provide berthing for coasters carrying coal and road materials
• provide berthing for MV Hebridean Princess

Colonsay

• statutory Harbour Authority
• all aspects of pier operation and maintenance
• operate and maintain vehicle assembly area
• provide berthing for fishing and leisure craft
• provide berthing for coasters carrying coal and road materials
• provide berthing for MV Hebridean Princess

Craignure

• all aspects of pier operation
• mooring vessels for others
• own and operate gangway system
• operate ticket counter in building leased from tourist board
• marshall vehicles

Cumbrae

• cumbrae slipway is unmanned and comes under the control of Largs
• company vessels use the slipway
• company is responsible for cleaning, maintenance and lighting
• there is a variable message board on the slipway which is used to keep passengers up to date with delays and cancellations. Messages are passed to the board via the Company computer system from Largs.

Eriskay

• own, operate and maintain variable message board
• manual passenger recording system
• informing local authority of slipway cleaning requirement

Fionnphort

• lease of two council-owned ferryman houses
• own and maintain berthing structure, Bull Hole (remote from slipway)
• own and operate ticket office (seasonal)

Fishnish

• statutory Harbour Authority
• own and maintain building
• maintain slipway
• own, operate and maintain variable message board

• company owned vessel use at slipway during service hours
• company responsibility to keep slipway clean and slip free
• some Company responsibility for remedial work on slipway (VesCo will provide details to tenderers)

Gigha South Pier (For Overnight Mooring)

• company owned vessel use for overnight berthing
• fresh water obtained at Gigha South Pier
• general domestic waste landed from vessel at Gigha South Pier
• some Company responsibility for remedial work on pier, in particular to fenders where vessel lies alongside for overnight berthing and also for the vessel mooring arrangement
• Gigha South Pier used by other users i.e. fishing boats and other vessels for berthing purposes

Iona

• own, operate and maintain variable message board

Kennacraig

• company owned vessel use and overnight berthing
• company responsibility for all navigational lights on the pier and in the West Loch
• company responsibility for servicing and operation of linkspan
• responsibility for holding explosives licence for the area
• waste disposal from Company owned vessel - including general domestic waste and specialized waste - i.e. waste oil transferred from Company owned vessel to waste oil bowser based ashore, and other engineering type waste including filters etc. transferred ashore to a specialised skip for same
• company responsibility for waste skip hire
• supplying fuel and water to Company owned vessel
• supplying shore power to Company owned vessel - if required
• very occasional summer seasonal day time berthing of cruise vessels - MV Hebridean Princess and Lord of the Glens. Occasional request for water to be supplied to same vessels. General domestic waste landed. Appropriate pier dues charged
• very occasional overnight berthing of Corran ferry during winter months when she is passing en route to and from drydock. As a rule no waste of any sort landed and no water supplied. Appropriate pier dues charged

Kilchoan

• maintain slipway and pier
• pier used by fishing and pleasure craft
• own, operate and maintain variable message board

Largs

• company owned vessel use and overnight berthing
• company responsible for navigation lights and all other lighting
• company owned vessels use slipway
• company responsible for slipway cleaning, lighting and maintenance
• slipway can be used for launching small boats on payment of a fee and subject to operational needs of Company
• slipway is used on occasion by RNLI for launching the local inshore lifeboat when weather and tidal conditions prevent them from launching from their normal slipway
• waste disposal from Company owned vessels--general domestic waste only
• waste oil from Company vessels landed in barrels which are then emptied by contractor
• fresh water is supplied to Company vessels
• pier is used during the summer months by cruise vessels Waverley, Balmoral and Second Snark for which appropriate pier dues are paid. Pier is also used by BAE as a base for tenders when new naval vessels are carrying out sea trials and for which they pay pier dues
• company responsible for upkeep of passenger recording system which covers both Largs and Cumbrae slipways
• there is a system of warning lights on Cumbrae in the event of ferry cancellations which is maintained by North Ayrshire Council but which is controlled from Largs

Leverburgh

• maintain electronic variable message board
• passenger Registration Shore Console and associated equipment
• urbis information board
• other Company signposting
• electronic variable message board at Tarbert/Leverburgh junction.

Lismore

• none

Lochaline

• statutory Harbour Authority
• maintain slipway
• bunkering facility for CalMac vessel
• own, operate and maintain variable message board

Lochboisdale

• statutory Harbour Authority
• company owned pier and overnight berthing
• company responsible for pier navigation lights and light on Rubha Bhuidhe Point and Dubh Sgeir
• company responsible for use of linkspan
• company responsible for disposal of general waste only
• supplying fresh water to company owned vessels
• overnight berthing for fishing vessels, fresh water available and disposal of general waste only, annual pier dues and fish landed dues levied
• berthing and landing available for coasters/freighters when company vessel not using berth, fresh water available and general waste disposal. Appropriate pier dues and landing dues for offloading cargoes of concrete blocks, cement, compomac and road salt.
• berth used by MV Hebridean Princess during summer season- pier dues levied at Oban.
• berth used by Marine Harvest to land harvested salmon - appropriate pier dues levied.

Lochmaddy

• operate ticket office
• moor vessels and overnight berthing
• operate and maintain vehicle assembly area
• disposal of compactable waste from company vessel

Lochranza

• statutory Harbour Authority
• company owned vessel use at slipway during service hours
• company responsible for slipway cleaning, maintenance and lighting
• fresh water supplied to Company vessels
• company alignment structure for vessel overnight berthing facility in Lochranza Bay
• berthing facilities for Company and other vessels ( Waverley etc)
• maintenance of store building
• general waste disposal by local contractor
• emergency fuel supply if required
• company responsible for installation and upkeep of passenger recording system at both slipways

Mallaig

• own, operate terminal building
• maintain linkspan
• operate marshalling area
• moor CalMac vessels

Oban

• statutory Harbour Authority
• all aspects of pier operation
• provide Pier master services to fishing fleet
• maintain South Pier (leased to others)
• lease property
• provide base for MV Hebridean Princess
• maintain water depths in pier area

Port Askaig

• company owned vessel use and overnight berthing
• supplying water to Company owned vessel
• company responsibility for servicing linkspan and operation of same for Company vessels
• pier and facilities used by other users at the discretion of the Pier Master at Port Askaig, who is employed by Argyll and Bute Council

Portavadie

• company owned vessel use at slipway during service hours
• company responsibility for slipway lighting
• some Company responsibility for slipway remedial work (further detail will be provided by VesCo)
• company responsibility for installation and upkeep of passenger recording system installed at slipway - metered electricity supplied through the lighting mains for the slipway office and slipway lighting
• slipway could be used by other users - they would normally seek the company's permission to do so
• sSlipway office leased from private land owner

Port Ellen

• company owned vessel use and overnight berthing
• company responsibility for pier navigation lights
• company responsibility for servicing and operation of linkspan
• waste disposal from Company owned vessel - general domestic waste only
• company responsibility for waste skip hire
• supplying water to Company owned vessel
• overnight berthing and landing facilities for fishing vessels. Fresh water supplied and general domestic waste landed. Appropriate annual pier dues and fish landing dues charged
• overnight berthing and landing for freighters / coasters. Fresh water supplied and general domestic waste landed. Appropriate annual pier dues and landing dues charged for the offloading of various cargoes - ranging from barley for the distilleries, fertilizer for the farmers and gravel and salt for Argyll and Bute Council. Approximately twice yearly, a timber freighter berths at Port Ellen to load timber. Fresh water supplied and general domestic waste landed. Appropriate pier dues charged.
• lease to United Distillers for fixed suction plant installation on pier.
• occasional summer seasonal day time berthing and occasional overnight berthing of cruise vessels - MV Hebridean Princess, Lord of the Glens, Waverley and Balmoral. Fresh water supplied and general domestic waste landed. Appropriate pier dues charged.

Raasay

• operation of passenger counting system

Rhubodach

• cleaning and maintenance of slipway
• own, operate and maintain variable message board
• conditions relating to the lease of ground

Rothesay

• operate ticket office
• own and maintain linkspan (although operated by Council employees)
• operate loose freight service

Sconser

• ownership and maintenance of variable message board
• employment of part-time piermaster
• operation of passenger counting system

Stornoway

• operate ticket office
• own, operate and maintain gangway system
• operate ferry marshalling area

Tarbert (Harris)

• company vessel day use in accordance with schedule, also overnight berthing twice weekly summer, four times weekly winter
• non Company vessel use comprising fuel tanker approximately 14 times per year, coal vessel approximately 3 times per year, road salt vessel approximately 2 times per year, regular cruise vessel Hebridean Princess approximately 8 times per year and around 4 other cruise vessels on occasional visits
• operation and maintenance of linkspan ramp
• provision of fresh water to Company and other vessels
• domestic waste provision to Company and other vessels
• maintenance of pier floodlighting and leading navigation lights
• maintenance of 3 Navigation Lights in approaches to pier - Sgeir Ghlas, Dun Corr Mor and Sgeir a Bhraigh Mhor
• storage and provision of fuel (gas, oil) for Company vessels only, and safe maintenance of all associated equipment
• collection of Pier and Berthing dues from non-Company users
• provision and maintenance of all pier safety equipment
• provision and maintenance of gangways for Company and other user's vessels
• maintenance and security of pier, buildings, linkspan and vehicle assembly area

Tarbert (Loch Fyne)

• company owned vessel use at slipway during service hours
• company responsibility to keep slipway clean and slip free
• company responsibility for slipway lighting
• some Company responsibility for slipway remedial work
• company responsibility for installation and upkeep of passenger recording system installed for use at slipway - electricity supplied through the lighting mains for the slipway
• slipway could be used by other users - at the discretion of the Harbour Master, Tarbert
• new overnight berth built at the end of the quay in the inner harbour in Tarbert - for Company vessel use. Not being used currently. Once this berth is established shore power will be available if required
• waste disposal at the berth in the inner harbour available - for general domestic waste. Waste oil may be landed in an emergency also
• fresh water supplied to vessel at a choice of two pier locations in Tarbert

Tayinloan Pier/Slipway

• company owned vessel use of slipway during service hours
• company owned vessel occasional overnight berthing alongside pier during adverse weather ( and the normal Gigha South Pier Mooring unsuitable)
• waste oil storage tank facility at Tayinloan for disposal of waste oil from vessel
• company responsibility to keep slipway clean and slip free
• company responsibility for installation and upkeep of passenger recording system installed in slipway. (electricity supplied through Local Authority main supply for lighting etc.)
• company responsibility for installation and servicing of CCTV system installed at Tayinloan slipway and partial pier viewing
• Tayinloan pier used by other users i.e. fishing boats for fish landings etc. at the discretion of the Harbour Master, Campbeltown.

Tiree

• statutory Harbour Authority
• all aspects of pier operation
• provide berthing for fishing vessels etc
• ticket Office
• operate and Maintain linkspan

Tobermory

• statutory Harbour Authority
• operate ticket office
• clean and Maintain slipway
• provide berthing for fishing vessels, pleasure craft, MV Hebridean Princess, Lord of the Glens
• maintain moorings for spare CalMac vessels

Uig

• operate ticket office
• assist Highland Council with mooring CalMac vessels

Ullapool

• marshall ferry vehicles
• provide and maintain gangway system
• operate ticket office

Wemyss Bay

• company owned vessel(s) use of pier
• company responsibility for pier navigation lights
• company responsibility for servicing and operation of linkspan
• company responsibility for bunkering operation
• supplying fuel to Company owned vessel/s
• waste disposal from Company owned vessel/s - general domestic - oily waste (filters & rags) - dirty oil
• company responsibility for waste skip hire - general domestic and oily waste (filters & rags)
• company responsibility for the removal of dirty oil
• supplying water to company owned vessel/s
• company responsibility for holding explosives licence

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