PNG PORTS CORPORATION LIMITED::Papua New Guinea

Historical Status Report For 2007 - 2009

PNGHMS

Seafarers Centre

Contact Details:

Paul Unas
Chief Maritime Compliance Officer
PNG Ports Corporation Limited
Head Office: Stanley Esplanade,
Port Moresby
PO Box 671,
Port Moresby.
NCD.
Papua New Guinea
Phone: +675 308 4200 or 321 1400
Fax: +675 321 1546
Email: maritimecompliance@pngports.com.pg

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STATEMENT
In accordance with a delegation from the Department of Transport and Civil Aviation of Papua New Guinea (PNG), PNG Ports Corporation Limited ( PNGPCL ) is the authority vested with powers and responsibilities to control and regulate activities within the declared and non declared ports in the country. To take carriage of this responsibility, PNGPCL established the PNG Harbours Management Services (PNGHMS) in its organizational structure to be responsible for the regulatory functions including other compliance issues. The new division is also responsible for harbour management and the regulatory pilotage functions following a delegation of the Pilotage Authority and Functions from PNGs National Maritime Safety Authority (NMSA) to PNGPCL. Further, the above delegations also empowers PNGHMS to control and regulate activities within the declared ports as stipulated under section 15H and 15K of the Harbours Act (Ch. 240) of PNG. The powers and functions of PNGHMS under these sections are;
	To control and regulate all waters and the use of all waters within a declared port; and To act as a pilotage authority for the purposes of Part VIII of the Merchant Shipping Act (Chapter 242) where appointed as such under that Act; and To erect and place in position buoys, markers, beacons and leads, and other things, that are necessary or desirable to facilitate navigation in or into a declared port; and To dredge and maintain channels and berthing places; and To build retaining walls for the purpose of reclaiming, and to claim and obtain title to land that is the bed of the declared port; and To do all such other acts as will facilitate the use of the declared port by shipping; and To control the use of foreshores in a declared port, subject to any right of occupation or tenancy granted under a law; and To require a person to remove or destroy, or to be caused to be removed or destroyed, any object or thing that in our opinion is an obstruction, hindrance or danger to navigation in, or to the use of a declared port by any vessel.

Consistent with the above functions and the Port (Management and Safety) Regulation 2010, PNGHMS is formulating policies, procedures and guidelines to properly control all activities in the declared ports and harbours. Some of these policies will cover Port Development Proposals, Mooring and Anchorage, Ferry Service, Port Facility Operators, Ship To Ship Transfer, and many more.