Southwold Harbour byelaws and notices - Introduction

The Southwold Harbour Authority is committed to promoting safety in Southwold Harbour and to complying with the Port Marine Safety Code. As part of that commitment the way in which important information is disseminated to those who use the Harbour has been reviewed.

The Port Marine Safety Code requires that the Harbour Authority identifies risks that arise from marine operations and then manages those risks so that they are kept as low as reasonably practical. It is recognised that Notices to Harbour Users will play an important role in alerting Harbour Users to risks and the measures adopted to manage those risks. However, the subject matter of Notices to Harbour Users will not be restricted to risks and their management and will include any pertinent information the Harbour Authority wish to promulgate.

The Harbour Authority will regulate activities in the Harbour by applying and enforcing Byelaws and Harbour Master’s Directions.

Notices to Harbour Users will continue in force until cancelled by a subsequent Notice unless the Notice is self-cancelling. The first Notice of each year will list all those Notices that remain in force at that time.

Copies of Notices to Harbour Users will be posted at the Harbour Authority’s premises, the Harbour Master’s Office, on public notice boards and on the Harbour Authority’s website. Copies may be obtained from:

Harbour Office
Blackshore
Southwold IP18 6TA

They will be sent to businesses in the Harbour and to other interested parties. If you have any questions or wish to be included on the distribution list please telephone: 01502 724712.

All Harbour Users including mariners, yachtsmen, fishermen, leisure sailors, canoeist, powerboat operators, divers, swimmers and those using the footpaths, jetties and banks are encouraged to read the Notices to Harbour Users and heed the advice that may be given.