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<cms:item xmlns:cms="http://www.arsdigita.com/cms/1.0" xmlns="http://www.esd.org.uk/standards/esdbody" oid="[com.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes.ESDService:{id=780}]"><cms:name>houseboats-780</cms:name><cms:language>en</cms:language><cms:title>Houseboats</cms:title><cms:dublinCore oid="[com.arsdigita.london.cms.dublin.DublinCoreItem:{id=780}]"><cms:name>houseboats-780-dublin-metadata</cms:name><cms:dcAudience>General Public</cms:dcAudience><cms:dcCoverage>content="99XX" scheme="ONS SNAC"</cms:dcCoverage><cms:dcCoveragePostcode/><cms:dcCoverageSpatialRef/><cms:dcCoverageUnit/><cms:dcDateValid/><cms:dcDisposalReview/><cms:dcLanguage>en</cms:dcLanguage><cms:dcTemporalBegin/><cms:dcTemporalEnd/><cms:dcCreatorOwner>LAWS Project - Starter Kit - http://www.laws-project.org.uk</cms:dcCreatorOwner><cms:dcCreatorContact>LAWS Project - Starter Kit - http://www.laws-project.org.uk</cms:dcCreatorContact><cms:dcPublisher>Tameside MBC - LAWS project - http://laws.tameside.gov.uk</cms:dcPublisher><cms:dcRights/><cms:dcKeywords>houseboats</cms:dcKeywords></cms:dublinCore><cms:textAsset oid="[com.arsdigita.cms.TextAsset:{id=780}]"><cms:content><![CDATA[<h2>Environmental Services</h2><span class="gen">email address here</span><span class="gen">phone number here</span><span class="gen">sms phone number here</span><span class="gen">fax number here</span><span class="gen">minicom number here</span><p><i>The following guidance must be observed by people who own houseboats that are located in waters maintained by this Council:</i></p><hr/><p>"<strong>houseboat</strong>"
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means any vessel used or intended to be used for human habitation but shall
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not include any ship registered under the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 or any
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boat or vessel bona fide used for navigation </p><p>"<strong>master</strong>"
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when used in connection with a vessel or houseboat means any person whether
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the owner or not having or taking the command charge or management of the vessel
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or houseboat for the time being <br/>
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<br/>
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"<strong>under way</strong>" when used in relation to a vessel or
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houseboat means when she is not at anchor or moored or made fast to the shore
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or aground </p><p>"<strong>Harbour Master</strong>"
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means the Harbour Master appointed by the Council or any other officer appointed
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by the Council and includes any duly authorised assistant of the Harbour Master
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and of any such officer</p><h2>Keeping of Houseboats </h2><p> The
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master of a houseboat shall not keep his houseboat in the harbour without the
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written consent of the Harbour Master and such consent must specify the date
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upon which it shall cease to have effect. </p><h2>Anchoring </h2><p> The master of a vessel
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or houseboat shall not except in an emergency anchor in the harbour in such
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a manner as to obstruct navigation </p><h2>Making Fast </h2><p> The master of a vessel
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or houseboat shall not make fast to any other vessel or houseboat or her moorings
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without the previous permission of the master of such other vessel or houseboat
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or the owner of her moorings unless ordered to do so by the Harbour Master </p><h2>Not to Lie Alongside Others </h2><p>The master of a vessel or
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houseboat shall not permit her without the previous consent of the Harbour Master
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to lie at any mooring of the Council when a vessel or houseboat is already thereat
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or alongside any other vessel or houseboat </p><h2>Obstruction of Others </h2><p>The master of a vessel or
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houseboat shall not permit her to be placed in any position that may interfere
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with the access by any other vessel or houseboat to any pier jetty wharf landing
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steps landing place hard or grid without the permission of the Harbour Master.</p><h2>Change of Anchorage </h2><p>The master of any vessel
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or houseboat lying within the harbour shall take up the anchor or anchors of
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such vessel or houseboat if so required by the Harbour Master. </p><h2>Indication of Anchors </h2><p>The master of a vessel or
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houseboat in letting go an anchor on to the fundus in the fairway of the harbour
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shall have a watch-buoy attached thereto in such manner as clearly to indicate
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its position if so required by the Harbour Master <br/>
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<br/>
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The master of every vessel or houseboat which has slipped or parted from an
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anchor shall forthwith give notice thereof and of the position of such anchor
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to the Harbour Master </p><h2> Vessels
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to have Names Marked on Them </h2><p> The owner of a vessel which
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is not registered as a ship under the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 or as a fishing
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vessel under the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 and marked accordingly shall ensure
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that the vessel is marked conspicuously with its name or other means of identification
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unless exempted by the Harbour Master </p><h2>Registration of Vessels </h2><p>The owner of a vessel normally
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kept within the harbour shall register the same with the Harbour Master forthwith
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and shall thereafter register the vessel at intervals of not more than once
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a year and shall inform the Harbour Master of the place where the vessel is
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kept. </p><h2>Change of Ownership of Vessels </h2><p>On any change in the ownership
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of a vessel kept within the harbour the parties to the change shall ensure that
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immediate written notification is given to the Harbour Master </p><h2>Accommodation of Others </h2><p>The master of any vessel
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or houseboat having any rope chain or other connection fastened to the shore
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or to any post or buoy or mooring in the harbour shall when necessary or directed
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by the Harbour Master slacken or haul taut the same as the case may require
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for the accommodation of other vessels or houseboats moving in the harbour.</p><h2>Mooring or Anchoring </h2><p>The master of any vessel
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which has an overall length greater than 60 feet or registered gross tonnage
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greater than 40 tons or any houseboat shall when directed by the Harbour Master
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moor or anchor his vessel or houseboat fore and aft </p><h2>Maintenance and Painting of Vessels
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</h2><p>The master of a vessel or
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houseboat shall not intentionally list his vessel or houseboat in order to undertake
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maintenance work nor shall he engage in the scraping, blasting or painting of
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such vessel or houseboat on the foreshore or mudlands or other part of the harbour
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without the previous consent of the Harbour Master and then only in accordance
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with such directions as he may give and subject to such conditions as he may
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impose. </p><h2>Lighting of Craft </h2><p>The master of any houseboat
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in the harbour shall if such houseboat be moored or anchored next to the fairway
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of the harbour or if ordered to do so by the Harbour Master provide and maintain
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between sunset and sunrise lights in accordance with the Merchant Shipping (Distress
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Signals and Prevention of Collisions) Regulations 1989 (Part C Lights and Shapes)</p><h2>Placing etc. of Moorings </h2><p>No person shall place lay
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down maintain use and have private moorings on the fundus or foreshore of the
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harbour without a licence granted by the Council. Any person requiring such
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a licence shall make written application therefor to the Harbour Master such
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application to specify such information as the Council shall from time to time
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require. </p><h2>Lifting and Removal of Moorings
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</h2><p> No person shall (unless
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required by the Harbour Master so to do) lift a private mooring from the fundus
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or foreshore without giving to the Harbour Master at least 24 hours previous
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written notice of the date and time when such mooring is to be lifted. </p><h2>Re-location of Moorings</h2><p> The owner or other person
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in charge of a private mooring shall on the instruction of the Harbour Master
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remove it from the harbour or to a new position therein. </p><h2>Identification
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of Mooring Buoys and Like Apparatus </h2><p>No person shall place, lay
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down, maintain, use and have private moorings which are not identifiable by
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a distinctive mark, colour or other device previously indicated to and approved
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by the Harbour Master and registered in his records at the Harbour Office and
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the Harbour Master may require an amendment or variation of an identification
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to avoid confusion or for any other good reason. </p><h2>Inspection of Moorings </h2><p>The master of any vessel
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or houseboat shall on receipt of seven days written notice lift the moorings
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of such vessel or houseboat for inspection by the Harbour Master </p><h2>Petrol and Oil not to be Pumped
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into the Harbour</h2><p> Notwithstanding any statutory
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provision no person on board a vessel or houseboat shall cause petrol or oil
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or water mixed with these liquids to be pumped or permitted to run into the
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waters of the harbour. </p><h2> Fire extinguishing equipment
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to be available for use at all times </h2><p>The master of every vessel
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within the harbour with the exception of rowing boats and other similar light
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non-powered vessels shall have adequate fire-extinguishing equipment available
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for immediate use in any part of the vessel at all times and the nature and
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amount of such equipment shall take into account any abnormal fire risk associated
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with any such vessel. </p><h2>Non-interference with fire equipment
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</h2><p>No person shall without
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lawful authority displace or interfere with any safety or fire equipment within
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the harbour except in the event of an emergency. </p><h2>Landings </h2><p>No person shall tie any
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vessel or houseboat to any landing steps, landing stage, pier, jetty, railings
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or other property at which a notice prohibiting such action is displayed. </p><h2>Inspection facilities to be available
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to Harbour Master </h2><p> The master of any vessel
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or houseboat in the harbour shall when so required by the Harbour Master afford
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every reasonable facility to enable the Harbour Master to ascertain whether
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these guidelines are duly observed. </p><span class="gen">email address here</span><span class="gen">phone number here</span><span class="gen">sms phone number here</span><span class="gen">fax number here</span><span class="gen">minicom number here</span><span class="gen">postal address here</span><h3>
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<a href="/ccm/services/pid.jsp?pid=780"> Providing Information
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(780)
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