Ports & Harbours

The Harbour Master is appointed by the Governor of the Falkland Islands under Falkland Islands statute law. The Harbour Master has the responsibility to safely manage the day-to-day operation of shipping and maritime activities within the approaches and harbours of the Falkland Islands including:

• Faciliating the safe use of the harbour having regard to the efficiency, economy and safety of the services provided
• Assessing and managing navigational risk
• Providing navigational information
• Managing vessel navigation and the time and manner of vessel movements
• The provision and maintenance of aids to navigation
• Ensuring navigational access to the port and conserving the harbour so that is is fit for use
• Protecting the harbour marine environment
• Monitoring vessel traffic
• Regulating the movement of dangerous cargoes
• Managing port security
• Emergency response planning and training

These harbours are designated as Stanley Harbour, Port William, Berkeley Sound and Fox Bay.