Harbour master's office

The harbour master's office is an essential element of the port activity, for it is in charge of rules and order. It contributes towards both the mission of public service of the port, and its development as an economic tool.

The harbour master's office controls the shipping intelligence :

• - Entries and departures
• - Anchoring
• - Locks
• - Parking and mooring

The officers of the port keep order of the access and stretch of water

The harbour master's office makes sure of the port rules for :

• - The protection against fire
• - The warehouse and the handling of hazardous materials
• - The protection of persons and goods

The harbour master's office looks after :

• - The protection of port equipments and the property expropriation
• - The damage to the environment due to the port activity
• - The buoys equipment

The harbour master's office coordinates the port activity between :

• - The port equipments department (Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Caen)
• - The maritime department of Calvados (DDE 14)
• - The different port staff (agents, consignees and packers)
• - The arming assistants (piloting, inshore pilotage and tugging)