500 years in 5 minutes! The history & functions of Trinity House
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A presentation on the role of Trinity House - what we do, and how we do it.
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500 years in 5 minutes! The history & functions of Trinity House
- 3. A Brief Outline of the History, Role and Functions of Trinity House Paul Howe Communications Officer
- 4. Did you Know? *Chamber of Shipping. Figure by volume 95% UK Trade by Sea*
- 5. The Functions of Trinity House
- 6. The Functions of Trinity House A Charitable organisation for the safety, welfare & training of mariners
- 7. The Functions of Trinity House Deep Sea Pilotage Authority
- 8. The Functions of Trinity House The General Lighthouse Authority for England, Wales and the Channels Islands
- 9. The Functions of Trinity House Annual inspection and auditing of over 10,000 Aids to Navigation
- 10. The Functions of Trinity House Responsible for marking and dispersing wrecks which are a danger to navigation
- 11. The Functions of Trinity House The 3 GLA’s explained Trinity House: England, Wales and the Channel Islands Commissioners of Irish Lights: All Ireland The Northern Lighthouse Board: Scotland and the Isle of Man
- 12. Trinity House Today 68 Trinity House owns some of the most famous lighthouses in the world Lighthouses
- 13. Trinity House Today 447 All Trinity House buoys are solar powered and carry an array of Aids to Navigation Buoys
- 14. Trinity House Today Several Trinity House lighthouses are used as DGPS Base Stations 7 DGPS Stations
- 15. Trinity House Today 10 Solarised Lightvessels form an important part of the Aids to Navigation mix Lightvessels
- 16. Origins of Trinity House Royal Charter granted by Henry VIII to the Corporation of Trinity House
- 17. Origins of Trinity House Trinity House builds its first lighthouse at Lowestoft, Suffolk
- 18. Origins of Trinity House Eddystone becomes the first rock lighthouse in Europe
- 19. Origins of Trinity House First reliefs of Lighthouse keepers by helicopters trialled
- 20. Origins of Trinity House The conversion of Trinity House buoys to solar power is complete
- 21. Origins of Trinity House Keepers are withdrawn from North Foreland, the last manned Trinity House lighthouse
- 23. Trinity House Lighthouses We operate some of the most famous lighthouses in the world
- 24. Trinity House Lighthouses Trinity House lighthouses monitored and controlled from OPC, Harwich
- 25. Funding
- 26. Funding • Levy (‘Light Dues’) placed on ships visiting UK & Irish Ports • Rates are set by Government • Rates based on tonnage of the vessel • Fishermen pay an annual fee • Income from commercial work off-set’s running costs • Light Dues funds the services provided by the three GLA’s
- 27. Leisure Services
- 28. Leisure Services – Patricia Voyages Launched in 2003
- 29. Consumer Services – Lighthouse Holiday Cottages A number of Lighthouse Keepers cottages transformed into holiday accommodation
- 30. Consumer Services – Visitor Centres A number of Trinity House Lighthouses are open to the public as Visitor Centres
- 31. Full Circle… Trinity House has played a vital role in sea safety for nearly 500 years
Notas do Editor
- OPC stands for Operations Planning Centre. In addition to the monitoring function, it’s the central point for co-ordinating service-wide operations and plans. Also with regards to monitoring, OPC now monitors AtoN’s for NLB & CIL out of hours and over weekends not just TH AtoN 24/7.