Facilities

Aberdour Harbour

Aberdour Harbour, Shore Road, Aberdour, Burntisland, Fife, KY3 0TY

Telephone: 07746068951

Email: Contact by email

Resources

  • Footpaths
  • Parking Facilities - Free
  • Public Toilets
 
 
A coastal scene featuring a Aberdour harbour with numerous sailboats anchored in the water. The harbour is bordered by a stone pier that extends into the water, and there are several buildings, including houses, situated on the hillside overlooking the harbour. The landscape in the background includes rolling hills and greenery.

The day-to-day management of this harbour is the responsibility of the Aberdour Residents Association. Please direct all initial communications via the contact details below.

Contact Details

Harbour Master Mark Maylin  Aberdour Residents Association (ARA)
Website: N/A
Email:markmaylin.mm@gmail.com
Telephone07746068951

Landowner contact details

Landowner: Fife Council
Telephone:03451 555 555 Ext.460556
Out of Hours:03451 55 00 99
Email:Harbours@Fife.gov.uk

Description

The harbour has a single basin formed by a pier to the west and a headland to the east.

Location

Northern shore of the Firth of Forth

Imray chart No

C27

Limits

The harbour limits, are outlined in the Schedule to the Fife Council Harbours Byelaws 1996, broadly extend as follows:

  • Approximately 225m to the south of the Pier   Head
  • And a considerable distance along the shoreline to the east and west of the harbour.

Approach

The harbour is relatively open from the southwest through to the south southeast and the seabed shoals relatively gently on approach to the pier.  The head of the Pier is marked by a tall metal pole.

Usage

Recreational vessels

Latitude (Entrance)

56.052396N

Longitude (Entrance)

2.293935W

Grid Reference

319508,685148

Tidal Range

0.1 to 5.9 m

(Chart Datum)

Neap Tide

2.4 m

Spring Tide

4.8 m

Navigational Access

No

Tide Gauge

No

Berths

Contact
ARA

Tugs

No

Anchorage

No

Pilotage

No

Cargo Handling

No

Repair facilities

Contact
ARA

ISPS Compliant

N/A

Maximum Draft

2 m approx.

Maximum Length

Open Basin

Maximum Beam

Open Basin

Control Depths/Drafts

Location

Bed Material

Bed Level

Keel Clearance

Note

Harbour Basin

Sand / Silt

Unavailable

Min 1 m

Prone to Silting

The Harbour is managed to a third party, Fife Council have no current records of seabed levels at the Harbour.  For further information please contact Aberdour Residents Association

Communication

VHF

Calling and
Distress/Safety

16

Harbour Operations

11


Control


Vessels that are not local and are intending to enter or leave Aberdour are advised to contact the ARA Harbour Master in advance by telephone.  The ARA Harbour Master is a voluntary role in the ARA and therefore there are no specific operating hours.  When the ARA Harbour Master
is unavailable non-local vessels must leave or depart the harbour with extreme caution keeping a lookout for other vessels leaving or departing, and must approach the basin / pier at a slow speed

Operating Constraints

In high winds and / or large waves the approach to the basin can be difficult at lower states of tide and the ARA Harbour Master’s advice should be sought prior to arrival or departure

In restricted visibility the ARA Harbour Master will determine whether vessels can safely leave or enter

The approach to the basin and pier head is relatively shallow, and the entire basin dries beyond the pier head at low water and a chart and tide tables should be consulted prior to arrival or departure


Aids to Navigation


None

Environmental Sensitivity

Special Area of  Conservation (SAC), Special Site of Scientific Interest (SSSI),
Special Protection Area (SPA), and a Regionally Important Geological Site (RIGS)


Oil Pollution Hazard

Responsibility

Control

General Oil Spillage

Aberdour Residents Association

Procedures on safe operation and emergencies


Provision of signage stating the organisations to be contacted in the event of an oil spillage

 
 

General Oil Spillage

Fife Council

Note: Oil spill response if required, shall be initiated by the local operator and forwarded to Fife Council for action. Spill kits are not provided on-site. Fife Council shall assess and provide equipment should action be required.

Provision of signage stating the organisations to be contacted in the event of an oil spillage when the Harbour Master is not on duty – maximum response time 90 minutes


Competent trained operatives, including accredited to MCA1 and or MCA4 Oil spill response


Provision and storage of Tier 1 oil pollution clean-up and containment materials


Equipment

Number

 

3m x 13cm Spaghetti Water Boom

0

 

50cm x 40cm Absorbent Pads

0

 

Protective Chemical Suit

0


Provision for Tier 2 Specialist Contractor


Oil Pollution Action

Contact Fife Council immediately

Fife Council will implement the Oil Pollution Response Procedure to effectively manage and mitigate the impact of oil pollution incidents.