Harbor Safety Plan

Lower Columbia Region Harbor Safety Plan

The Harbor Safety Plan of the Lower Columbia Region Harbor Safety Committee is an informational and educational tool. The Plan complements the existing regulations and advises mariners of the unique conditions and requirements that may be encountered in the Lower Columbia Region. Local experts from industry, regulatory agencies, and the public developed these standards to provide guidelines for mariners operating in the Columbia River.

The Harbor Safety Plan is reviewed by the LCRHSC on a regular basis. The review process for the Harbor Safety Plan is currently underway and individual chapter updates will be posted here once approved.

The full Harbor Safety Plan is available for download below, or alternatively, you can choose to download/view individual chapters. The current Plan was approved in December 2017 with section updates to Anchorage Guidelines, Lightering Guidelines, Required Charts and Publications Guidelines, and Small Vessels and Make Way Guidelines approved in September 2018.

Reviews of the Aids to Navigation Guidelines, Navigation Practices and Incident Management Guidelines took place in 2021 and the Harbor Safety Plan Introduction and Bunkering Guidelines were approved in 2022. Reviews of the Medical Emergencies Aboard Ships at Anchor and Dead Ship Tow Guidelines were approved in 2023. The approved section updates can be found below.

2023 Harbor Safety Plan (Includes recently updated Chapters)

Section Updates
12/20/2017	LCR HSP Table of Contents
03/01/2022	LCR HSP Introduction
07/23/2021	LCR HSP Aids to Navigation Guidelines
09/18/2018	LCR HSP Anchorage Guidelines
05/11/2022	LCR HSP Bunkering Guidelines
11/15/2023	LCR HSP Dead Ship Tow Guidelines
12/20/2017	LCR HSP East of Ryan Pt Guidelines
05/11/2022	LCR HSP Lightering Guidelines
07/23/2021	LCR HSP Navigation Practices

Section Updates
12/20/2017	LCR HSP Plan Enforcement Guidelines
09/18/2018	LCR HSP Required Charts and Publications Guidelines
12/20/2017	LCR HSP Restricted Visibility Guidelines
12/20/2017	LCR HSP Severe Weather
09/18/2018	LCR HSP Small Vessels and Make Way
12/20/2017	LCR HSP Towed Barge Guidelines
03/08/2023	LCR HSP Incident Management Guidelines
12/20/2017	Appendix 1: Glossary of Terms
12/20/2017	Appendix 2: Acronyms

*Please note that the section updates correspond to the dates of the most recent content revisions.

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