- Regulation of Navigation at the ports.
- Landing and Shipping of goods at the ports.
- Maintaining and hiring of marine Floating crafts and cargo handling, equipment such as Cranes, Tugs, Water Barges, Weigh Bridge etc.,
- Execution, supervision and Maintenance works of Port structures.
- Dredging at the Ports and channels for safe Navigation;
- Maintenance of Navigational Aids such as local Light Houses, Buoys and beacons;
- Registration, Survey and Inspection of sailing vessels / Inland vessels / Harbour crafts.
- Constructions management of Port Estate Installations, Transit sheds etc.,
- Examination and issue of Certificate of competency to Engine, Drivers, Masters, Sarongs under Karnataka Harbour Craft Rules/ I. V. Rules.
- Levying and collecting the fees on vessels entering the port and on Harbour crafts, Cargo landed and shipped.
- Conducting Hydrographic surveys of the Ports & Waterways in a phased manner.
- Conducting enquiry about casualties / wrecks, jettisoning
- Supervising of Liquid Cargo terminals and handling of liquid cargo at the port.
- Manning the Fire Fighting Equipments.
- Manning the Oil Spill Response Equipments.
- Maintaining the Security System as per I.S.P.S. requirement.
- Inspection and issue of Certificate of fitness to crafts deployed in Ferries and Waterways.
- Providing modernized and mechanized crafts and operating departmentally more important ferries and waterways in the state.
- Auctioning and supervising operation of Ferries through contract system.
- Construction of jetties, platforms, Approach Roads for Ferry Services.
- Execution of Coastal Protection Works.
The cargo traffic handled at the Minor Ports of the Karnataka and statistical information thereon are furnished in Annexure – II to Annexure VI. The Statement of Traffic handled at the departmentally managed Ferries and Waterways are furnished in Annexure – VII to Annexure X. The statement showing the receipts and charges of the department is shown in Annexure XI to Annexure XVI.
(i) |
The Department is enforcing the following enactments in respect of Ports and Ferries / Waterways in the State. |
1. |
Indian Ports Act 1908. |
2. |
Karnataka Harbour Crafts Rules, 1963. |
3. |
Karnataka Ports (Landing and Shipping Fees) Act, 1961 and Rules framedthere under . |
4. |
Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 |
5. |
The Merchant Shipping ( Sailing Vessels) Rules, 1997 |
6. |
The Inland vessel Act 1917. |
7. |
Karnataka Inland Vessel Rules 2006. |
8. |
International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (I.S.P.S.) Code. |