Maritime and Coastguard Agency (Solent District)

1.	Name and address of organisation	Maritime and Coastguard Agency Spring Place 105 Commerical Road Southampton Hants SO40 8BT Tel. No. 0870 6006505 Fax No. 0870 0889696
2.	Main contacts	Mr Alan Fairney, see website for additional contacts
3.	Type of organisation	Government agency.
4.	Terms of reference	Responsible for: developing, promoting and enforcing high standards of marine safety; minimising loss of life amongst seafarers and coastal users; responding to maritime emergencies 24 hours a day and; minimising the risk of pollution of the marine environment from ships and where pollution occurs, minimising the impact on UK interests.
5.	Membership	Not applicable.
6.	Geographical Area	The Solent district extends from Belle Tout Lighthouse to just west of Beachy Head, East Sussex, to the Hampshire/Dorset border at Chewton Bunney. The district is flanked to the East by DOVER and the west by PORTLAND. The district is divided into four sectors: South Downs Sector which runs from Pagham Harbour to Belle Tout Portsmouth Sector which runs from Fareham Creek to Pagham Harbour Wight Sector which covers the Isle of Wight Southampton Sector which runs from Chewton Bunny to Fareham Creek
7.	Publications	Not applicable.
8.	Relevant projects/initiatives	Not applicable.
9.	Affiliations	Member of appropriate safety committees and groups, including SOLFIRE, with responsibilities or interests in marine and coastal safety.

This page was last updated on 18-02-2004