Northern Lighthouse Board
The authority Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB) ( German Nördliche Leuchtturmdirektion ) is a public body ( non-departmental public body ). She is responsible for the lighthouses and other navigational aids ( fairway buoys , beacons, GPS stations ) to ensure safe navigation in the coastal area of Scotland and the Isle of Man . The NLB's headquarters and offices are in the center of Edinburgh on George Street, a Georgian style building . The NLB looks after a total area of 77,700 km² and 790 islands.
history
The NLB was established by Parliament in 1786 as the Commissioners of Northern Light Houses to oversee the design, construction and operation of the four Scottish lighthouses Kinnaird Head , North Ronaldsay , Scalpay and Mull of Kintyre .
The most gifted engineer among the controllers was Robert Stevenson , whose three sons David Stevenson , Alan Stevenson and Thomas Stevenson succeeded their father in the same profession. The Stevenson family provided the majority of NLB's staff on some outstanding projects. Their lighthouse constructions were masterpieces of their time, especially Bell Rock , Skerryvore and Muckle Flugga .
Between 1876 and 2005, the NLB maintained lighthouses and fog horns to warn ships in fog. The last horn to be heard was the typhon at Skerryvore lighthouse on October 4th, 2005.
Inclusion Isle of Man
history
Until 1815, neither the English lighthouse administration Trinity House nor the Scottish authority of the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses was responsible for the Isle of Man . The commissioners decided to build two lighthouses on the island. The necessary basis for this was created by a statutory resolution in the same year. The NLB was given permanent authority to build lighthouses on the Isle of Man in 1854.
In 1972, based on the United Kingdom Merchant Shipping Act of 1896, the right to nominate the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man for a person on the board of the NLB, which must be confirmed by the Ministry of the Interior, was transferred.
Todays situation
The Northern Lighthouse Board is responsible for seven lighthouses on the Isle of Man from Point of Ayre and the Winkie in the north to the treacherous Chicken Rock outside of Calf of Man in the south. The last tower to be automated was the Langness Lighthouse in 1996. The Isle of Man's light buoys are checked and serviced every year by the buoy layer NLV Pharos .
activities
The agency is managed from its seat in Edinburgh. This is where the administration is based. The technical work is carried out from the bases in Oban ( Argyll and Bute ). All workshops and systems for the construction and maintenance of the navigation signs (fairway buoys and beacons ) are located here. The Northern Lighthouse Board ships are berthed here. The Oban depot was recently modernized.
Under the Scotland Act 1998 , the NLB is not a decentralized agency. It reports to the United Kingdom Authority and the Department of Transport. In the practical implementation, the NLB works in close cooperation with the Scottish Government and the Government of the Isle of Man. It is funded by the UK Department of Transportation.
capital
- 209 lighthouses
- 162 fairway tonnage
- 37 beacons / fixed navigation marks
- 4 stations for the difference signal of the global position system
- 25 RACON stations
- 1 GLA LORAN station
Ships
The NLB uses two buoy at the same time as a beacon-Versetzboote that the prefix NLV ( N orthern L ighthouse V use essel).
Commissioners
Most of the commissioners were appointed by virtue of their office . The first commissioners in 1786 were the Scottish Crown Legislators, the Sheriffs of the Scottish Coastal Regions, the Lord Mayors ( Lord Provost ) and Mayors (Provost) of the Scottish municipalities with commercial interests.
The current commissioners of the Northern Lighthouse Board are the Lord Advocate and Solicitor General for Scotland, the Lord Mayors of Edinburgh , Glasgow and Aberdeen , the conveners of the Highland Council and Argyll and Bute Council , all sheriffs principals of judicial districts and the representative of the Isle of Man, appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man and approved by the Home Office. There are also up to five co-opted commissioners.
Flags of the NLB
The Northern Lighthouse Board uses two flags:
- a Blue Ensign with a white lighthouse in the open space
- a White Ensign with a black lighthouse in the open space, showing the Union flag without the St. Patrick's Cross. This is the only flag in the United Kingdom to show the Union Jack from before 1801. The White Ensign is only hoisted on NLB ships if a commissioner is on board.
The White Ensign (Commissioner's flag) and the flag of the Isle of Man are hoisted in front of the headquarters of the Northern Lighthouse Board .
See also
- List of lighthouses in Scotland
- Trinity House is responsible for the lighthouses in England, Wales and the Channel Islands
Web links
- Website: Northern Lighthouse Board engl.
- NLB: Lighthouse List ( Memento from November 30, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) engl.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Northern Lighthouse Board: News ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 29, 2009
- ↑ Northern Lighthouse Board - Isle of Man Lighthouses , accessed January 30, 2009
- ↑ britishflags.net - Northern Lighthouse Board ( Memento of the original from May 6, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
