For information on our Buoy Services please contact: Business Development Manager Northern Lighthouse Board 84 George Street Edinburgh EH2 3DA TEL: +44(0) 131 473 3100 FAX: +44(0) 131 220 2093 Email: enquiries@nlb.org.uk
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Buoys services are a core function in the Northern Lighthouse Board's statutory duty to deliver a reliable, efficient and cost-effective network of Aids to Navigation. The quality of maintenance of the Board's buoy fleet is such that the expected lifespan of an NLB steel buoy body is in excess of 50 years. Buoys are maintained in situ by the Board's two ships and are exchanged periodically for return to NLB Oban for a full overhaul and in depth maintenance. The Board is pleased to offer this same quality of service to assist clients in their navigational marking requirements. NLB can provide:
The Board can provide buoys for rental in support of Local Light Authorities (LLAs), offshore renewable energy sites, utility companies, ferry routes, etc. Rental will incorporate a full maintenance plan to ensure compliance to IALA standards.
For our clients who own their own buoys, the Board offers a full, on location buoy maintenance programme to maintain safe navigation. The facilities at NLB Oban can also be utilised to give an intensive overhaul if required.
NLB are acknowledged experts at deploying and recovering buoys safely and without structural damage. PHAROS and POLE STAR are purpose built specialist ships designed to deploy buoys and their associated moorings, whether they be for well-head marking, meteorological and environmental data collection, guarding wave-riders or marking outfalls and other man-made hazards. The deepest buoy deployment to date was in a water depth of 2,000m.