Press Releases - back to Press 1st February 2008
Northern Lighthouse Board
Appointment of Director of Marine Operations
The Northern Lighthouse Board are pleased to announce the appointment of Captain Phillip Day as Director of Marine Operations.
Phil Day, joined the Board in December and has already spent time on board the Lighthouse Board’s two ships NLV PHAROS and NLV POLE STAR getting first hand experience of their capabilities in the extreme weather January offered. Prior to his appointment Phil Day has served with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, BP Shipping, Northern Marine and latterly ashore with BP Exploration. This wealth of maritime experience will be a great benefit to the Board and its operation.
As Director of Marine Operations he will be responsible for the Board’s Base in Oban, their two ships and shore based Marine staff in Edinburgh. He said “The combination of skills I have already gathered over my 18 years involved on and around the sea stands me in good stead today and I look forward to the challenges that lie ahead within the Northern Lighthouse Board. I have joined at an interesting time with the recent arrival of the new PHAROS, a most versatile ship, and the exciting commercial opportunities the ship and the modern facilities at the Oban base can offer. The Board offers an efficient and cost effective service to the mariner and I have found its people are most professional in the job that they do and I am proud to have joined the team.”
Phil Day lives in Fife with his wife, and their two children.Notes to Editor
The Northern Lighthouse Board operates under statute - the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 - and is the General Lighthouse Authority for Scotland and the Isle of Man.The Board currently operates: 212 Lighthouses, 160 Buoys, 37 Beacons, 4 Differential Global Positioning System Stations, 25 Racons and 1 eLoran.
The Northern Lighthouse Board is funded entirely from the General Lighthouse Fund, sourced by "Light Dues", a levy paid by shipping. The Board receives no direct funding from the Exchequer or taxpayer.The other General Lighthouse Authorities are the Commissioners of Irish Lights (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland) and Trinity House (England, Wales, the Channel Islands and Gibraltar).
The Northern Lighthouse Board is certificated to ISO9001:2000 standard for the provision of navigational aid services to seafarers and other organisations around the coast of Scotland and Isle of Man. Certification covers the design and maintenance of navigational aids and systems, logistical support and associated technical services including consultancy. The Board is also certified to The International Safety Management Code, (ISM Code) in respect of our ships and marine management systems,OHSAS 18001 and BS ISO/IEC 27001:2005.
For further information, please contact:
Lorna Hunter, Information Officer
Northern Lighthouse Board
Tel 0131 473 3100
Mobile 07831 635393
Fax 0131 220 2093
Email: enquiries@nlb.org.uk