500 years in 5 minutes! The history & functions of Trinity House
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Trinity House is a charitable organization that oversees lighthouses, buoys, and other aids to navigation in English waters and the Channel Islands. It has operated lighthouses and maintained maritime safety for nearly 500 years since receiving its first royal charter in 1514. Today it owns 68 lighthouses and operates 447 buoys to guide ships at sea using solar power. It also provides pilotage services and inspects over 10,000 aids to navigation annually.
500 years in 5 minutes! The history & functions of Trinity House
- 3. A Brief Outline of the History, Role and Functions of Trinity House Paul Howe Communications Officer
- 4. Did you Know? *Chamber of Shipping. Figure by volume 95% UK Trade by Sea*
- 5. The Functions of Trinity House
- 6. The Functions of Trinity House A Charitable organisation for the safety, welfare & training of mariners
- 7. The Functions of Trinity House Deep Sea Pilotage Authority
- 8. The Functions of Trinity House The General Lighthouse Authority for England, Wales and the Channels Islands
- 9. The Functions of Trinity House Annual inspection and auditing of over 10,000 Aids to Navigation
- 10. The Functions of Trinity House Responsible for marking and dispersing wrecks which are a danger to navigation
- 11. The Functions of Trinity House The 3 GLA¡¯s explained Trinity House: England, Wales and the Channel Islands Commissioners of Irish Lights: All Ireland The Northern Lighthouse Board: Scotland and the Isle of Man
- 12. Trinity House Today 68 Trinity House owns some of the most famous lighthouses in the world Lighthouses
- 13. Trinity House Today 447 All Trinity House buoys are solar powered and carry an array of Aids to Navigation Buoys
- 14. Trinity House Today Several Trinity House lighthouses are used as DGPS Base Stations 7 DGPS Stations
- 15. Trinity House Today 10 Solarised Lightvessels form an important part of the Aids to Navigation mix Lightvessels
- 16. Origins of Trinity House Royal Charter granted by Henry VIII to the Corporation of Trinity House
- 17. Origins of Trinity House Trinity House builds its first lighthouse at Lowestoft, Suffolk
- 18. Origins of Trinity House Eddystone becomes the first rock lighthouse in Europe
- 19. Origins of Trinity House First reliefs of Lighthouse keepers by helicopters trialled
- 20. Origins of Trinity House The conversion of Trinity House buoys to solar power is complete
- 21. Origins of Trinity House Keepers are withdrawn from North Foreland, the last manned Trinity House lighthouse
- 23. Trinity House Lighthouses We operate some of the most famous lighthouses in the world
- 24. Trinity House Lighthouses Trinity House lighthouses monitored and controlled from OPC, Harwich
- 25. Funding
- 26. Funding ? Levy (¡®Light Dues¡¯) placed on ships visiting UK & Irish Ports ? Rates are set by Government ? Rates based on tonnage of the vessel ? Fishermen pay an annual fee ? Income from commercial work off-set¡¯s running costs ? Light Dues funds the services provided by the three GLA¡¯s
- 27. Leisure Services
- 28. Leisure Services ¨C Patricia Voyages Launched in 2003
- 29. Consumer Services ¨C Lighthouse Holiday Cottages A number of Lighthouse Keepers cottages transformed into holiday accommodation
- 30. Consumer Services ¨C Visitor Centres A number of Trinity House Lighthouses are open to the public as Visitor Centres
- 31. Full Circle¡ Trinity House has played a vital role in sea safety for nearly 500 years
Editor's Notes
- #25: OPC stands for Operations Planning Centre. In addition to the monitoring function, it¡¯s the central point for co-ordinating service-wide operations and plans. Also with regards to monitoring, OPC now monitors AtoN¡¯s for NLB & CIL out of hours and over weekends not just TH AtoN 24/7.