Beach and Coast Code of Conduct links

• HM Coastguard: call 999 and ask for the Coastguard
• Kent Police: call 999 or complete their online form
• Kent Police Marine Unit: call 01622 798565 (Marine Unit) or 01622 690690
• Maritime & Coastguard Agency: call 0870 6006505 (infoline)
• Project Kraken / Borderforce – counter terrorism hotline: call 0800 789321
• Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI): call 0800 328 0600 – find your nearest lifeguarded beach
• Rural Task Force: call 07980 978202

• Beach and Coast PSPO Code of Conduct
• Organise an event
• Contact the Beach and Coast team: email beaches-and-coast@thanet.gov.uk
• Contact the Coastal Officers: email coastalprotection@thanet.gov.uk
• Plan a litter pick
• Dogs and our beaches
• Thanet Coastal Codes
• Metal detecting – Thanet coast
• Educational resources
• Kent Film Office
• Out of hours reporting: call 01843 577000

• Balloon & sky lantern alternatives
• National Coastwatch Institute: call 0300 111 1202 or email info@nci.org.uk
• Bathing water quality
• The National Water Safety Forum: call 0870 7772171
• Tide times
• Water and barrier users: email wateruser@thanet.gov.uk
• Your Leisure – hiring beach huts
• The Legal Code of Conduct and Water Users Group Process and Procedures
• Stay safe on your personal watercraft (Jetski)

• Reporting of dead animals: email streetcleansing@thanet.gov.uk
• Environment Agency: call 08708 506 506 or email enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk
• Kent Police Rural & Environmental Crime: call 01622 654007
• Kent Wildlife Trust: call 01622 662012 or email info@kentwildlife.org.uk
• Natural England: call 0845 600 3078 or email enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk
• Royal Society for the Protection of Birds: call 01273 775333
• Thanet Coast Project: call 01843 577672 or email thanet.coast@thanet.gov.uk
• Bird Wise East Kent: email birdwise@thanet.gov.uk
• Accessing the Stour Estuary via watercraft including speed limits
• The River Stour river guide
• How to watch seals safely
• The impact of disturbance for coastal birds and how to avoid it

Birchington

• Minnis Bay, Birchington – Launching permitted for fishing boats and sail craft.
• Beresford Gap, Birchington -Launching facilities are not part of the water user group. Launching facilities for speed boats, jet skis and waterskiing are designated for members of the Beresford Water Ski Club only. Please contact Leigh Flockhart at leighflockhart@hotmail.com or 07808 232011.

Broadstairs

• Viking Bay, Broadstairs
  Launching permitted for sail craft and fishing boats. Moorings available – fees apply. Contact the Harbour Office on 01843 572100 or portoframsgate@thanet.gov.uk

Cliftonville

• Foreness Bay, Cliftonville – Launching permitted for fishing boats, speed boats and water skiing.
• Palm Bay/Hodge’s Gap, Cliftonville – Launching facilities are not part of the water user group. Launching for PWC (jet ski, jet bikes, wet bikes only) are operated by Jet Ski World (cafe/showers/toilets). Fees apply, contact Jet Ski World on 01843 231703.

Margate

• Margate (front) Harbour – Launching permitted for sail craft and fishing boats. Moorings available – fees apply. Contact the Harbour Office on 01843 572100 or portoframsgate@thanet.gov.uk
• Margate (rear) Harbour
  Launching permitted for sail craft, fishing boats and speed boats.

Ramsgate

• Ramsgate Harbour – Launching facilities at Ramsgate Harbour are not part of the water user group. Launching permitted for fishing boats, sail craft and speed boats. Launching and mooring fees apply. Contact the Harbour Office on 01843 572100 or portoframsgate@thanet.gov.uk

Westbrook

• Westbrook/Barnes Car Park – Launching permitted for speed boats and water skiing.

Westgate

• • West Bay, Westgate (western slipway) – Launching permitted for fishing boats and sail craft. Max 14ft, Max 20HP. Hand launching only during summer months 1st June to 30th September
  • West Bay, Westgate (eastern slipway – by kiosk and beach huts) – Launching permitted for fishing boats and sail craft. No launching during summer months 1st June to 30th September.
  • St Mildred’s Bay, Westgate -Launching permitted for fishing boats and sail craft. No launching permitted between 9am and 6pm during summer months 1st June to 30th September.