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Also known as harbor master, portmaster, port master, harbour master, port authorities, harbourmaster

thumb|right|The Harbour Master’s transport at Poole, [[Dorset, England ]]

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Instance of
position
Subclass of
port authority
Field of work
harbor
Country
Greece
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HarborMasterHingham.jpg
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amenity=harbourmaster
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thumb|right|The Harbour Master’s transport at Poole, [[Dorset, England ]]

A harbourmaster (or harbormaster, see spelling differences) is an official responsible for enforcing the regulations of a particular harbour or port, in order to ensure the safety of navigation, the security of the harbour and the correct operation of the port facilities.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “harbormaster” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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