The Comprehensive Maritime Transport Policy (CMTP) in acknowledging the non- existence of a cohesive legislative and regulatory framework on small harbours for ensuring oversight, custodianship, management, operations and regulations of the country’s small harbours cautioned that if the situation were not addressed, it would remain a critical challenge or constraint to future development of small harbours. Accordingly, the CMTP instructed the Department of Transport to develop the small harbours regulatory framework for governance of safety of navigation, security, protection of marine environment and operations.