Editing Trinity House (section)

==Operational responsibilities and role of the Corporation==
[[File:Trinity House, Harwich.jpg|thumb|Trinity House, Harwich, Essex]]

Trinity House has three main functions:
*It is the [[General Lighthouse Authority]] for England, Wales, the Channel Islands and Gibraltar, responsible for a range of general aids to navigation, 'signs of the sea', from [[lighthouse]]s to [[radar beacon]]s.
*It is a [[charitable organisation]] dedicated to the safety, welfare and training of mariners.
*It is a [[Pilotage Act 1987|Deep Sea Pilotage Authority]], licensing expert navigators to act as deep sea pilots for ships trading in Northern European waters.

The Corporation also inspects buoys provided by local harbour authorities. It no longer provides local pilots for entering ports. Contrary to popular belief, Trinity House is not (and never has been) part of [[Her Majesty's Coastguard|HM Coastguard]], although it does work closely with [[Majesty|HM]] [[Maritime and Coastguard Agency]].

Trinity House's activities as a lighthouse authority are financed from "[[light dues]]" levied on commercial shipping calling at ports in the [[United Kingdom]].