APPENDIX 1. SUMMARY OF PROPOSALS FOR ROUTES AND LEVELS OF SERVICE

	Current Service	Proposed (Preferred Option)	Environmental Implications
Firth of Clyde
Arran	Two routes: Ardrossan to Brodick, early morning to early evening, ~ 5-6 sailings per day Claonaig to Lochranza, operating specialist function in movement of dangerous goods	Extend operating day: very early morning to late evening (from around 7 am to at least 10 pm) Increase frequency of service Upgrade Ardrossan to Brodick service to a (new) two-vessel service Investment in / replacement of infrastructure at Brodick Harbour Review service between Claonaig and Lochranza following upgrade of Ardrossan to Brodick service.	Additional vessels/vessel movements on existing routes New vessels Physical works Potential to discontinue service
Bute	Two routes: Wemyss Bay to Rothesay, 14 hr operating day (early morning to middle evening) Colintraive and Rhubodach (links northern part of island to Argyll and Bute peninsula) 5:30am to 8pm in evening	Extension of operating day to midnight: Colintraive to Rhubodach	Additional vessel movements on existing route
Cumbrae	Cumbrae-Largs. Two vessel service, extended (14 hour) operating day, early morning-middle evening	Extension of operating day into late evening: increased services	Additional vessel movements on existing route
Cowal Peninsula and Dunoon	Gourock to Dunoon: shuttle-basis seven days per week, early morning to very late evening. Hunter's Quay (Dunoon) to McInroy's Point (Gourock): commercial service	Retain status quo	No change
Inner Hebrides
Coll and Tiree	Oban - Coll and Tiree Summer: 7 days/week; on one day the service is shared with the Barra/Castlebay to Oban service Winter: 4 days/week	Summer - retain status quo At least two additional sailing days in winter (to 6 days/week)	Additional vessel movements on existing route
Mull	Four services: Iona (see below) Oban - Craignure, early morning to early evening Fishnish to Lochaline Tobermory to Kilchoan	Increase Craignure - Oban service to a two vessel service, operating as a shuttle service over an extended operating day (from 7 am to around 10/11 pm); Review operations on Fishnish to Lochaline after Craignure to Oban upgrade. Replace Tobermory to Kilchoan with a passenger-only service.	Increase number of vessels Extend operating day Replace vehicle service with passenger-only
Iona	Summer and winter services	No change to winter service Summer service: Overnight berthing facility (location to be decided) Extend evening service by 90 minutes (to around 8 pm)	Physical works Increase length of operating day with additional vessel movements
Ardnamurchan/ Morvern	Four ferry routes: Fishnish to Lochaline (see Mull) Tobermory to Kilchoan (see Mull) Corran ferry at Ardgour Passenger-only service at Camusnagaul	See Mull See Mull Retain status quo	No change
Lismore	Two routes: Vehicle service to Oban Passenger-only service between Port Appin and Point	Replace the two services with one passenger and vehicle service between Port Appin and Point	Remove one route Number of total vessel movements likely to increase on retained route
Kerrera, Luing and Easdale Island	Gallanach - Kerrera Siel (Cuan) - Luing Ellenabeich (Isle of Seil) - Isle of Easdale	Retain status quo	No change
Northern Isles
Services to Aberdeen	Lerwick-Aberdeen every day with overnight journey to Aberdeen. Stops at Kirkwall on three days. Two-vessel service	Retain status quo	No change
Pentland Firth	Three routes: Scrabster to Stromness Gill's Bay to St Margaret's Hope John O'Groats to Orkney (summer only)	Retain status quo	No change
Orkney and Shetland inter Island services	Operated by local authorities	Retain status quo (SG to work with Local Authorities to review suitability of services)	No change
Skye, Raasay, the Small Isles and Knoydart
Skye	Mallaig to Armadale Summer: seven day service (8 services/day) Winter: six day service (2-3 services/day)	Maintain summer and winter service. Summer service to receive minimum subsidy; winter service to continue as per the status quo.	Subsidy change
Raasay	Sconser to Raasay, every day, early morning to early evening	Retain status quo but explore further as part of next CHFS contract	No change
Small Isles	The Small Isles (Muck, Eigg, Rum and Canna) are currently served by one vessel operating from Mallaig (for them all). Depending on the actual island there are between four and five sailing days in summer and three to four in winter. The number of sailings per day ranges from one to two. The current time-table allows visitors to make a meaningful return trip in the course of a day, but does not allow residents to travel to the mainland and back on the same day.	Shorter-term options: A new Sunday service to each of the Small Isles. A Friday/Saturday level of service on more days (i.e. Two sailings as opposed to one sailing per day). At least one day per week where it will possible for residents of each island to make a meaningful return trip to the mainland in the course of a normal working day. Longer-term option: Upgrade from a single to a two vessel service. A passenger and loose freight service to operate on a daily basis to each of the islands. Supplement with a once-per-week ro-ro service, for each island.	Increase in number of vessels and vessel movements.
Knoydart	Mallaig-Inverie-Tarbet: Summer: five days per week Winter: three days per week	Community asked for views on whether additional sailing days in both the summer and winter seasons required.	Increase in number of vessel movements
Southern Hebrides
Islay and Jura	Kennacraig-Port Askaig/Port Ellen: Seven days/week, 3-4 services/day. Port Askaig-Feolin (Jura): small shuttle service.	Islay-mainland: retain the status quo Jura-mainland: no fare for portion of trip between Jura-Islay when part of the onward trip to the mainland Run more services from Port Askaig and fewer services from Port Ellen	Changes in certain routes. No fare option on certain routes.
Colonsay	Oban-Colonsay: Summer: 6 days Winter: 3 days	Summer: additional sailing day At least one day per week where there is a return sailing between Colonsay and the mainland Longer-term aim: work towards more sailing days during winter if (and when) other vessels are released across a reconfigured network	Increase in number of vessel movements
Gigha	Gigha-Tayinloan: seven days per week; early morning to early evening; frequent basis.	Construct berthing facility at Ardminish Extend operating day	Physical works Increase length of operating day with additional vessel movements
Kintyre	Tarbert-Portavadie	Retain Tarbert-Portavadie Longer-term: new route between Campbeltown, via Arran, to Ardrossan or Troon (return sailing on 2 days/week)	New route. Increase in number of vessel movements
Western isles
	Lewis and Harris: Stornoway to Ullapool Tarbert to Uig Uists and Benbecula: Lochmaddy to Uig (vessel shared with Tarbert) Lochboisdale to Oban (vessel shared with Barra)	Retain status quo - all 5 services being retained Service provision to Barra is viewed as being insufficient, but no viable cost effective options can be identified. Within the Western Isles the Barra service will be given priority for funding in the future. Number of improvements and upgrades to infrastructure at Stornoway and Ullapool.	No specific changes. Physical works in future.
	Barra: Castlebay to Oban. Triangular service shared (in part) with Lochboisdale on South Uist. Sound of Barra (inter-island service Aird Mhor, Barra - Eriskay) Five services to mainland, two inter-island services Sound of Harris (inter-island service Sound of Barra (inter island service		No specific changes. Physical works in future.