\n Council public safety officer David Sinclair said the department had sought expert advice from the Health<\/a> and Safety Executive due to their lack of familiarity with boat hire schemes.\n<\/p>\n \n And Police Scotland<\/a> also objected, with police sergeant Grant Robertson saying: \u201cSimilar to public safety, this is an area that we were not specialised in.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cSo we sought advice from external stakeholders, which includes the Police Scotland marine unit, and we have several concerns regarding the nature of the application.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cThe applicant is lacking detail in respect to the exact location on Portobello Beach that they intend to operate from.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cPortobello is popular throughout the year with open swimmers, kayaks, and other non-motorised vehicles. There are inherent risks of allowing jet skis to operate in the waters.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n Robertson also questioned how the rentals would even work, given that jet skis must be launched from a vehicle, and vehicle access to Portobello Beach is not allowed.\n<\/p>\n \n \n Forth Ports, which has some powers to regulate boat traffic along the Forth, also submitted a written objection to the proposal.\n<\/p>\n \n After hearing the objections, Liberal Democrat councillor Neil Ross asked: \u201cMy question is only to officers, to ask them if we\u2019ve had any response at all from the applicant?\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n Council licensing officer Catherine Scanlin replied that the department had received no communication from Tunesi when trying to reach him about the application.\n<\/p>\n \n Committee convener and Conservative councillor Joanna Mowat asked if he had been sent the objections seen by councillors, with Scanlin replying that he had.\n<\/p>\nEdinburgh’s\u00a0Portobello Beach (Image: PA) He further added that there was no evidence that Tunesi had consulted with the coastguard about the plans, and said the nearest full-time lifeboat was half an hour away.\n<\/p>\n