3.2 Land use planning
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3.2 Land use planning

  3.2.1 When planning new facilities or upgrading of existing facilities in a port area the following factors should be considered:

  • .1 the protection of safety, health and security of persons, property and the environment;

  • .2 the dangerous cargoes to be transported or handled;

  • .3 other hazardous installations in the vicinity;

  • .4 population density in the area under consideration including the vulnerability of the population;

  • .5 ease of evacuation or other measures which may need to be taken in the event of an accident;

  • .6 emergency services and procedures available;

  • .7 possibility and probability of an accident occurring and the effects on health, property and the environment, depending on the dangerous cargoes to be transported or handled;

  • .8 the provision of repair and cleaning facilities for ships and cargo transport units; and

  • .9 the requirements of MARPOL 73/78 with respect to reception facilities.

3.2.1.7 In order to prevent flooding and fire and to provide protection against water pollution, additional precautions may be necessary.

Example 2

The following points should be considered:

.1 the location of facilities on areas which are safe from flooding or are adequately protected from it by means such as dykes or walls;

.2 ensuring unrestricted access/egress of the emergency services such as fire brigade or ambulance;

.3 the limitation of size of areas where dangerous cargoes are kept;

.4 the use of non-flammable construction materials;

.5 the provision of lightning protection equipment;

.6 the installation of smoke- and heat-extraction equipment;

.7 ensuring an adequate supply of fire-extinguishing water and, if necessary, other extinguishing agents;

.8 the provision of automatic fire detection equipment and, if necessary, automatic fire extinguishing installations and other fire-fighting equipment;

.9 the provision of facilities to retain contaminated fire-extinguishing and cooling water; and

.10 the provision of sealed areas and absorption equipment facilities for retaining spilled substances harmful to the aquatic environment.

  3.2.2 Land use planning decisions should take into account the cumulative risk of all hazardous installations and substances in the vicinity of ports.

3.2 2 Centres of population and other factories, refineries or chemical plants in the vicinity should be taken into account when planning port facilities.

The cumulative risk of all hazardous installations and substances in the vicinity of the port, the population in the vicinity, the standard of the facilities and the emergency services available should be considered in determining limitations for classes of cargo to be handled, kept or transported in a port or which will remain on board a ship in transit.

  3.2.3 Land use planning decisions should always take into account international guidelines, experience and recommendations available from the various international bodies.

3.2.3 When planning port facilities consideration should be given to the need for repair or cleaning facilities for ships and/or cargo transport units such as shipyards, lay-by berths, tank cleaning stations or workshops. Depending on the size of the port and the number and types of ships and cargoes, it may be necessary to provide all or at least some of these facilities.

Parent topic: 3 Warehouses, Terminal Areas and Infrastructure
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