6.2.1 The
port authority
should
exercise control over the movement of shipping through the
port
area
and should establish systems for the receipt of
prior notification and the conditions under which
dangerous
cargoes
may enter the
port area
.
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6.2.1 The port authority should make known any
limitations on the classes or quantities of dangerous cargoes that may be
handled in the port area. In determining any such limits, the port
authority should take into account any relevant requirements of the
regulatory authority (e.g., limits specified in an explosives licence),
land use planning restrictions and sensitive nearby premises such as
schools, hospitals, special-needs housing etc. Special consideration
should be given to the needs of ships to enter the port area under stress
of weather or other emergency. In some cases it may not be appropriate to
permit a ship to enter the port owing to the potential risks to other
ships and shore premises.
The port authority should make arrangements to regulate the
presence or handling of any cargo which gives rise to a risk to the
health or safety of any person, whether or not within the port area, due
to the condition of the dangerous cargo itself or the condition of a
freight container, portable tank or other receptacle containing the cargo
or of any ship or vehicle carrying it. The condition referred to does not
relate to the inherent properties of the cargo, e.g., the corrosiveness
of an acid.
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6.2.2 The
port authority
should
exercise control over the shore side entry of
dangerous
cargoes
into the
port area
and
should establish systems for the receipt of prior notification and
the conditions under which
dangerous cargoes
may
enter the
port area
.
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6.2.2 The international nature of shipping means that
ships are likely to call at many ports in many countries. Significant
differences in the legal requirements relating to dangerous cargoes in
transit between different ports and countries could cause confusion and
misunderstandings which could possibly lead to dangerous situations. So
far as possible, therefore, the legal requirements of ports within a
country and of ports of different countries should be harmonized. This is
best done by basing the necessary legal requirements on these
Recommendations.
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6.2.3 The
port authority
,
where it has been empowered to do so, should make provisions to enforce
the relevant part of the national legal requirements.
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6.2.3 The port authority should make arrangements for
suitably trained personnel to enforce any national legal requirements
that the regulatory authority requires it to enforce.
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6.2.4 Where appropriate, the
port
authority
should develop and enforce local port rules
(by-laws) covering
dangerous cargoes
in
the
port area
.
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6.2.4 Any local rules or by-laws should be kept to
the minimum and should deal only with local matters specific to the port.
They should nor duplicate or be inconsistent with the national legal
requirements. Such by-laws may include navigational requirements relating
to the circumstances of a particular port. The port authority should make
arrangements for any such local rules or by-laws to be enforced by
suitably trained personnel.
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6.2.5 The
port authority
should,
when it is within the scope of its responsibility, develop, maintain,
publicize and practice, as appropriate, plans for any foreseeable
emergency concerning
dangerous cargoes
in
the
port area
.
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6.2.5 The port authority should prepare and keep up to
date an emergency plan for dealing with any emergencies that may arise.
This should include emergencies which involve, or could involve,
dangerous cargoes in the port area. The emergency plan should be
compatible with any local emergency plan and emergency plans of any
nearby premises with which it may overlap and any other body, for
example, other responsible authorities, that may be involved in such an
emergency.
The emergency plan should cater for all emergencies that are
likely to occur. In addition to considering the emergencies that are
likely to occur during the normal operation of the port, the port
authority should consider external emergencies that could affect
dangerous cargoes whilst in the port area. These may include the entry of
ships in distress carrying dangerous cargoes not normally handled in the
port, emergencies in nearby premises and emergencies involving bridges in
the port area or aircraft.
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