AS 3846-2005

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The handling and transport of dangerous cargoes in port areas

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Sets out requirements and recommendations for the handling and transport of dangerous cargoes in port areas, including facilities, berths and operations. Safety measures include repair work on ships and at shore installations, emergency procedures and fire protection.

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About this publication

Preface

1 Scope and general

1.1 Scope

1.2 Application

1.3 Referenced documents

1.4 Definitions and abbreviations

2 General requirements

2.1 Scope of Section

2.2 Risk assessment, requirements and precautions

2.3 General requirements for documentation, marking and packaging of dangerous cargoes

2.4 General requirements for ports, berths and ships

2.4.1 Road traffic management

2.4.2 Security of port areas

2.4.3 Training

2.4.4 Trained personnel in attendance

2.4.5 Personal protective equipment

2.4.6 Entry into a confined space

2.4.7 Safety showers

2.4.8 Repair work and fire precautions

2.4.9 Inspections and audits

2.4.10 Precautions against smoking

2.4.11 Communication

3 Advance notification

3.1 Scope of Section

3.2 Advance notification

3.3 Packaged dangerous cargoes

3.4 Bulk dangerous cargoes

4 Dangerous cargoes of explosives of Class 1

4.1 Scope of Section

4.2 Compatibility and mixed stowage

4.3 General requirements

4.3.1 Handling and transport

4.3.2 Deteriorated explosives

4.3.3 Traffic management

4.3.4 Lift trucks

4.3.5 Customer’s representative

4.3.6 Electrical storms

4.3.7 Emergency procedures

4.4 Requirements relating to the ship

4.4.1 Requirements when the ship is at a berth

4.4.2 Additional requirements when handling explosives

4.5 Ordinary berths

4.6 Special berths

4.6.1 General

4.6.2 Selection of a special berth

5 Packaged dangerous cargoes of Classes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 or 9

5.1 Scope of Section

5.2 General requirements

5.2.1 Maximum quantities delivered to and removed from a berth within 12 hours

5.2.2 Other dangerous goods delivered to and removed from a berth within 5 days

5.2.3 Class 5.1 PG I dangerous cargoes

5.2.4 Class 5.2 material having a Class 1 subsidiary risk

5.2.5 Dangerous cargoes of Class 6.2

5.3 Restricted areas

5.4 Segregation

5.4.1 Maritime transport

5.4.2 Road and rail transport

6 Additional requirements for ammonium nitrate and calcium hypochlorite

6.1 Scope of Section

6.2 Classification of ammonium nitrate and calcium hypochlorite

6.3 Fundamental safety

6.3.1 General

6.3.2 Ammonium nitrate

6.3.3 Calcium hypochlorite

6.4 Quantity limits at ordinary berths

6.5 Larger quantities at a special berth

6.5.1 General requirements

6.5.2 Selection of a special berth

6.5.3 Release of harmful gases in a fire

6.5.4 Massive and uncontrollable fire on board ship

6.6 Requirements for handling ammonium nitrate or calcium hypochlorite at a special berth

6.6.1 General

6.6.2 Requirements relating to the ship

6.6.3 Requirements relating to the special berth

6.7 Emergency procedures

6.8 Ammonium nitrate and calcium hypochlorite in packages, intermediate bulk containers, freight containers and bulk

6.8.1 General requirements

6.8.2 Bulk shipments of ammonium nitrate (UN 1942)

6.8.3 Ammonium nitrate based fertilizers in bulk on a ship

7 Dangerous cargoes of dangerous goods Class 7

7.1 Scope of Section

7.2 General requirements

7.3 Exposure to dangerous cargoes of Class 7

7.3.1 Introduction

7.3.2 Dose limit

7.3.3 Radiation monitoring

7.3.3.1 General

7.3.3.2 Uranium oxide and monazite sands

7.3.3.3 Exposure of shore-based personnel

7.4 Transport of dangerous cargoes of Class 7

7.4.1 General

7.4.2 Restriction on Transport Index (TI)

7.4.2.1 Introduction

7.4.2.2 Transport Index greater than 50

7.5 Onshore stores and areas for dangerous cargoes of Class 7

7.5.1 General requirements

7.5.2 Separation from places frequented by persons

7.5.3 Separation from other areas

7.5.4 Separation between stacks

7.5.5 Stack size

7.5.6 Operational requirements for onshore special stores and areas

7.6 Stowage on board ship

7.7 Handling of Class 7 dangerous goods

7.8 Damage, spillage and leakage

8 Bulk liquid dangerous cargoes, including liquefied gases

8.1 Scope of Section

8.2 General requirements for bulk liquid dangerous cargoes

8.2.1 Preliminary precautions

8.2.2 Documentation

8.2.2.1 Advance notification

8.2.2.2 Letter on arrival at berth

8.2.2.3 Emergency notice

8.2.2.4 Shore facility integrity

8.2.2.5 Cargo handling plan

8.2.2.6 Emergency information

8.2.2.7 Ship/shore safety check list

8.2.2.8 Emergency document box or satchel

8.2.3 Provisions for access and escape

8.2.3.1 Authorization to enter a restricted area or to board a ship

8.2.3.2 Control of access

8.2.3.3 Means of escape from ship

8.2.4 Vessels nearby

8.2.5 Moorings

8.2.6 Readiness to move under own power

8.2.7 Simultaneous ballast and cargo handling

8.2.8 Handling of incompatible substances

8.2.9 Operation of sea and overboard discharge valves

8.2.10 Deck scuppers

8.2.10.1 General

8.2.10.2 Liquefied gases and corrosive substances

8.2.11 Fire and emergency alarm systems at tanker berths

8.2.12 Operations

8.2.12.1 Operation of pipelines, loading arms and flexible hoses

8.2.12.2 Completion of transfer

8.2.12.3 Ship-to-ship transfer

8.3 Additional requirements for bulk flammable liquids

8.3.1 General

8.3.2 Ship’s tanks for flammable liquids

8.3.3 Precautions

8.3.4 Ship and berth fire hose connections

8.3.5 Cleaning and gas-freeing of tanks

8.3.6 Vehicles, vessels and equipment

8.3.7 Precautions for the use of radar and radar equipment

8.3.7.1 Safe radio equipment

8.3.7.2 Radio and radar precautions

8.3.7.3 Control of ignition sources

8.4 Additional requirements for bulk liquefied gases

8.5 Additional requirements for bulk toxic or corrosive liquids, including liquefied toxic gases

8.5.1 General

8.5.2 Restrictions on simultaneous handling

8.5.3 Warning notice

8.5.4 Clearing of pipelines

8.5.5 Cleanup of spills

8.6 Multipurpose carriers

9 Bulk solid dangerous cargoes

9.1 Scope and general

9.2 Information for operational and emergency purposes

9.3 Emission of harmful dusts

9.4 Combustible dusts

9.5 Water-reactive cargoes

9.6 Oxidizing substances

9.7 Incompatibility

9.8 Ship/shore safety check list

10 Firefighting resources

10.1 Scope of Section

10.2 Fire hazards

10.3 Fire protection measures

10.3.1 General

10.3.2 Design and construction

10.3.3 Heat protection

10.3.4 Compatibility

10.4 General fire protection requirements

10.4.1 Location of firefighting equipment

10.4.2 Special risk areas

10.4.3 Maintenance of fire protection equipment

10.4.4 Fire extinguishant limitations

10.5 Initial resources for tanker berths

10.6 Water supply

10.7 Fire protection and detection systems

10.7.1 General

10.7.2 Fire alarm systems

10.7.3 Portable fire extinguishers

10.7.4 Fire hose reels

10.7.5 Fire hydrants

10.7.5.1 General

10.7.5.2 Type of hydrants

10.7.6 Monitors

10.7.7 Automatic sprinkler systems

11 Repair work

11.1 Scope of Section

11.2 Immobilisation

11.3 Classification of repairs

11.4 Hot work permit

11.5 Entry permit

11.5.1 General

11.5.2 Provision of entry permit

11.6 Fire precautions

11.6.1 General

11.6.2 Hazardous and restricted areas

11.6.3 Notices

11.7 Cold work permit

Appendix A

Appendix B

B1 Number and classes of ships

B2 Operations

Appendix C

Appendix D

D1 Emergency plans

D2 Review of emergency plans

D3 Information to be provided to the emergency services

D4 Documents providing guidance for the preparation of safety management systems

D5 Documents providing guidance for the preparation of emergency plans

Appendix E

E1 Introduction

E2 Description

E3 Definitions

E4 Assessment of risk

E4.1

E4.2

E4.3

E4.4

E5 Authorisation of entry

E5.1

E5.2

E6 General precautions

E6.1

E6.2

E6.3

E7 Testing the atmosphere

E7.1

E7.2

E7.3

E7.4

E8 Precautions during entry

E8.1

E8.2

E8.3

E9 Additional precautions for entry into a space where the atmosphere is known or suspected to be unsafe

E9.1

E9.2

E9.3

E9.4

E9.5

E9.6

E10 Hazards related to specific types of cargo

E10.1 Dangerous goods in packaged form

E10.1.1 Hazards

E10.1.2 Precautions

E10.2 Bulk liquid

E10.3 Solid bulk

E10.4 Oxygen-depleting cargoes and materials

E10.5 Fumigation

E11 Conclusion

Appendix F

Appendix G

G1 Application

G2 Waterborne firefighting support

G3 Flammable liquids

G3.1 General

G3.2 Resources for combating a tanker fire

G3.2.1 General

G3.2.2 Water supplies

G3.2.3 Foam solution application rates

G3.2.4 Fixed firefighting systems

G3.2.5 Foam concentrate reserves

G3.2.6 Monitors

G3.2.7 Pier head/under wharf protection

G4 Flammable gases

G4.1 General

G4.2 Ship/shore manifold area

G4.3 Tanker fire combat

G5 Flammable chemicals

Appendix H

Appendix I

Appendix J

Appendix K

Appendix L

L1 Guidelines

L1.1 Introduction

L1.2 Mutual safety examination

L1.3 Deviations

L1.4 Tank cleaning activities

L2 Guidelines for completing the ship/shore safety check list Part A—Bulk liquid general

L3 Instructions for completion of ship/shore safety check list

Appendix M

Appendix N

N1 General

N2 Issues

Appendix O

O1 General requirements

O2 Additional requirements

Appendix P

P1 General

P2 Exemption

Appendix Q

Q1 General

Q2 Instructions

Appendix R

Appendix S

Appendix T