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AS 3846-2005
[Current]The handling and transport of dangerous cargoes in port areas
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.
Published: 16/11/2005
Pages: 132
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Table of contents
Header
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
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