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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY
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B.2.5.2 OCCURRENCE RISK ASSESSMENT
Managing a public port situated next to a town and protected shore is always
associated with certain environmental hazards and in order to assess
potential risks, it is necessary to assess:
• Probability of an unwelcome incident
• Consequences of such an incident
• Duration of the exposure to the consequences
Unwelcome incidents may occur in case of
• Force majeur
• Accidental emergency
Force majeur would be an earthquake stronger than expected, hurricanes,
war or other deliberate damages of movables (vessels, vehicles) and
immovables (buildings, facilities). “Accidental emergency” occurs in general
because of the human factor, i.e. because of negligence or recklessness of
either the ship or the port personnel, though sometimes also prepensely.
Occurrence probability for an unwelcome incident is difficult to predict due to
the nature of its source. Probability of a force majeur incident in peaceful
condition in our ports is relatively low. Much higher is a probability of an
“accidental emergency”. “Accidental emergency” may be a small-scale
incident with spatially limited environmental impacts, when “the first level
threat” occurs. In case of large-scale incidents bigger area is affected and “the
second level threat” occurs, which is of equal relevance as a natural disaster.
Exposure to the consequences of the first level threat is considerably shorter
than in case of the second level threat or in case of force majeur incidents.
The records of how the smaller Adriatic ports have been functioning so far
support an assessment of a much lower occurrence probability for incidents
causing the second level threat.
When it comes to the Port of Ploce, the risk, i.e. the probability of an
ecological emergency, is assessed as follows:
• Relatively low risk produced by a force majeur emergency in peaceful
circumstances
• Much higher risk produced by an “accidental emergency”
• Relatively low risk of ecological emergency with “the second level
threat”
• Much higher risk of ecological emergency with “the first level threat”
It can be concluded that occasional, not frequent incidents of short
lasting impacts and medium intensity may occur. Thus, the overall risk
assessment would be “acceptable level of risk”.
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