HULHULE-MALE’ BRIDGE PROJECT

EIA for the proposed Hulhule-Male’ Bridge Project
• Command organization, contact and telephone number, etc.
Depending on the nature of the accident, it is necessary to follow the principle of prioritizing the
protection of personnel and the safety of the ship over the protection of the environment during
an emergency response. It is important to quickly organize the evacuation of personnel from the
area where the accident happened, guide other ships to safe areas and to provide rescue
assistance as soon as it is safe and feasible to take emergency action. At the same time, if the
ship or ships involved in the accident are believed to be a risk to other ships using the
navigational channel or to the residents of the coastal dwellings close to the accident zone,
guidance should be sought from the command centre and inform the traffic regulation authority
to control or divert the traffic headed towards the accident zone.
The emergency personnel should wear the appropriate protective garment and respirator when
attending the accident. The specific traffic control command should be uniformly issued by the
command center to the relevant authorities and the traffic channel should clear for the passage of
the rescue ships and materials.
In the case of an accident involving oil spill or leakage, organize the technical team to take quick
and effective measures such as oils control, recycling or dispersion and the temporary storage
and disposal of oils.
6.11 Cost of Mitigation measures
Best practices and ethics are the basis of the mitigation measures. All works of the project will
be aligned with environmental ethics to ensure that there is minimal negative impact of the
project on the environment. This includes properly timing the construction works for
environmentally favourable times and using environmentally friendly materials as much as
possible. These mitigation measures may not have direct costs but the reduction in available
work hours and consideration of safety factors may lead to an increase of about 2-4% increase in
project costs. Based on these estimates, the cost of mitigation is estimated between US$8-10
million.
Prepared by: CDE Consulting & China Shipping Environment Technology
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