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References<br />

International Safety Guide for Inl<strong>and</strong> Navigation Tank-barges <strong>and</strong> Terminals (ISGINTT).<br />

ACTIONS<br />

Technical <strong>and</strong> Management<br />

Procedures <strong>and</strong> checklists to be developed for critical operations in ports <strong>and</strong> terminals.<br />

Institutional <strong>and</strong> Capacity Building<br />

PORTS AND TERMINALS 37<br />

Port regulations to include the use <strong>of</strong> an approved safety checklist before starting cargo transfer or<br />

bunkering operations.<br />

Personnel completing the checklist should be competent <strong>and</strong> familiar with all items to be verified,<br />

checked or inspected before signing for approval.<br />

2.3.4.5 Waste Management<br />

RECOMMENDATION<br />

Member Countries should determine minimum st<strong>and</strong>ards for waste-management systems<br />

<strong>and</strong> waste-reception facilities at ports.<br />

Challenge<br />

Ports <strong>and</strong> terminals have not developed waste-management plans <strong>and</strong> have very limited wastereception<br />

facilities for waste generated by vessels. Only one country had the possibility <strong>of</strong> a third<br />

party collecting waste generated by vessels. Not having a waste-management plan or waste-reception<br />

facilities may lead to the illegal disposal <strong>of</strong> liquid <strong>and</strong> solid waste into the Mekong River, causing harm<br />

to the environment, putting public health at risk <strong>and</strong> even causing damage to property.<br />

Although essential contributors <strong>of</strong> aquatic pollution come from l<strong>and</strong>-based sources, a significant<br />

amount is caused by shipping <strong>and</strong> inl<strong>and</strong> water activities, generally vessel <strong>and</strong> port waste. The<br />

pollution <strong>of</strong> the aquatic environment is a matter <strong>of</strong> increasing concern.<br />

The main objective <strong>of</strong> a waste-management plan is reducing <strong>and</strong> ultimately eliminating intentional<br />

pollution <strong>of</strong> the aquatic environment by reducing discharges <strong>of</strong> port/vessel-generated wastes, cargo<br />

residues <strong>and</strong> other substances harmful for the aquatic environment.<br />

The type <strong>and</strong> quantity <strong>of</strong> solid <strong>and</strong> liquid wastes associated with port operations may vary significantly<br />

<strong>and</strong> depend on the port operations <strong>and</strong> the type <strong>of</strong> vessels calling at the port. Ports <strong>and</strong> terminals<br />

mainly have two kinds <strong>of</strong> waste to deal with:<br />

1. Waste generated by the port/terminal including:<br />

• solid waste from cargo packages;<br />

• solid waste from administrative <strong>of</strong>fices; <strong>and</strong><br />

• waste associated with vehicle <strong>and</strong> equipment maintenance (used lubricating oils <strong>and</strong><br />

engine-degreasing solvents).<br />

2. Waste generated by ships including:<br />

• oily waste from machinery (bilge water) <strong>and</strong> cargo/ballast operations; <strong>and</strong><br />

• garbage.

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