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38 RECOMMENDATIONS<br />

ACTIONS<br />

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

Waste-management plans for port must address:<br />

• a summary <strong>of</strong> the relevant legislation <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficial regulations for delivery;<br />

• identification <strong>of</strong> a person who is responsible for the implementation <strong>of</strong> the port wastemanagement<br />

plan;<br />

• assessment <strong>of</strong> the need for port-reception facilities meeting the need <strong>of</strong> the ships normally<br />

visiting the port;<br />

• examining the type <strong>and</strong> amounts <strong>of</strong> waste <strong>and</strong> cargo residues delivered in the port;<br />

• a description <strong>of</strong> the treatment equipment <strong>and</strong> processes in port;<br />

• a description <strong>of</strong> the type <strong>and</strong> capacity for port-reception facilities;<br />

• a detailed description <strong>of</strong> the procedures for the reception <strong>and</strong> collection <strong>of</strong> ship-generated<br />

waste <strong>and</strong> cargo residues;<br />

• a description <strong>of</strong> how the ship-generated waste <strong>and</strong> cargo residues are disposed <strong>of</strong>;<br />

• a description <strong>of</strong> methods <strong>of</strong> recording use <strong>of</strong> the port-reception facilities;<br />

• a description <strong>of</strong> methods recording amounts <strong>of</strong> ship-generated waste <strong>and</strong> cargo residues<br />

received in the reception facilities;<br />

• description <strong>of</strong> the charging system;<br />

• procedures for reporting inadequacies <strong>of</strong> port-reception facilities; <strong>and</strong><br />

• procedures for consulting with port users, waste contractors, terminal operators <strong>and</strong> other<br />

interested parties in the city management context.<br />

In addition, plans should include:<br />

• reference to proper delivery <strong>of</strong> ship-generated waste <strong>and</strong> cargo residues;<br />

• location <strong>of</strong> port-reception facilities shown on the diagram, <strong>and</strong> map <strong>of</strong> the port;<br />

• information on the groups <strong>of</strong> ship-generated waste <strong>and</strong> cargo residues, which cannot be<br />

disposed into the river <strong>and</strong> which have to be delivered to the port-reception facilities;<br />

• a description <strong>of</strong> the waste-sorting system;<br />

• a list <strong>of</strong> ship-generated waste <strong>and</strong> cargo residues dealt with in the port;<br />

• a list <strong>of</strong> contact persons, operators <strong>and</strong> services <strong>of</strong>fered; <strong>and</strong><br />

• a description <strong>of</strong> procedures for waste delivery.<br />

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

Relevant line agencies should develop a port-waste management system <strong>and</strong> an awareness<br />

programme on environmental protection <strong>and</strong> waste management.

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