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Means of avoiding, minimising and addressing the
potential impacts associated with wastes managed
within ports and harbours
The main means of avoiding, minimising and addressing
the potential effects of port, harbour and ship
generated wastes on the marine environment are provided
by the following management practices:
- the continued education and motivation of port
and harbour users,
- the production of waste management plans and
provision of adequate reception facilities,
- the preparation and implementation of oil and
chemical contingency plans, and
- the observation by ships of IMO guidelines to
avoid introducing non-native species and contaminants
in ships ballast waters.
Many of these management practices are regulated
by other authorities and bodies, including the IMO,
MCA, port state control, the environment agencies,
MAFF, and local authorities, and not the port and
harbour authorities themselves. The role of these
bodies in waste management regulation and guidance
is described in the following sections. The ports
can, and should, support campaigns initiated by
these bodies to ensure that measures to avoid, minimise
and address environmental impacts are implemented
effectively.
Port waste
management planning for ship generated waste: Oil
and garbage
Emergency
response: Oil and chemical spill contingency planning
Ballast water
management
Sewage wastes
from recreational craft
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