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Draft : Environmental Impact Statement

Chapter C4 Maritime Operations Management Plan

C4.1 Introduction 2

C4.2 Purpose 2

C4.3 Scope 3

C4.4 Terms of Reference 3

C4.5 Legislation and Policy 3

C4.5.1 Commonwealth Legislation 3

C4.5.2 Queensland State Legislation 4

C4.5.3 State Policies and Plans 4

C4.5.4 Port Procedures 5

C4.5.5 MSQ Guidelines for Major

Development Proposals 5

C4.6 Other Regulations, Codes and Guidelines 5

C4.7 Environmental Management Framework 9

C4.7.1 Environmental Management System 9

C4.7.2 Environmental Policy 9

C4.8 Maritime Operations Management Plan Structure 10

C4.8.1 Management Issues 10

C4.8.2 Environmental Management Strategies 11

C4.9 Vessel Traffic Management Plan 11

C4.9.1 Vessel Management in

Navigation Areas 12

C4.9.2 Marine Operations Management

Systems 14

C4.9.3 Marine Operations Resources

(Physical and Human Resources) 15

C4.9.4 Emergency Management 16

C4.9.5 Vessel Strike 17

C4.10 Aids to Navigation Management Plan 17

C4.11 Aids to Navigation 18

C4.12 Ship-Sourced Pollution Prevention Management Plan 19

C4.12.1 Release of Ballast Water and

Introduction of Exotic Marine Organism 20

C4.12.2 Release of Shipping Waste 22

C4.12.3 Spills and Ship Sourced Pollution 25

C4.13 Action Program 28

C4.13.1 Continuous Improvement 28

C4.13.2 Auditing 28

C4.13.3 Monitoring 28

C4.13.4 Records 28

C4.13.5 Responsibilities 29

C4.13.6 Regulatory Bodies 29

C4.13.7 Staff Training 29

C4.14 Enquiries and Complaints Management 30

C4.14.1 General Enquiries and Information 30

C4.14.2 Complaints Management Process 30

Cairns Shipping Development Project


Draft EIS : Chapter C4 Maritime Operations Management Plan

November 2014 C4 : Page 2

C4.1 IntroductionThe Port of Cairns is the principal port in Far North Queensland, with the main industries being sugar, agriculture and tourism. Imports include refined fuel products, fertilizers and general cargo and exports raw sugar, molasses and general cargo. Regular shipping services have been established to service the small communities in the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Torres Strait as well as the mining communities in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

The Port of Cairns is a regular port of call for cruise ships and is a base for Royal Australian Navy patrol boats and a large fishing fleet. There is a large marina catering for vessels up to super yachts and a significant fleet of tourist vessels that provide daily tours to the Great Barrier Reef.

Far North Queensland Ports Corporation Limited (trading as Ports North), with support from the Queensland State Government, initiated the Cairns Shipping Development Project (henceforth known as ‘the project’) to expand cruise ship tourism opportunities by allowing larger cruise ships to enter the Port of Cairns. The project will involve dredging the inner port, outer channel and Crystal and Smith’s Creek Swing Basins to increase the channels width and depth.

A demand study carried out as part of the study has predicted that by 2026 the number of mega sized cruise ships accessing the port as a result of the improved infrastructure will be 63. This compares to the 1,994 vessel arrivals at the Port of Cairns in the 2012/13 financial year (Ports North , 2013). These were a mix of bulk trading vessels (79 arrivals), cargo and barge vessels (481 arrivals), international and domestic cruise (121 arrivals), fishing (1,171 arrivals), Australian Navy (18 arrivals) and tugs and slipping (124 arrivals).

Ports North, as the port authority, will be responsible for developing and managing the project. The operation of the project will be under the same management structure. Other key stakeholders that will play a role in the development of infrastructure and the management of operations are:

• Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ), a government agency of the Department of Transport and Main Roads and the Cairns Regional Harbour Master (RHM), who are the authority responsible for navigation safety in the Port of Cairns. The RHM was consulted on 27 August 2014 to understand the requirements to be incorporated into this Marine Operations Management Plan (MOMP) with particular focus on navigational safety and emergency management.

• Royal Australian Navy.

This MOMP has been prepared for the project in accordance with the MSQ Guidelines for Major Development Proposals (DTMR, 2013).

C4.2 PurposeManagement actions for the significant activities in Port of Cairns are already in place. This document presents as an overview which make references to the existing management plans and in response to the EIS Terms of Reference (TOR) described in Section C4.4.

The purpose of this MOMP is to identify the preferred means of addressing issues associated with changes in maritime operational activities (operational shipping) as a result of the project and reduce the potential for negative impacts on the environment, vessel safety and operational efficiency. This MOMP:

• Describes Ports North’s existing management arrangements for maritime activity management, environmental performance and the reduction of potential adverse impacts

• Specifies the management actions that would be taken to achieve the performance objectives

• Identifies corrective actions to rectify any deviation from performance criteria

• Provides an action program to ensure the environmental commitments are implemented and achieved

• Provides mechanisms for complaints management, community engagement and on-going improvement.



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C4.3 ScopeThis MOMP only applies to the operational shipping that is under Ports North’s control. It should be noted that maintenance dredging is carried out periodically and a separate Dredge Management Plan (DMP) is implemented, therefore this MOMP is not applicable to maintenance dredging.

This MOMP falls under the Management Plans which includes:

• Construction Phase

− Environmental Management Plan (Construction)

− Dredge Management Plan

− Vessel Traffic Management Plan

• Operational Phase

− Environmental Management Plan (Operations)

− Maritime Operations Management Plan (this document)

C4.4 Terms of ReferenceThis MOMP has been prepared in response to the Queensland Government’s Cairns Shipping Development Project TOR for an Environmental Impact Statement, November 2012 issued by the Coordinator General Section 4.3.3 and the Commonwealth Guidelines for an Environmental Impact Statement for the Cairns Shipping Development (Trinity Inlet) Project, In Port of Cairns and Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Queensland, March 2013 Section 5.10.11.

This MOMP also provides the management plans required by MSQ Guidelines (TMR, 2013):

• Vessel traffic management plan

• Aids to navigation management plan

• Ship-sourced pollution prevention management plan.

These management plans are combined in this document to reduce duplication and improves the ease of implementation, thereby ultimately increasing the effectiveness of the management actions over the long term.

C4.5 Legislation and PolicyThe MOMP has been developed based on the following legislation and policies at the time of writing this document.

C4.5.1 Commonwealth LegislationThe key Commonwealth legislation that has been identified as relevant to port operations (and its planning and development) of facilities (including Acts implementing relevant international conventions) include:

• AustralianMaritimeSafetyAuthorityAct,1990

• EnvironmentProtection(SeaDumping)Act,1981andRegulations,1983

• EnvironmentProtectionandBiodiversityConservationAct,1999

• GreatBarrierReefMarineParkAct,1975andRegulations,1983

• MaritimeTransportandOffshoreFacilitiesSecurityAct,2003andRegulations,2003

• NavigationAct,1912

• ProtectionoftheSea(PreventionofPollutionfromShips)Act,1983

• ShipRegistrationAct,1981

• QuarantineAct,1908.




A number of international conventions agreed by the Commonwealth apply to the management of shipping in Australian waters. These include:

• Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter 1972 (IMO, 1972)

• International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’’ Ballast Water and Sediments 2004 (IMO, 2004)

• International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (IMO, 2011)

• International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation 1990 (IMO, 1990)

• International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships 2001 (IMO, 2001)

• Protocol on Preparedness, Response and Cooperation to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances 2000 (IMO, 2007).

Commonwealth plans and guidelines also to be considered include:

• North-East Shipping Management Plan (AMSA, 2014)

• Australian Ballast Water Management Requirements Version 5, 2011 (DAFF, 2011)

• Australian Marine Pest Monitoring Guidelines Version 2.0 2010 (DAFF, 2010a)

• Australian Marine Pest Monitoring Manual Version 2.0 (DAFF, 2010b)

• National Plan to Combat Pollution of the Sea by Oil and Other Hazardous and Noxious Substances (AMSA, 2010a)

• National Biofouling Management Guidelines for Commercial Vessels, 2009 (Commonwealth of Australia, 2009).

C4.5.2 Queensland State LegislationThe following Queensland legislation has been identified as directly relevant to port operations and development of associated facilities:

• CoastalProtectionandManagementAct,1995

• EnvironmentalProtectionAct,1994

• FisheriesAct,1994andRegulations

• MaritimeSafetyQueenslandAct,2002andRegulation2002

• MarineParksAct,2004andMarineParks(GreatBarrierReef)ZoningPlan

• NatureConservationAct,1992

• SustainablePlanningAct,2009andRegulations2009

• TransportOperations(MarineSafety)Act,1994andRegulations2004

• TransportOperations(MarinePollution)Act,1995andRegulations2008

• TransportInfrastructureAct,1994

• WorkHealthandSafetyAct,2011.

C4.5.3 State Policies and PlansThe following Queensland policies and plans are relevant to the construction and operation and have been considered in the development of this MOMP:

• Environmental Protection Policies

• Coastal Protection State Planning Regulatory Provision: Protecting the Coastal Environment April 2013.




C4.5.4 Port ProceduresProcedures for the safe passage and handling of vessel traffic at the port are documented in procedures published by MSQ. For the Port of Cairns, the port procedures are documented in the Port Procedures and Information for Shipping Port of Cairns, January 2014 (http://www.msq.qld.gov.au/Shipping/Port-procedures/Port-procedures-cairns.aspx)

The TransportOperations(MarineSafety)Act1994 enables the RHM to give general directions to ship owners, ship masters, ships, other persons or matters for purposes of ensuring the safety, effectiveness and efficiency of the Queensland maritime industry.

C4.5.5 MSQ Guidelines for Major Development ProposalsMSQ has developed guidelines for major development proposals, in the form of management plans for vessel traffic, aids to navigation and ship-sourced pollution prevention. These guidelines have been adopted in the preparation of this MOMP.

C4.6 Other Regulations, Codes and GuidelinesThe following are also applicable to the vessel operations:

• AS3846-2005 Handling and transport of dangerous cargoes in port areas (Standards Australia, 2005a)

• Extreme Weather Event Contingency Plan – Cairns (DTMR, November 2013)

• First-strike Oil Spill Response Plan – Port of Cairns (A supplement to the Queensland Coastal Contingency Action Plan) (DTMR, 2011a)

• International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities guidelines (IALA-AISM, 2011)

• International Maritime Organisation (IMO) regulations

• International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code

• International Ship and Port Facility Security Code

• International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL)

• PIANC guidelines for navigation.

• Site Location

The Port of Cairns is situated on the western bank of Trinity Inlet, a mangrove-lined estuary adjacent to the city of Cairns, Queensland. The port lies on the eastern border of the Cairns CBD. The land immediately surrounding the port is a mix of industrial and commercial uses. There are a small number of residential apartments and short-term accommodation options in close proximity to the Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal (CCLT). There are also a number of people who live aboard boats moored in the inlet. East Trinity, an undeveloped environmental reserve, lies opposite the port on the eastern side of Trinity Inlet and the fringing mangroves and distant hill slopes provide a green backdrop to the city of Cairns. The current Port of Cairns navigational channel extends into Trinity Bay, which forms part of the Coral Sea. Refer to Figure C4.6a which shows the project locality plan. Figure C4.6b shows Cairns region vessel traffic data for the year 2013. Figure C4.6c shows Cairns Port Limit and Pilotage Areas.




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C4.7 Environmental Management FrameworkC4.7.1 Environmental Management SystemPorts North operates under an Environmental Management System (EMS) that is consistent with the international standard ISO 14001. This system aligns with other business processes so that management addresses all risks, including safety, business and environment in a consistent and comprehensive manner. Ports North’s EMS enables identification and prioritisation of activities undertaken by Ports North that could impact on the environment, such as dredging, project development and management of contractors and then enables Ports North to assess these for potential risk and implement management controls or actions to prevent or minimise impacts. A register of risks and treatments plans is maintained for all significant risks. This information is reviewed and reported to senior management regularly. A key element of the EMS implementation is maintaining legal compliance and continuous improvement in environmental performance by conducting environmental audits and inspections of all operations, contractors, major development and maintenance projects so that risks associated with these are identified and so that verification of relevant permits, licences and project objectives are being achieved.

C4.7.2 Environmental PolicyThe environmental policy of Ports North applies to Ports North lands including common user areas. It is displayed at prominent areas in the workplace of Ports North employees and on Ports North’s website. It is communicated to Ports North’s employees during induction and training. The Environmental Policy is reviewed regularly.

Ports North’s personnel, contractors and visitors must comply with the intent of the policy. The Environmental Policy states:

PortsNorthisresponsiblefornineportlocationsincludingtradingportsofCairns,Mourilyan,CapeFlattery,KarumbaandSkardonRiver),communityports(ThursdayIslandandQuintellBeach)andnon-tradingports(CooktownandBurketown).

PortsNorthstrivestooperateaviablebusinessthatconsidersfinancial,environmentalandsocialimpactsbyidentifyingandimplementinginitiativesthatpromoteexcellenceinenvironmentalmanagementattheseports.

Todemonstrateenvironmentalleadership,PortsNorthwill:

• ImplementandmaintainanenvironmentalmanagementsystemtomeetthestandardsetbyAS/NZSISO14001:2004,asatoolforcontinualimprovementinenvironmentalperformance;

• Complywithrelevantenvironmentallaws,regulations,policies,proceduresandstandards;

• Identify,assessandminimiseenvironmentalriskandimpactsofportactivities;

• Integrateenvironmentalconsiderationsandprinciplesofsustainabledevelopmentintomanagementprocessesanddecisionmaking;

• Maintainemergency,fireprotection,securitysystemsandinfrastructuretoprotecttheenvironment;

• Strivetouseresourcesefficiently,minimisewasteandpreventpollution;

• ApplysufficientandappropriatepeopleandresourcestoachievethisEnvironmentalPolicy;

• Define,measureandreportregularlyagainstobjectivesandtargetsandreviewtheeffectivenessofperformance;

• Communicatethispolicytostaffandstakeholderstobuildcollaborativerelationshipstopromotesuperiorenvironmentaloutcomes.

The Chief Executive Officer and senior management are responsible for providing the leadership to support effective implementation of this policy and for ensuring all Ports North’s staff, contractors and those engaged by the organisation are required to comply with it.

This policy will be regularly reviewed following legislative or organisational changes, or at a minimum of every three years, to ensure it reflects the nature and potential impacts of port activities and services.




C4.8 Maritime Operations Management Plan StructureC4.8.1 Management IssuesThe following items have been identified in the EIS TOR (Queensland and Commonwealth Guidelines) and MSQ Guidelines for Major Development Proposals (DTMR May 2013). These items, in Table C4.8.1a, provide a summary of the components of the MOMP. The plan structure is based on the MSQ guidelines.

Table C4.8.1a MOMP Components

MOMP Section Reference

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Management Issues

Vessel Management in Navigation Areas

Marine Operations Management Systems

Marine Operations Resources (Physical and Human Resources

Emergency Management Emergency Management

Vessel StrikeVessel Strike

Aids to Navigation

Release of Ballast Water and Introduction of Exotic Marine Organisms

Release of Shipping Waste

Spills and Ship Sourced Pollution

Scope

Design, dredging and maintenance of navigation channel.

On-going review of systems for the management of marine systems.

Resources planning to manage and undertake marine operations.

On-going review of plans and procedures for the management of risk and emergency responses for shipping.

Reduce the potential for contact between marine fauna and ships.

Design, installation and maintenance of navigation aids.

Management of the release of ballast water and exotic marine organism introduction.

Management of the transport of waste from ship to shore and prevention of illegal dumping and accidental release.

Measures to prevent spills and actions required in the event of spills.

Preventing any release of substances from shipping.

Ship-Sourced Pollution Prevention Management Plan

Aids to Navigation Management Plan

Vessel Traffic Management Plan




C4.8.2 Environmental Management StrategiesFor each element of the MOMP, an environmental management strategy and actions have been developed to address potential risks that may arise. Each element has stated environmental objectives, performance criteria, management actions and monitoring and corrective measures. The structure is outlined in Table C4.8.2a.

Table C4.8.2a Environmental Management Strategy Components

Environmental Management Strategy Component

Element

Potential impacts

Performance objective

Performance indicators

Monitoring and reporting

Management actions

Responsibility

Timing

Corrective action

Description of Content

The aspects of operational shipping requiring management consideration.

The potential impacts of the element without management.

The target or aim to be achieved.

The measureable criteria (outcomes) against the implementation of the actions.

The required monitoring program to measure actual performance and the reporting of it.

The strategies or tasks that is required to achieve the performance criteria.

The entity that is responsible to implement each management action.

The frequency at which management actions need to be implemented.

The action to be implemented if a performance requirement is not met.

C4.9 Vessel Traffic Management PlanThis section of the MOMP identifies specific management plans relating to vessel navigation as a result of the project. In most cases, the management actions will need to be integrated into wider site-based management plans and any conditions of approvals granted for the project.

There is no change to the anchorage procedures; therefore this MOMP does not include vessel anchorage.




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rs

• Pr

even

tion

of v

esse

l inc

iden

ts fr

om o

pera

tiona

l mar

ine

traff

ic.

• Pr

even

tion

of v

esse

l nea

r mis

ses f

rom

ope

ratio

nal m

arin

e tra

ffic

. •

Prev

entio

n of

del

ays f

or v

esse

ls a

rriv

ing

or d

epar

ting.

Mon

itori

ng a

nd r

epor

ting

• R

epor

ting

of in

cide

nts,

near

mis

ses a

nd d

elay

s. •

Reg

ular

mon

itorin

g an

d pe

riodi

c re

view

of r

ecor

ds to

det

erm

ine

effic

ienc

y of

syst

ems.

Man

agem

ent a

ctio

ns

Res

pons

ibili

ty

Tim

ing

Cor

rect

ive

actio

ns

Rev

iew

of m

arin

e op

erat

ion

man

agem

ent s

yste

ms t

o en

sure

that

sy

stem

s and

reso

urce

s are

app

ropr

iate

fo

r the

gro

wth

in sh

ippi

ng tr

affic

.

Ports

Nor

th in

con

junc

tion

with

MSQ

. Pr

ior t

o de

velo

pmen

t of t

he p

roje

ct a

nd

annu

ally

ther

eafte

r. C

ritic

al re

view

of m

arin

e m

anag

emen

t sy

stem

s for

ade

quac

y.

Rev

iew

the

adeq

uacy

of V

TS sy

stem

s an

d re

sour

ces f

or in

crea

sed

ship

ping

tra

ffic

.

MSQ

and

RH

M.

Prio

r to

deve

lopm

ent o

f the

pro

ject

and

an

nual

ly th

erea

fter.

Prov

ide

rele

vant

and

upd

ated

in

form

atio

n to

the

RH

M a

s inp

uts t

o th

e on

goin

g re

view

and

upd

ate

of th

e Po

rt Pr

oced

ures

and

Info

rmat

ion

for

Ship

ping

for P

ort o

f Cai

rns.

MSQ

O

ngoi

ng.

RH

M’s

app

rova

l prio

r to

any

upda

tes t

o Po

rts N

orth

’s o

pera

tions

or p

roce

dure

s.

Rev

iew

requ

irem

ents

for r

eal t

ime

info

rmat

ion

syst

ems p

erta

inin

g to

win

d an

d tid

es a

nd th

e di

ssem

inat

ion

of th

is

info

rmat

ion

to sh

ips.

Ports

Nor

th a

nd M

SQ.

Ong

oing

. M

SQ to

und

erta

ke a

udit

of a

vaila

ble

tech

nolo

gy a

nd in

form

atio

n re

sour

ces

avai

labl

e to

impr

ove

real

-tim

e m

onito

ring

and

diss

emin

atio

n of

the

info

.

Rev

iew

futu

re c

hann

el o

pera

tion

proc

edur

es w

hen

war

rant

ed b

y in

crea

sed

ship

mov

emen

ts.

Ports

Nor

th a

nd M

SQ.

Whe

n fr

eque

nt d

elay

tren

ds o

bser

ved.

R

HM

and

MSQ

to v

erify

pre

dict

ed

ship

ping

leve

ls a

nd a

sses

s del

ay re

ports

to

ass

ist i

n up

datin

g of

ope

ratio

n pr

oced

ures

.

18

Rev

iew

the

requ

irem

ents

for u

sing

tugs

to

ass

ist m

anoe

uvrin

g of

ves

sels

. Po

rts N

orth

and

RH

M.

Ong

oing

. R

HM

to re

view

and

upd

ate

port

proc

edur

es.

Rev

iew

of p

ilota

ge p

roce

dure

s and

pilo

t ex

empt

ions

. R

HM

. O

ngoi

ng.

RH

M to

revi

ew a

nd u

pdat

e pi

lota

ge

proc

edur

es.




C4.9

.3 M

arin

e O

pera

tions

Res

ourc

es (P

hysi

cal a

nd H

uman

Res

ourc

es)

19

C4.

9.3

Mar

ine

Ope

ratio

ns R

esou

rces

(Phy

sica

l and

Hum

an R

esou

rces

)

Ele

men

t M

arin

e op

erat

ions

res

ourc

es (P

hysi

cal a

nd h

uman

res

ourc

es)

Pote

ntia

l im

pact

s •

Inef

ficie

nt p

ort o

pera

tions

due

to sh

ip q

ueue

s cau

sing

del

ays

• Po

tent

ial f

or e

nviro

nmen

tal i

mpa

ct fr

om sh

ip p

ollu

tion

if de

lays

in re

spon

ding

with

app

ropr

iate

mea

sure

s •

Pote

ntia

l exa

sper

atio

n of

em

erge

ncy

situ

atio

n •

Del

ays f

or p

roce

ssin

g of

pas

seng

er im

mig

ratio

n cl

eara

nce

• D

elay

s in

resp

ondi

ng to

bor

der p

rote

ctio

n m

atte

rs.

Perf

orm

ance

obj

ectiv

e •

Plan

reso

urce

leve

ls fo

r mar

ine

serv

ices

to p

rovi

de sa

fe a

nd e

ffic

ient

ope

ratio

ns in

the

port.

Perf

orm

ance

indi

cato

rs

• A

dequ

ate

reso

urce

s for

mar

ine

serv

ices

ava

ilabl

e to

supp

ort s

afe

vess

el n

avig

atio

n •

Ach

ieve

or e

xcee

d m

arin

e op

erat

ions

serv

ice

leve

l for

ves

sel o

pera

tions

•

Ade

quat

e em

erge

ncy

equi

pmen

t to

be a

vaila

ble

for l

ikel

y em

erge

ncy

situ

atio

ns.

Mon

itori

ng a

nd r

epor

ting

• A

ny d

amag

e or

una

vaila

ble

reso

urce

s to

be re

porte

d im

med

iate

ly to

Por

ts N

orth

•

Res

ourc

es to

be

mon

itore

d fo

r mai

nten

ance

and

upg

rade

s as r

equi

red

• M

onito

ring

and

man

agem

ent o

f the

ade

quac

y of

hum

an re

sour

ces.

Man

agem

ent a

ctio

ns

Res

pons

ibili

ty

Tim

ing

Cor

rect

ive

actio

ns

Mon

itorin

g of

ship

ping

requ

irem

ents

an

d fo

rwar

d pl

anni

ng o

f res

ourc

e re

quire

men

ts fo

r: •

Staf

f num

bers

of P

orts

Nor

th a

nd

MSQ

to m

anag

e m

arin

e op

erat

ions

•

Staf

f num

bers

for C

usto

ms,

Imm

igra

tion

and

Qua

rant

ine

oper

atio

ns

• M

SQ V

TS C

entre

•

Num

ber o

f pilo

ts

• N

umbe

r of p

ilot l

aunc

hes

• Tu

g fle

et n

umbe

r and

cap

acity

•

Nav

igat

ion

aids

•

Staf

f num

bers

for w

harf

ope

ratio

ns.

Ports

Nor

th in

con

junc

tion

with

MSQ

, R

HM

and

Dep

artm

ent o

f Im

mig

ratio

n an

d B

orde

r Pro

tect

ion.

Ann

ually

. In

depe

nden

t ass

essm

ent o

f pre

dict

ed

ship

ping

requ

irem

ents

. C

onsu

ltatio

n w

ith v

esse

l sup

plie

rs to

un

ders

tand

the

cons

train

ts a

nd p

lan

for

impr

ovem

ents

. C

onsu

ltatio

n w

ith sh

ippi

ng c

ompa

nies

/ op

erat

ors t

o un

ders

tand

serv

ice

leve

l. C

onsu

ltatio

n w

ith B

orde

r Pro

tect

ion

agen

cies

as a

ppro

pria

te.

Con

side

r use

of t

echn

olog

y an

d/or

pr

oces

s for

redu

ctio

n in

staf

f num

bers

. 20

Mon

itorin

g of

ship

ping

requ

irem

ents

an

d fo

rwar

d pl

anni

ng o

f res

ourc

e re

quire

men

ts fo

r: •

Bun

kerin

g •

Ship

supp

lies.

Ope

rato

r. A

nnua

lly.

Con

sulta

tion

with

Por

ts N

orth

and

sh

ippi

ng c

ompa

nies

to u

nder

stan

d fu

ture

ship

ping

requ

irem

ents

.




C4.9

.4 E

mer

genc

y M

anag

emen

t

21

C4.

9.4

Em

erge

ncy

Man

agem

ent

Ele

men

t E

mer

genc

y m

anag

emen

t

Pote

ntia

l im

pact

s •

Pote

ntia

l exa

cerb

atio

n of

em

erge

ncy

situ

atio

ns d

ue to

inad

equa

te o

r ina

ppro

pria

te re

spon

se a

nd m

anag

emen

t •

Pote

ntia

l fur

ther

env

ironm

enta

l im

pact

from

ship

pol

lutio

n if

inap

prop

riate

em

erge

ncy

man

agem

ent p

lan

in p

lace

.

Perf

orm

ance

obj

ectiv

e •

Ass

ess,

prev

ent a

nd m

anag

e em

erge

ncie

s inc

ludi

ng p

ost e

mer

genc

ies t

hat m

ay o

ccur

.

Perf

orm

ance

indi

cato

rs

• Pr

even

tion

of e

mer

genc

y si

tuat

ions

thro

ugh

proa

ctiv

e m

easu

res

• Ea

rly d

etec

tion

of p

oten

tial o

r act

ual e

mer

genc

y si

tuat

ions

thro

ugh

effe

ctiv

e pr

oces

ses,

mon

itorin

g an

d co

mm

unic

atio

n •

Qui

ck a

nd e

ffec

tive

resp

onse

to e

mer

genc

y si

tuat

ions

and

reco

very

from

eve

nts

• A

vaila

bilit

y of

Firs

t-Stri

ke R

espo

nse

Equi

pmen

t •

Adh

ere

to th

e Em

erge

ncy

Man

agem

ent P

lan

at a

ll tim

es.

Mon

itori

ng a

nd r

epor

ting

• Em

erge

ncie

s are

to b

e re

porte

d an

d m

onito

red

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith e

xist

ing

Ports

Nor

th e

mer

genc

y m

anag

emen

t pla

n re

quire

men

ts w

hich

requ

ire e

scal

atin

g le

vels

of a

genc

y an

d co

mm

unity

repo

rting

dep

endi

ng o

n ci

rcum

stan

ces.

Man

agem

ent a

ctio

ns

Res

pons

ibili

ty

Tim

ing

Cor

rect

ive

actio

ns

Ong

oing

revi

ew o

f em

erge

ncy

man

agem

ent p

lan,

reso

urce

leve

ls a

nd

equi

pmen

t with

the

deve

lopm

ent o

f the

pr

ojec

t inc

reas

ed sh

ippi

ng tr

affic

, op

erat

iona

l ves

sels

and

equ

ipm

ent.

Ports

Nor

th.

Ong

oing

. Pl

ans a

nd p

roce

dure

s to

be re

view

ed

mor

e fr

eque

ntly

.

The

emer

genc

y m

anag

emen

t pla

ns a

re

to e

nsur

e th

at th

ere

are

appr

opria

te

prev

entio

n, d

etec

tion,

resp

onse

and

re

cove

ry m

easu

res t

o pr

otec

t saf

ety

and

the

envi

ronm

ent.

Ports

Nor

th.

Prio

r to

oper

atio

nal o

f the

pro

ject

. R

isk

wor

ksho

ps to

revi

ew e

mer

genc

y m

anag

emen

t pla

ns.

Und

erta

ke re

view

/upd

ate

of E

mer

genc

y Pl

ans f

or:

• Po

rts N

orth

Em

erge

ncy

Res

pons

e Pl

an

• Ex

trem

e W

eath

er E

vent

C

ontin

genc

y Pl

an –

Cai

rns F

irst-

Strik

e O

il Sp

ill R

espo

nse

Plan

–

Port

of C

airn

s.

Ports

Nor

th o

r MSQ

. Pr

ior t

o op

erat

iona

l of t

he p

roje

ct.

Rev

iew

resp

onse

pla

ns fo

llow

ing

emer

genc

ies o

r inc

reas

e pe

riodi

c re

view

of

pla

ns.




22

Rev

iew

min

imum

requ

irem

ents

for

Firs

t-Stri

ke re

spon

se e

quip

men

t. M

SQ.

Ong

oing

. If

equ

ipm

ent i

s fou

nd to

be

inad

equa

te

or in

appr

opria

te in

an

emer

genc

y,

unde

rtake

aud

it/re

view

to id

entif

y eq

uipm

ent g

aps t

o be

fille

d as

a

prio

rity.

Ava

ilabi

lity

of a

nd e

asy

acce

ss to

the

Emer

genc

y M

anag

emen

t Pla

n.

Ports

Nor

th a

nd M

SQ.

Ong

oing

. R

evie

w th

e av

aila

bilit

y an

d ac

cess

to

the

Emer

genc

y M

anag

emen

t Pla

n.

Incl

ude

in st

aff i

nduc

tions

and

tool

box

mee

tings

.

C4.9

.5 V

esse

l Str

ike

23

C4.

9.5

Ves

sel S

trik

e

Ele

men

t V

esse

l str

ike

Pote

ntia

l im

pact

s •

Mar

ine

wild

life

mor

talit

y an

d or

inju

ry.

Perf

orm

ance

obj

ectiv

e •

Ves

sel s

trike

to m

arin

e fa

una

avoi

ded

or m

inim

ised

to th

e gr

eate

st p

ract

ical

ext

ent.

Perf

orm

ance

indi

cato

rs

• V

esse

l stri

ke w

ith m

arin

e fa

una

as a

resu

lt of

ves

sel m

ovem

ents

is a

void

ed o

r min

imis

ed.

Mon

itori

ng a

nd r

epor

ting

• En

sure

any

faun

a in

jury

or m

orta

lity

durin

g ve

ssel

mov

emen

t or d

redg

ing

is im

med

iate

ly re

porte

d to

Por

ts N

orth

. •

Ports

Nor

th w

ill e

nsur

e th

at th

e re

leva

nt re

gula

tory

age

ncie

s are

info

rmed

of a

ny in

cide

nt in

acc

orda

nce

with

exi

stin

g

proc

edur

es a

nd p

erm

its is

sued

.

Man

agem

ent a

ctio

ns

Res

pons

ibili

ty

Tim

ing

Cor

rect

ive

actio

ns

Port

user

s are

to c

ompl

y w

ith m

ariti

me

sign

age a

nd re

gula

tions

, inc

ludi

ng u

se o

f de

sign

ated

ship

ping

cha

nnel

s an

d sp

eed

limits

.

Port

user

s in

acc

orda

nce

with

moo

ring

agre

emen

ts, P

ort N

otic

es a

nd re

leva

nt

legi

slat

ion.

Repo

rting

by

exce

ptio

n an

d co

mpl

ianc

e at

al

l tim

es.

Ass

ist re

leva

nt a

genc

ies t

o in

vest

igat

e in

cide

nts.

Rev

iew

con

trol m

easu

res t

o en

sure

ef

fect

iven

ess.

Impl

emen

t inc

iden

t res

pons

e pr

oced

ures

. Po

rts N

orth

and

por

t use

rs to

repo

rt an

y ve

ssel

strik

e.

Dur

ing

and

follo

win

g in

cide

nt.

Rev

iew

the

man

agem

ent a

ctio

ns o

f thi

s M

OM

P.

C4.1

0 Ai

ds to

Nav

igati

on M

anag

emen

t Pla

nTh

is s

ectio

n of

the

MO

MP

iden

tifies

spe

cific

nav

igati

onal

man

agem

ent s

trat

egie

s an

d ac

tions

rela

ted

to v

esse

l mov

emen

t’s re

sulti

ng fr

om th

e pr

ojec

t.

The

proj

ect w

ill re

quire

cha

nges

to n

avig

ation

al a

ids.

In m

ost c

ases

, man

agem

ent a

ction

s w

ill n

eed

to b

e in

tegr

ated

in b

road

er s

ite-b

ased

man

agem

ent p

lans

and

do

cum

enta

tion

to in

corp

orat

e an

y co

nditi

ons

of a

ppro

val g

rant

ed fo

r the

pro

ject

und

er re

leva

nt le

gisl

ation

.

Port

s N

orth

will

ens

ure

thes

e re

quire

men

ts a

re a

ddre

ssed

and

met

for t

he a

ctivi

ties

to b

e ca

rrie

d ou

t with

in P

orts

Nor

th c

ontr

olle

d ar

eas,

con

sist

ently

with

any

exi

sting

pr

oced

ures

, gui

delin

es o

r per

mits

.




C4.1

1 Ai

ds to

Nav

igati

on

25

Aid

s to

Nav

igat

ion

C4.

11

Ele

men

t A

ids t

o na

viga

tion

Pote

ntia

l im

pact

s •

Pote

ntia

l shi

p co

llisi

ons w

ith p

oten

tial h

uman

safe

ty, d

amag

e to

pro

perty

and

env

ironm

enta

l con

sequ

ence

s.

Perf

orm

ance

obj

ectiv

e •

To d

esig

n, in

stal

l, m

aint

ain

and

man

age

navi

gatio

n ai

ds to

supp

ort s

afe

and

effic

ient

nav

igat

ion

in th

e ou

ter c

hann

el a

nd in

ner

harb

our.

Perf

orm

ance

indi

cato

rs

• Sa

fe n

avig

atio

n fo

r shi

ppin

g •

Safe

nav

igat

ion

for b

oatin

g in

clud

ing

recr

eatio

nal,

tour

ism

and

com

mer

cial

fish

ing.

Mon

itori

ng a

nd r

epor

ting

• N

avig

atio

n ai

ds to

be

regu

larly

mon

itore

d an

d m

aint

aine

d to

ens

ure

they

are

fully

func

tiona

l as i

nten

ded

• A

ny n

avig

atio

nal a

id th

at is

dam

aged

, bro

ken

or n

ot o

pera

ting

as in

tend

ed to

be

repo

rted

to P

orts

Nor

th a

nd R

HM

.

Man

agem

ent a

ctio

ns

Res

pons

ibili

ty

Tim

ing

Cor

rect

ive

actio

ns

Des

ign

of n

avig

atio

n ai

ds to

be

unde

rtake

n in

con

sulta

tion

with

RH

M

and

in ac

cord

ance

with

IALA

Gui

delin

es.

Ports

Nor

th a

nd R

HM

. D

urin

g de

tail

desi

gn a

nd p

rior t

o co

nstru

ctio

n st

art o

f the

pro

ject

. D

esig

n re

view

/ver

ifica

tion.

Upd

ate

MSQ

to su

ppor

t the

revi

sion

of

mar

ine

char

ts a

nd N

otic

e to

Mar

iner

s by

pro

vidi

ng d

etai

led

draw

ings

with

co

ordi

nate

s of n

ew, r

emov

ed o

r re

loca

ted

navi

gatio

n ai

ds.

Ports

Nor

th.

As s

oon

as p

ossi

ble

follo

win

g an

y in

stal

latio

n of

new

or r

emov

al /r

eloc

atio

n of

any

nav

igat

ion

aids

.

Re-

surv

ey o

f nav

igat

ion

aids

loca

tion.

Inst

all a

dditi

onal

cha

nnel

mar

kers

(s

imila

r to

exis

ting)

to d

emar

cate

the

chan

nel e

xten

sion

and

new

cha

nnel

en

tranc

e.

Ports

Nor

th a

nd R

HM

. Pr

ior t

o co

mpl

etio

n of

the

proj

ect.

Rev

iew

num

ber,

loca

tion

and

type

of

chan

nel m

arke

rs.

Mov

e B

eaco

n 17

to 5

0m o

utsi

de o

f ne

w c

hann

el to

e lin

e.

Ports

Nor

th a

nd R

HM

. Pr

ior t

o co

mpl

etio

n of

the

proj

ect.

Rev

iew

loca

tion

and

type

of b

eaco

n.

Mov

e ar

rival

fron

t lea

d to

new

loca

tion.

Po

rts N

orth

and

RH

M.

Prio

r to

com

plet

ion

of th

e pr

ojec

t. R

evie

w lo

catio

n an

d ty

pe.

Rem

ove

curr

ent d

epar

ture

fron

t lea

d.

Ports

Nor

th a

nd R

HM

. Pr

ior t

o co

mpl

etio

n of

the

proj

ect.

Rev

iew

alte

rnat

ives

.

New

dep

artu

re se

ctor

ligh

t at p

ositi

on

of d

epar

ture

rear

lea

d be

acon

Po

rts N

orth

and

RH

M.

Prio

r to

com

plet

ion

of th

e pr

ojec

t. R

evie

w lo

catio

n an

d ty

pe.




26

New

sect

or li

ght o

n su

gar s

hed

for t

he

inne

r por

t. Po

rts N

orth

and

RH

M.

Prio

r to

com

plet

ion

of th

e pr

ojec

t. R

evie

w lo

catio

n an

d ty

pe.

New

wea

ther

stat

ions

on

beac

ons C

2 &

C

20

Ports

Nor

th a

nd R

HM

. Pr

ior t

o co

mpl

etio

n of

the

proj

ect.

Rev

iew

loca

tion

and

type

.

Inst

all m

arke

r buo

ys to

dem

arca

te th

e C

ryst

al a

nd S

mith

’s C

reek

Sw

ing

Bas

ins.

Ports

Nor

th a

nd R

HM

. Pr

ior t

o co

mpl

etio

n of

the

proj

ect.

Rev

iew

num

ber,

loca

tion

and

type

of

mar

ker b

uoys

.

Reg

ular

insp

ectio

n an

d m

aint

enan

ce o

f na

viga

tion

aids

. M

SQ.

Prio

r to

the

prov

isio

n of

mai

nten

ance

w

orks

or a

ny o

ther

man

agem

ent a

ctio

ns.

Und

erta

ke a

udit

to id

entif

y an

y ga

ps.

C4.1

2 Sh

ip-S

ourc

ed P

ollu

tion

Prev

entio

n M

anag

emen

t Pla

nTh

is s

ectio

n of

the

MO

MP

iden

tifies

spe

cific

env

ironm

enta

l man

agem

ent m

easu

res

incl

udin

g st

rate

gies

, tim

ing

and

actio

ns re

late

d to

the

ship

ping

acti

vitie

s of

the

proj

ect

whi

ch h

ave

pote

ntial

impa

cts

on th

e m

arin

e en

viro

nmen

t. In

mos

t cas

es, m

anag

emen

t acti

ons

need

to b

e in

tegr

ated

in th

e br

oade

r site

-bas

ed m

anag

emen

t pla

ns,

docu

men

tatio

n an

d an

y co

nditi

ons

of a

ppro

val i

mpo

sed

on th

e pr

ojec

t.

Port

s N

orth

will

add

ress

and

mee

t the

se re

quire

men

ts fo

r the

acti

vitie

s to

be

carr

ied

out w

ithin

Por

ts N

orth

con

trol

led

area

s, c

onsi

sten

t with

any

exi

sting

pro

cedu

res,

gu

idel

ines

or p

erm

its.




C4.1

2.1

Rele

ase

of B

alla

st W

ater

and

Intr

oduc

tion

of E

xotic

Mar

ine

Org

anis

m

28

C4.

12.1

Rel

ease

of B

alla

st W

ater

and

Intr

oduc

tion

of E

xotic

Mar

ine

Org

anis

m

Ele

men

t R

elea

se o

f bal

last

wat

er a

nd in

trod

uctio

n of

exo

tic m

arin

e or

gani

sm

Pote

ntia

l im

pact

s •

Har

m to

mar

ine

ecos

yste

ms

• In

curs

ion

of m

arin

e pe

sts

• H

arm

to e

cono

mic

act

iviti

es (p

ort o

pera

tions

, com

mer

cial

fish

ing,

tour

ism

).

Perf

orm

ance

obj

ectiv

e •

To re

duce

the

pote

ntia

l for

pro

hibi

ted

rele

ases

of b

alla

st w

ater

to o

ccur

•

To re

duce

the

pote

ntia

l for

env

ironm

enta

l har

m to

mar

ine

envi

ronm

ents

as a

resu

lt of

rele

ase

from

ship

ping

, thr

ough

im

plem

enta

tion

of a

ppro

pria

te c

ontin

genc

y m

easu

res.

•

Perf

orm

ance

indi

cato

rs

• N

o in

cide

nts o

f env

ironm

enta

l har

m in

volv

ing

balla

st w

ater

rele

ases

ass

ocia

ted

with

com

mer

cial

ship

s usi

ng th

e Po

rt of

Cai

rns

• B

alla

st su

mm

ary

shee

ts to

be

prov

ided

to M

ariti

me

Nat

iona

l Coo

rdin

atio

n C

entre

for r

elev

ant s

hipp

ing.

Mon

itori

ng a

nd r

epor

ting

• B

alla

st w

ater

mov

emen

ts m

ust b

e re

cord

ed in

ship

man

uals

for v

erifi

catio

n co

nsis

tent

with

DA

FF/A

MSA

requ

irem

ents

•

Iden

tific

atio

n of

exo

tic o

r for

eign

spec

ies i

n po

rt w

ater

s will

be

reco

rded

in P

orts

Nor

th’s

dat

abas

e an

d ad

vise

giv

en to

D

AFF

/Bio

secu

rity

Que

ensl

and

acco

rdin

gly

• Po

rts N

orth

to c

ontin

ue to

faci

litat

e ac

cess

by

agen

cy st

aff (

Bio

secu

rity

Qld

, Dep

artm

ent o

f Agr

icul

ture

, etc

.) to

ena

ble

such

st

aff t

o co

nduc

t the

ir in

spec

tions

and

mon

itorin

g fo

r the

pre

senc

e of

mar

ine

and

terr

estri

al p

ests

as p

art o

f rou

tine

bord

er

prot

ectio

n su

rvei

llanc

e

• Po

rts N

orth

to m

aint

ain

exis

ting

surv

eilla

nce

for p

oten

tial n

ew in

curs

ions

thro

ugh

its e

xist

ing

mar

ine

pest

settl

emen

t pla

te

prog

ram

, and

the

ann

ual S

AP

proc

ess a

s req

uire

d un

der N

AG

D o

r oth

er su

ch p

rogr

ams a

s the

y co

me

into

eff

ect u

nder

age

ncy

requ

irem

ents

.

Man

agem

ent a

ctio

ns

Res

pons

ibili

ty

Tim

ing

Cor

rect

ive

actio

ns

Inte

rnat

iona

l ves

sels

are

to c

ompl

y w

ith

DA

FF re

porti

ng re

quire

men

ts fo

r ba

llast

wat

er e

xcha

nge/

disc

harg

e an

d bi

ofou

ling.

Ship

ow

ner/o

pera

tor,

DA

FF a

nd

Bio

secu

rity

Que

ensl

and.

Pr

ior t

o en

try in

to p

ort.

DA

FF to

reco

mm

end

nece

ssar

y co

rrec

tive

or d

isci

plin

ary

actio

ns a

s req

uire

d.




29

Full

balla

st w

ater

exc

hang

e to

occ

ur

outs

ide

Aus

tralia

n te

rrito

rial w

ater

s and

th

e G

reat

Bar

rier R

eef M

arin

e Pa

rk(G

BR

MP)

.

Ship

ow

ner/o

pera

tor t

o en

sure

onl

y th

e fo

llow

ing

appr

oved

met

hods

are

use

d:

• Se

quen

tial e

xcha

nge

(em

pty/

refil

l) m

etho

d •

Flow

thro

ugh

exch

ange

met

hod

• D

ilutio

n ex

chan

ge m

etho

d.

Prio

r to

ente

ring

Aus

tralia

n te

rrito

rial

wat

ers.

No

exch

ange

s in

the

GB

RM

P.

Inte

rnat

iona

l shi

ps c

anno

t exc

hang

e ba

llast

wat

er u

ntil

in in

tern

atio

nal w

ater

s (1

2 na

utic

al m

iles f

rom

the

edge

of t

he

GB

RM

P).

Bal

last

wat

er c

anno

t be

exch

ange

d in

the

port

limits

.

AM

SA c

arry

out

aud

its o

f bal

last

tank

s to

conf

irm th

at th

e sh

ips h

ave

com

plie

d w

ith

thes

e co

nditi

ons.

IMO

rule

s are

to b

e im

plem

ente

d:

http

://w

ww

.imo.

org/

Page

s/ho

me.

asp

Tank

-to-ta

nk sh

ipbo

ard

balla

st w

ater

ex

chan

ges t

o be

out

side

Aus

tralia

n te

rrito

rial w

ater

s.

Ship

ow

ner/o

pera

tor.

Prio

r to

ente

ring

terr

itoria

l wat

ers.

Tank

to

tank

tran

sfer

s are

per

mis

sibl

e in

te

rrito

rial w

ater

s, ho

wev

er, i

t is i

deal

they

ar

e co

nduc

ted

at th

e m

axim

um d

ista

nce

poss

ible

from

land

.

Tran

sfer

is to

stop

if u

naut

horis

ed

disc

harg

e oc

curs

in A

ustra

lia w

ater

s. A

utho

ritie

s are

to b

e no

tifie

d ,w

ho w

ill

advi

se o

f the

nex

t app

ropr

iate

act

ion

com

men

sura

te w

ith th

e le

vel o

f ris

k.

Sedi

men

t dis

char

ges i

n ba

llast

wat

er to

oc

cur o

utsi

de A

ustra

lian

terr

itoria

l w

ater

s.

Ship

ow

ner/o

pera

tor t

o en

sure

that

no

sedi

men

t is d

isch

arge

d in

Aus

tralia

n w

ater

s.

Ong

oing

. Se

dim

enta

ry m

ater

ial f

rom

bal

last

tank

s m

ay b

e la

nded

as q

uara

ntin

e w

aste

in

som

e A

ustra

lian

ports

, or i

t can

be

dum

ped

back

into

the

sea

in d

eep

wat

er,

whi

ch is

at l

east

200

m d

eep

and

outs

ide

the

12nm

lim

it, b

ut p

refe

rabl

y be

yond

20

0nm

from

land

.

Onl

y pe

rman

ent v

esse

l pum

ps u

sed

for

balla

st ta

nk st

rippi

ng.

Ship

ow

ner/o

pera

tor t

o en

sure

bal

last

ta

nk st

rippi

ng is

onl

y un

derta

ken

via

perm

anen

t ves

sel p

umps

.

Ong

oing

. If

ship

doe

s not

hav

e pu

mps

cap

able

of

strip

ping

bal

last

, the

y w

ill b

e un

able

to

dum

p ba

llast

. N

o po

rtabl

e pu

mps

can

be

used

due

to

pote

ntia

l con

tam

inat

ion.

Bal

last

Wat

er M

anag

emen

t Pla

ns to

be

carr

ied

by v

esse

ls.

Ship

ow

ner/o

pera

tor t

o en

sure

ves

sels

ca

rry

Bal

last

Wat

er M

anag

emen

t Pla

ns.

Ong

oing

. En

forc

eabl

e un

der t

he Q

uara

ntin

e A

ct

1908

(rep

lace

able

by

the

Bio

secu

rity

Bill

20

14).

Aus

tralia

n B

alla

st W

ater

Man

agem

ent

Req

uire

men

ts a

re e

nfor

ceab

le u

nder

the

Qua

rant

ine

Act

190

8.

Ship

s with

out a

Bal

last

Wat

er

Man

agem

ent p

lan

may

be

refu

sed

entry

.

Not

e th

e fo

llow

ing:




Note

the f

ollo

wing

:1.

The

Aus

tralia

n Go

vern

men

t pla

ns to

repl

ace

the

Quar

antin

e Ac

t 19

08 w

ith th

e Bi

osec

urity

Bill

2014

. The

Dep

artm

ent o

f Agr

icultu

re,

Fishe

ries a

nd Fo

rest

ry (D

AFF)

is th

e le

ad a

genc

y and

is in

the

proc

ess o

f de

velo

ping

this

new

legi

slatio

n2.

DAF

F de

ems s

alt w

ater

from

por

ts a

nd co

asta

l wat

ers o

utsid

e Au

stra

lia’s

terr

itoria

l sea

to b

e ‘h

igh-

risk’

and

capa

ble

of in

trodu

cing

exoti

c mar

ine

pest

s int

o Au

stra

lia. T

he d

ischa

rge

of h

igh-

risk b

alla

st w

ater

from

ship

s is

proh

ibite

d an

ywhe

re in

side

Aust

ralia

’s te

rrito

rial s

ea.

• Ba

llast

wat

er o

f the

follo

win

g ty

pes i

s dee

med

by D

AFF

to b

e ‘lo

w-ris

k

Fres

h po

tabl

e w

ater

sour

ced

from

a m

unici

pal w

ater

supp

ly, w

ith

supp

ortin

g do

cum

enta

tion

- rel

ative

Den

sity 1

.002

or l

ess a

t 15º

C an

d 10

00 h

Pa a

tmos

pher

ic pr

essu

re•

Balla

st w

ater

that

has

bee

n ex

chan

ged

at a

n ap

prov

ed lo

catio

n (m

id-

ocea

n) b

y an

appr

oved

met

hod

• Ba

llast

wat

er o

f whi

ch a

t lea

st 9

5 pe

rcen

t was

take

n up

in m

id-o

cean

• Ba

llast

wat

er o

f whi

ch a

t lea

st 9

5 pe

rcen

t was

take

n up

insid

e Au

stra

lia’s

terr

itoria

l sea

.3.

Ves

sels

mus

t ret

ain

balla

st w

ater

reco

rds i

n th

e DA

FF B

alla

st W

ater

M

anag

emen

t Sum

mar

y She

et a

nd a

ny re

leva

nt ve

ssel

logb

ooks

and

mak

e th

ese

avai

labl

e to

qua

ranti

ne o

ffice

rs o

n re

ques

t.4.

Ves

sels

are

not p

erm

itted

to d

ischa

rge

balla

st w

ater

in A

ustra

lian

wat

ers

until

DAF

F or

AM

SA o

ffice

rs h

ave

cond

ucte

d ba

llast

log

verifi

catio

n an

d co

nfirm

that

app

ropr

iate

balla

st e

xcha

nges

hav

e be

en co

nduc

ted.

Ba

llast

verifi

catio

n ca

n oc

cur p

rior t

o ar

rival

by s

ubm

itting

DAF

F Ba

llast

Wat

er B

alla

st Su

mm

ary S

heet

to th

e M

ariti

me

Natio

nal C

o-or

dina

tion

Cent

re (M

NCC)

for a

sses

smen

t 12

– 96

hou

rs p

rior t

o ar

rival

. Al

tern

ative

ly an

on

boar

d ve

rifica

tion

can

be co

nduc

ted

follo

win

g ve

ssel

arr

ival.

Vess

els c

anno

t disc

harg

e ba

llast

wat

er w

ithou

t writt

en

perm

issio

n fro

m D

AFF.

31

C4.

12.2

Rel

ease

of S

hipp

ing

Was

te

Ele

men

t R

elea

se o

f shi

ppin

g w

aste

Pote

ntia

l im

pact

s •

Har

m to

mar

ine

life

thro

ugh

enta

ngle

men

t and

/or i

nges

tion

• H

arm

to re

crea

tion

and

tour

ism

thro

ugh

degr

adat

ion

of v

isua

l am

enity

•

Har

m to

hum

an h

ealth

thro

ugh

rele

ase

of se

wag

e •

Pote

ntia

l mar

ine

pollu

tion

as a

resu

lt of

acc

iden

tal d

isch

arge

from

ves

sel w

ithin

por

t lim

its

• D

amag

e to

env

ironm

enta

l man

agem

ent r

eput

atio

n of

Por

ts N

orth

.

Perf

orm

ance

obj

ectiv

e •

To p

reve

nt o

r red

uce

the

rele

ase

of sh

ippi

ng w

aste

into

the

mar

ine

envi

ronm

ent.

Perf

orm

ance

indi

cato

rs

• W

aste

rele

ases

into

the

mar

ine

envi

ronm

ent a

re in

acc

orda

nce

with

rele

vant

law

s and

stan

dard

s •

No

com

plai

nts f

rom

pub

lic o

r gov

ernm

ent a

genc

ies r

egar

ding

not

icea

ble

was

te, a

s a re

sult

of sh

ippi

ng a

ctiv

ities

.

Mon

itori

ng a

nd r

epor

ting

• R

egul

ar v

isua

l ins

pect

ions

of w

harf

are

as

• A

ny c

ompl

aint

s or w

aste

rele

ase

inci

dent

s will

be

reco

rded

in P

orts

Nor

th’s

dat

abas

e in

ord

er to

iden

tify

area

s for

act

ions

or

impr

ovem

ent.

Man

agem

ent a

ctio

ns

Res

pons

ibili

ty

Tim

ing

Cor

rect

ive

actio

ns

Ves

sels

are

to c

arry

Gar

bage

Rec

ord

Boo

ks.

Ship

ow

ner/o

pera

tor.

MA

RPO

L re

quire

s shi

ps o

f ≥40

0 gr

oss

tonn

age

and

ever

y sh

ip c

ertif

ied

to c

arry

≥1

5 pe

rson

s to

have

a g

arba

ge re

cord

bo

ok to

reco

rd d

ispo

sal a

nd in

cine

ratio

n op

erat

ions

. Th

e da

te, t

ime,

pos

ition

of s

hip,

de

scrip

tion

of th

e ga

rbag

e an

d th

e es

timat

ed a

mou

nt in

cine

rate

d or

di

scha

rged

mus

t be

logg

ed a

nd si

gned

.

Ong

oing

. Th

e G

arba

ge R

ecor

d B

ook

mus

t be

kept

fo

r a p

erio

d of

two

year

s afte

r the

dat

e of

th

e la

st e

ntry

.

Ports

Nor

th a

nd A

MSA

to n

otify

ship

ow

ner/o

pera

tor o

f obl

igat

ions

.

C4.1

2.2

Rele

ase

of S

hipp

ing

Was

te




32

Com

mer

cial

ves

sels

requ

ired

to c

arry

a

Gar

bage

Man

agem

ent P

lan.

Ship

Ow

ner/o

pera

tor.

All

ship

s of ≥

100

gros

s ton

nage

and

ev

ery

ship

cer

tifie

d to

car

ry ≥

15 p

erso

ns.

The

Gar

bage

Man

agem

ent P

lan

desi

gnat

es th

e pe

rson

resp

onsi

ble

for

carr

ying

out

the

plan

and

is in

the

wor

king

lang

uage

of t

he c

rew

. Th

e G

arba

ge M

anag

emen

t Pla

n is

to

incl

ude

writ

ten

proc

edur

es fo

r col

lect

ing,

st

orin

g, p

roce

ssin

g an

d di

spos

ing

of

garb

age,

incl

udin

g th

e us

e of

equ

ipm

ent

on b

oard

.

Ong

oing

. Po

rts N

orth

and

AM

SA to

not

ify sh

ip

owne

r / o

pera

tor o

f obl

igat

ions

. G

arba

ge M

anag

emen

t Pla

ns a

re su

bjec

t to

insp

ectio

n by

Sta

te o

r C

omm

onw

ealth

off

icia

ls.

No

disc

harg

e of

sew

age

at se

a un

less

at

appr

opria

te d

ista

nce

from

land

. N

o di

scha

rge

of g

roun

d fo

od w

aste

w

ithin

3nm

of t

he G

BR

MP

boun

dary

N

o di

scha

rge

of n

on g

roun

d fo

od w

aste

or

car

go re

sidu

es w

ithin

12

nm o

f G

BR

MP

boun

dary

. Th

e tre

atm

ent,

qual

ity a

nd d

ista

nce

requ

irem

ents

for d

iffer

ent v

esse

l typ

es

are

stip

ulat

ed b

y G

BR

MPA

and

MSQ

re

quire

men

ts.

Ship

ow

ner/o

pera

tor a

nd M

SQ.

The

regu

latio

ns in

Ann

ex IV

of

MA

RPO

L an

d th

e re

quire

men

ts o

f MSQ

pr

ohib

it th

e di

scha

rge

of se

wag

e in

to th

e se

a w

ithin

a sp

ecifi

ed d

ista

nce

of th

e ne

ares

t lan

d, u

nles

s the

y ha

ve in

op

erat

ion

an a

ppro

ved

sew

age

treat

men

t pl

ant.

Whe

neve

r dis

char

ging

sew

age

to se

a.

Sh

ips s

eeki

ng to

dis

char

ge se

wag

e m

ust

mov

e to

the

appr

opria

te o

ffsh

ore

dist

ance

prio

r to

disc

harg

e, in

ac

cord

ance

with

MA

RPO

L, G

BR

MPA

, Q

LD D

EHP

and

MSQ

requ

irem

ents

.

Non

-Car

go L

iqui

d Tr

ansf

er

Not

ifica

tions

to b

e pr

epar

ed fo

r the

tra

nsfe

r of a

ny n

on-li

quid

car

go.

Ship

ow

ner/o

pera

tor.

Not

ifica

tion

to b

e su

bmitt

ed to

the

RH

Ms o

ffic

e.

Mus

t be

subm

itted

to th

e R

HM

’s o

ffic

e pr

ior t

o co

nduc

ting

non-

car

go li

quid

tra

nsfe

r ope

ratio

ns in

the

port.

It is

the

resp

onsi

bilit

y of

the

vess

el’s

Mas

ter t

o no

tify

Port

Con

trol a

nd V

TS p

rior t

o co

mm

enci

ng tr

ansf

er a

nd a

t com

plet

ion

of

trans

fers

.

If n

o no

tific

atio

n oc

curs

then

no

liqui

d w

aste

tran

sfer

can

lega

lly o

ccur

. If t

he

trans

fer i

s stil

l req

uire

d, th

e R

HM

mus

t be

not

ified

.




33

Insp

ectio

ns o

f Non

-Car

go L

iqui

d Tr

ansf

er o

pera

tions

.

MSQ

. Pr

ior t

o un

derta

king

non

-car

go li

quid

tra

nsfe

rs. I

nspe

ctio

ns, i

f req

uire

d, w

ill b

e ar

rang

ed o

ne h

our b

efor

e th

e st

art o

f tra

nsfe

r ope

ratio

ns b

y M

SQ c

onta

ctin

g th

e sh

ip’s

Mas

ter.

Und

erta

ke in

spec

tions

for n

on-c

argo

liq

uid

trans

fers

.

No

was

tes t

o be

dis

char

ged

to p

ort

wat

ers.

Ports

Nor

th, s

hip

oper

ator

s and

DA

FF.

Ong

oing

. In

form

al su

rvei

llanc

e an

d re

porti

ng o

f no

ncon

form

ities

. Gar

bage

reco

rd b

ook

chec

ks b

y D

AFF

.

Prov

isio

n of

por

t sid

e bi

ns.

Ports

Nor

th.

Ong

oing

. R

evie

w p

ort s

ide

was

te b

in ty

pes a

nd

quan

titie

s and

rect

ify.

Prov

isio

n of

qua

rant

ine

was

te b

ins.

Ports

Nor

th a

nd sh

ip o

pera

tor.

Ong

oing

. R

evie

w re

quire

men

ts fo

r qua

rant

ine

was

te g

ener

atio

n an

d am

end

prov

ided

fa

cilit

ies a

s nec

essa

ry.




34

C4.

12.3

Spi

lls a

nd S

hip

Sour

ced

Pollu

tion

Ele

men

t Sp

ills

Pote

ntia

l im

pact

s •

Emer

genc

y m

anag

emen

t is c

over

ed in

Sec

tion

C4.

9.4

• Ef

fect

s on

amen

ity a

nd w

ater

qua

lity

as a

resu

lt of

the

rele

ase

of b

alla

st w

ater

is c

over

ed in

Sec

tion

C4.

12.1

and

rele

ase

of

ship

ping

was

te c

over

ed in

Sec

tion

C4.

12.2

•

Mor

talit

y or

long

-term

impa

cts o

n se

a bi

rds,

mar

ine

mam

mal

s and

oth

er m

arin

e ha

bita

ts

• D

amag

e to

com

mer

cial

fish

ing

• Im

pact

s on

tour

ism

and

oth

er re

crea

tiona

l act

iviti

es

• Ec

onom

ic lo

ss a

t bot

h th

e re

gion

al a

nd n

atio

nal l

evel

•

Impa

cts t

o pu

blic

hea

lth.

Perf

orm

ance

obj

ectiv

e •

To e

limin

ate

or re

duce

spill

of a

ny su

bsta

nce

into

the

mar

ine

envi

ronm

ent f

rom

ship

ping

traf

fic g

ener

ated

by

the

port

• Pr

even

t im

pact

s to

the

mar

ine

envi

ronm

ent a

s a re

sult

of p

ollu

tion

from

ship

ping

act

iviti

es.

Perf

orm

ance

indi

cato

rs

• A

ccid

enta

l rel

ease

s of a

ny su

bsta

nce

into

the

mar

ine

envi

ronm

ent a

re a

void

ed o

r pro

mpt

ly m

anag

ed to

avo

id im

pact

s •

No

com

plai

nts f

rom

pub

lic o

r gov

ernm

ent a

genc

ies r

egar

ding

not

icea

ble

spill

s as a

resu

lt of

ship

ping

act

iviti

es a

nd p

ort

oper

atio

ns.

Mon

itori

ng a

nd r

epor

ting

• O

ppor

tuni

stic

vis

ual i

nspe

ctio

n of

Por

ts N

orth

’s c

ontro

lled

area

s •

Any

com

plai

nts o

r spi

ll re

leas

e in

cide

nts w

ill b

e re

cord

ed in

Por

ts N

orth

’s d

atab

ase

imm

edia

tely

in o

rder

to id

entif

y po

tent

ial

adve

rse

impa

cts

• Sp

ills t

o be

repo

rted

to e

nviro

nmen

tal a

nd p

ublic

hea

lth a

utho

ritie

s, in

acc

orda

nce

with

legi

slat

ion

and

port

notic

es, i

ncid

ent

repo

rting

requ

irem

ents

.

Man

agem

ent a

ctio

ns

Res

pons

ibili

ty

Tim

ing

Cor

rect

ive

actio

ns

Rev

iew

stoc

hast

ic m

odel

ling

durin

g sp

ill e

vent

whi

ch is

bey

ond

Firs

t-Stri

ke

Res

pons

e Pl

an to

aid

und

erst

andi

ng o

f po

tent

ial s

pill

area

and

traj

ecto

ry to

de

term

ine

appr

opria

te m

anag

emen

t re

spon

ses.

Ports

Nor

th, M

SQ, D

EHP

and

AM

SA.

Imm

edia

tely

on

iden

tific

atio

n of

a sp

ill

even

t bey

ond

Firs

t-Stri

ke R

espo

nse

Plan

. U

pdat

e sp

ill re

spon

se a

ctio

ns.

AM

SA to

cal

ibra

te m

odel

bas

ed o

n ob

serv

ed sp

ill b

ehav

iour

s and

whe

ther

to

refin

e fo

r fut

ure

even

ts.

C4.1

2.3

Spill

s and

Shi

p So

urce

d Po

llutio

n




35

All

dang

erou

s go

ods

in th

e po

rt to

be

hand

led

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith th

e In

tern

atio

nal M

ariti

me

Dan

gero

us

Goo

ds (I

MD

G) C

ode.

Ports

Nor

th, S

hip

owne

r/ope

rato

r, te

nant

s an

d tra

nspo

rt co

mpa

nies

. O

ngoi

ng.

If h

andl

ing

of d

ange

rous

goo

ds is

not

in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith IM

DG

then

han

dlin

g pr

oced

ures

to b

e ce

ased

and

revi

ewed

. H

andl

ing

can

com

men

ce w

hen

proc

edur

es a

re in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

code

.

A N

otifi

catio

n of

Tra

nspo

rting

and

H

andl

ing

Dan

gero

us G

oods

(Mar

ine)

re

quire

d fo

r dan

gero

us g

oods

tran

sfer

s.

Ship

ow

ner/o

pera

tor.

Form

is to

be

lodg

ed a

t the

RH

M’s

off

ice

no la

ter t

han

48 h

ours

bef

ore

the

vess

el’s

es

timat

ed ti

me

of a

rriv

al.

If th

e fo

rm h

as n

ot b

een

obta

ined

, si

gned

and

lodg

ed a

ppro

pria

tely

, fur

ther

ha

ndlin

g an

d tra

nspo

rt of

the

good

s ca

nnot

take

pla

ce u

ntil

a le

gitim

ate

form

has

bee

n ob

tain

ed.

Bul

k Fu

el T

rans

fer C

heck

s to

be

unde

rtake

n fo

r all

bunk

erin

g.

Ship

ow

ner,

supp

lier.

48 h

ours

prio

r to

bunk

erin

g.

Bun

kerin

g ca

nnot

take

pla

ce u

ntil

appr

oved

.

A N

on-C

argo

Liq

uid

Tran

sfer

N

otifi

catio

n is

requ

ired

for t

he tr

ansf

er

of n

on-c

argo

liqu

ids.

Ship

ow

ner/o

pera

tor.

Mus

t be

subm

itted

to th

e R

HM

’s o

ffic

e pr

ior t

o co

nduc

ting

non-

carg

o liq

uid

trans

fer o

pera

tions

in th

e po

rt. It

is th

e re

spon

sibi

lity

of th

e ve

ssel

’s M

aste

r to

notif

y Po

rt C

ontro

l and

VTS

bef

ore

com

men

cing

tran

sfer

s and

at c

ompl

etio

n of

tra

nsfe

rs.

Ports

Nor

th to

mai

ntai

n a

regi

ster

of

appr

oved

ope

rato

rs a

nd c

ondu

ct

appr

opria

te a

udits

.

Ref

uelli

ng to

be

unde

rtake

n by

lice

nsed

re

fuel

ling

oper

ator

s with

app

ropr

iate

em

erge

ncy

resp

onse

equ

ipm

ent.

Ports

Nor

th a

nd p

ort o

pera

tors

/tena

nts t

o en

sure

lice

nsed

refu

ellin

g op

erat

ors a

re

used

.

Prio

r to

and

durin

g re

fuel

ling

even

t. R

epor

t bre

ache

s to

appr

opria

te

regu

lato

ry a

utho

ritie

s.

Ports

Nor

th to

mai

ntai

n a

regi

ster

of

appr

oved

ope

rato

rs a

nd c

ondu

ct

appr

opria

te a

udits

.

Follo

w in

cide

nt re

spon

se p

roce

dure

s.

Ports

Nor

th im

plem

ents

app

ropr

iate

in

cide

nt re

spon

se m

easu

res (

Firs

t-Stri

ke

Res

pons

e Pl

an).

Port

user

s in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith m

oorin

g ag

reem

ents

for c

omm

on u

se a

reas

, ten

ant

leas

es a

nd p

ort n

otic

es.

Dur

ing

and

follo

win

g in

cide

nt.

Rev

iew

inci

dent

resp

onse

mea

sure

s to

en

sure

eff

ectiv

enes

s.

36

Und

erta

ke in

vest

igat

ions

in th

e ev

ent o

f an

inci

dent

or f

ailu

re to

com

ply.

M

SQ o

r DEH

P.

Follo

win

g in

cide

nt.

MSQ

/DEH

P in

vest

igat

es a

nd

impl

emen

ts m

itiga

ting

mea

sure

s.

Rep

ort b

reac

hes

to a

ppro

pria

te

regu

lato

ry a

utho

ritie

s.

Ports

Nor

th to

con

side

r iss

uing

pe

nalti

es a

s per

Por

t Not

ices

.

Aus

tralia

n sy

stem

for p

ilota

ge to

be

adhe

red

to fo

r shi

ps re

quiri

ng p

ilota

ge.

Ship

ow

ner/o

pera

tor.

Ong

oing

. R

epor

t bre

ache

s to

app

ropr

iate

re

gula

tory

aut

horit

ies.

Po

rts N

orth

to c

onsi

der i

ssui

ng

pena

lties

as p

er P

ort N

otic

es.

Man

dato

ry re

cord

ing

of s

hipp

ing

mov

emen

ts.

MSQ

VTS

. O

ngoi

ng.

Syst

ems t

o be

revi

ewed

to e

nsur

e sh

ippi

ng m

ovem

ents

are

reco

rded

. In

tern

al a

nd e

xter

nal a

udits

may

be

requ

ired

to id

entif

y de

ficie

ncie

s.

Ship

ping

act

iviti

es to

con

side

r the

pr

evai

ling

wea

ther

con

ditio

ns.

Ship

ope

rato

r and

MSQ

. O

ngoi

ng.

Ship

ping

act

iviti

es to

be

revi

ewed

, re

duce

d or

stop

ed d

urin

g w

eath

er

war

ning

per

iods

.

Cai

rns

Port

Emer

genc

y R

espo

nse

Plan

to

be

activ

ated

in th

e ev

ent o

f a m

ajor

sp

ill, a

s def

ined

und

er th

at p

lan.

Ports

Nor

th, M

SQ a

nd D

EHP.

O

ngoi

ng.

Rev

iew

and

revi

se tr

igge

rs fo

r ac

tivat

ion

of E

mer

genc

y R

espo

nse

Plan

if

curr

ent t

rigge

rs a

re c

onsi

dere

d in

suff

icie

nt fo

r cha

ngin

g po

rt co

nditi

ons.

Que

ensl

and

Coa

stal

Con

tinge

ncy

Act

ion

Plan

may

be

activ

ated

. Po

rts N

orth

, MSQ

and

DEH

P.

Ong

oing

. R

evie

w a

nd re

vise

trig

gers

for

activ

atio

n of

Con

tinge

ncy

Act

ion

Plan

if

curr

ent t

rigge

rs a

re c

onsi

dere

d in

suff

icie

nt fo

r cha

ngin

g po

rt co

nditi

ons.

No

disc

harg

e of

bilg

e w

ater

at a

ny ti

me.

(B

ilge

wat

er d

ischa

rge

clas

sifie

d as

oil

spill

).

Ship

ow

ner/o

pera

tor.

Ong

oing

. Po

rts N

orth

to e

nsur

e ve

ssel

s are

ad

vise

d of

bilg

e w

ater

man

agem

ent

requ

irem

ents

.

Spoi

led

carg

os a

nd c

argo

resid

ues t

o re

mai

n on

-boa

rd sh

ips f

or re

mov

al to

on

shor

e.

Ship

ow

ner/o

pera

tor.

Ong

oing

. Li

cens

ed w

aste

rem

oval

ist t

o re

mov

e so

iled

carg

os.




36

Und

erta

ke in

vest

igat

ions

in th

e ev

ent o

f an

inci

dent

or f

ailu

re to

com

ply.

M

SQ o

r DEH

P.

Follo

win

g in

cide

nt.

MSQ

/DEH

P in

vest

igat

es a

nd

impl

emen

ts m

itiga

ting

mea

sure

s.

Rep

ort b

reac

hes t

o ap

prop

riate

re

gula

tory

aut

horit

ies.

Ports

Nor

th to

con

side

r iss

uing

pe

nalti

es a

s per

Por

t Not

ices

.

Aus

tralia

n sy

stem

for p

ilota

ge to

be

adhe

red

to fo

r shi

ps re

quiri

ng p

ilota

ge.

Ship

ow

ner/o

pera

tor.

Ong

oing

. R

epor

t bre

ache

s to

appr

opria

te

regu

lato

ry a

utho

ritie

s. Po

rts N

orth

to c

onsi

der i

ssui

ng

pena

lties

as p

er P

ort N

otic

es.

Man

dato

ry re

cord

ing

of sh

ippi

ng

mov

emen

ts.

MSQ

VTS

. O

ngoi

ng.

Syst

ems t

o be

revi

ewed

to e

nsur

e sh

ippi

ng m

ovem

ents

are

reco

rded

. In

tern

al a

nd e

xter

nal a

udits

may

be

requ

ired

to id

entif

y de

ficie

ncie

s.

Ship

ping

act

iviti

es to

con

side

r the

pr

evai

ling

wea

ther

con

ditio

ns.

Ship

ope

rato

r and

MSQ

. O

ngoi

ng.

Ship

ping

act

iviti

es to

be

revi

ewed

, re

duce

d or

stop

ed d

urin

g w

eath

er

war

ning

per

iods

.

Cai

rns P

ort E

mer

genc

y R

espo

nse

Plan

to

be

activ

ated

in th

e ev

ent o

f a m

ajor

sp

ill, a

s def

ined

und

er th

at p

lan.

Ports

Nor

th, M

SQ a

nd D

EHP.

O

ngoi

ng.

Rev

iew

and

revi

se tr

igge

rs fo

r ac

tivat

ion

of E

mer

genc

y R

espo

nse

Plan

if

curr

ent t

rigge

rs a

re c

onsi

dere

d in

suff

icie

nt fo

r cha

ngin

g po

rt co

nditi

ons.

Que

ensl

and

Coa

stal

Con

tinge

ncy

Act

ion

Plan

may

be

activ

ated

. Po

rts N

orth

, MSQ

and

DEH

P.

Ong

oing

. R

evie

w a

nd re

vise

trig

gers

for

activ

atio

n of

Con

tinge

ncy

Act

ion

Plan

if

curr

ent t

rigge

rs a

re c

onsi

dere

d in

suff

icie

nt fo

r cha

ngin

g po

rt co

nditi

ons.

No

disc

harg

e of

bilg

e w

ater

at a

ny ti

me.

(B

ilge

wat

er d

ischa

rge

clas

sifie

d as

oil

spill

).

Ship

ow

ner/o

pera

tor.

Ong

oing

. Po

rts N

orth

to e

nsur

e ve

ssel

s are

ad

vise

d of

bilg

e w

ater

man

agem

ent

requ

irem

ents

.

Spoi

led

carg

os a

nd c

argo

resid

ues t

o re

mai

n on

-boa

rd sh

ips f

or re

mov

al to

on

shor

e.

Ship

ow

ner/o

pera

tor.

Ong

oing

. Li

cens

ed w

aste

rem

oval

ist t

o re

mov

e so

iled

carg

os.

37

No

disc

harg

e of

any

oth

er su

bsta

nce

from

any

ship

unl

ess t

o lic

ense

d co

ntra

ctor

.

Ship

ow

ner/o

pera

tor.

Ong

oing

. M

SQ to

inve

stig

ate

and

impl

emen

t co

rrec

tive

actio

n as

nec

essa

ry.

Red

uctio

n of

acc

iden

tal c

argo

loss

th

roug

h im

plem

enta

tion

of a

ppro

pria

te

carg

o sto

rage

and

han

dlin

g.

Ship

ow

ner/o

pera

tor.

Ong

oing

. M

echa

nism

s for

secu

ring

carg

o to

be

revi

ewed

by

tena

nts a

nd u

pgra

ded

as

nece

ssar

y.




C4.13 Action ProgramC4.13.1 Continuous ImprovementThis MOMP is a ‘living document’ that will be reviewed regularly and amended as necessary to allow new or changing environmental risks relating to the project to be addressed.

As part of Ports North’s overall management systems, feedback systems from monitoring and site management will be in place for the duration of the project to enable the MOMP to be updated and responsive.

Other triggers for the review of this MOMP may include:

• Changes to organisational structure and roles and responsibilities

• Changes in environmental legislation and/or policies

• New technologies/innovation relevant to applied methods and controls.

C4.13.2 AuditingPeriodic reviews of the implementation of this MOMP will be integrated into existing audit schedules for port operations. To enable verification of the implementation, records as outlined in the tables of the preceding sections will be maintained. Records inclusive of the following will be kept to assist in the auditing process:

• Ship details, ship origins details and corrective actions included

• Records of actions, including any visual inspections, for possible audit by regulating authorities

• Records of shipping and cargo movements

• Any other information listed by this plan as requiring collection, including evidence of actions undertaken and signoff from actionees that requirements have been fulfilled.

In the event of continual breaches, procedural reviews will be undertaken to identify the underlying cause(s).

C4.13.3 MonitoringMonitoring for each element is detailed in Sections C4.9 to C4.12 for Vessel Traffic Management Plan, Aids to Navigation Management Plan and Ship-Sourced Pollution Prevention Management Plan respectively.

This monitoring program will enable:

• Early detection of environmental management issues during shipping operations

• Additional information for the port, from which trends and changes in the environmental quality during shipping operations can be detected.

Monitoring will be undertaken according to existing procedures.

C4.13.4 RecordsAs noted in Sections C4.4 to C4.6, records would be kept of actions taken in regards to this MOMP to enable possible auditing. Records would also encourage the use of preventative action, as well as corrective action following non-compliance.

Environmental records as per Ports North’s management system will be:

• Kept as objective evidence of compliance with environmental requirements

• Maintained according to Ports North’s record keeping procedure or contractor’s record keeping procedure.

Records and this MOMP will be controlled in accordance with Ports North’s management systems.

In addition to regular reporting as required by this MOMP, information obtained during its implementation will be available for inclusion into reporting undertaken by Ports North.




C4.13.5 Responsibilities

C4.13.5.1 Ports NorthPorts North is a Queensland Government Owned Corporation responsible for the management of the Port of Cairns and other ports in the Far North Queensland region. As the proponent of the project EIS, Ports North is responsible, within relevant legislative requirements, for ensuring the project is designed, developed and subsequently managed to support shipping operations that are safe and meet the requirements of applicable environmental legislation, achieve best practice environmental management and achieve the requirements of the proponent and the relevant authorities.

C4.13.6 Regulatory BodiesThe MOMP complements the material presented in the main body of the EIS for the project as it brings together activity-specific operations management and protection measures under consideration, in particular to support safe and efficient and effective vessel operations in the Port of Cairns.

The MOMP will be progressed at the conclusion of the EIS process, taking into consideration comments from regulatory bodies on the EIS and updated during detailed design, to:

• Provide the framework for management of vessel operations in the Port of Cairns

• Be submitted to address approval requirements under Queensland and Commonwealth legislation.

Once the MOMP is finalised, it will be the primary responsibility of Ports North to implement the plan. It will require Ports North to engage with other relevant authorities, such as MSQ, to seek alignment of their vessel management procedures during the operational phase of the project.

Authorities and agencies in addition to Ports North have been listed in this MOMP as their roles and responsibilities apply to the marine side operational functioning of the Port.

C4.13.6.1 Ship Owners and OperatorsShip owners and operators have a number of responsibilities under this MOMP. It will be Ports North’s responsibility to communicate this MOMP to shipmasters; however, it will be the responsibility of the individuals and relevant organisations to ensure that relevant management actions are implemented.

C4.13.7 Staff TrainingRelevant personnel shall attend an induction before commencing work at Ports North’s control areas. The induction shall include the measures contained in this MOMP regarding the operational and environmental commitments and measures relevant to the individual staff positions. Staff attending the induction shall be mentored to ensure commitments will be implemented by the appropriate staff.




C4.14 Enquiries and Complaints ManagementC4.14.1 General Enquiries and InformationGeneral enquiries can be made via Ports North’s website using the contact form or e-mail.

General contact details for Ports North:

Telephone: +61 7 4052 3888

Fax: +61 7 4052 3853

Email: [email protected]

After hours emergencies:

Telephone: +61 7 4051 2558

http://www.portsnorth.com.au/contact.php

C4.14.2 Complaints Management ProcessPorts North maintains a system to record and respond to feedback on matters pertaining to the operation of the port. Such information on complaints and complements can be provided via one of the following contact points:

MailAddress:Cnr Grafton & Hartley Streets (PO Box 594)Cairns QLD 4870

[email protected]

General Enquiries Telephone: +61 7 4052 3888

Fax: +61 7 4052 3853

Email: [email protected]

http://www.portsnorth.com.au/contact.php

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