Environmental Protection Program

Introduction

The past few years have been characterized by great progress in environmental protection. The regulations have become increasingly strict trend that in a crisis economy, Vessels have become a focus of attention as a source of pollution incident: 1), sewage, harmful, hazardous and undesirable substances, 2) air contamination, waste and garbage, smoke, gases, noise and particles, ballast water, and paints and dyes with hazardous.

From the other side, measures are being undertaken on the land both in legal regulations connected with the behavior of vessels in the port and also on the port authorities in their responsibilities for environmental protection.

Current Situation

Supervision and protection of the marine environment in the territorial waters of the Republic of Croatia are performed by the following:

The Ministry of the Sea, i.e. the Directorate for Maritime Traffic, Transport, Maritime Domain and Ports, through the inspection supervises of the safety of the vessels at port authorities, performs surveillance of pollution from vessels, enforces safety measures and imposes penalties.

The Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction performs inspection surveillance of the sea regarding impacts of pollution on the land.

The Croatian Register of Shipping, in connection with the protection of the sea from pollution from ships, certifies vessels and equipment, tests ships and equipment, and supervises the state of the ship and its environment.

Specialized institutions on the local area, performs the cleaning of the sea and coastline in the event of pollution.

Crisis headquarters at various levels are in charge of preparing plans in the event of the pollution of the sea and organizing and implementing cleaning campaigns.

It is indisputable that our entire action must be regulated by harmonized rules and legal frameworks, which in our case are represented by the: National Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) as the umbrella institution for the protection of the sea from vessels, concluded implementation of the Barcelona Convention, the plan of operation for Agenda 21, directives of the EC and the Council of Europe, activities at the physical to sustainable development and protection of the areas of Open Zone Management. This book consists of selecting articles or parts in the sense of preparing detailed plans for the implementation of actions, measures and tasks, the implementation of interventions at strategic ecology, reclaimed financial improvement etc, measures and adaptation of components of endorsed measures, in the sense of trial, monitoring and assessment of the results for the effective and efficient achievement of the goals.

Preservation of the quality of the environment with the rational use of natural resources represents one of the most basic issues in the further technological and economic development of the country. The main goals can be qualified as: preventing pollution of the air, sea, coast and protecting safety.

Protection of the sea environment should also include the implementation of the relevant recommendations of the MEPC and the Standards for Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) conventions, with the occasional validation of equipment approved by the authorities and the constructive supervision and control of new equipment on the boat.

Minimizing the consequences of the pollution of the sea environment will be achieved by procuring the assets and equipment for cleaning the sea area under concessionaire equipment, installation of necessitated basis on the ports, placing the barriers, not cable operation of vessels, first week of places in the case of the pollution of the sea environment and the better implementation of practical exercises. The success of the interventions also depends on the safety of the vessels, safety of operations in handling passengers and vehicles in the port, the manner of handling waste in - from ships and motor vehicles in the port, participation vessels in first water - and engine, oil, engine systems.

As a measure to improving environmental protection the first priority, especially in Dubrovnik, which has an even number of visits by various vessels, we consider it necessary to impose the supervision of the technical working order of the vessels to the port authority supervisor, and use additionally to the operational inspection at the Ministry of the Sea. To make checks that are in actuated in transparency.

Furthermore, to achieve a shift in the ongoing program of environmental protection, it is necessary to facilitate the effective disposal of waste materials for, example no solids, harmful, hazardous and undesirable substances, sewage waste, garbage and trash and significantly improve the knowledge, training and visibility for all manner and aspects concerning the care area of the Port of Dubrovnik.

Environmental Protection Measures

Environmental protection must be included among the highest values of the project of the Port of Dubrovnik, and key commitment to its operating standards.

In the complex of the area of the Port of Dubrovnik, environmental protection depend on the general level of protection and in this applying should be followed, equipment for the permanent protection, protecting pollution, technical and technological equipment, and a support system.

For our harbor, in addition to the tasks outlined, it is also a necessary to coincide a movement study, and naturally, in accordance with the study:

A lesson of pollution in the Port of Dubrovnik can occur due to the handling and spillage of waste water, liquid, ash and similar from ships, and so a clear attention must be directed on the control of operations and the stipends of such waste.

The provisions for environmental protection from the: International Maritime Organization (IMO) Convention as well as the Law of the Sea and the Sea Traffic and Maritime Domain Act shall must be implemented, in conjunction with its operative provisions. You as in the situation of a harmful event, it is necessary to have a contract with specialized firms for cleaning up pollution, to have a detailed estimation of action not alerts, and to arouse and contract carers or financial starts as necessary.

At the area of the Port of Dubrovnik, specialized regulations must be met for the comprehensive assessment of procedures for collecting oil from the surface, various devices, equipment, material, and a system for alternating information in order to be effective it should be mentioned that at the city of Dubrovnik does not have a solution of its stocks at low waste which represents a great problem. The use of deposits in Tivat in big and the intermediate of them as me are not to sufficient guarantees.

The operative tasks of the Dubrovnik Port Authority during the next period can be summarized as follows:

Removing oil material precipitates encompasses the tools and agents and the fuel and prevents the spread of pollution. The procedure for holding and remedying the pollution of the sea and coast depends on many factors but it is necessary to achieve the prompt and complete reporting of an incident, the type, characteristics and range of the polluter from meteorological conditions accessibility of the location of the incident and a general clear user on how to approach this incident.

Accidental employees of the Port Authority is a safety neither but also the other personnel at the operative center, must be trained to response at every jeotics the necessary level of the alert and monitor together the spreading of the pollution. It is necessary to provide constant training for the largest possible number of personnel.

It is a fact the Port fire sea basin which is exposed to strong sea currents that frequently deposit a certain amount of solid waste along the operative coast, it is necessary to collect the pollutants. Need specified installations such as cranes, dredges or rafts usually sufficient for this activity. Having a contract with a specialized company to include the careful supervision and mechanical collection of floating waste.

The soils of cleaning the sea of solid waste, protecting the spread of oil and the chemical remedying of oil spills on the sea must be performed continually throughout the year, furthermore, due to the intensity of the visits, and the possibility of incidents, it is necessary to perform the scheduling of activities. Therefore, the activities concerning supervises over and the removal of floating waste remain on daily supervisions during the whole year.

In order to satisfy the minimum requirements, for performing the activities for the prevention or removal of pollution, the equipment listed below is necessary.

The equipment that protects the sea from waste and oil spills is associated by a contracted specialized company as it follows: