Table of Contents:
Northern Harbors and Small Ports: Operation and Maintenance
Chapter |
Page |
| About the Author | viii |
| Acknowledgments | ix |
| Chapter 1: Introduction | 1 |
| Chapter 2: Operations and maintenance planning | 3 |
| Marina operations manual | 3 |
| Resource library | 5 |
| Inspections of the harbor facility | 8 |
| Harbor economics | 11 |
| Chapter 3: Fire Safety | 14 |
| Fire safety training | 15 |
| Fire safety plan | 16 |
| Fire Safety Plan for Valdez Small Boat Harbor | 18 |
| Fire fighting equipment | 23 |
| Chapter 4: Facility safety | 25 |
| Power system | 25 |
| Valdez Boatyard Policies | 26 |
| Floating dock freeboard | 28 |
| Water rescue equipment | 29 |
| Personal protective equipment | 30 |
| Kids Don't Float Program | 31 |
| Housekeeping | 32 |
| Pedestrian falls | 32 |
| Lighting | 33 |
| Marine mammals in the harbor | 33 |
| Earthquake and tsunami dangers | 35 |
| Chapter 5: Hazardous and other materials: best management practices | 38 |
| Best Management Practices/Environmental Concerns | 40 |
| Used oil collection | 41 |
| Solid and liquid waste materials | 43 |
| Fishing line, fishing nets, and plastics | 44 |
| Hull scrapings and sanding products | 45 |
| Scrap material generated by vessel repairs | 46 |
| Contaminated fuel or water | 47 |
| Liquid and aerosol paints | 48 |
| Lead-acid batteries | 49 |
| Fish waste | 50 |
| Trash and garbage | 52 |
| Hazardous materials training | 54 |
| Chapter 6: Marine structures | 54 |
| Mooring docks | 54 |
| Anchor pilings | 60 |
| Tidal grids | 62 |
| Launch ramps | 64 |
| Breakwaters | 67 |
| Fish cleaning stations | 72 |
| Gangways | 75 |
| Chapter 7: Marine construction materials | 77 |
| Wood | 77 |
| Steel | 98 |
| Concrete | 103 |
| Chapter 8: Dockside cranes and straddle hoists | 109 |
| Dockside cranes | 109 |
| Marine straddle hoists | 112 |
| Chapter 9: Potable water systems | 115 |
| Chapter 10: Harbor electrical systems | 118 |
| Harbor electrolysis/corrosion | 119 |
| Lighting systems | 122 |
| Chapter 11: Future developments in harbor operations | 125 |
| Harbor maintenance management software | 125 |
| Harbor employee training | 126 |
| Port and facility security | 126 |
| References | 128 |
| Appendix A. Americans with Disabilities Act compliance | 130 |
| Appendix B. Harbor-related legislation, regulations, and programs | 136 |
| Appendix C. Trade and professional resources | 144 |
| Acronym glossary | 147 |
| Index | 149 |
