REC158-3427

That the standards and guidelines determined by the nominated marine safety authority require port/channel managers to conduct a marine emergency risk assessment using AS/NZ 4360:2004 Risk Management and, in addition, must require port/channel managers to:
• identify any hazard, or combination of hazards, including those that could result in an emergency that may be of high consequence;
• demonstrate how the risk of these major emergencies occurring has been reduced to ‘As Low As Reasonably Practical’ (ALARP);
• identify the consequences to the port and surrounding areas if a major emergency should occur;
• identify how the response and recovery to such an emergency is to be managed and what capacity and capability exists to manage such an emergency;
• comply with performance standards, risk management guidelines and good practice guidelines for marine emergency management;
• where appropriate, integrate with existing whole of port risk management processes.