COVER PAGE & VERSO [Adobe Acrobat Format 265.63KB]

FOREWORD [Adobe Acrobat Format 71.45KB]

TABLE OF CONTENTS [Adobe Acrobat Format 107.86KB]

INTRODUCTION [Adobe Acrobat Format 535.96KB]

• Objectives
• Use of this handbook
• Definitions
• Abbreviations

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS [Adobe Acrobat Format 929.12KB]

• Background
• Impact of marinas
• Legislative frameworks
• Environmental studies
• Design planning and engineering studies

SITING OF MARINAS [Adobe Acrobat Format 817.30KB]

• Zoning
• Wind climate
• Wave climate
• Water circulation
• Implications of sea level changes
• Geotechnical and sediment processes
• Flora and fauna
• Social amenity and infrastructure
• Archaeology
• Safety
• Navigation
• Economic considerations
• Existing use

DESIGN OF MARINA STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES [Adobe Acrobat Format 1306.65KB]

• Basin
• Entrance channel
• Fairways
• Berthing facilities
• Walkways
• Reclamations
• Piers and pilings
• Breakwaters
• Fuelling facilities
• Amenities
• Waste treatment and disposal facilities
• Administrative areas
• Maintenance areas
• Boat launching facilities
• Air quality
• Parking
• Commercial facilities
• Revetment design
• Aesthetics
• Boat clearances from revetments and quay
• Fixed moorings
• Floating moorings
• Choice of materials
• Safety requirements

CONSTRUCTION [Adobe Acrobat Format 453.36KB]

• Dredging and excavation
• Mitigation of siltation
• Scheduling of activities

OPERATION [Adobe Acrobat Format 716.11KB]

• Marina operations and maintenance
• User education
• Boat operation and maintenance
• Maintenance dredging
• Runoff
• Boat wastes
• Ecological considerations
• Fuel management
• Staff training
• Noise management
• Management handbook
• Role of Monitoring

REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING [Adobe Acrobat Format 106.47KB]

APPENDICES [Adobe Acrobat Format 1078.32KB]

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