What is this standard about?
It gives recommendations and guidance on the specific design of shipyards and sea locks and applies to the design of both commercial and naval base facilities.
Who is this standard for?
- The maritime industry
- Maritime engineers/architects/surveyors/construction industry
- Infrastructure and environmental engineers for ports
- Project management consultants for maritime/ports
- Port authorities
- Private consultancies
- Planning agencies and government departments
- Manufacturers and suppliers of fenders and vessel berthing products
Why should you use this standard?
It outlines the design criteria for all shipyards and waterfront layouts, dry docks, piers, quays, slipways, shipbuilding berths, shiplifts, floating docks, sea locks, hydrolifts, dock and lock gates, mechanical and electrical services distribution and control systems.
It guides the maritime works designer through the whole shipyard design process with a good understanding of each facility’s purpose. This will assist the designer to achieve more efficient maritime structures for the user.
It also covers all the principal types of facility and how all the factors which impact the maritime structure design should be taken into account through the design process.
What’s changed since the last update?
- BS 6349-3 has been revised by experts to bring it in line with technological developments and industry best practice
- The main change in the standard from the previous version is to broaden the scope to include all principal maritime waterfront structures designed for shipyards and their interrelationship in the design of the whole shipyard
- The general criteria for maritime works have been removed in this revision, as they are now collected together in the four subparts of BS 6349-1, which includes general planning and design for operations, actions, geotechnical and materials
- BS 6349-3 covers the criteria which are specific to works in shipyards and sea locks.