BS 6349: “Maritime Works” Finishing the task

On Monday 10th February 2014

10:00hrs until 16:15hrs

Registration from 09:30hrs—at the Council Room

To be held in the Godfrey Mitchell Theatre at the Institution of Civil Engineers, One Great George Street

London, SW1P 3AA

Why you should attend this PIANC event

Since 2011, PIANC has hosted an annual event at the Institution of Civil Engineers to present the latest progress in standardisation for Maritime Works. This has become a must attend event for industry practitioners, being one of the few places where engineers involved in the design and operation of ports can meet to discuss and share technical experience. This, the fourth consecutive event, will update delegates as to the progress being made on standardisation and alert them to impending public consultation processes. The speakers represent the ICE, IStructE, Civil Engineering Contractors Association, the concrete industries, OCIMF, design consultants and British ports. The seminar has been structured to maximise the interaction of those attending both within the seminar and in a series of offline Q&A sessions. If you are involved in maritime works, either as a port company, an operator, a contractor, a designer or a supplier then this is an opportunity that you really cannot miss.

BS 6349: “Maritime Works” Finishing the task

Upgrading BS6349

BS 6349: Maritime Structures is a suite of 8 standards covering most aspects of maritime civil engineering. It is widely used on an international basis and as such is one of the most successful British Standards not including the Eurocodes. In 2013 momentum on the revision of BS 6349 Part 1 has picked up with the publication of BS 6349 Part 1.1, Code of practice for planning and design for operations, BS6349 Part 1.4 Code of practice for materials and the submission to public consultation of BS 6349 Parts 3 (Shipyards, Lock Gates and Dry Docks) and 4 (Fenders and Moorings). 2014 will see the public consultation and publication of the last section of Part 1 (Part 1.2, Assessment of actions) and the start of the revision process for the last 3 standards, namely Part 5 on Dredging and Reclamation, Part 6, Floating Structures and Part 7 Breakwaters. This puts the completion of a comprehensive revision process in sight and the finalisation of the alignment of BS 6349 with the Eurocodes. The objective of this seminar is to draw attention to these impending Public Consultation periods. The other objective is to raise interest in the general activities of BSI committee CB502, which is the committee responsible for developing and maintaining the BS 6349 suite of standards, and to invite interest from competent persons to take part in the standardisation process. The seminar also provides an opportunity to meet and put your point of view to the Chairman of CB502 and various panel members for parts of the standard in a separate Feedback Workshop, which will be running throughout the day in a breakout room while the presentations are taking place. The seminar is recommended to any civil, port or coastal engineers involved in the design and planning of maritime facilities.

Programme

09:30—10:00hrs Arrival& Registration—Council Room

10:05hrs

BS 6349- The revision process – Finishing the task

Steve Osborn, Chairman BSI Committee CB502 Over the past 5 years a concerted effort has been made to update BS 6349 to meet the needs of future users. As a highly respected standard, it is used extensively worldwide and it is essential for the UK maritime industry that it stays popular. Steve will explain how during the last few years CB502 has expanded its influence. After a long absence, we now have representation from the ports industry and the contracting industry, plugging important gaps in our composition. We are also now about to contribute to Eurocodes, assisting in the standardisation associated with coastal flood risks. Steve will summarise the changes that have been made to the standards over the last few year, set out the guiding philosophy behind those changes and summarise the activities under way now to complete the job. (Steve Osborn is a Chief Maritime Engineer in the Water and Environment Division of Atkins Ltd)

10:30hrs

BS 6349:Part 1.1: General – Code of practice for planning and design for operations David Veale, Member, BSI Committee CB502

The first part of the newly partitioned Part 1 gives guidance and recommendations on general criteria relevant to planning, design, construction and maintenance together with recommendations for survey and data collection. This includes recommendations in respect of environmental, safety and operational matters that should be considered in planning and design. David brings the perspective of an owner’s organisation responsible for developing, operating and maintaining assets with major marine facilities for the oil, gas and petrochemical industries. Completing this comprehensive standard has been a major achievement and he will outline the problems encountered during finalisation of this important document and also highlight key areas of interest that will provide added value to users. (David Veale is Principal Technical Expert for Marine Facilities engineering in Shell Projects and Technology in the Netherlands and represents the Oil Companies International Marine Forum on CB502)

10:55hrs BS 6349:Part 1.2, Assessment of Actions

Simon Burchett and – Member, BSI Committee CB502.

The new Part 1.2 is notionally split into two sections; ‘Sea State’ and ‘Actions, Loads and Hydraulic Responses’. The section on ‘Sea State’ is now substantially complete in working draft and some of the key updates/ changes will be presented. The ‘Actions, Loads and Hydraulic Responses’ section covers wave actions (and hydraulic responses) as well as actions/ loadings common in marine structures design and port operations and an update on progress will be provided. (Simon Burchett is a Principal Maritime Engineer with Atkins Limited)

11:30hrs

BS 6349 Part 3 Design of Shipyards and Sea Locks – The new issues for shipyards facilities Adrian Arnold, Member BSI Committee CB502

With the publication of Part 3, industry now has access to an outstanding standard with a high level of relevance to the shipyard industry. Adrian highlights the issues that came to the fore during the drafting and consultation process for this standard.

(Adrian Arnold is Global Technical Director, Shipyards for Royal HaskoningDHV)

11:55hrs Refreshment Break

12:15hrs BS 6349: Part 4 Fenders and Moorings

Peter Beamish, Member, BSI Committee CB502. Part 4 has always been one of the most heavily used standards and after a long period since its last revision has now received a long deserved update. By the time of the seminar, BS 6349 Part 4 will have been out for public comment, and we will be reviewing the responses. Peter will review the main issues that were raised during the drafting and what changes have been made to the current version. He will also report on what feedback has been received from the DPC. (Peter Beamish is a Technical Director with Royal HaskoningDHV.)

12:40hrs BS 6349: Part 5 Dredging and Reclamation

Peter Neville-Jones, Member, BSI Committee CB502. BS 6349 Part 5 was published in 1991 and is now in urgent need of updating. Peter is leading the effort to revise this important standard and will outline the proposed approach. He will seek views on how best to update the standard. Particular questions are the extent and detail that should be paid to:-

Reducing the section on dredging by referencing out to authoritative texts

Expanding the reclamation section

Including ground treatment

The incorporation of fine materials in reclamation and consequent ground treatment

Referencing the Hydraulic Fill Manual

Improving project scope definition to reduce areas of potential contractual conflict

Avoiding mismatch between borrow area quality, environmental constraints on release of fines and

fill quality Environmental aspects and the establishment of the Marine Management Organisation as the consenting authority (Peter Neville-Jones is a Technical Director with URS

13:05hrs Lunch

14:05hrs BS 6349: Part 6 Floating Structures

Gareth Evans, Member, BSI Committee CB502. BS 6349 Part 6 is currently temporarily withdrawn and is now in the process of being updated. Gareth is leading a team who represent the various professions and organisations who have an interest in floating structures in order to undertake this task. The current state of the work will be outlined together with a discussion on issues to be addressed in this part of the code (Gareth Evans is Managing Director of Seawork Marine Services Ltd).

14:30hrs BS 6349: Part 7 Breakwaters

Simon Burchett, Member, BSI Committee CB502 BS 6349 Part 7 was published in 1991 during a period of considerable change in the field of breakwater design and construction due to rapidly advancing understanding of physical processes combined with lessons learned/ evidence from structure performance. Given further developments in breakwater design and technology since 1991, in particular the widespread use of single-layer concrete armour systems, this standard is now in urgent need of updating. Simon will be leading the effort to update this important standard and outlines his views on the most significant issues that should be tackled during this task. (Simon Burchett is a Principal Maritime Engineer with Atkins Limited)

14:45hrs

BS 6349: Part 9 Port Surfacing – Defining consensus Jonathan Tyler, member of BSI Committee CB502

The drafting of a standard for something like Port Surfacing presents a number of challenges in that such surfacing is, by its very nature, going to suffer damage at some stage or other in its life. Therefore reaching a consensus on what represents satisfactory behaviour in a standard is not easy, particularly when capital and operational costs (i.e non-technical considerations) feature significantly in the decision making process. Jonathan's presentation will explain the proposed approach to achieving this consensus and the need to win industry "buy in" to the recommendations in the standard. (Jonathan Tyler is Global Sector Director, Container Terminals for Royal HaskoningDHV)

15:10hrs Refreshment Break

15:30hrs

Looking to the future – BS 6349’s place in worldwide standardisation and the future of BS6349

Chris Boysons, Member, BSI Committee CB502. A target for full update of the existing BS 6349 series by 2015 is now in sight. In addition the drafting of BS 6349 Pt 9, Port Surfacing, is now underway. This means that BSI will have under its wing a suite of up to date standards for maritime works that are highly respected globally. So what targets should now be set for BS 6349? Do we need additional UK maritime standards and if so which ones? What standards are used elsewhere in the world and should we compete with these in countries that do not have their own standards? Is it time to consider promoting a possible Eurocode or ISO standards based on BS 6349?

Chris will highlight the position of BS 6349 in relation to other national and global standards and open a discussion on its future development. (Chris Boysons is the Chief Engineer, Ports and Maritime Europe for CH2M HILL)

15:55hrs

Feedback Workshop – Chairman – Steve Osborn

The feedback workshop will commence after the presentation “the Revision Process- Finishing the Task” and remain open throughout the day while the presentations are taking place. This is your chance to let the CB502 committee know what you regard as important. Tell us what your priorities are. Tell us if there are any areas that you think badly need to be included in the suite. In the light of the expended remit of CB502, are there any issues that you consider are worthy of standardising away from the narrower “Maritime Structures” remit.

16:15hrs Finally Steve Osborn will summarise the views expressed in the Feedback Workshop before Chris Boysons makes the closing address.

If you have any queries please contact Cheryl Maund, PIANC UK Secretariat on cheryl.maund@ice.org.uk or 020 7665 2238.

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