The responsibility of the Port Authorities with regard to the emergency prevention and control services, in the terms established by the regulations on civil protection, takes the form of preparing the corresponding Self-Protection Plan and carrying out the actions required to implement the same and ensure its effectiveness in the terms referred to in the Basic Self-Protection Regulation (Royal Decree 393/2007, of 23 March).

The Self-Protection plan addresses the identification and assessment of chemical and industrial safety risks, the actions and measures required for risk prevention and control, as well as the protection measures and other actions to be taken in the event of an emergency in the port.

Self protection Plan implementation protocol

In order to guarantee a swift, effective response in emergency situations, all the personnel participating therein must be fully conversant with their responsibilities, and have received sufficient preparation and training to conduct their duties in accordance with that established in the Self-Protection Plan To this end, la PAAC has prepared and implementation and maintenance Protocol which consists of the development of the following sections:

  • The establishment of cooperation agreements with public organisations or bodies in the setting of emergency management, fire prevention and civil protection (such as the cooperation Agreement with regard to the fire prevention and extinguishing and rescue between A Coruña City Council and the Port Authority of A Coruña).
  • A compilation of the form Simplified declaration of industrial safety for companies located in the service area, prepared jointly with A Coruña City Councils fire extinguishing service (SEIS).
  • Request for relevant plans or documentation from users, of which the Port Authority must be notified (Notification and admission of hazardous goods, information from SEVESO facilities, etc.).
  • Annual coordination and information meetings on industrial safety with the principal users and concessionaires in the port, and the competent government agencies.
  • Organisation of internal and external training activities.
  • Carrying out of exercises and drills both internally and in partnership with other port users.

Documents

Simplified declaration fight maritime pollution (only available in spanish)
Simplified declaration of events (only available in spanish)
Simplified industrial safety declaration (only available in spanish)
Emergency Management Manual in the inner port and outer port of A Coruña (only available in spanish)
Communication from ships on emergency situations

The Industrial Security Code of the port of A Coruña, approved by agreement of the Board of Directors of the Port Authority of A Coruña on June 27, 2019, is intended to compile and present in a single document General Standards and Special Technical Instructions for application for the prevention and limitation of the risks derived from the port activity and, in particular, of the industrial ones, in the service area of the port, outlining, without a thoroughness, the legislation applicable to each activity, as well as the protocols established by the Port Authority for the control of certain risk activities.

Also, it is intended to provide all users of the port of A Coruña with knowledge of the existing regulations on Industrial Safety.

The Industrial Safety Code does not include instructions or recommendations on maritime safety (SOLAS Convention), railway safety (Rail safety management system in the port of A Coruña, cited in section 6.5), ship safety (Chapter IX of the SOLAS Convention and International Security Management Code-IGS Code), nor on port protection (Chapter XI-2 of the SOLAS Convention and International Code for the protection of ships and port facilities, cited in section 6.4).

Documentation only available in spanish.

Documents

Safety recommendations for the Trasatlánticos Pier
The Industrial Security Code of the port of A Coruña

The admission of hazardous good into the port and notifications of the entrance and exit thereof are governed by Royal Decree 145/1989, of 20 January, approving the National Regulations for the Admission, Handling and Storage of of Hazardous Goods in Ports, and by Royal Decree 210/2004, of 6 February, which establishes an information and monitoring system for maritime traffic.

With this in mid, the Port Authority provides a website for the electronic processing of the aforesaid communication, through the following page: IMOWEB Mercancías peligrosas. The aforesaid website is managed by Portel Servicios Telemáticos, S.A., to which requests for registration should be remitted:

  • Portal Servicios Telemáticos S.A.
  • Address: C/ Playa de Riazor, 22 - 2ª planta
  • Postal code and city: 28048 (MADRID)
  • Telephone: +34 91 721 45 00
  • Fax: +34 91 329 02 88
  • Email: portel@portel.es

Documents only available in spanish.

Documents

Dangerous Goods Guide
PO-06-04-F01 Admission of Dangerous Goods
PO-06-04-F01 Notification of Dangerous Goods
PO-06-04-F03 Marine Security Condition
PO-06-04-F04 Dock Safety Conditional