Design and implement a safety management system in the ports

Objectives :

• ◊ Develop a body of regulations necessary to implement safety provisions ;
• ◊ Develop a Safety Management System (SMS).

Install mobile scanners for checking containers and roll on roll off units in major trade ports (Nador, Tanger, Casablanca, Agadir)

Objectives :

• ◊ Check the contents of containers, roll on roll off units, and other types of vehicles, from import to export ;
• ◊ Enable operators to carry out their customs control and security tasks in the best conditions.

Develop a security policy

Objectives :

• ◊ Define the rules of maritime and port safety applicable to ships and port facilities, ;
• ◊ Transpose certain provisions of the 1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and the ISPS code into national legislation.

Assessing port towage

Objectives :

• ◊ Consider and identify the risks inherent to this activity in order to reduce them by establishing the appropriate organizational scenario with the overall goal of improving port security.
• ◊ Establish the necessary towing capacity size in ports according to the vessels that dock there; the number of types of tugs, power, and traction force, etc.

Study the physicochemical and microbiological qualities of water and sediments in Morocco’s port basins.

Objectives :

• ◊ Develop a physicochemical and microbiologic quality standard of water and sediments in Morocco’s dock basins ;
• ◊ Develop seven regional boards and a national board to disseminate information and raise awareness of the bodies concerned.

Supplying, installing, and commissioning methods of communicating and recording port communications

Objectives : establish a system of communication among ships as well as recording and archiving these communications.

Supplying, installing, and commissioning four « Vessel Traffic Service » (VTS) Port Authorities in the Nador, Mohammedia, Agadir and Laâyoune ports.

Objectives : establish a system for monitoring approaches and anchorages, monitoring and regulating maritime port traffic, contact with vessels, fighting pollution, as well as ensuring port safety and security.