Caracterización de escenarios de riesgo asociados con la carga y descarga de sustancias nocivas e hidrocarburos en los terminales marítimos en el puerto de Cartagena

Abstract

The Directorate General Maritime takes the initiative as an authority, to characterize the possible scenarios of risks that can be manifested in the processes of loading, discharging of hydrocarbons and harmful substances in the jurisdiction of the captaincies of port of country, in order to preserve human life at sea, to protect the marine environment and its biodiversity; that are an input in decision-making against the possible materialization of risk, therefore, we will obtain the threats of natural, social and anthropic origin that can be presented on the areas where the activities of the ship-port interface in Cartagena occur and that can affect the operation and processes of the maritime terminals. and obtaining risk scenarios along with their probability of occurrence, the degree of susceptibility or vulnerability that maritime terminals present in the materialization of the threats identified and the consequences that can occur in the possible materialization of the risk scenarios on the marine environment and the port infrastructure, and then the risk calculation is carried out that are presented on the risk scenarios and it is concluded with the characterization of these scenarios determined for the port of Cartagena captain.