NFPA 307 -- MAY 2000 ROP
Report of the Committee on
Marine Terminals
Michael L. Jones, Chair
HSB Industrial Risk Insurers, CA [ I]
James c . Adams, Westlake Group, LA [M]
Mario A. Antonetti, Gage-Babcock & Assoc., Inc., NY [SE]
Richard A. Comstock, ISO Commercial Risk Services, Inc., TX [I]
Garry W. Jannal, Caledonian Assoc., Inc., IL [SE]
Ohnson K. Lee, AON Risk Services, Inc., CA [I]
hn Pavelko, Pacific Maritime Assn., CA [SE]
omenick A. Serrano, Jr., s&s Fire Suppression Systems Inc., NY [M]
Rep. Nat'l Fire Sprinkler Assn.
Ronald L. Signorino, Universal Maritime Service Corp., NJ[U]
Joseph E. Zanoni, Energy & Chemical Risk Consultants, TX [SE]
Alternates
Robert E. Keenan, Jr., HSB Industrial Risk Insurers, GA [I]
(Air. to M. L.Jones)
Patrick C. Ward, Gage-Babcock & Assoc., Inc., CA [SE]
(Alt. to M. A. Antonetti)
Staff Liaison: David G. Trebisacci
Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary
responsibility for documents relating, generally, to the fire safe
construction and fire protection of piers and wharves and of
structures thereon. It shall also be responsible for documents
relating to the fire safety that is unique to marine terminal facilities
and operations but avoiding duplicating and overlapping the
scopes of other NFPA Committees that may have primary
jurisdiction.
This list represents the membership at the time the Committee was
balloted on the text of this edition. Since that tim6 changes in the
membership may have occurred. A key to classifications is found at the
front of this book.
The Report of the Technical Committee on Marine Terminals is
presented for adoption.
This Report was prepared by the Technical Committee on
Marine Terminals, and proposes for adoption amendments to
NFPA 307-1995, Standard for the Construction and Fire Protection
of Marine Terminals, Piers, and Wharves. NFPA 307-1995 is
published in Volume 6 of the 1999 National Fire Codes and in
separate pamphlet form.
This Report has been submitted to letter ballot of the Technical
Committee on Marine Terminals, which consists of 10 voting
members; of whom 6 voted afiqrmatively, and 4 ballots were not
returned (Messrs. Jaunal, Pavelko, Serrano, and Signorino).
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(Log #CP14)
307- 1 - (Entire Document): Accept
SUBMITI'ER: Technical Committee on Marine Terminals
RECO .MMENDATION: Make AHJ (authority having jurisdiction)
appear m uppercase.
SUBSTANTIATION: The Committee felt that although this may
be interpreted as editorial, it felt that this authority should be
emphasized through the use of the uppercase.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Accept.
(Log #CPI )
307- 2 - (1-1.5 (New)): Accept
SUBMITTER: Technical Committee on Marine Terminals
I RECOMMENDATION: Insert a new 1-1.5 to read as follows:
Nothing in this standard shall supersede any governmental or
other regulatory authority or regulations.
SUBSTANTIATION: The Committee wanted to make clear that
this is a minimum requirement standard, and does not supersede
any other authority.
C o M M r I ' r E E ACTION: Accept.
(Log #CP2)
307- $ - (2-1 Container): Accept
SUBMITTER: Technical Committee on Marine Terminals
RECOMMENDATION: Revise the definition of "contained' in
Chapter 2 to read as follows:
Container: A standard, reusable, box-like structure having a
volume of 1.81 m 3 (64 ft3) or more, designed and constructed to
permit lifting with its contents intact during transportation.
SUBSTANTIATION: The Committee felt that this is a better
definition of, and better describes the function of a container.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Accept.
(Log #CP3)
307- 4 - (2-1 Hazardous Material): Accept
SUBMITTER: Technical Committee on Marine Terminals
RECOMMENDATION: Revise the definition of "hazardous
material" in Chapter 2 to read as follows:
Hazardous Material. A substance or material that has been
determined to be capable of...has been so designated.
SUBSTANTIATION: The Committee felt that many agencies or
authorities could designate material as hazardous, not only the
Secretary of Transportation.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Accept.
(Log #1)
307- 5 - (2-1 Pier): Accept in Part
SUBMITTER: Western Regional Fire Code Dev. Committee
RECOMMENDATION: Change the definition of Pier and Wharf
to read:
Pier. A dock, wharf, or other structure over or contiguous to
navigable water, with direct physical access from land. A pier is
usually of greater length than width and may be either open deck
or provided with a superstructure. Used interchangeably with
"wharf."
Wharf. Any dock, pier, or other structure over or contiguous to
navigable water, with direct physical access from land. A wharf
can b e either open deck or provided with a superstructure. Used
interchangeably with "pier. ~
SUBSTANTIATION: The proposed text better clarifies the
definitions.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Accept in Part.
Add the following definitions to Appendix 2-1:
Pier.* A structure, usually of greater length than width and
projecting from the shore into a body or water with direct access
from land, that may be either open deck or provided with a
superstructure.
Wharf.* A structure at the shoreline, having a platform built
along and parallel to a body of water with either open deck or
provided with a superstructure.
COMMITTEE STATEMENT: The Committee accepts the
proposal in part, and makes the changes listed above to these
definitions in Chapter 2, and proposes to add explanatory
information to Appendix 2-1. [See Proposal 307-26 (Log #CP25).]
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(Log #CP4)
307- 6- (%2.1): Accept
SUBMITTER: Technical Committee on Marine Terminals
RECOMMENDATION: Add to the end of Section 3-2.1: "See also
diagrams in Appendix B."
SUBSTANTIATION: The Committee wants to refer the user to
the diagrams, which better explain substructure construction
requirements.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Accept.
(Log #3)
307- 7- (%5): Reject
SUBMITTER: Frank Gromling, Terminator, Inc.
RECOMMENDATION: Add new text to ?-5 to read:
"At least one (1) portable (wheeled) foam fire fighting and vapor
suppression apparatus of 30 gal or greater capacity be placed
strategically ,as a first response to vessel and facility fires and fuel
leaks."
SUBSTANTIATION: Because fires at marine terminals, piers and
wharves typically involve flammable liquids, vapors, fiberglass,
wood and other ltighly combustible materials the presence of a B0
gal or greater portable foam fire fighting and vapor suppression
apparatus will greatly reduce the loss of life and property.
Under the current standard, only water and portable hand held
extinguishers are available, with certain size facilities required to
have sprinkler systems. As shown in numerous fire histories
documented by NFPA and others, fire hoses and hand held
extinguishers have been grossly ineffective when fighting fuel-based
fires or suppressing fuel leak vapors. In fact, fighting fuel-based
fires or vapors with these methods, especially by facility personnel,
can often lead to greater risk to life and property.
Therefore, to provide a greater level of additional protection at
marine terminals, piers and wharves, it is recommended that
NFPA 307 be changed to include the placement of portable 30 gal
or greater foam fire fighting and vapor suppression apparatus at
marine terminals, piers and wharves. Such equipment would
utilize water pressure to proportion the foam concentrate in
producing foam solution and would not require a foam
concentrate pump, as outlined in Chapter 6-3 of NFPA l l C ,
Standard for Mobile Foam Apparatus, 1995 edition.
Even in facilities which have sprinkler systems, the presence of
portable 50 gal or greater foam fire fighting and vapor suppression
apparatus, wifich utilize either water standpipe systems or salt
water, would provide marinas and boatyards with a rapid, high
volume, powerful knockdown first response capability.
Further, because sprinkler systems are at extremely high ceiling
levels, fires are able to increase to great intensity before the heat
detectors are able to activate the suppression effort. This results in
significant property loss. As very few sprinkler systems utilize foam,
the activation of water-based systems can prove to be ineffective in
certain types of fires.
Having.a high vohlme, powerful foam fire fighting and vapor
suppression first response capability is even more critical when
local fire deparmaents are outside of a five minute response time.
Also, in many instances, the responding fire truck may not have
any or very little foam aboard. As a fire lieutenant of a
metropolitan fire department stated, "We usually havejnst enough
5 gallon cans of foam on board to get ourselves into trouble."
These circumstances dictate that marine terminals, piers and
wharves take greater steps to protect lives and assets through a
higher level of first response, such as provided by portable 30 gal
foam fire fighting and vapor suppression systems.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Reject.
COMMITTEE STATEMENT: The Committee felt that this is
adequately addressed in Section %5.2.
(Log #CP5)
307- 8 - (4-4.2): Accept
SUBM1TTER: Technical Committee on Marine Terminals
RECOMMENDATION: Revise Section 4-4.2 to read as follows:
Due to the widely varying...minimun sprinkler design shall be
based upon Extra Hazard Group 1 classification under the
provisions of NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler
Systems.
SUBSTANTIATION: Due to the nature of the commodities that
might be present, the Committee wanted to be more conservative
in its requirements for terminal buildings.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Accept.
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(Log #CP6)
307- 9 - (7-1): Accept
SUBMITTER: Technical Committee on Marine Terminals
RECOMMENDATION: Revise Section 7-1 to read as follows:
Hazardous Material. Includes any substance or material that has
been determined to be capable...has been so designated.
SUBSTANTIATION: The Committee felt that many agencies or
authorities could designate material as hazardous, not only the
Secretary of Transportation.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Accept.
(Log #CP7)
50% 10- (7-2): Accept
SUBMITTER: Technical Committee on Marine Terminals
I RECOMMENDATION: Revise section 7-2 to read as follows:
Processing and Placarding. Hazardous materials shall not ..and
placarded in accordance with all applicable laws, ordinances, and
regulations.
SUBSTANTIATION: The Committee wanted to more clearly
state that there are many agencies, both domestic and
international, that have laws, ordinances, and regulations which
affect these issues.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Accept.
(Log #CP8)
507- 11 - (%3): Accept
SUBMITTER: Technical Committee on Marine Terminals
I RECOMMENDATION: Revise Section 7-3 to read as follows:
Handling, Storage, and Loading. Hazardous materials.An
accordance with all applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations,
the authority having jurisdiction, and NFPA 704.
SUBSTANTIATION: The Committee wanted to more clearly
state that there are many agencies, both domestic and
international, that have standards, laws, ordinances, and
regulations which affect these issues.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Accept.
(Log #CP13)
507- 12 - (7-11): Accept
SUBMITTER: Technical Committee on Marine Terminals
RECOMMENDATION: Revise Section 7-11 to read as follows:
Containers loaded...by the autlmrity having jurisdiction and all
applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations which affect these
issues.
SUBSTANTIATION: The Committee wanted to more clearly
state that there are many agencies, both domestic and
international, that have standards, laws, ordinances, and
regulations which affect these issues.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Accept.
(Log #CP10)
307- 13 - (7-13): Accept
SUBMITTER: Technical Committee on Marine Terminals
RECOMMENDATION: Revise Section 7-13 to read as follows:
Terminals handling...Operations Plan. This plan...to a
container. This plan...shall be prepared with the authority having
jurisdiction, and all applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations.
SUBSTANTIATION: The Committee wanted to more clearly
state that there are many agencies, both domestic and
international, that have standards, laws, ordinances, and
regulations which affect these issues.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Accept.
(Log #CP11)
307- 14- (7-14): Accept
SUBMITTER: Technical Committee on Marine Terminals
RECOMMENDATION: Revise Section 7-14 to read as follows:
Information...emergency personnel. This information...anthority
having jurisdiction and all applicable laws, ordinances, and
regulations.
SUBSTANTIATION: The Committee wanted to more clearly
state that there are many agencies, both domestic and
international, that have standards, laws, ordinances, and
regulations which affect these issues.
COMMITrEE ACTION: Accept.
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(Log #CP12)
307- 15 - (7-]6): Accept
SUBMrITER: Technical Committee on Marine Terminals
I RECOMMENDATION: Revise Section 7-16 to read as follows:
No vehicles...Terminals, the authority having jurisdiction, and all
applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations.
SUBSTANTIATION: The Committee wanted to more clearly
state that there are many agencies, both domestic and
international, that have standards, laws, ordinances, and
regulations which affect these issues.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Accept.
(Log #CP15)
307- 16- (84.4.2): Accept
SUBMITTER: Technical Committee on Marine Terminals
RECOMMENDATION: Revise Section 8-4.4.2 to read as follows:
When such hot work is performed, it shall be conducted in
accordance with the authority having jurisdiction and all
applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations.
SUBSTANTIATION: The Committee wanted to more clearly
state that there are many agencies, both domestic and
international, that have standards, laws, ordinances, and
regulations which affect these issues.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Accept.
(Log #CP16)
307- 17- (84.5): Accept
SUBMITTER: Technical Committee on Marine Terminals
RECOMMENDATION: Revise Section 84.5 to read as follows:
Bunkering (Refueling): Bunkering of vessels a t a marine
terminal shall be done in accordance with all applicable laws,
ordinances, and regulations and the authority having jurisdiction.
SUBSTANTIATION: The Committee wanted to more clearly
state that there are many agencies, both domestic and
international, that have standards, laws, ordinances, and
regulations which affect these issues.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Accept.
(Log #CPIT)
307- 18- (8-4.6.2): Accept
SUBMITTER: Technical Committee on Marine Terminals
RECOMMENDATION: Revise Secdon 8-4.6.2 to read as follows:
Cargo handling...of such equipment, shall conform to all
applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations as prescribed for the
type of cargo handled and the requirements of the authority having
jurisdiction.
SUBSTANTIATION: The Committee wanted to more clearly
state that there are many agencies, both domestic and
international, that have standards, laws, ordinances, and
regulations which affect these issues.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Accept.
(Log #CPI 8)
307- 19- (8-5.1): Accept
SUBMITTER: Technical Committee on Marine Terminals
RECOMMENDATION: Revise Section 8-5.1 to r'ead ,as follows:
All placement of cargo shall be in accordance with all applicable
laws, ordinances, and regulations and the authority having
jurisidiction.
SUBSTANTIATION: The Committee wanted to more clearly
state that there are many agencies, both domestic and
international, that have standards, laws, ordinances, and
regulations which affect these issues.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Accept.
(Log #CP19)
307- 20 - (8-8): Accept
SUBM1TTEI~ Technical Committee on Marine Terminals
I RECOMMENDATION: Revise Section 8-8 to read z.s follows:
International Sbore Connection. International shore...fire main
system. The threads on the sboreside connection shall be
provided by the terminal operator with adapters to permit the
connection of shore fire department hose.
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SUBSTANTIATION: In the interest of revising the standard with
the potential of international usability, the Committee has chosen
in this case not to specify any particular domestic standard.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Accept.
(Log #CP20)
307- 21 - (8-9): Accept
SUBMIq[q~ER: Technical Committee on Marine Terminals
I RECOMMENDATION: Retide Section 8-9 as "Watch Service."
SUBSTANTIATION: The Committee, to conform with NFPA
312, has opted to eliminate the phrase "guard service" in order to
better describe the function and expectations of a "watchman."
COMMITTEE ACTION: Accept.
(Log #CP21)
307- 22- (9-1.5): Accept
SUBMIqiq'ER: Technical Committee on Marine Terminals
I RECOMMENDATION: Revise Section 9-1.5 to read as follows:
Material-h,-mdiing...shall be suitable for such use, as required by
all applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations, and the authority
having jurisdiction.
SUBSTANTIATION: The Committee wanted to more clearly
state that there are many agencies, both domestic and
international, that have standards, laws, ordinances, and
regulations which affect these issues.
COMMIT'FEEACTION: Accept.
(Log #CP22)
307- 23 - (9-1.6): Accept
SUBMITTEI~ Technical Committee on Marine Terminals
RECOMMENDATION: Revise Section 9-1.6 to read as follows:
Material handling cranes with power distribution, windlass
rooms, or internal combustion engines where the equipment is
located greater than 100 ft above the pier or wharf surface, shall be
provided with automatic detection and extinguishing systems.
SUBSTANTIATION: The Committee wanted to address the
inherent problems with fires that may occur in these areas.
COMMITrEE ACTION: Accept.
(Log #CP23)
307- 24- (9-2.2): Accept
SUBMITTER: Technical Committee on Marine Terminals
i RECOMMENDATION: Revise Section 9-2.2 to read as follows:
RO/RO operadons...shall conform to all applicable laws,
ordinances, and regulations, and the authority having jurisdiction.
SUBSTANTIATION: The Committee wanted to more clearly
state that there are many agencies, both domestic and
international, that have standards, laws, ordinances, and
regulations which affect these issues.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Accept.
(Log #CP24)
307- 25 - (9-11.2): Accept
SUBMITTEI~ Technical Committee on Marine Terminals
i RECOMMENDATION: Revise Section 9-I 1.2 to read as follows:
When such hot work is performed...Welding Processes, and all
applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations, and the authority
having jurisdiction.
SUBSTANTIATION: The Committee wanted to more clearly
state that there are many agencies, both domestic and
international, that have standards, laws, ordinances, and
regulations which affect fllese issues.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Accept.
(Log #CP25)
307- 26 - (A-2-1): Accept
SUBMITTER: Teclmical Committee on Marine Terminals
I RECOMMENDATION: Add to appendix item A-2-1 die following:
Pier. The terms "pier" and "wharf" are used interchangeably.
Wharf. Tbe terms "wharf" and "pier" are used interchangeablyo
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SUBSTANTIATION: The Committee, althoug'h specifying the (Log #2)

difference between the two terms in the definitions section, wanted 307- 28 - (D-2-5): Reject
users of this standard to know that the two terms are often used SUBMITI'ER= Western Regional Fire Code Dev. Committee
interchangeably. RECOMMENDATION: Delete Appendix D-2.5 in its entirety.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Accept. SUBSTANTIATION: This appendix material is outdated and
does not comply with DOT RSPA hazardous materials rules.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Reject.
COMMITTEE STATEMENT: The Committee feels that the
(Log #CP9) proposal did not furnish enough information to be considered for
307- 27- (D-1): Accept the change, especially in regards to the non-compliance with DOT
SUBMIXTER: Technical Committee on Marine Terminals RSPA hazardous materials rules. The Committee did not
RECOMMENDATION: Add a new International Regulations understand what parts of the section the proposer took issue with.
Section D-1. Insert a new Section
D-I.1 to include the IMDG Code. The Federal Regulations
would then be incremented to D-2, etc.
SUBSTANTIATION: The Committee felt that it is necessary in
light of the increasing international use of fills standard, to include
a reference to the IMDG Code.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Accept.

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