Working groups and reports

The following PIANC Working Groups were set up recently. Interested in joining?  See the PIANC Brussels web site at www.pianc-aipcn.org/index.php and contact the UK Section for further details on how to participate.

Working Groups	UK Head Representative/Chairman
CoCom Best Practices in Coastal Stabilisation (Working Group 2)	-
InCom Performance Indicators for Inland Waterways Transport (Working Group 32)	Ian White (Ian White Associates)
EnviCom Management of ports and waterways for fish and shellfish habitat (Working Group 16)	Jan Brooke (Independent)
MarCom Stability of pattern placed revetment elements (Working Group 57) Application of geotextiles in waterfront protection (Working Group 56) Safety aspects of berthing operations of oil and gas tankers (Working Group 55) Use of hydro/meteo information to optimize safe port access (Working Group 54)	Peter Hunter/ Stephen Cork (HR Wallingford)
New Working Groups Environmental Benefits of Waterborne Transport (Expert Group 2) River Information Services (Permanent WG) Training in ports & waterways (Working Group 126) Fish passage (Working Group127) Alternative bank protection methods for inland waterways (Working Group128)   Waterway infrastructure asset maintenance management (Working Group129) Catalogue of marina construction elements (Working Group131)	John Gardner (Gardner Maritime Ltd.) None appointed – suggestions welcomed Tom McKay (Atkins Global) None appointed – suggestions welcomed Wayne Adams (Buro Happold) Corresponding Member - Paul Beckwith (British Waterways) Graham Holland (British Waterways) Robin Webb (Consultant)

The following is an overview of active working groups.  These working groups have been set up but if you wish to contribute contact the Group Chairman of the relevant working group – details at www.pianc-aipcn.org/index.php

InCom

• Organization and management of river ports (Working Group 31)
• English inventory of inspection and repair techniques of navigation structures (steel, concrete, masonry and timber) both underwater and in-the-dry (Working Group 30)
• Innovations in navigation lock design (Working Group 29)
• Developments in automation and the remote control of river works (dams, locks, mobile bridges…) (Working Group 28)
• Guidelines to reduce environmental impacts of vessels (Working Group 2)
• Maintenance and renovation of navigation infrastructure (Working Group 25)

MarCom

• Design and construction of maritime structures in Tsunami prone areas (Working Group 53)
• Criteria for the (un-)loading of container ships (Working Group 52)
• Water injection dredging (Working Group 51)
• General principles for the design of maritime structures (Working Group 50)
• Horizontal and vertical dimensions of fairways (Working Group 49)
• Guidelines for port constructions, related to bowthrusters (Working Group 48)
• Criteria for the selection of breakwater types and their optimum damage risk level (Working Group 47)
• Maritime freight transshipment (Working Group 46)
• Post earthquake actions (Working Group 45)
• Minimising harbour siltation (Working Group 43)
• Implementation manual for life cycle management of port structures (Working Group 42)
• Monitoring of breakwaters (Working Group 39)

EnviCom

• Environmental benefits of waterborne transport (Expert Group II)
• Dredging and Port Construction Around Coral Reefs (Working Group 15)
• Dredged material beneficial use options and constraints (Working Group 14)
• Best management practices applied to dredging and dredged material disposal projects for protection of the environment (Working Group 13)
• Sustainable waterways within the context of navigation and flood management (Working Group 12)
• Management, reclamation of dredged material and end use of existing confined disposal facilities (Working Group 11)
• Environmental risk assessment in dredging and dredged material management (Working Group 10)

RecCom

• Guidelines for Marina design (Working Group 17)
• Protecting water quality in Marinas (Working Group 16)
• The use of alternative materials in marina construction (Working Group 15)

CoCom

• Small Island Ports (Joint PIANC-IAPH Working Group 1).

Other working groups

• Environmental Benefits of Waterborne Transport (Expert Group 2)
• River Information Services (Permanent WG)
• Training in ports & waterways (Working Group 126)
• Fish passage (Working Group127)
• Alternative bank protection methods for inland waterways (Working Group128)
• Waterway infrastructure asset maintenance management (Working Group129)
• Catalogue of marina construction elements (Working Group131)

Last updated: Aug 08