BSI Copy, trolled Uncon! 14, sopy:CH2M Hill, 13/11/2 BRITISH STANDARD Maritime structures — Part 1: Code of practice for general criteria NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PEI ISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW BS 6349-1: 2000 Incorporating Amendment No. I© BSI rolled Copy, 014, Uncont: 3/11/2 CH2M Hill Licensed copy BS 6849-1:2000 This British Standard, been prepared under the direction of the Civil Enginocring and Building Structures Sector Committee, svae published under the sauthorityof the Standards effet on 15 July 2000, 1 BSI 24 July 2003 Firet published April 1984 ‘Second edition July 2000 ‘Tho folowing BSI re relate to the work on this standard: Committee reference CSBII7 Draft for comment 97/102565/DC ISBN 0 580 331695 Committees responsible for this British Standard The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted by Technical Committee B/525, Building and civil engineering structures, to Subcommittee 1B/525/11, Maritime structures, upon which the following bodies were represented: Association of Consulting Engineers British Ports Association and the National Association of Ports Employers British Steel Industry Conerete Society Limited Department of the Environment (PSA) Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors Health and Safety Executive Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Structural Engineers National Ports Council Oil Companies International Marine Forum Scottish Development Department Amendments issued since publication ‘Amd.No, [Date [Comments 13445 J24 July 2003 [Corrections and tochnical changes indicated lby a sidelineontrolled Copy, © BSI 3/11/2014, Une: censed copy:CH2M Hill. L BS 6349-1:2000 Contents Committees responsible Foreword Section 1. General 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Definitions 4 Symbols Page Inside front cover jon 2. Environmental consi 5 General 5.1 Design parameters 5.2 Environmental impact 5.3 Scope 6 Survey control 6.1 General 6.2 Level control 6.3 Location control 7 Meteorology and climatology 7.1 General 7.2 Wind 7.3 Precipitation 7.4 Air temperature and humidity 7.5 Visibility 7.6 Atmospheric pressure 7.7 Solar radiation and hours of sunshine 8 Bathymetry General Echo sounder Side-scan sonar Direct measurement Spacing and direction of sounding profiles Wire sweep Reduction of soundings Coastal topography 9 Geological considerations 10 Water level 10.1. General 10.2 Tidal predictions 10.3. Meteorological effects 10.4 Tidal observations 10.5 Tidal analysis, 11 Water movement 11 General 11.2. Measurement of currents 11.3 Measurement of diffusion 11.4 Presentation and analysis of field data 12 Waves 25 © BSI 26 July 2008