UFC 4-150-07
19 June 2001
Berthing facilities for mooring and for providing support to ships and
craft.
Drydocks used for construction of ships and to expose the
underwater portion of the ship for repair, modification, inspection, or
maintenance.
Coastal protection structures designed to protect shorelines or
harbors.
Components of waterfront structures such as fender systems,
piling, dolphins, utility distribution systems, deck and mooring
hardware, and fleet moorings.
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Berthing Facilities. The basic facilities to provide berthing support for
ships and craft are piers and wharves. These facilities provide a safe space for
ships to moor and receive shore utilities and other hotel services. They provide a
platform for loading and unloading cargo and personnel, transferring ordnance,
receiving fuel, and performing ship maintenance; repair; and fitting out. Berthing
facilities are also provided for tugboats, small craft, barges, and harbor support
equipment.
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Piers. Piers are berthing facilities that extend outward from the shore
into the water. Piers may be used for berthing on one or both sides of their
length. There are three types of pier structures with distinct differences in
configuration: open, closed, and floating piers. Combination piers combine open
and closed configurations.
Open piers are pile-supported platform structures that allow water to
flow underneath. Pile supported piers can be single-deck or double-deck
structures. Figures 2-1 and 2-2 show schematics of a single- and double-deck,
open piers.
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