ISO 5103:2023

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 5103
First edition
2023-08
Tourism and related services —
Dry stack boat storage — Minimum
requirements for operations and
service provision
Reference number
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 General requirements and recommendations. 2
4.1 Regulations . 2
4.2 Staff . 2
4.3 Administration . 2
4.4 Insurance . 3
5 Environmental requirements .3
5.1 Waste control . 3
5.2 Oil and fuel spill . 3
5.3 Black water, bilge water, grey water and hazardous substances . 3
5.4 Environmental code of conduct . 3
6 Safety requirements. 3
6.1 First aid kit . 3
6.2 Fire fighting . 3
6.3 Lifesaving equipment . 4
6.4 Illumination . 4
6.5 Electricity . 4
6.6 Emergency action plan . 4
7 Signage . 4
7.1 General . 4
7.2 Information point . 5
7.3 Entrances . 5
8 Services . 6
8.1 Fresh water . 6
8.2 Toilets . 6
8.3 Parking . 6
9 Maintenance and cleaning .6
9.1 General . 6
9.2 Maintenance and cleaning programme . 6
Bibliography . 8
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Introduction
Most dry stacks are a professional operation dedicated to storing power boats on racks. Dry stacks
can be operated on their own or as part of a larger operation (full yacht harbour or marina). Dry stack
operation can be a commercial enterprise or part of a non-profit association (yacht club).
Dry stacks are an efficient way to store boats in areas with a small footprint, needing a minimum of
logistics to operate. These characteristics make them cheap to set up and affordable to the nautical
tourists who would otherwise have to pay for a wet berth and be exposed to the consequences of sea
growth and bad weather.
Dry stack storage is itself an environmental control facility because the stored boats do not need their
hull protected with antifouling paints, which often contain biocides that, dissolved in the water, affect
both water flora and fauna. Other environmental advantages include the following:
— Having the hull permanently clean reduces fuel consumption.
— Automatic and semi-automatic facilities can be run from alternative power sources, in particular
solar panels fitted on the roof of the shed.
— Boat cleaning (desalting) water can be collected, treated and used for WCs and gardening.
— The external aspect of the dry stack can be presented as a building with countless possible styles
and colours, thus reducing the negative visual impact.
This document does not cover dry storage of boats (hard stand) or shipyards and boatyards.
Dry stack types can be:
a) fully enclosed dry stack buildings:
— rectangular sheet metal steel or (lately) concrete structures with a central aisle and racks on either
side;
— semi-enclosed structures or sheds;
— roof and three walls, usually sheet metal steel as with the fully enclosed ones;
b) free-standing:
— columns support the stacking structure and some have a roof.
Dry stacks are operated in
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