BLUE FLAG

THE MARINA FIRST APPLIED FOR THE BLUE FLAG IN 2013 AND SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN GRANTED THE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD EVERY YEAR FOR ITS PERMANENT EFFORTS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY.

The Blue Flag is an environmental quality award granted to ports that make a special effort to provide good environmental management, promoting information and awareness-raising campaigns in favour of respect for sensitive environmental areas and to offer users information about the practices that need to be followed concerning aspects associated with effective water management, energy consumption and behaviour concerning discharges and waste and responsible sailing. To obtain the blue flag, the Port has to meet a set of requirements standardised with other candidate ports for this award in terms of education and environmental information, environmental management, services and safety and water quality.

The Blue Flag is an award presented by the Environmental Education Foundation (EEF), an environmental non-governmental organisation, represented in almost 50 States all around the world. The award is granted to beaches and marinas for a single season and it is valid while the requirements continue to be met. As soon as a breach is detected, the authorities responsible withdraw the Blue Flag. Each national EEF organisation inspects Blue Flag sites during the season.
We need your cooperation to keep the Blue Flag flying as the best sign that, among all of us, we play our part in actively contributing to environmental protection.
The best way of doing your bit is to follow the indications of the Environmental Code of Conduct.

WHAT DOES A MARINA NEED IN ORDER TO HAVE A BLUE FLAG?

THE PREREQUISITES OF A PORT THAT WANTS TO HAVE THE BLUE FLAG ARE TO HAVE SPORTS SCREENS, LAUNCH AREA, SELECTIVE COLLECTION, SECURITY PREVENTIVE ELEMENTS AND PORT INFORMATION PANEL AND MAP

Every year, the FEE grants Blue Flag awards to marinas that meet certain criteria, which have become increasingly demanding since 2000, concerning legality, sanitation, cleaning, safety and environmental information and management.  The initial requirements for applying for the award consist of being a sea or river port with pontoons given over to leisure boats and having a boatyard and repair area, waste collection, selective collection containers,

preventive safety elements and associated posters, rescue and first aid equipment, fire extinguishing equipment and a panel and informative map about the Port. It is also necessary to appoint a person responsible for promoting the information campaign and actions linked to the Blue Flag, and to allow the FEE to carry out the corresponding inspections to confirm that all requirements are met.

Range and exhibition of environmental information about nearby sensitive maritime zones and natural areas

Range and exhibition of environmental information about nearby sensitive maritime zones and natural areas

Environmental Code of Conduct on display at the Port

Environmental Code of Conduct on display at the Port

Information about the Blue Flag and the criteria for granting it

Information about the Blue Flag and the criteria for granting it

Environmental education activities

Environmental education activities

Offering the Blue Flag for boats

Offering the Blue Flag for boats

Clean water without discharges

Clean water without discharges

Selective rubbish collection

Selective rubbish collection

Selective collection of special waste. Slipway collection system

Selective collection of special waste. Slipway collection system

Easy, safe accessibility

Easy, safe accessibility

Rescue and first aid

Rescue and first aid

Offering electricity and fuel in accordance with the regulations

Offering electricity and fuel in accordance with the regulations

Signs and respect for coastal legislation

Signs and respect for coastal legislation

Drinking water supply. Devices for pumping black and grey water. Showers and WC. Laundry.

Drinking water supply. Devices for pumping black and grey water. Showers and WC. Laundry.

Ramp and crane

Ramp and crane

Firefighting equipment. Emergency plan.

Firefighting equipment. Emergency plan.

BLUE FLAG FOR BOATS

The Blue Flag for boats, in the form of a diploma and a small blue flag, is awarded to leisure boat owners and/or users as recognition of their responsible behaviour and commitment to respect, publicise and ensure respect for the Blue Flag environmental code of conduct at sea and in port.

The requirements for the Blue Flag diploma for boats are set out below. If you are prepared to commit yourself to follow these rules, go to the Harbourmaster’s Office to confirm your application for the diploma and to pass on your details to FEE, so it can confirm the agreement:

  • I will make responsible use of radio and navigation instruments, not putting the safety of people and/or boats at risk; warning, if necessary, of floating or dangerous objects; and showing solidarity in complying with the duty of assistance at sea.
  • I will try to find out and obtain information about the location and characteristics of sensitive and scientifically important areas, as well as natural reserves and protected ecosystems, in order to avoid accidental damage being caused to them.
  • I will actively uphold the conservation of life at sea. I will respect protected areas, marine mammals and other protected species and I will not disturb bird nesting areas. I will not use prohibited fishing or shellfish collection equipment; I will respect closed season periods and I will not catch or eat young or immature examples.
  • I will not damage the sea bed by anchoring in sensitive areas or where I could interfere with the activities or equipment of fishermen or shellfish catchers. I will respect the rules concerning diving and undersea fishing.
  • I will not buy or use objects made with protected species (coral, hawksbill sea turtles, etc.) or from shipwrecks or underwater archaeological sites (especially ships sunk many years ago) or underwater archaeological remains if their origin or legality cannot be proven.
  • I will keep the sea, the beach and the port clean:
  • I will not throw any plastic material or other type of rubbish in the sea or on the beach.

FLYING THIS BLUE FLAG ON A BOAT ACCREDITES THE BEHAVIOR OF ITS SKATER AS A DEFENDER OF LIFE AT SEA AND ENCOURAGING GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES ON BOARD, IN ITS PORT AND OTHER USERS.
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For ADEAC, responsible for the Blue Flag Campaign in Spain.
By the Port of Badalona
For the skipper of the boat

As a boat owner and user who loves the sea, I use its resources and I want to contribute to its protection, so I wish to take part in the Blue Flag Campaign aimed at Boats and Ports. I know and share the objectives and, by signing this document, I make the following personal commitment:

DOCUMENTS OF INTEREST BLUE FLAG

PORT OF BADALONA MAP

WHITE FLAG DIPLOMA