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澳門氹仔客運碼頭

Taipa Ferry Terminal

Q What is the working situation during Typhoon 'Hato"?
問 天鴿來襲當日的工作情況?

Since the terminal is by the seashore, water level was actually two meters higher than observatory’s prediction. A lot of
things needed to be repaired urgently on that day, especailly the major facilities like embarkation bridges. Moreover, the
terminal building was facing a trial, such as flooding in basement and carpark, rooftop materials were blew up, interior
false ceiling was damaged. Many situations needed to be evaluated and planned before proceed for handling; however, a
chapter of emergency problems occurred, we had no time to fix the broken parts and instead we tried to prevent further
damage to those which were still working. We have to give credit to our staff for their hard work and great support, de-
spite the terrible weather, more than 25 staff reported duty on that day .But due to all emergency situations, we still faced
shortage of manpower and staff has to perform overtime work.

因為碼頭是沿岸的運輸設施，當天碼頭海面水位高度比政府天文預報還要高出兩米，高於碼頭地庫地面，當下
很多設備都需要進行緊急預防及搶救工作。像是主要設備 ─ 登船橋、行李吊臂，戶外照明系統，平戶外之升降
機類設備皆被嚴重摧毁毁；及部份浮台、船隻也都被強風及海浪襲擊下，做成繩索斷裂，被海浪捲走；及海浪
高度超過碼頭沿海護欗，其強度足以把人捲走。同時，客運碼頭自身的建築也受到嚴峻的考驗，像是地庫和公
共停車場水浸；屋頂物料被吹起；室內天花損毀等。很多狀況都必須作出評估或預先規劃後再進行處理。可是
當下突發性的問題已接踵而來，根本無暇考慮修復已損毀的設施，而是趕快把還未損毀的設備進行保護。在此
感謝同事們，緃然頂風冒雨，亦有多達25名同事趕回來上班，當然無可避免地也出現人手短缺及超時工作等情
況。

Q What measurement need to be handled first? How
問 can you prioritize the procedure?
當日客運碼頭有甚麼需要率先處理？

Since ferry terminal is a port of entry and exit, issues regard-
ing operation, safety and security shall be handled immediate-
ly. As it is the first typhoon encounter since opening of the ter-
minal and this is also a rare strong typhoon, many emergency
problems happened. The emergency problems we needed to
handle were dangerous, for example electrical system, when
we realized the water level in the basement had been constant-
ly increasing, we decided to turn off all electrical equipment
to prevent further electrical shortage and after turning off all
the electrical equipment, our staff had to evacuate to ensure
safety. We also performed interior electrical system examination, covered all risky equipment, turned off or set up water
flow guide to prevent danger and breakdown. We are glad that the four power generators located in the ferry terminal
were working properly during Typhoon, but we still turned off unnecessary equipment to minimize fuel usage of the
power generator, and ensuring significant electrical system such as fire control, illumination, etc. worked properly and
could last till recovery of power supply.

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