Risk Assessment and Analysis of Lifelines with Passive Defense Approach (Case Study: Amirabad Port)

The purpose of implementing passive defense plans is to reduce the vulnerability of lifelines and key assets in critical situations caused by man-made threats. Lifelines are part of the main foundations of every city and society, and their damage affects most of the system. The purpose of this research is to assess the risk of key assets of Amirabad port in Mazandaran province against hard man-made threats. Amirabad port is one of the multi-purpose and important of level two, and according to the forecast of the comprehensive plan of Iran's commercial ports, it will become the level one port. The research is applied and the research method is descriptive-analytical. Documentation (library) and observation and questionnaire methods were used to collect data and information. Hence in order to determine the sample size, 48 people were selected using Cochran's formula. The data analysis method is API 780 (American Petroleum Institute) risk assessment method. The results of the research show that the assets of eastern and western commercial and service wharves, Roro wharf, entrance channel and channel opening, canal pond, electric substation, Mahtab Gostar gas power plant, active industries facilities, maritime traffic and control center (control tower) and the warehouse of dangerous goods and cranes has a high level of risk against severe threats. At the end, the impact of the solutions in reducing the risk of key assets was evaluated and the risk was reviewed.