ISO 16304:2013适用于港口和码头排放的《防污公约》规定的船舶产生废物的管理。它还涵盖了制定港口废物管理计划（PWMP）、实施和港口接收设施（PRF）运营时应考虑的原则和问题。任何PRF的运营均受PWMP中包含的原则和程序管辖。PRF的操作程序与PWMP的开发密切相关，因此被纳入ISO 16304:2013。 ISO 16304:2013阐述了以下方面应考虑的原则和问题: a） 制定港口废物管理战略； b） PRFs的设计和运行； c） PWMP开发、实施和合规；和 d） PRF管理和问责。 ISO 16304:2013旨在供任何大小和容量的端口使用。它没有详细说明每个港口的PRF的大小或位置，但提供了一份原则清单，供考虑并适用于任何大小或类型的港口或码头（例如码头、渔港、集装箱码头、石油码头、滚装/滚装码头、邮轮码头、渡轮码头、散装或普通货物码头、船舶维修或回收设施以及离岸码头）。ISO 16304:2013也可用于已进入区域安排以提供其PRF的港口，或内陆港口和码头，前提是相应参考设施国家立法中的废物定义及其管理。许多港口已经有了高效运转的系统； 因此，ISO 16304:2013可用于具有现有PRF的港口，以及新港口或开发新PRF的现有港口。

ISO 16304:2013 applies to the management of ship generated waste regulated by MARPOL that is discharged at ports and terminals. It also covers principles and issues that should be considered in the development of a port waste management plan (PWMP), its implementation and port reception facilities (PRF) operations. The operation of any PRF is governed by the principles and procedures included in the PWMP. The procedures to operate the PRF and the development of a PWMP are closely linked and therefore are integrated into ISO 16304:2013. ISO 16304:2013 addresses the principles and issues that should be considered in: a) The development of a port waste management strategy; b) The design and operation of PRFs; c) PWMP development, implementation and compliance; and d) PRF management and accountability. ISO 16304:2013 has been designed to be used by ports of any size and capability. It does not give specifics on the size or location of PRFs in each port, but provides a list of principles to be considered and applied to any size or type of port or terminal (e.g. marina, fishing port, container terminal, oil terminal, roll on/roll off terminal, cruise terminal, ferry terminal, bulk or general cargo terminal, ship repair or recycling facility, and offshore terminal). ISO 16304:2013 can also be used by those ports that have entered regional arrangements for the provision of their PRF, or inland ports and marinas, providing that the definition of waste and its management in the national legislation of the facility are referenced accordingly. Many ports already have systems in place that work efficiently; therefore ISO 16304:2013 can be used by ports with existing PRFs as well as new ports or existing ports developing new PRFs.