STUDY ON COMMERCIAL PORTS MASTER PLAN WAS STARTED BY PORTS AND MARITIME ORGANIZATION IN 2003. THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED IN TWO PHASES WHOSE RESULTS SHOULD SERVE AS DATABASE FOR DEVELOPING THE NATIONAL PLAN OF PHYSICAL AND NONPHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF 12 COMMERCIAL PORTS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE IS TO PROVIDE PRINCIPLES FOR HOW TO DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN. OBJECTIVES OF SUCH A MASTER PLAN INCLUDE THE REALIZATION OF NATIONAL MACROECONOMIC POLICIES, THROUGH IMPROVED MARITIME FACILITIES AND COMMERCIAL PORTS AS WELL AS THROUGH IMPROVED THE FUNCTIONAL STATUS OF THE PORTS IN THE CONTEXT OF AN OVERALL STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PORTS, AND ENHANCED EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUPERSTRUCTURES OF COMMERCIAL PORTS CORRESPONDING WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND REGULATION OF COMMERCIAL PORTS.