1. “EMSA’s Activities on Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response”
Alexandros LAGOUROS
Project Officer for Pollution Response

2. Framework for Pollution Response
Legal basis: Regulation 724/2004 (O.J. 29th April, 2004)
Administrative Board: 21st/22nd October 2004
EMSA to:
Provide ‘technical and scientific assistance in the field of ship-sourced pollution’ and
‘support on request with additional means in a cost efficient way the pollution response mechanisms of Member States’

3. Action Plan: Overall Strategy
Immediate Focus:
At-sea response to spills of Heavy Oil
Future Phasing-in:
“Chemical” Spills (HNS)
3 Themes of Action Plan:
Operational Support
Co-operation and Co-ordination
Information

4. Operational Support Upon request, assist Member States with:
On-site technical and scientific advice
“Top-up” Member States response capacity
Oil Recovery vessels…

5. High Priority Areas in European Union

6. Framework for EMSA Spill Response Resources
The Agency resources should be a ‘reserve for disasters’ to assist Member States responding to an incident beyond national capabilities.
The Agency resources must be under the command and control of the affected Member State.
The resources should be provided in a cost efficient manner.
The resources should be ‘state of art’.
The recovery technique should be tailored to spills of heavy grades of oil.

7. EMSA’s ‘State of the Art’ Oil spill Response Arrangements
At-sea Oil Recovery Services
Contract Value in Euros
The Baltic Sea Arrangement
4,050,000
The Atlantic and Channel Arrangement
8,500,000
The Mediterranean Arrangement
3,850,000
Operational Fund
2,280,000
Overall Total
18,680,000

8. Strengthening the Network of European Stand-by Oil Recovery Vessels Open Call to Tender: OP/01/2006
Total Budget for project:
€ 17.5 million
Geographical Areas:
Atlantic and Mediterranean
Contracts divided into lots
Contract Duration:
3 years: January 2007-December 2009
Contract can be renewed once

9. Operational Support: Response Techniques and Equipment Selection
Classification of OPR equipment
“Operational” Manual
Future Phasing-in of HNS Activities
Identification of Agency’s role/contribution at EU level
Improving Slick Surveillance
Satellite Imagery to support MS activities
Operational Focus (not R&D)

10. Co-operation and Co-ordination

11. Co-operation and Co-ordination:
Regional Agreements
Contact 
Meetings with Secretariats
Meetings
REMPEC Focal Point Meeting
OTSOPA (Bonn Agreement)
HelCom “Safety of Navigation and Response” Conference
“Dispersants” Workshop & HelCom Response Group

12. Co-operation and Co-ordination:
Regional Agreements
Exercises 
UK NCP
Norway NCP
Mediterranean 2005 (Spain/France/Italy/Monaco)
“Arca”, Netherlands &
“Argonaut”, France
Medexpol Cyprus
Balex Delta 2005

13. Co-operation and Co-ordination:
DG Environment
General Meetings 
Regional Agreements &
IMO OPRC-HNS Technical Group
Community Framework for
Co-operation 
MCMP meetings
HELMEPA Workshop
Mutual Support of Initiatives
HELMEPA Workshop
EMSA “Reflections on the Response Chain” workshop
EGEMP
(Satellite Mon. & Assess. of Sea-based Oil Poll.)
European Group of Experts on satellite Monitoring and assessment of sea-based oil Pollution

14. Information: Website - www.emsa.eu.int

15. Information:website-www.emsa.eu.int Documents Oil Pollution Response
NEW! 2006-Prior information notice for service contracts for anti-pollution ship services, published in the Official Journal the 20/1/2006: click here NEW! Information Note: Stand-by Oil Recovery Vessels for Europe Call for Expressions of Interest for service contracts for stand-by oil spill recovery vessel(s), published in the Official Journal the 5/3/2005: click here  EMSA Action Plan for Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response
Updated! EMSA Inventory of Member States Oil Pollution Response Capacity      EMSA Inventory of Member States Policies on Dispersant Use
Pollution Response Library - Documents  / Hyperlinks 
Large Tanker Spills since Links
Workshops / Meetings
News Alert Links 
Contact us 

16. Information: www.emsa.eu.int

17. Information:website-www.emsa.eu.int Documents Oil Pollution Response
NEW! 2006-Prior information notice for service contracts for anti-pollution ship services, published in the Official Journal the 20/1/2006: click here NEW! Information Note: Stand-by Oil Recovery Vessels for Europe Call for Expressions of Interest for service contracts for stand-by oil spill recovery vessel(s), published in the Official Journal the 5/3/2005: click here  EMSA Action Plan for Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response
Updated! EMSA Inventory of Member States Oil Pollution Response Capacity      EMSA Inventory of Member States Policies on Dispersant Use
Pollution Response Library - Documents  / Hyperlinks 
Large Tanker Spills since 1984 – Links 
Workshops / Meetings
News Alert Links 
Contact us 

18. Large Tanker Spills since 1984

19. Large Tanker Spills since 1984

20. Information Website www.emsa.eu.int Incidents Database
EMSA Accident Investigation Database
Dissemination of “Best Practise”
Discharging of Oil Recovered At-sea
EMSA “Reflections on the Response Chain” Workshop
“Inventory” of Dispersant Policy in Member States
Dispersant “Operational” Manual
EMSA Workshop: “Dispersants”

21. Thank You www.emsa.eu.int