THE TWINNING LIGHT PROJECT BG2006/IB/TR/02/UE/TWL OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA CAPACITY BUILDING FOR ENCHANCED CONTROL AND PREVENTION OF MARINE POLLUTION GENERATED BY SHIPS IN THE BLACK SEA Bulgaria, 29th May 2009 MS PL Markku Mylly

Project Activities 1/3 Review of the Bulgarian legislative and administrative framework and development of an Action Plan for ballast water management in Bulgarian Black Sea ports and related procedures, Review of the Bulgarian legislative and administrative framework and development of procedures for ships’ antifouling system inspection and control,

Project Activities 2/3 Review of the Bulgarian legislative and administrative framework, risk assessment of HNS-pollution and development of a Contingency Plan for HNS spills, comprising an updated oil-spill Contingency Plan, Assessment of the organisational and technical capabilities of BMA’s Regional Directorates in Varna and Burgas to deal with HNS-spills and development of a pre-feasibility study, cost estimates and technical specifications, as well as manuals and training programs, where necessary,

Project Activities 3/3 Development of a procedure for the confirmation of CleanSeaNet satellite images, Pre-feasibility study of the introduction of remote sensing for oil-pollution control and surveillance in Bulgarian territorial waters

Mandatory Results

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