“EMSA’s Activities on Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response” Alexandros LAGOUROS Project Officer for Pollution Response
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’
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
Operational Support Upon request, assist Member States with: On-site technical and scientific advice “Top-up” Member States response capacity Oil Recovery vessels…
High Priority Areas in European Union
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.
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
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
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)
Co-operation and Co-ordination
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
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
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 results @ 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
Information: Website - www.emsa.eu.int
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 2005-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
Information: www.emsa.eu.int
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 2005-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
Large Tanker Spills since 1984
Large Tanker Spills since 1984
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”
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