Cooperation, Information and HNS operational support HELCOM RESPONSE 18 TH MEETING HELCOM RESPONSE 18 TH MEETING 21-23 JANUARY 2014, SZCZECIN (PL) 21-23 JANUARY 2014, SZCZECIN (PL) 1 ¡ ¡ Victor Diaz Seco ¡ Senior Project Officer Response Assistance Pollution Response Services
MAR-ICE Network • 3-parties: Cefic, Cedre, and EMSA - Cedre acts as the MAR-ICE Contact Point - Cefic manages the ICE-Database (contacts with chemical industry) - EMSA initiated, finances, evaluates & coordinates the service 2 • Requesting parties: 27 EU MS, NOR/ICE, EU Candidate countries, EMSA Service: Expert information and advice for ship sourced chemical incidents (spills or threats thereof) from a Network of marine pollution response and chemical experts Product-specific / Incident-specific / Marine-related information o Remote information & advice / Modelling / Risk Assessment o
MAR-ICE Network: Activations to date 17 Activations 2009 – 2014 (Jan): v 6 real incidents (Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Spain, 2x Belgium) v 11 notification exercises/drills (3x Ireland, 2x France, Turkey, Latvia, UK, Finland, 2x Spain) v ~ 3 activations /year MAR-ICE Leaflet 3 Service provided : Ø MSDS & other product-relevant documentation (as of Feb 2014 also MAR-CIS datasheets) Ø Risk assessment reports Ø 3-D chemical model results Ø Information and advice from knowledgeable chemical company / manufacturer
MAR-ICE Network Evaluation q Two formal evaluations to date (April 2011, September 2013) q Positive feedback from Network ’ s users, in particular regarding: - Expert information and advice provided - Promptness of reply - Reliable initial source of information to assist in incident response 4 (complementing other more detailed information sources where available) q Suggestions from users for improvement of service /activation procedures continuously incorporated q Cefic, Cedre and EMSA to continue with the Network beyond 2014 q MAR-ICE Network Evaluation reports are public v EMSA HNS-workshop planned in 2014
MAR-CIS MARine Chemical Information Sheets Relevant & concise information for emergency responders at-sea Key questions arising during an HNS incident: − What is the substance’s behaviour − What precautions are needed to (chem./phys. properties)? approach the incident area? 5 Fume hazards, contact with air, water; PPE, Monitoring/detection equipment, reaction with other substances… danger zones, exposure safety limits − What are the existing safeguards − How will the substance spread/ on board of the ship? dissolve in seawater? Ship building requirements, IMDG code, Effect of salinity and temperature on packaging requirements… the solubility of the substance − How to control the situation? Response measures in case of leakage to water, on deck or in coffined spaces… Swedish Coast Guard,
MAR-CIS MARine Chemical Information Sheets Outcome of MS’s Consultation (2013): − 17 replies from CTG MPPR − Positive result (average feedback 4.2, scale 1 to 5) − Feedback/comments received to be included in future developments MAR-CIS user interface Project status: 6 - O ngoing project (final year) - 133 datasheets, 26 of which include info on seawater solubility determined in lab - IMO, Cefic involved in reviewing process Next steps: - As of Feb. 2014, datasheets to be distributed via MAR-ICE Network (if available) - Final tool (189 datasheets) to be distributed to Member States in 2015
CTG MPPR & Inter-Secretariat meetings q 10 th Inter-Secretariat meeting: 27 February 2014, Helsinki - Host: HELCOM Secretariat - Copenhagen Agreement also attending for the first time q 8 th CTG MPPR meeting (2013): - Rules of Procedure amended to include to also include marine 7 pollution caused by offshore oil and gas installations in CTG objectives - 4 projects ongoing 1. Training on Marine Pollution Surveillance – Operational Aspects 2. Technical Correspondence Group on Dispersants (TCG Dispersants) 3. Claims Management and Cost Recovery (Guidelines) 4. Workshop on new MPPR technology (tbc) q 9 th CTG MPPR meeting: 22 October 2014
EU States Claims Management Guidelines v Claims Management Working Group (CMWG): 7 States + EMSA v Main goal of document : to improve the MS’s cost recovery rates v 2013 : 8 - Guidelines v.2 published - Dedicated e-mail for nat. claims handlers: ClaimsManagement@emsa.europa.eu v CMWG currently addressing future amendments to the Guidelines (list public) v Claims Management workshop planned in 2014
Workshop on new marine pollution preparedness and response (MPPR) Technology (tbc) • To be held in 2014, if there are sufficient items for the agenda (TBC) • Norway as host • Collective dissemination of relevant information on new MPPR technologies, 9 equipment/products and R&D developments from MSs to MSs • Objective: Exchange of information on new MPPR technologies • Feedback on agenda items still expected from MSs [The CTG cannot fund R&D, nor endorse or test new products in the field] Extended list of completed CTG projects on EMSA extranet
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