EMSA’s Pollution Response Services HELCOM RESPONSE 18 TH M EETING 21-23 J ANUARY 2014, S ZCZECIN (PL) 1 Victor Diaz Seco Senior Project Officer Response Assistance Pollution Response Services
EMSA’s Services related to Marine Pollution Detection and Response Network of Stand-by Oil Spill • Response Vessels Experts: On-site/Office-based • 2 CleanSeaNet and Illegal discharges • HNS Operational Support: • MAR-ICE Network 2014-15, New Dispersant application capability: Aerial & Maritime
Regulation (EU) No. 100/2013 in force as of 1 March 2013 New mandate, EMSA : Provides Member States and the European Commission with • technical and scientific assistance in the field of marine pollution caused by oil and gas installations; 3 Supports, upon request, with additional means, and in a cost- • efficient way pollution response actions in case of marine pollution caused by oil and gas installations; Uses the CleanSeaNet service to monitor the extent and • environmental impact of such pollution; and May provide assistance in case of marine pollution caused by ships • and oil and gas installations affecting third countries sharing a regional sea basin with the Union.
Action Plan for Response to marine pollution from oil and gas installations • Adopted in November 2013 by EMSA’s Admin Board • Complement the 2 previous Action Plans (Oil Action Plan and HNS Action Plan) Operational assistance 4 In line with ‘top - up’ mandate and the need for cost efficiency: Adaptation of the Network of Stand-by Oil Spill Response Vessels Adaptation of the monitoring & evaluation tools (CleanSeaNet) Provision of dispersants and application systems Provision of specialised equipment, budget permitting
Vessel Network - Activities 2013 63 Quarterly Drills 6 Acceptance Drills: 4 Vessels, 2 new: Monte Arucas , • Brezzamare / 2 re-entry service: Bahia 5 Tres , Santa Maria 2 Improvement projects, High Capacity • Skimmers: Monte Anaga , Alexandria Annual Report 2013 9 Operational Exercises, 10 Vessels 10 Notification Exercises, 11 Contractors Available on EMSA Website: http://emsa.europa.eu/operations/network-of-stand-by-oil-spill- Available in Feb 2014 response-vessels.html
16 Vessel Availability Contracts 17 Fully equipped vessels (+1 in the Prep. Phase) Total recovery storage capacity: >62,000 m 3 As of January 2014
Overview Vessel Network - Activities 2014 Vessels Tender 2014, 4 Geographical Areas (lots) Lot 4 Northern North Sea and Norwegian Sea Implementation of 7 2013 New Contracts and equipment transfer Lot 3 Channel & Southern North Sea Improvement Projects: Lot 2 2 Weir Boom Lot 1 Northern Atlantic Black Sea 1 High Cap. Skimmer coast 2 Dispersant systems Annual Drills and Exercises programme
Baltic Sea EMSA Network 2 Vessel Availability Contracts 2 Fully equipped vessels Total recovery storage capacity: 5,500 m 3 Main Activities 2014 8 Quarterly Drills • 1 Acceptance Drill High Cap. Skimmer • Balex Delta • Other Exercises… •
Information: 2014 updates • “Vessel Network - User Guide” • “Network of Stand -by Oil Spill Response 9 Vessels and Equipment – Handbook” • FAQs: What marine pollution detection 2014 update and response services can EMSA provide?
3rd Vessel User Group Meeting (24 Oct 2013) Issue Conclusion Suggested Action The paper by EMSA with regard EMSA may prepare a paper about the classification Vessel Class Notation to Oil Recovery Vessel Class requirements for vessels responding to pollution caused by Notation was welcomed HNS, to be presented at the next VUG meeting Coastal tug boats, small local MS to provide feedback. MS to check which Classification Very challenging issue with ships and state owned vessels Societies are used to classify state owned units and to important safety aspects not subject to Class Notation provide feed-back to EMSA MS to share information and experiences via EMSA on equipment technical specs used for tenders and on the Dificulties to set up standarts Standardisation of Equipment results of equipment testing. 10 for equipment were recognised Depending on results of this initiative, a Technical Group on Equipment (TGE) might be set-up at the next VUG meeting Maintenance is a key factor influencing the life expectancy of the equipment. No fix Replacement of Equipment EMSA to follow-up replacement schedule foreseen but a case by case decision is more appropriate. Exercise Evaluation Tool Under preparation by DG ECHO To be presented at next VUG, if available To be reviewed in order to be EMSA to provide the IRC form to the Contractor and to the Incident Response Contract legible at the end of the MS in a user-friendly and workable word version, with some (IRC) signature process. fields protected. Table Top Exercise: Use of The general outcome of the A similar exercise might be organised next year. A working SafeSeaNet and CECIS tools for exercise was very positive as group involving some Member States will be settled to incident alert and assistance indicated by the delegates develop the exercise programme request respectively
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