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Nosca 2011

Bruno Axelsson Response Officer. Nosca 2011. Oil spill response in Swedish waters. Organization Activitets Cooperation National and international Units Threats. AROUND THE CLOCK ALL YEAR ROUND.

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Nosca 2011

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  1. Bruno Axelsson Response Officer Nosca 2011

  2. Oil spill response in Swedish waters Organization Activitets Cooperation National and international Units Threats

  3. AROUND THE CLOCK ALL YEAR ROUND • The Swedish Coast Guard supervises, rescues and provides assistance at sea 24 hours a day, 365 days a year along the entire Swedish coastline.

  4. ORGANISATION • The Swedish Coast Guard has stations at 26 locations along the entire coast of Sweden. • The Head Office is in Karlskrona. From october 2011 • Two regional Command Centres situated in: • Stockholm • Göteborg • Two co-operation offices situated in: • Karlskrona • Härnösand

  5. ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEILLANCE • The Swedish Coast Guard is on permanent standby for environmental protection and prevents environmental crime at sea via environmental surveillance.

  6. PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT • A quick response is important for a successful operation. • To recover oil at sea is more time- and cost effective than recovering oil after it has reached the shore. • The Swedish Coast Guard always has at least four ships on stand-by for environmental protection for immediate response.

  7. ASSIGNED ACTIVITIES • Diving • Water sampling • Towing assignments

  8. NATIONAL CO-OPERATION • Authorities • Municipals • Organisations

  9. INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION • Frontex • Helsinki Commission • Bonn Agreement • Copenhagen Agreement • BSRBCC • NACGF • EPPR • European co-operation within the Common Fisheries Policy • EU projects

  10. UNITS • 22 cutters • 11 oil recovery vessels • 4 +1 multi-purpose vessels • 3 Aircraft • Hovercrafts • Smaller boats • Vehicles

  11. SWEDISH COAST GUARDFLIGHT DIVISION DASH 8 Q-300

  12. HOVERCRAFTS

  13. CUTTERS

  14. KBV 001-003 • Miljöräddning och sjöräddning • Övervakning • Nödbogsering

  15. OIL RECOVERY VESSELS

  16. MULTI-PURPOSE VESSELS

  17. Threats?

  18. Dumped chemical warfare agents

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