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MIMAC 2006 : International conference on Marine Incidents Management

MIMAC 2006 : International conference on Marine Incidents Management. Current developments in the risk policy of the North Sea: from a tripartite to a quadripartite Bonn Agreement responsability zone. Eric Donnay FPS Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment

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MIMAC 2006 : International conference on Marine Incidents Management

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  1. MIMAC 2006 : International conference on Marine Incidents Management Current developments in the risk policy of the North Sea: from a tripartite to a quadripartite Bonn Agreement responsability zone. Eric Donnay FPS Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment Directorate-general Environment Marine environment unit

  2. Outline • Background • The Bonn Agreement • The risk of marine pollution • From a tripartie to a quadripartite zone of responsibility • Summary and conclusions

  3. Background • The Torrey Canyon accident (18th March 1967)

  4. Background • The Torrey Canyon accident (18th March 1967) • Lessons learnt: • Need for specific response techniques • Need for international cooperation

  5. Background • 1969: • « Agreement for cooperation in dealing with the pollution of the North sea by oil » • 1983: • Scope extended to harmful substances other than oil • … : • Accession of Ireland, realignement of zones of responsibilities

  6. Background

  7. Background • European Mechanisms: • Community framework for cooperation in the field of accidental or deliberate marine pollution. • Community mechanism for reinforced cooperation in civil protection assistance and intervention. • European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)

  8. Background • International (IMO): • OPRC 1990. • OPRC-HNS protocol 2000

  9. Bonn Agreement • Bonn Agreement area:

  10. Bonn Agreement • Scope and activities: • Promote sharing of information and resources in response to marine spills. • Encourage sharing of surveillance ressources as an aid to detecting and combating marine pollution and prevent violation of anti-pollution regulations. • Encourage Contracting Parties to come to the aid of others by providing pollution response assests and other ressources when needed.

  11. Bonn Agreement • Main activities: • Aerial surveillance of marine pollution • Pollution combating

  12. Bonn Agreement • Current developments: • Accession of Ireland • Realignment of the responsibility zones

  13. Bonn Agreement • Products: • Guidelines and standard procedures: • Aerial surveillance handbook • Bonn Agreement counter-pollution manual

  14. The risk: assessment and evolution • Sources of marine (oil) pollution:

  15. The risk: assessment and evolution • Types of ship-sourced marine pollution: • Operational (tank washing, illegal discharges) • Accidental

  16. The risk: assessment and evolution • Causes of accidental ship-sourced marine pollution: • Grounding • Structural failure combined with bad weather • Collision

  17. The risk: assessment and evolution • Situation and trends : tanker oil spills in the world (ITOPF)

  18. The risk: assessment and evolution • Situation and trends : Bonn Agreement aerial surveillance

  19. The risk: assessment and evolution • Situation and trends : Belgian aerial surveillance programme

  20. The risk: assessment and evolution • Areas of concerns: • General increase of volume of cargo transported by sea – Increase of the vessel’s traffic in the North sea. • Change in oil trading patterns – Increase of the export of Russian oil trough the Baltic and the North Sea. • Generalisation of the use of HFO and – Increase of the size of vessels and the size of bunkers.

  21. The risk: assessment and evolution

  22. The risk: assessment and evolution

  23. The risk: assessment and evolution • Therfore : • The risk “zero” does not exist. • Preparedness is essential (adequate response equipment and trained personnel)

  24. Tri- to quadripartite zone of responsibility • The southern part of the North Sea is characterised by: • The concentration of the main shipping routes between the Dover Strait and the mouth of the river Scheldt. • A very intense vessel’s traffic.

  25. Tri- to quadripartite zone of responsibility

  26. Tri- to quadripartite zone of responsibility • Perspectives for the future : • Reinforced cooperation leading to an optimal use of the pollution response capacity: • Optimal deployment of assets • Complementarity, • Interoperability

  27. Summary and conclusions • The risk: • The risk will always exist. • Main source of concern: General increase of transportation of oil and HNS in the North Sea and of exportation of Russian oil. • Risk analysis is important and must be updated regularly.

  28. Summary and conclusions • 2. Response: • Preparedness: need for specialist pollution response equipment and trained personnel. • Sustainability trough regional and sub-regional cooperation • Quadripartite zone of responsibility is a basis for reinforced cooperation aiming at increasing the efficiency for dealing with marine pollution.

  29. Thank you …

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