Richard Hill

Maritime Safety Co-ordinator

Transnational Maritime Safety Projects within European Maritime Policy

Maritime SafetyUmbrella Operation

“Co-operating to create, maintain and implement a

safer maritime environment”

MSUO: The Goal

• Providing a European and International Network for co-operation on maritime safety,

• Promoting project outcomes to establish Europe and partners at the forefront of maritime safety activity,

• Increasing project competence in maritime safety by closing gaps in knowledge and encouraging cooperation,

• Assisting programmes to become a collective driving force for maritime safety on the European and international agenda

An INTERREG cross programme enhancement that assists Maritime Safety projects by:

Safety @Sea (NS)

NMC & NMCII

Save the North Sea

POWER

Forum Skagerrak

EMDI

Cycleau

COREPOINT

SAIL

FINESSEMAYA II

MESH

DELTA

Safety @ Sea (NP)

Eurobaltic

Baltic MaSTER

COASTMAN

BALANCE

ASTRA

InterBaltic

Umbrella Outcomes

• Communication of Information- between projects- national, European and international level

• Project to Project Cooperation- Prevention- Preparedness and Response- Integration

• Project Development

The FutureProject Development

2007-13Maritime Coastal Areas

&Motorways of the SeaHypothetical Model

Institutional

Preparedness

Motorways or the Sea

Contribute to:• Internal Market

• economic competitiveness

• balanced and sustainable development

• economic and social cohesion

Maritime Coastal Areas

Linkages to INTERREG

•Strategic level

•Administration

• Information systems

•Safety and security measures

•Network should connect at least two ports in two member states

•Strategic level

•Water and coastal management;

• Improving accessibility, advanced communications and information technologies;

•Risk prevention, incl. maritime safety;

•Encouraged bilateral maritime co-operation (distance above 150 km) on a wider range of topics

Motorways of the Sea (TEN-T)

Provide facilities and infrastructure:

Transnational/ Cross-Border (2007-13)

Integrated territorial development:

Resource & Activity Identification/ Monitoring

Port

Amenity Beaches & Bathing Waters

Saltmarsh & Mudflat(SPA, Ramsar, etc.) Marina & Fishing Harbour

Seabird colony (SPA)

Sensitive Marine Site (SAC)

Offshore fisheries

Sand and Gravel Extraction

Sailing

Possible Wind farm

Jetski & Windsurfing

Shipping Route

Risk Assessment Other Factors:Seasonality (activity and weather)Cargo type/ volume (pollution)Operation Risks (fire, explosion, crew error, structural failure)

Wildlife Disturbance

Stakeholder Conflict

Grounding

Collision

Grounding & Collision

Habitat Damage

Amenity Loss

Economic Loss

Loss of Life?

Risk Management & Prevention Spatial and temporal zoning

Relocation

Rerouting

Traffic separation

Refuge Areas

(AIS & VTMS)

Institutional Preparedness & Response

At Sea Response & SAR PlansPort Oil Spill PreparednessShoreline Response Plans incl:

- habitat/ sensitivity mapping- priorities- protection strategy (booms)- clean up strategy- waste disposal

Future Project Goals• “Strategy”: High level projects which deliver maritime safety

improvements

• “Eligibility” Ensure Interreg projects meet eligibility criteria of Programmes (development and operational phases);

• “Compatibility” Use IMO, European and national sources (conventions, directives, legislation, regulations and guidance), as “starting point” to ensure compatibility of project with existing maritime governance (http://www.imo.org/home.asp)

• “Responsibility” ensure Regional Organisations and “Competent National Authorities”, European Authorities (e.g. OSPAR, HELCOM, Bonn, MARPOL 73/78, OPRC 90, EMSA) are involved and / or kept informed

Future Role of MSUO

1. Assist Project Development to ensure “Strategy”, “Eligibility”, “Compatibility” and “Responsibility”

2. Develop New PPCs in cooperation with projects to provide and disseminate information between projects & close gaps in knowledge

3. Disseminate outcomes International and European levels (IMO, OSPAR, Bonn, HELCOM, EMSA, etc.)

Marine/Coastal Area Spatial Development

Continuous, pro-active and adaptive process of resource management for sustainable development of marine, sea and coastal areas. The process provides a mechanism for bringing together the multiplicity of users, stakeholders, and decision-makers in order to secure more effective ecosystem management whilst achieving economic development.

Should seek to strengthen and harmonize sectoral management and spatial planning using tools such as: ICZM, EIA, Contingency Planning, etc.

• Share experience and outcomes to ensure a safer marine environment with no duplication of effort

• Use MSUO to ensure ´Strategy, Eligibility, Compatibility and Responsibility

• Develop new projects for the future (2007-2013)

• Link Proposed Projects to Risk Assessment/Prevention (Maritime Safety) and Management of Water & Coastal Areas (marine policy) under new Programme

Conclusion

Contact

Richard Hill – Maritime Safety Co-ordinatorEmail: crbrh@vibamt.dkWebsite: www.maritime-safety.org

Address: MSUOco: InterregIIIB North Sea

ProgrammeJernbanegade 228800 ViborgDenmark

Maritime Safety: A Definition

Activities that seek to save human life, ensure the safety of ships and cargo, protect the marine environment and safeguard the maritime economic and social assets communities depend upon

Motorways of the Sea

• implementing and developing the Internal Market;

• economic competitiveness;• balanced and sustainable development;• re-enforcing economic and social cohesion, and;

ensuring interconnection and interoperability.

Sea based transport routes that are a “real competitive alternative to land transport” and which contribute to the Trans European Transport Network (TEN-T) as a major element in:

Groundings32%

Hull Failure11%

Fire & Explosion

16%Other/

unknown9%

Loading/ Discharging

2%

Collision30%

Incidence of Spills >700 Tonnes by Cause 1970- 2004

Europe

Sources: ITOPF, IOPC Fund, CEDRE, Interreg Projects

Source: ITOPF

Major Oil Spills Since 1967

Project to Project Cooperation (PPC)• Passenger Vessel

Safety• Available Maritime Data• Risk Assessment and

Acceptance• Information Technology

(modelling, monitoring and GIS)

• AIS best practice• Impact of Small Oil Spills

• Communication of Information

• Themed Seminars-Refuge Areas-At Sea & Onshore Response-Involving Stakeholders and Decision-makers

• Training• Protection Measures for

Motorways of the Sea• Informing EU Maritime

Policy

Bosphorus5500 tankers/

yr(Suezmax)

Suez Canal2800 tankers/

yr(Suezmax)

Straits of Gibraltar

5000 tankers/ yr

Gulf of Finland

6300 tankers/ yr

Gulf of Bothnia

3000 tankers/ yr

Norwegian Coast

200 tankers/ yr

Skagerrak7500 tankers/

yr(Aframax)

Motorways of the Sea Tanker Routes & Motorways of the Sea

Mediterranean: 700 million tonnes/yr

Baltic:160 million tonnes / yr

Dover Straits (NE only)567 million tonnes/ yr