Richard Hill

Maritime Safety Co-ordinator

The Role of the MSUO:

Maritime Safety in the Future Transnational Programme (2007-2013)

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 Interreg Maritime Safety projects by:

Background

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 Topics

Institutional Preparednes

s

Umbrella Outcomes

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

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

• Project Development

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

PPC2c: Passenger Vessel SafetyObjectives:

1.Exchange information

2.Exercise/ simulation best practice

3.Raise awareness/ promote participation

Outputs:

•Desk study of best practice

•Project meetings to exchange information

•Seminar and associated exercise

•Leaflet and webpage

PPC1a: Risk Assessment & AcceptanceObjectives:

1.Common methodologies to assess risk

2.Common protocol for acceptable risk

3.Potential for project development

Outputs:

•Report on risk assessment and acceptance

•Link methodologies to MSUO guide and and website

•Goal and objectives for future project & potential partners

MSUO Seminars

• Best Practice in Local Contingency Plans- 16th December 2005, Southampton UK

• Best Practice for Identifying Refuge Areas- to be announced (Spring 2006)

• Four Seminars and One Conference in 2006

Current Activity (2005-2006)

•Implement Communications Strategy (Now)

•Implement Project to Project Cooperation (May 05 –December 06)

•Advise future Programme and Maritime Policy Green Paper

•Help and advise project proposal development (2006)

The Future!Project Development

2007-13Maritime Coastal Areas

&Motorways of the SeaHypothetical Model

Linkages to Future Transnational Funding?

• 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

Transnational/ Cross-Border (2007-13)

Integrated territorial development:Proposals: Funding Projects:• Current Maritime Projects:

Average Euro 4-8 Million

• EU Budget?

• 50%- 75% ERDF Funding

• 20% Transprogramme

• 10% Outside EU

Motorways of the Sea

North Sea

Baltic

Northern Periphery

NW Europe

Black Sea

Partners?

N.Africa

Partners? Near East

Partners?

Russian Federation

Partners?

Other Interreg Partners:

Carribean

Azores Mederia Canarias

Indian Ocean

Atlantic Southern EuropeSW Europe

W. Mediterranean

Alpine Space

Central/Eastern Europe-CADSES

Maritime Safety Transnational Project:MSTP

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 Requirements• “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 (2007-13)

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.)

• Use MSUO to

-disseminate and request information

-promote your project at European and International level

-develop new projects for the future (2007-2013)

-ensure Strategy, Eligibility, Compatibility and Responsibility

• Link Existing & Proposed Projects to new Programme:

- Risk Assessment/Prevention (Maritime Safety);

- Coastal Zone Management

- Marine Area Planning/ Development? (EU marine policy)

• Evolve your partnership from Interreg IIIB to new Programme (2007-2013)= Maritime Transnational Projects(?)

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 &Interreg

Maritime Activity

• Maritime Transport• Fishing• Marine farming• Recreation• Continental shelf operations• Science and survey

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

Maritime Safety & Interreg

• is important, as proven by accidents(e.g. Braer, Sea Empress, Prestige, Erika, etc.)

•is highly transnational with need for co-ordination

•is a topic high on the international agenda

• Priority within next transnational Programme

Benefits• Maritime Safety Capacity Building • Identification of similar maritime issues• Development of joint working and problem

solving• Integration of maritime safety with spatial

planning of coastal and marine areas• Close information gaps in individual projects• Provision of Maritime Safety professional

contacts• Development of future funding opportunities • A co-ordinated voice to speak at the European

and International level• Guide future funding programmes

Motorways of the Sea

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:

Institutional

Preparedness

Motorways of 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:

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.

Statistics

Worldwide

Numbers of Spills over 700 tonnesSource: ITOPF

Europe

0

1

2

3

4

5 Spills per year

Numbers of Spills over 700 tonnes

1970-79

1.6 spills per year

On average 1980-89

1.1 spills per year

On average

1990-99

1.3 spills per year

On average 2000-2004

0.6 spills per year

On average

10 Year Average

Sources: ITOPF, IOPC Fund, CEDRE, Interreg Projects

Worldwide

Incidence of Spills >700 Tonnes by cause,1974-2004

Source: ITOPF

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

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

Education and Maritime Safety

Marine Education: Starting Point

• Lisbon Special European Council (March 2000): Towards a Europe of Inovation and Knowledge.- education for a knowledge based society- ”Life Long Learning”- co-ordination of training & research

• Gothenburg European Council (June 2001): -adds Sustainable development to Lisbon- Improve transport system (move from road to sea- ”Short Sea Shipping” and link to Motorways of the Sea (TEN-T).

”Life Long Learning”

• Initial Education and Training

• Continuing vocational education and training/

• Continuing Professional Development

Maritime Safety ProjectsSafety @ Sea (NS)• Harmonisation of

Risk Management• Routing and Safe

Seaways• Coastal Zone

Management• Risk Assessment and

Safety Awareness

www.safetyatsea.se

Baltic Master (BSR)• Prevention of Accidents• Maritime Safety and

Spatial Planning• Educational and training

needs

www.sydsam.se/balticmaster.asp

Pollution Response & ICZM ProjectsEROCIPS

• Pollution Threats• Responce Information• Counter Pollution Resources• Training Information • Pollution Modelling • Management Information • Environmental Monitoring • Dissemination of Project

Outcomes

www.erocips.org

COASTMAN

•Conflict Resolution•legal, organizational,

economic, methodological and cultural frameworks

•information exchange platform

•joint educational program for coastal zone management

•Stakeholder awareness

www.coastman.se

Maritime Safety Education• Safety Awareness (Public Outreach)

- safety of small craft/ recreation activity- safety of high speed craft- communication with public (leaflets, signage, etc.)

• Training Information (at Sea)- identification of training needs- provision of training resources and facilities for mariners- awareness training

• Training Information(Onshore)- identification of training needs - training resources for responders (manuals and course notes)- training resources for coastal zone managers and stakeholders (web based, handbook, etc)- awareness training for elected officials and stakeholders