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Cooperation, Information and HNS operational support  

HELCOM RESPONSE 18TH MEETING 21-23 JANUARY 2014, SZCZECIN (PL)

HELCOM RESPONSE 18TH MEETING 21-23 JANUARY 2014, SZCZECIN (PL)

Victor Diaz Seco

Senior Project Officer

Response Assistance

Pollution Response Services

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MAR-ICE Network

•  3-parties: Cefic, Cedre, and EMSA

- Cedre acts as the MAR-ICE Contact Point

- Cefic manages the ICE-Database (contacts with chemical industry)

- EMSA initiated, finances, evaluates & coordinates the service

•  Requesting parties: 27 EU MS, NOR/ICE, EU Candidate countries, EMSA

Service: Expert information and advice for ship sourced chemical incidents (spills or threats thereof) from a Network of marine pollution response and chemical experts

o  Product-specific / Incident-specific / Marine-related information

o  Remote information & advice / Modelling / Risk Assessment

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MAR-ICE Network: Activations to date

17 Activations 2009 – 2014 (Jan):

v 6 real incidents (Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Spain, 2x Belgium)

v 11 notification exercises/drills (3x Ireland, 2x France, Turkey, Latvia, UK, Finland, 2x Spain)

v ~ 3 activations /year

Service provided: Ø MSDS & other product-relevant documentation (as of Feb 2014 also MAR-CIS datasheets)

Ø Risk assessment reports

Ø 3-D chemical model results

Ø Information and advice from knowledgeable chemical company / manufacturer

MAR-ICE Leaflet

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MAR-ICE Network Evaluation

q  Two formal evaluations to date (April 2011, September 2013)

q  Positive feedback from Network’s users, in particular regarding:

- Expert information and advice provided

- Promptness of reply

- Reliable initial source of information to assist in incident response (complementing other more detailed information sources where available)

q  Suggestions from users for improvement of service /activation procedures continuously incorporated

q  Cefic, Cedre and EMSA to continue with the Network beyond 2014

q MAR-ICE Network Evaluation reports are public

v  EMSA HNS-workshop planned in 2014

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MAR-CIS MARine Chemical Information Sheets

 Relevant & concise information for emergency responders at-sea

 Key questions arising during an HNS incident:

−  What is the substance’s behaviour (chem./phys. properties)?

Fume hazards, contact with air, water; reaction with other substances…

−  What are the existing safeguards on board of the ship? Ship building requirements, IMDG code, packaging requirements…

−  How to control the situation? Response measures in case of leakage to water, on deck or in coffined spaces…

−  What precautions are needed to approach the incident area? PPE, Monitoring/detection equipment, danger zones, exposure safety limits

−  How will the substance spread/dissolve in seawater? Effect of salinity and temperature on the solubility of the substance

Swedish Coast Guard,

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MAR-CIS MARine Chemical Information Sheets

Outcome of MS’s Consultation (2013): −  17 replies from CTG MPPR −  Positive result (average feedback 4.2, scale 1 to 5) −  Feedback/comments received to be included in future developments

Project status: - Ongoing project (final year) - 133 datasheets, 26 of which include info on seawater solubility determined in lab - IMO, Cefic involved in reviewing process

Next steps: -  As of Feb. 2014, datasheets to be distributed

via MAR-ICE Network (if available) -  Final tool (189 datasheets) to be distributed

to Member States in 2015

MAR-CIS user interface

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CTG MPPR & Inter-Secretariat meetings q  10th Inter-Secretariat meeting: 27 February 2014, Helsinki

- Host: HELCOM Secretariat

- Copenhagen Agreement also attending for the first time q  8th CTG MPPR meeting (2013):

- Rules of Procedure amended to include to also include marine pollution caused by offshore oil and gas installations in CTG objectives

- 4 projects ongoing

1. Training on Marine Pollution Surveillance – Operational Aspects 2. Technical Correspondence Group on Dispersants (TCG Dispersants) 3. Claims Management and Cost Recovery (Guidelines) 4. Workshop on new MPPR technology (tbc)

q  9th CTG MPPR meeting: 22 October 2014

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EU States Claims Management Guidelines

v  Claims Management Working Group (CMWG): 7 States + EMSA

v  Main goal of document: to improve the MS’s cost recovery rates

v  2013:

- Guidelines v.2 published

- Dedicated e-mail for nat. claims handlers: ClaimsManagement@emsa.europa.eu

v  CMWG currently addressing future amendments to the Guidelines (list public)

v  Claims Management workshop planned in 2014

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Workshop on new marine pollution preparedness and response (MPPR) Technology (tbc)

•  To be held in 2014, if there are sufficient items for the agenda (TBC)

•  Norway as host

•  Collective dissemination of relevant information on new MPPR technologies, equipment/products and R&D developments from MSs to MSs

•  Objective: Exchange of information on new MPPR technologies

•  Feedback on agenda items still expected from MSs

[The CTG cannot fund R&D, nor endorse or test new products in the field]

Extended list of completed CTG projects on EMSA extranet