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“EMSA’s Activities on Oil
Pollution Preparedness and
Response”
Alexandros LAGOUROS
Project Officer for Pollution Response
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Framework for Pollution Response
Legal basis:
Regulation 724/2004 (O.J. 29th April, 2004)
Administrative Board:
21st/22nd October 2004
EMSA to:
– Provide ‘technical and scientific assistance in the
field of ship-sourced pollution’ and
– ‘support on request with additional means in a
cost efficient way the pollution response mechanisms
of Member States’
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Action Plan: Overall Strategy
Immediate Focus:
– At-sea response to spills of Heavy Oil
Future Phasing-in:
– “Chemical” Spills (HNS)
3 Themes of Action Plan:
– Operational Support
– Co-operation and Co-ordination
– Information
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Operational Support
Upon request, assist Member States with:
– On-site technical and scientific advice
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– “Top-up” Member States response capacity
– Oil Recovery vessels…
High Priority Areas in
European Union
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Framework for EMSA Spill Response
Resources
• The Agency resources should be a ‘reserve for disasters’
to assist Member States responding to an incident
beyond national capabilities.
• The Agency resources must be under the command and
control of the affected Member State.
• The resources should be provided in a cost efficient
manner.
• The resources should be ‘state of art’.
• The recovery technique should be tailored to spills of
heavy grades of oil.
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EMSA’s ‘State of the Art’ Oil spill Response
Arrangements
At-sea Oil Recovery
Services
Contract Value
in Euros
The Baltic Sea
Arrangement
4,050,000
The Atlantic and
Channel
Arrangement
8,500,000
The Mediterranean
Arrangement
3,850,000
Operational Fund
2,280,000
Overall Total
18,680,000
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Strengthening the Network of European
Stand-by Oil Recovery Vessels
Open Call to Tender: OP/01/2006
Total Budget for project:
• € 17.5 million
Geographical Areas:
• Atlantic and Mediterranean
• Contracts divided into lots
Contract Duration:
• 3 years: January 2007December 2009
• Contract can be renewed
once
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Operational Support:
Response Techniques and Equipment Selection
– Classification of OPR equipment
– “Operational” Manual
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Future Phasing-in of HNS Activities
– Identification of Agency’s role/contribution at EU level
Improving Slick Surveillance
– Satellite Imagery to support MS activities
– Operational Focus (not R&D)
Co-operation and Co-ordination
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Co-operation and Co-ordination:
Regional Agreements
Contact

Meetings with Secretariats
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Meetings

REMPEC Focal Point Meeting
OTSOPA (Bonn Agreement)
HelCom “Safety of Navigation
and Response” Conference
“Dispersants” Workshop &
HelCom Response Group
Co-operation and Co-ordination:
Regional Agreements
Exercises

UK NCP
Norway NCP
Mediterranean 2005
(Spain/France/Italy/Monaco)
“Arca”, Netherlands &
“Argonaut”, France
Medexpol Cyprus
Balex Delta 2005
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Co-operation and Co-ordination:
DG Environment
General Meetings
 Regional Agreements &
IMO OPRC-HNS Technical Group
Community
Framework for
Co-operation
 MCMP meetings
 HELMEPA Workshop
Mutual Support of
Initiatives
 HELMEPA Workshop results @
EMSA “Reflections on the
Response Chain” workshop
 EGEMP
(Satellite Mon. & Assess. of Sea-based Oil Poll.)
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Information:
Website - www.emsa.eu.int
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Information:website-www.emsa.eu.int
Documents
Oil Pollution Response
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NEW! 2006-Prior information notice for service contracts for antipollution ship services, published in the Official Journal the 20/1/2006: click
here
NEW! Information Note: Stand-by Oil Recovery Vessels for Europe
2005-Call for Expressions of Interest for service contracts for stand-by
oil spill recovery vessel(s), published in the Official Journal the 5/3/2005:
click here
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EMSA Action Plan for Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response
Updated! EMSA Inventory of Member States Oil Pollution Response
Capacity
EMSA Inventory of Member States Policies on Dispersant Use
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Pollution Response Library - Documents /
Large Tanker Spills since 1984 - Links
Workshops / Meetings
News Alert Links
Contact us
Hyperlinks 
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Information:
www.emsa.eu.int
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Information:website-www.emsa.eu.int
Documents
Oil Pollution Response
–
NEW! 2006-Prior information notice for service contracts for antipollution ship services, published in the Official Journal the 20/1/2006: click
here
NEW! Information Note: Stand-by Oil Recovery Vessels for Europe
2005-Call for Expressions of Interest for service contracts for stand-by
oil spill recovery vessel(s), published in the Official Journal the 5/3/2005:
click here
–
EMSA Action Plan for Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response
Updated! EMSA Inventory of Member States Oil Pollution Response
Capacity
–
EMSA Inventory of Member States Policies on Dispersant Use
Pollution Response Library - Documents / Hyperlinks
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Large Tanker Spills since 1984 –
Workshops / Meetings
News Alert Links
Contact us
Links 
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Large Tanker Spills since 1984
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Large Tanker Spills since 1984
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Information
Website
– www.emsa.eu.int
Incidents Database
– EMSA Accident Investigation Database
Dissemination of “Best Practise”
– Discharging of Oil Recovered At-sea
– EMSA “Reflections on the Response Chain” Workshop
– “Inventory” of Dispersant Policy in Member States
– Dispersant “Operational” Manual
– EMSA Workshop: “Dispersants”
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Thank You
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