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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

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

• n 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