MS GOF Project

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Maritime Safety in the Gulf Of Finland ???????????
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The project is implemented by Admiral Makarov
State Maritime Academy
MS GOF Project - Setting standards for training
on ice navigation Vladimir Kuzmin Admiral
Makarov State Maritime Academy
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Maritime transport and especially oil
transportation in the Gulf of Finland and the
entire Baltic Sea area have grown fast in recent
years and according to prognoses will continue to
grow from 260 mln tons in 2001 upto 540 mln by
2010. Only Russia plans to build 89 tankers (6,2
mln tons deadweight) by 2010. Safety of Ice
Navigation in the Gulf of Finland depends on
several factors availability of
ice-strengthened ships availability of ice
breaker assistance availability of ice
pilotage service proficiency of crews on board
tankers, ice breakers, port tugs and shore based
personnel providing ice navigation and safety at
sea preparedness to emergency response to oil
spill, SAR in ice conditions.
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Ice conditions impose special requirements on the
vessels and create needs of special training for
the crew onboard. The project deals also with
emergency planning in case of an oil or chemical
disaster. The seriousness of accidents is
determined by several issues, particularly by the
season. The ice conditions make an exceptional
situation in oil combating compared to open sea
conditions. Simulation training is one of the
most effective ways to prepare crews for ice
navigation. Ice simulation will enable crews to
be trained properly for actions in emergency
situation in ice conditions without any risk to
environment and human lives.
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Experience gained in Russia and Finland
countries with freezing ports especially,
experience on ice navigation training should be
harmonized and summarized for mutual benefits,
leading to enhancement of ice navigation
training, and as a result improvement in safety
of navigation in the Gulf of Finland.
Maritime transport as well as oil transportation
is international business. Only in cooperation
with our neighbors we could enhance safety level
and environmental awareness in the Gulf of
Finland.
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Main Objectives of the MS GOF project
WP 1 - St Petersburg State Marine Technical
University study ice loads on the vessel
moving and maneuvering in the ice channel filled
with ice floes assess risks of ship
collision in the ice channels model oil
spill in the ice develop updated, more
realistic ice model for WP 2
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Main Objectives of the MS GOF project
WP 2 Admiral Makarov State Maritime
Academy study European experience of ice
navigation develop recommendations on training
to improveskills of crews for navigating in ice
conditions develop competency requirements
to crews operating in ice conditions develop
training scenarios and exercises basedon updated
ice model with emphasis on largetanker operations
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Finnish partners of the MS GOF project
Merikotka Maritime Research Association ice
navigation training experience Helsinki
University of Technology ice modeling
experience Kymenlaakso University of Applied
Sciences ice navigation training and operation
experience
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Implementation plans and benefits
Ice modeling in ice test-basin ice modeling
experience Improved simulation model ice
navigation training experience Harmonized ice
navigation trainingrecommendations ice
navigation training and operation experience
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Benefits and outputs of the MS GOF project
More accurate ice modeling and improved
simulation model more effective training will
result in higher level of safety at
sea Harmonized ice navigation training
recommendations with emphasis on large tanker
operations in ice conditions developed
training methodic could be used by other training
facilities in the Baltic States Cooperation in
the field of oil transport by sea within Gulf of
Finland Improvement of the maritime and
environmental safety of the tanker traffic in
winter season in the Gulf of Finland
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Implementation of the TACIS MS GOF project
More accurate ice modeling and improved
simulation model Contract with CSRI Krylova for
trials in ice model basin has been
signed Further development and first results
will be presented at Arctic Shipping Conference
2008 in St Petersburg and at the next MS GOF
seminar in autumn 2008 Check
www.makarov.spb.ru for additional info
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