Safety at Sea

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Safety at Sea Demo C Norwegian selection process
for places of refuge Robert Vik Bruxelles,
February 23th 2005
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Places of Refuge

• IN THE INTEREG PROJECT SAFETY AT SEA,
• LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL
• AUTHORITIES ARE LOCATING SUITABLE
• PLACES OF REFUGE BASED ON RISK
• MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES

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Content

• Emergency preparedness strategy and organization
  in Norway
• Content of Safety at Sea and demo C in particular

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Emergency preparedness strategy in Norway

• Preventive focus
• Mechanical recovery close to the source of the
  spill.
• Use of dispersants based on environmental
  cost/benefit.
• The capabilities for oil recovery based on
  environmental risk.
• The National Contingency Plan is based on coast
  guard vessels, framework agreements with tug
  boats (including full-time charter),
• All national oil spill resources to be
  activated if required.
• Close cooperation between all parties involved.

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Emergency preparedness organization in Norway

• The Norwegian preparedness organization includes
  the following main elements
• Governmental response
• Oil industry response NOFO
• Municipal, local response IUAs (Intermunicipal
  preparedness areas)

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Emergency preparedness organization in Norway1.
Governmental response

• Major oil spills
• Provide resources to response operations
  (private/municipal).
• Co-ordinating of a national emergency response
  system.
• Main Rescue Coordination Centres - responsibility
  for saving lives.
• NCA - responsibility for any clean-up operations
  of oil at sea and emergency-offloading measures,
• Norwegian Maritime Directorate (NMD) -
  responsibility to intervene with the owners of
  ships.
• NCA and NMD - close co-operation
• Agreements between NCA, The Norwegian Petroleum
  Directorate, Norwegian Coast Guard and the Armed
  Forces .

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Emergency preparedness organization in Norway2.
Oil Industry response (NOFO)

• Major incidents of acute oil pollution offshore
  handled by NOFO
• NOFO Norwegian Clean Seas Association for
  Operating Companies
• 5 oil spill recovery bases and response personnel
• Agreements with the municipalities and NCA for
  assistance
• Unlimited responsibility covers offshore,
  nearshore, inshore and onshore response.
• Polluter is responsible!

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Emergency preparedness organization in Norway3.
Municipal, local response IUAs

• 430 municipalities
• 34 intermunicipal preparedness areas
• Approved contingency plan
• Minor, local acute spills
• Fire departments, the port authorities etc. all
  collaborate on municipal preparedness.
• Obligation to assist the government in the event
  of a major oil pollution action.

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Norwegian Coastal Administration

• The Coastal Administrations most important tasks
  are
• Responsible for coastal fairways and ports.
  Navigational infrastructure.
• Traffic surveillance Vessel Traffic Services
  (VTS), Automatic Identification of Ships (AIS)
  and SafeSeaNet.
• Responsible for preparedness against acute
  pollution.
• Pilot services.
• Managing legislation (e.g. the Norwegian Pilotage
  Act, the Harbour Act and parts of the Pollution
  Control Act)

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Norwegian Coastal Administration- Preparedness
against acute pollution

• Department for Emergency Response in Horten
• Stations in Tromsø and Bergen.
• 15 contingency depots with oil spill control
  equipment.
• 4 governmental oil pollution control vessels.
• 8 Coast Guard vessels permanently equipped with
  oil recovery equipment
• One specially equipped surveillance aircraft
• NCA will have the responsibility for any clean-up
  operations of oil at sea and emergency-offloading
  measures,

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Vessel in distress in need of place of refuge
Fjord Champion March 2005
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Vessel in distress in need of place of
refugeDecision making procedure

• Overall evaluation of the actual situation
• Input from external and internal experts
  depends on time available and degree
  of emergency.
• Norwegian Defense
• Norwegian Maritime Directorate
• Directorate of..,
• Directorate of Fisheries
• Directorate of Nature Conservation
• County Governor
• Municipalities/Port Authorities
• Ship owner, Flag state and Insurance companies
• Tug vessels
• Neighbour countries
• If place of refuge is the best alternative, this
  is decided by NCA.
• Keep authorities informed.

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Safety at Sea Project
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Main object for Safety at Sea - Demo CDemo C
aims to harmonise methodology and guidelines for
emergency preparedness arrangements

• Main deliverables
• Rules for classification of sensitive areas
• Methodology and guidelines for planning of
  emergency preparedness arrangements (including
  depots and places of refuge)
• Rules for operational decision making

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Emergency preparedness are improved through a
cooperation between different stakeholders

• Partner in Demo C is Flandern, University of
  Ghent, Maritime Institute (Ministry of the
  Flemish Community - Administration of Waterways
  and Maritime Affairs)

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Demo C, Coastal Zone Management,Places of Refuge
and Preparedness.

• Demonstration Project C is part of Strand 3
  Coastal Zone Management work programme within the
  INTERREG Safety_at_sea project.
• Act. Description Deadline
• C1 Organise the work Dec. 2004
• C2 Classify sensitive areas June 2005
• C3 Make an overview of emergency
  preparedness June 2005 and rescue arrangements
• C4 Select places of refuge and fairways Dec.
  2005
• C5 Develop emergency preparedness arrangements
  for selected places of refuge June 2006
• C6 Assess business potentials and
  compensations June 2006
• C7 Develop decision making procedures and
  tools Dec. 2006
• C8 Report and disseminate results March 2007

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Oil tanker traffic variation along the coast
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Environmental risk variation along the coast
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The new model for selecting places of refuge aims
to develop integrated coastal zone management

• Traditional model
• Centrally anchored at national level
• Semi-closed process of decisions
• Limited understanding of decisions in the regions
• Lack of local involvement.

• New model
• Improved integration between national, regional
  and local level
• More open process ofdecisions common
  understanding
• Will include improved system for continuously
  updating of decision basis
• Recommendations also communicated through CPMR
• The model is of interest to other countries

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Integrated coastal zone planning(a draft New
model on selecting places of refuge)

• A nautical review of potential places of refuge
• Based on nautical and maritime conditions
  exclusively
• Criteria and guidelines for such location

• 2. Technical and sectorial review - mapping of
  interest
• Collection of data regarding environment,
  population and industry etc. Involving relevant
  stakeholders.
• Sorting out the most critical areas

• 3. On-site inspections
• Inspection of the potential places (if lack of
  knowledge).

• 4. Consequence assessment
• A GIS-based consequence analysis.
• The locations are classified based on suitability
  and total consequence

• 5. Consultation
• The proposals are distributed to the relevant
  parties and stakeholders (local communities etc.)
  for consultation and feedback

• 6. Conclusion
• The consequence assessment are handled in the
  County Councils and referred to the Coastal
  Administration

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How many places of refuge is needed in Norway?

• Based on environmental risk, the following
  important factors are identified
• Short fairway to place of refuge reduce risk.
• Fairways passing vulnerable areas increase risk.
• In areas with high possibility of incident places
  of refuge are more needed
• Nautical suitability and emergency preparedness
  suitability