Contingency Planning in a PSSA

Ministry for Infrastructure & Environment

J. Huisman Advisor, Response Organisation

March 2011

• Subjects:

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The PSSA Wadden Sea

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Risk analysis Æ Impact analysis

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What are we capable of………………

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Trilateral co-operation under the BONN AGREEMENT

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PSSA Waddensea

Rotterdam, Hamburg and Bremen are top 20 world ports.

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At its 48th session on October 11, 2002, the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) designated major parts of the Wadden Sea as the world's fifth and Europe's first Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA Wadden Sea).

The designation marked an important step in the joint Danish, Dutch and German efforts to protect the Wadden Sea in respect of impacts from shipping.

That is in the NORTH SEA, north of the Wadden Islands

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Shipping in the southern North Sea and the Wadden Sea area is governed by a comprehensive regime of protection measures set up by the IMO, the European Community, or at the trilateral or the national level. This regime includes, but is not limited to Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS), TSS, pilotage, mutual emergency management or the prohibition of single-hull oil tankers to enter adjacent ports.

That is in the NORTH SEA, north of the Wadden Islands

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For the North Sea: Off the NL coast Once every 70 years 15,000 ton outflow To be recovered in 3 days in order to protect the Wadden Sea.

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Risk analysis versus impact assessment • Ship density has been identified, • Various kind of data are collected annually (AIS; port info; Lloyds) • Risk analysis result in a figure stating the likelihood of an outflow of oil in a traffic lane.

• Double hull tankers have been taken into account and • Wind energy parks are considered.

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Sensitivity maps are available, Seasonal effects are known, The tidal area and natural influences are recognized Other effects are known influencing response.

Responders always run behind; the harm is done!!

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The mv. PALLAS, a minor incident in a sensitive area.

Large environmental consequences.

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Undisturbed geomorphological processes and dynamics

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Dilemma: Heavy machinery on mudflats destroys the surface, Oil on mudflats will penetrate in the soil and gets trapped.

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What pollution risk?

• According to NL analysis: 2500 tons once in 650 years.

• No similar information from Germany or Denmark.

• Loss of containers, • Threat of HNS cargo in containers,

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Incident types tankers

2002, hull failure Prestige, Spain 2009, fire Dubai.

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9%

34% 28% 2009, grounding Norway.

2009, beaching tanker, Flushing.

2008, collision, Australia Rijkswaterstaat

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Mobilisation time

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DEN-GER-NETH co-operation

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