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The future f the Bltic Se – Mritime sfet d evirmetl prtectifrm lcl d regil perspective



The threat rom oil spills, tanker accidents and environmental degrada-

tion in the Baltic Sea is more apparent than ever. Sea trac, oshore

wind power plants, pipelines, shing and tourism are just a ew o many

interests competing or the limited space in the Baltic rim.

For three years, 47 organizations rom countries around the Baltic Sea

have worked together in the EU Baltic Sea Strategy fagship project Baltic

Master II.

The unique approach o Baltic Master I I is an important complement

to other international initiatives. Addressing issues rom the local and

regional perspective using cross-border and cross-sectoral collaboration

has proven to be an ecient way o nding viable hands-on solutions to

global problems. This bottom-up approach is also a promising compo-

nent or uture ecient implementation o the EU Baltic Sea Strategy.

This document accounts or the ndings rom the Baltic Master II Political

committee’s visionary work which has been done within the scope o the

Baltic Master II project in parallel with concrete actions.

The vision set out in this document are intended to work as guiding lights

or what we should address in the uture.

Threts d remediesfr the Bltic Se



•The Baltic Sea coastal environments are understood, well managed

and respected in all activities related to shipping and maritime saety.

Governments and regions work together cross-border to ensure an

eective response, on land and at sea, to maritime pullution

•Ports carry out their activities and responsibilities regarding waste,

discharges and ballast water management in a manner that has a

minimal negative impact on the Baltic Sea environment while still en-

couraging business development and economic growth

•Regions, governments and international organizations work together to

ensure that existing conventions and regulations are observed and that

the appropriate protective measures are introduced in the Baltic Sea

Region to prevent maritime accidents

•Regulations and incentives or shipping aimed at protecting the envi-

ronment while allowing shipping companies to be competitive within

the Baltic Sea Region and in the world by supporting new technology

and innovation

•The culture o ship crews is environmentally and saety oriented, sup-

porting ecient handling o ship generated waste and preventing ship

accidents. Saety standards, i.e. risk assessment methods and targets,

or coastal regions against pollution rom shipping are implemented

Bltic Mster IIPliticl Visi

Peter JeppssonMember o the Swedish Parliament

Pontus LindbergRegion Skåne

Åke NilssonRegional Council in Kalmar County

Gun-Marie StenströmRegion Halland

Witold KuszewskiMaritime Institute in Gdansk

Piotr OłowskiFormer Member o the Polish Parliament

Steen Colberg JensenMunicipality o Bornholm

Uno AldegrenBSSSC

Kaido KaasikSaare County Governtment



As one o the world’s largest bodies o brackish water, the Baltic Sea hasa unique marine ecosystem that is particularly vulnerable. As the de-

mand or additional activities in the coastal zones both on land and at

sea is growing, the limited space is decreasing. To avoid conficts and to

promote a sustainable use o coastal zones, a more holistic approach

is needed. At the same time the Baltic Sea is a natural highway or the

transport o people and goods. Hundreds o thousands o litres o oil are

transported daily o our coasts and the risk o a larger oil spill in the Baltic

Sea is evident. Despite this many coastal regions and municipalities in the

Baltic Sea Region do not have the capacity needed to respond in the

event o a major oil spill.

Results frm Bltic Mster II•Development o oil contingency plans in several regions and perorm-

ing oil contingency exercises as a part o the process

•Guide and best practices or inspiration on how to make an oil contin-

gency plan and set up an exercise

•Study o the socioeconomic consequences o a larger oil spill

www.balticmaster.org/oil_contingency_planning

•Development and update o geographical inormation in coastal man-

agement tools – environmental atlas

www.balticmaster.org/environmental_atlas

•Study o integration o Coastal Spatial Planning and Oil Contingency

Planning

www.balticmaster.org/coastal_spatial_planning

The Csts



Bltic Mster II visiThe Baltic Sea coastal environments are understood, well managed and respected in all activities related to shipping and maritime saety. Gov-ernments and regions work together cross-border to ensure an eective

response, on land and at sea, to maritime accidents

Bltic Mster II recmmeded ctisfr the EU Strteg fr the Bltic Se Regi•All municipalities around the Baltic Sea will have an oil contingency

plan that is exercised regularly by 2020

•A spatially integrated management plan or the whole Baltic Sea by

2015

•A unctioning unding mechanism or oil contingency planning and

response in the Baltic Sea Region by 2020



Ports are one o the most obvious connections between land- and sea-based activities. There are today over 200 ports in the Baltic Sea Region.

These highly important nodes connect the states with each other as well

as the global logistic chains. The ports work as centres o trade, com-

munication and business. The sea transport o goods in the Baltic Sea

Region constitutes about 15 percent o the combined world transport

o goods and it is the ambition o the European Union to shit even more

goods rom land to sea. The combination o more and larger ships puts

greater pressure on ports in terms o their capacity to manage goods

as well as in terms o handling waste and ballast water since ships also

generate waste and sewage that threatens to end up in the sea i not

handled onshore. Ballast water carried to ensure the balance o the ship

when unloaded may contain species o plants and animals not part o

the Baltic Sea’s natural habitats that impose a threat to the ecosystem.

According to the existing regulations and conventions the ports around

the Baltic Sea ought to manage this issue but in many cases they have

neither the capacity nor technical ability to solve the task.

Results frm Bltic Mster II•Suggestions or management routines o solid waste and sludge water

rom ships

www.balticmaster.org/waste_management_in_ports

•Preparative study or the ratication o the Ballast Water Conventionwww.balticmaster.org/ballast_water

•Port capacity study or prevention o pollution rom ships

www.balticmaster.org/port_capacity_or_prevention_o_pollution

The Prts



Bltic Mster II visiPorts carry out their activities and responsibilities regarding waste, dis-charges and ballast water management in a manner that has a minimalnegative impact on the Baltic Sea environment while still encouragingbusiness development and economic growth

Bltic Mster II recmmeded ctisfr the EU Strteg fr the Bltic Se Regi•Implement the uniorm standards or waste handling suggested by the

Baltic Master II project in ports and on ships in the Baltic Sea Region by

2015

•To enable the signing o the Ballast Water Convention by all Baltic Sea

states, develop and implement methods or ports and ships to handle

ballast water by 2015.



The Baltic Sea is a very important common resource or trade, trans-portation, energy, ood and leisure or the states around the Baltic Rim.

All these areas increase in activity and compete or the limited space

around the coast and at sea. For instance, there are over 2000 ships

operating in the Baltic Sea every second and the number is growing. This

high activity increases the risk o accidents that could threaten both the

ragile environment as well as the economical interest o the people liv-

ing there. An accident such as the Erika incident o the coast o France

in 1975 occurring in the Baltic Sea is not ar rom reality and appropriate

protective measures need to be considered to avoid a catastrophe.

In the event o larger oil spills, sucient monitoring and legal structures

need to be in place to localize those responsible and ensure the best

compensation possible.

Results frm Bltic Mster II•Study o present status o regional and international conventions in the

Baltic Sea region regarding ship source pollution

www.balticmaster.org/international_and_regional_conventions

•Risk assessment and simulation studies to identiy areas o higher risk o

a maritime accident, trace sources o pollution and evaluate the con-

sequence o the human actor

www.balticmaster.org/risk_modelling

•Scenario modelling studies or suggestions o new associated protec-tive measures in connection with the Baltic Sea being a par ticularly

sensitive sea area

www.balticmaster.org/associated_protective_measures

The Se



Bltic Mster II visiRegions, governments and international organizations work together toensure that existing conventions and regulations are observed and thatthe appropriate protective measures are introduced in the Baltic SeaRegion to prevent maritime accidents

Regulations and incentives or shipping aimed at protecting the environ-ment while allowing shipping companies to be competitive within theBaltic Sea Region and in the world by supporting new technology andinnovation

The culture o ship crews is environmentally and saety oriented, sup-porting ecient handling o ship generated waste and preventing shipaccidents. Saety standards, i.e. risk assessment methods and targets, or coastal regions against pollution rom shipping are implemented

Bltic Mster II recmmeded ctisfr the EU Strteg fr the Bltic Se Regi•The Hazardous and Noxious Substances Convention is signed and rati-

ed by all Baltic Sea states by 2015

•Sweden signs the Bunker Convention by 2012

•Implement a common surveillance system or the Baltic Sea Region by

2020

•A common reporting and anti-collision system with dynamic accident

orecasting or the Baltic Sea Region by 2020

•Implementation o APMs suggested by the Baltic Master II project by

2015.

•Russia acknowledge the Baltic Sea as a PSSA by 2015



This Political Vision has been produced through a broad cooperativeprocess involving stakeholders rom countries around the Baltic Sea. The

visions and goals in the areas described in this document stem rom the

project results and have been pointed out by the Baltic Master II Political

Committee, Steering Group and Partners as the most important or ur-

ther cooperative actions or Baltic maritime saety, security and environ-

mental protection.



DEnMaRkBornholm Police*

Danish Emergency Management Agency,

Bornholm

Regional Municipality o Bornholm

GERMany

Maritime Institute Bremen

Ministry o Agriculture, Environment and

Consumer

Protection, Mecklenburg Vorpommern*

Ministry o Federal State o Bremen*

LaTVIa

Latvian Maritime Association*

ESTonIa

Saaremaa County Government

FInLanD

Finnish Mar itime Administration*

Kotka Maritime Research Association

University o Turku*

PoLanD

Maritime Institute Gdańsk Maritime University o Szczecin

Ministry o Inrastructure, Poland*

Oce o the Marshal o the Pomorskie

Voivodeship*

Port o Gdynia Authority S.A.

RUSSIa

ABIORAS*

Administration o Baltijsk Municipal district*

Institute o spatial planning, development

and oreign relations*Zoological Inst Russian Academy o Sci-

ences*

SwEDEn

Region Blekinge, Sweden (Lead partner)

Blekinge Institute o Technology (BTH)

County Administrative Board o Blekinge

County Administrative Board o Halland

County Administrative Board o Kalmar

County Administrative Board o Skåne

Halland Regional Development Council

KSRR*

Municipality o Gotland

Municipality o Helsingborg

Municipality o Kalmar

Municipality o Karlshamn

Municipality o Karlskrona

Municipality o Oskarshamn

Municipality o Ronneby

Municipality o Västervik

Municipality o Ängelholm

Region Skåne

Regional Council in Kalmar County

Rescue Services o Höganäs*

Swedish Civil Contingencies AgencySwedish Coast Guard

International partners

World Maritime University

Baltic Sea Seven Islands (B7)*

Baltic Sea States Sub-regional Cooperation

(BSSSC)*

CPMR Baltic Sea Commission*

Bltic Mster II Prters

* Associated partners



Lead Partner

Part-nanced by the European Union(European Regional Develoment Fund)

Gr a p gi c d e s i gn an d i l l u s t r at i on s : R Ö DR ek l am b y

r å AB .

Baltic Master II is a fagship project in the EU Strategy or the Baltic Sea region that brings together countries rom around the whole Baltic Rim.Its aim is to improve maritime saety by integrating local and regionalperspectives with cross-border cooperation. This involves increasing theland-based capacity to respond to maritime oil spills and working toprevent pollution rom maritime transpor t. The project runs rom January

2009 to January 2012.

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