Safety at Sea- an initiative in the North Sea
André KronebergNorwegian Coastal AdministrationBodø, 2 September 2005
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The Norwegian Coastal Administration Key facts about S@S Results
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The Norwegian Coastal Administration Key facts about S@S Resulta
The Norwegian Coastal Administration is responsible for a wide range of maritime services…
Sailing corridors
Navigational installations
Pilots
Vessel Traffic Services (VTS)
Aids to Navigation
Fishing ports
National transport planning
Emergency preparedness – acute oil pollution
…increasing safety at sea along the Norwegian coastline
83 000 km of coastline
18 counties
282 municipalities
57 public traffic ports
763 state owned fishing ports
1000 employees
Budget - 1200 million NOK p.a.
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The Norwegian Coastal Administration Key facts about S@S Co-operation between national, regional and local authorities
Safety expensive? Try an accident!
Source: North Sea Foundation
Safety at Sea aims to reduce probability and impact of incidents and accidents in the North Sea
No serious accidents at sea
in the North Sea Region
Harmonise and materialise risk management- national and regional level
- strategic and operational level
Vision
Objective
A B C D E F
6 demo projects
22 partners from 6 countries participate in the project
Norway DenmarkSweden Flanders Netherlands UK
Norwegian Coastal Administration
Møre og Romsdal County
Sogn og Fjordane County
Rogaland County
Port of Florø
Swedish Maritime Administration
The Royal Danish Administration of Navigation/ Hydrography
Technical University of Denmark
Ministry of the Flemish Community - Administration of Waterways and Maritime Affairs
Flanders Hydraulics
University of Ghent
The Flemish Federation of Nautical Industries
National Institute for Coastal & Marine Mgt.
North Sea Foundation
Wadden Society
AVV Transport Research Centre
Zealand Directorate
Directorate Transport Safety
North Sea Directorate
British Maritime Technology
Northern Lighthouse Board
Trinity House Lighthouse Service
The total budget for the project is 4,9 million EUR
2,280; 46 %
2,688; 54 %
EU
S@S consortium
Policy recommendations regarding maritime safety in the North Sea are established through 6 demonstration projects
A. Oil transport analysis
B. AIS and Aids to Navigation
C. Emergency preparedness
arrangements
D. Offshore wind farm development
E. Marine Rescue Co-ordination Centres
F. Small and high speed crafts
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The Norwegian Coastal Administration Key facts about S@S Results
The objective is to establish a North Sea AIS server in order to improve operational as well as strategic risk management
A fully operational collecting system of AIS data from all North Sea countries
Online AIS data will be accessible enabling improved operational decision support in connection with undesired events and accidents
Storage of collected data in a spatial database enabling statistics reports generated from a a selection of crossing lines and filter parameters
Demo B
Online AIS data improves operational decision support and feeds into the spatial database for strategic risk analysis
Demo B
Crossing lines…
Online AIS data…
The objective is to improve methodology and guidelines for emergency preparedness arrangements
Main deliverables:
Rules for classification of sensitive areas
Rules for emergency preparedness arrangements (including location of depots and places of refuge)
Rules for operational decision making
Demo C
The procedures for emergency preparedness are revisited and improved through a cooperation between different stakeholders
National level Regional level Local level
Norwegian Coastal Administration
Møre og Romsdal County
Port of Florø
Sogn og Fjordane County
Rogaland County
Through the demo project on the West coast of Norway, the new procedures will be developed and fine-tuned prior to a national roll-out
The model will also be presented to the other countries involved in the Safety at Sea project for feedback and discussion
Norwegian case
Demo C
The new model for selecting places of refuge aims to develop truly 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 nautical expertise
New model Improved integration between
national, regional and local level More open process of
decisions – common understanding
Will include improved system for continuously updating of decision basis
The model is of interest to other countries
Demo C
The objective is to introduce a harmonised framework for planning and approval of offshore wind farms in the North Sea
Harmonized transnational framework, based on Formal Safety Assessments, for the planning and approval of offshore wind farms in the North Sea
Project scope covers impacts on shipping for an individual wind farm, but also more complex issues associated with the cumulative and in-combination effects of multiple offshore wind farms
So far, UK and Belgium have agreed to implement the new methodology
Demo D
3D navigation simulation near a wind farm…
Demo D
Real-time weather forecasts for highspeed crafts
Today, there is increasing passenger traffic with small and fast crafts, like catamarans
These crafts have speed limitations according to weather conditions and seastate
On a demo site in Norway, a buoy has been installed measuring waves- and current conditions and transmitting this information to the web by GSM technology
By using this information it is easier for the Captain to make informed decisions regarding routes or cancellation of the trip
Demo F
For more information…
www.safetyatsea.se
Appendix
Place of refuge
Place of refuge means a port, the part of a port or another protective berth or anchorage or any other sheltered area identified by a Member State for accommodating ships in distress
Member States, having consulted the parties concerned, shall draw up, taking into account relevant guidelines by IMO, plans to accommodate, in the waters under their jurisdiction, ships in distress
Source: Directive 2002/59/EC – “Traffic monitoring”
Demo C
1. A nautical review of potential places for refuge
Based on nautical and maritime condition exclusively Criteria and guidelines for such location
2. Technical and sector review - mapping of interest
Collection of data regarding environment, population and industry etc.
Sorting out the most critical areas
3. On-site inspections
Inspection of the remaining potential places4. Consequence assessment
A GIS-based ”NIMBY-analysis” (Not In My Back Yard) 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
Integrated coastal zone planning(a draft New model for places of refuge)
Demo C