HELCOM Balex Delta

25–27 August 2020

Tallinn, ESTONIA

Estonian Police and Border Guard Board

Balex Delta 2020

NICKNAME: BALEX DELTA

HOST NATION: ESTONIA

OSE/OCE: POLICE AND BORDER GUARD BOARD

LEVEL: INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONAL EXERCISE

TYPE: FIELD EXERCISE- LIVEX

FORM: OIL SPILL RESPONSE EXERCISE

BALEX BRAVO: ALARM EXERCISE AUGUST 2020

DATES (EXECUTION): 25-27 AUGUST 2020

EXERCISE AREA: NAISSAAR W AREA

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Balex Delta

Sea

SAR

Shore

Bravo

Alarmingexercise

Balex Delta 2020

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EXERCISE AREA (5 X 7 NM)

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7:00 STARTEX (SAR-missing crewmembers/ injures) No info about

pollution

7:30 Info about oil in water (National HOLP

testing phase)

8:00 ALARM ALL SHIPS + EMSA vessel

SCENARIO – COLLISION OF

TANKERSHIPS

DAY 1 – 25 August 2020 (ships)

14:00 All ships in meeting area

16:00 All ships in harbour

17:00 Transfer to citycenter

17:00–18:00 Captains meeting

18:00–20:00 EMSA demonstration

20:30 Transfer to/from citycenter

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DAY 2 – 26 August 2020 (ships)

6:00–7:00 Commcheck

7:00 STARTEX (SAR alarm)

7:30 Info about oil pollution

8:00 Alarm ALL SHIPS (oil pollution)

16:00 ENDEX

17:30 Ships in harbour

18:00–19:00 Debriefing

19:00–22:00 FINAL CEREMONY

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DAY 3 – 27 August 2020 (ships)

9:00–11:00 Competition (RAFTING) for Ship

Crews teams of 8 pax per country

11:00–12:00 Departure for ALL ships

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DAY 1 – 25 August 2020 (observers A)

16:00–17:00 Registration in hotel

17:00–18:00 Briefing for A Group observers /EET

meeting

18:00–20:00 Hosted dinner

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6:00 Transfer from hotel to harbour

6:30 Departure to EX area

8:00–11:30 Observers in EX area (sea phase)

13:00–14:30 Observers in shore response area

14:30 Transfer to hotel

17:00–18:00 EET meeting (if needed)

18:30 Transfer to harbour (FINAL CEREMONY)

19:00–22:00 FINAL CEREMONY

22:00 Transfer to hotel

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DAY 2 – 26 August 2020 (observers A)

MPC 28-29 January Tallinn

Nations: DK, EE, FI, LV, LT, RU, SE and EMSA

Ships (oil recovery):

DK- 4

EE- 4

FI- 2

LV- 1

LT- 1

SE- 1

EMSA- 1

Total: 1411

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• Observer program

• Hosted dinner

• Final Ceremony

Group A International &

personal invitation only

observers

• On board of ships/ JRCC/ shore area

• Final Ceremony

Group B National observers/ evaluators

OBSERVERS PROGRAMM

EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS

HELCOM Exercise Evaluation Team (EET) based

on HELCOM Terms and Reference will be

established and follow MPC conference and the

LIVE exercise

EET members 2020:

• Sweden

• Denmark (lead)

• Estonia

• Finland

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Thank you!

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