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Quality shipping

XXI Century standard

Establishment of a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information

system

21-22 October 2009

Willem De Ruiter

Executive Director

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One EU Agency offering three

information systems:

- CleanSeaNet (CSN)

vessel detection

- Long Range Identification

and Tracking (EU LRIT DC)

- SafeSeaNet (SSN)

Maritime surveillance

Legal basis

• Founding Regulation of EMSA:…develop and operate any information system necessary for attaining the objectives of [the EU traffic monitoring] directive

• EU Directive on ship-sourced pollution:…providing technical assistance … in actions such as tracing discharges by satellite monitoring and surveillance

– Regulation 1406/2002/EC, Article 2,d,ii– Directive 2005/35/EC, Article 10,2,a

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1. CleanSeaNet: European satellite oil spill monitoring and detection service

• EMSA is providing satellite radar (SAR) images from ENVISAT and RADARSAT-1 and -2 on request, availability depending on the orbit. • EMSA has contracts for the licenses with the satellite owners and with a Consortium for the service (processing and analysis)• Service is operational since April 2007• Service is covering all European waters/seas• 24 coastal states use CleanSeaNet

Legal basisShip-sourced pollution Directive 2005/35/EC, Article 10

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Acquisition and Processing

Oil Spill Analysis Alert &Product Delivery(Web Browser, EMSA)

T0 = End of scene acquisition T = T0 + 30 min

Oil Service Report

Image

(LR, HR)

Phone and email alert

Ancillary data

Planning

Feedback

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CleanSeaNet : Near Real Time service – 30 min.

Port State Control inspection triggered by a CleanSeaNet detection

© ESA (European Space Agency) / EMSA 2008

3 November 2008: 20 Km long oil slick in Romanian watersPotential polluter identified by vessel traffic information systemShip fined as a result of Port State Control inspection in Galati

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08/01/2009, Canary IslandsFeedback and Port State Control request

• After the CSN alert Spanish authorities sent “Sasemar 103” aircraft to investigate the case

• The oil slick was verified and documented by SLAR, IR and MWR. The amount of discharged oil was at least 3.9 m³

• AIS data and oil drift model results were analysed by SASEMAR and the evidence confirmed that the potential source indicated in the CSN report was actually the polluter

• Spain sent a Port State Control request and a flag state report © CSA/MDA/EMSA 2009

Satellite image: © ESA (European Space Agency) / EMSA 2009Photo: © MCA/Irish Coast Guard

Oil spill of Aircraft Carrier in Irish Waters

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