HELCOM MARITIME 13/2013, Document 10/2

Agenda Item 10

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HELCOM publications, implementation and reporting

Document code: / 10/2
Date: / 22.10.2013
Submitted by: / Secretariat

HELCOM Assessment on Maritime Activities in the Baltic Sea region

The Ministers of the Environment of the Baltic Coastal Countries and the EU Environment Commissioner have recently agreed, as part of the 2013 HELCOM Ministerial Declaration adopted during the Ministerial Meeting of the Helsinki Commission, on 3 October 2013 to comprehensively assess the status, environmental risks and opportunities of maritime activities in the Baltic Sea region within HELCOM by 2016.

A draft outline for a HELCOM Assessment on Maritime Activities in the Baltic Sea region is included as Attachment 1. A draft work plan for the assessment is included as Attachment 2.

The Meeting is invited to:

-consider, amend and if possible approve the draft outline for a comprehensive HELCOM Assessment on Maritime Activities in the Baltic Sea region to be completed by 2016,

-consider, amend and if possible approve the draft workplan for a comprehensive HELCOM Assessment on Maritime Activities in the Baltic Sea region to be completed by 2016,

-consider possible sources for supporting funding and the establishment of the assessment as a HELCOM project,

-designate interested co-authors to write the assessment.

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HELCOM MARITIME 13/2013, Document 10/2
Attachment 1

Attachment 1: Draft Outline

HELCOM Assessment on Maritime Activities in the Baltic Sea region

VERSION 08-01-2015[FN1]

  1. Preface
  2. Table of contents
  3. Executive Summary
  4. Introduction[FN2]
  5. Baltic Sea traffic in numbers
  6. Transportation of cargo
  7. Transportation of passengers
  8. Global processes behind the increasing Baltic traffic
  9. Developments in other types of maritime activities
  10. Policy framework beyond HELCOM
  11. Accidents and Accidental pollution
  12. Overview of shipping accidents
  13. Environmental impact
  14. Routeing measures, re-surveys and Electronic aids to Navigation
  15. Existing routeing measures
  16. Re-survey progress
  17. ENCs
  18. The HELCOM AIS network
  19. e-navigation
  20. Illegal pollution
  21. Overview on Illegal pollution in the Baltic Sea
  22. HELCOM cooperation on aerial surveillance
  23. Other Existing regulations and regional cooperation
  24. Airborne Emissions
  25. Overview of airborne emissions from Shipping
  26. Alternative fuels
  27. Economic incentives
  28. Sewage Emissions discharges
  29. Overview of sewage from passenger traffic
  30. Status of sewage PRFs
  31. Transfer of alien species and Ballast Water
  32. Overview of alien species and Ballast water
  33. Recent developments
  34. Submerged hazardous objects
  35. Overview of Submerged hazardous objects
  36. Chemical Munitions
  37. Polluting wrecks
  38. Other objects
  39. Leisure boating
  40. Overview
  41. Leisure boating in numbers
  42. Cruising grounds
  43. Anti-Fouling Systems
  44. Marine litter and
  45. uUnderwater noise[FN3]
  46. Windpower, pipeline and cable developments
  47. Reference list
  48. Annexes
  49. Glossary

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Attachment 2

Attachment 2: Draft workplan

Draft workplan for HELCOM Assessment on Maritime Activities in the Baltic Sea region 2016

Time / Milestone
HELCOM MARITIME 13/2013 / Start, agreed draft outline and draft workplan, consider possible supporting funding and designation of interested co-authors to assist Secretariat
December 20143-January 2014 2015 / Finalise consideration regarding possible supporting funding and designation of interested co-authors to assist Secretariat
Spring-Summer 20142015 / Writing of Draft 0 by author team -Secretariat and interested co-authors
HELCOM MARITIME 14/2014 15/2015 (Autumn 20142015) / Consider Draft 0
Autumn 20142015 / Elaboration of Draft 1 based on comments by author team
Spring 20152016 / Intersessional consultation to MARITIME contacts and work by author team to create Final Draft
HELCOM MARITIME 2015 2016 and subsequent HOD / Consider and approve for printing as a HELCOM BSEP
Late 2015-early 2016 / Release of the Assessment as BSEP
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[FN1]Modification added following the minutes of MARITIME 13-2013

[FN2]An additional chapter on necessary steps to implement the HELCOM

BSAP and other commitments will be added to this index (after the introduction or as conclusion).

[FN3]Should be put in square brackets as topics for the

assessment as the HELCOM Maritime Group has not focused on these issues lately,