HELSINKI COMMISSION
HELCOM MARITIME 13/2013
Maritime Group
13th Meeting
Szczecin, Poland, 26-28 November 2013
Agenda Item 10
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:
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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,
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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,
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consider possible sources for supporting funding and the establishment of the
assessment as a HELCOM project,
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designate interested co-authors to write the assessment.
Note by Secretariat: FOR REASONS OF ECONOMY, THE DELEGATES ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO BRING THEIR OWN
COPIES OF THE DOCUMENTS TO THE MEETING
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Attachment 1
ATTACHMENT 1: DRAFT OUTLINE
HELCOM Assessment on Maritime Activities in the Baltic Sea region
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4.
Preface
Table of contents
Executive Summary
Introduction
4.1. Baltic Sea traffic in numbers
4.2. Transportation of cargo
4.3. Transportation of passengers
4.4. Global processes behind the increasing Baltic traffic
4.5. Developments in other types of maritime activities
4.6. Policy framework beyond HELCOM
5. Accidents and Accidental pollution
5.1. Overview of shipping accidents
5.2. Environmental impact
6. Routeing measures, re-surveys and Electronic aids to Navigation
6.1. Existing routeing measures
6.2. Re-survey progress
6.3. ENCs
6.4. The HELCOM AIS network
6.5. e-navigation
7. Illegal pollution
7.1. Overview on Illegal pollution in the Baltic Sea
7.2. HELCOM cooperation on aerial surveillance
7.3. Other Existing regulations and regional cooperation
8. Airborne Emissions
8.1. Overview of airborne emissions from Shipping
8.2. Alternative fuels
8.3. Economic incentives
9. Sewage Emissions
9.1. Overview of sewage from passenger traffic
9.2. Status of sewage PRFs
10. Transfer of alien species and Ballast Water
10.1. Overview of alien species and Ballast water
10.2. Recent developments
11. Submerged hazardous objects
11.1. Overview of Submerged hazardous objects
11.2. Chemical Munitions
11.3. Polluting wrecks
11.4. Other objects
12. Leisure boating
12.1. Overview
12.2. Leisure boating in numbers
12.3. Cruising grounds
13. Anti-Fouling Systems
14. Marine litter and underwater noise
15. Windpower, pipeline and cable developments
16. Reference list
17. Annexes
18. 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
HELCOM MARITIME 13/2013
December 2013-January 2014
Spring-Summer 2014
HELCOM MARITIME 14/2014 (Autumn
2014)
Autumn 2014
Milestone
Start, agreed draft outline and draft
workplan, consider possible supporting
funding and designation of interested coauthors to assist Secretariat
Finalise consideration regarding possible
supporting funding and designation of
interested co-authors to assist Secretariat
Writing of Draft 0 by author team Secretariat and interested co-authors
Consider Draft 0
Spring 2015
Elaboration of Draft 1 based on comments
by author team
Intersessional consultation to MARITIME
contacts and work by author team to create
Final Draft
HELCOM MARITIME 2015 and subsequent
HOD
Late 2015-early 2016
Consider and approve for printing as a
HELCOM BSEP
Release of the Assessment as BSEP
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