Shoreline response for the worst case
oil spill developed as a joint effort in
Finland
Content of this presentation
Part 1
- The background, the project, the method
Part 2
- The results, the plan
SOKO is led and managed by the
Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences
Seafaring and Logistics Department, City of KOTKA,
Finland
•SOKO I 2003-2007 Pilot project
•SOKO II 2007-2011 Ongoing
The Baltic Sea is a
Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (IMO)
The Gulf of Finland
• Unique marine ecosystem - Brackish-water
• Slow exchange of water - Highly sensitive to pollution
• Shallow waters, Rocky shores and Narrow fairways
• Wavy shoreline and large archipelago
• Long periods of ice
Map: University of Turku 2008
Significantly increasing traffic volumes
Source: SYKE 2008
Oil and chemical response in Finland
The Ministry of the Enviroment
The Finnish Enviroment
Institute (SYKE)
The Regional
Enviroment Centres
Regional Rescue Centres
(RRC)
• Responsable for management and
control of oil and chemical spill
response
• Responsable for oil spill response
at open sea
•Guides and controls municipalities,
owners of harbours, docks, and
industrial and storage plants which
are obliged to organise oil spill
response measures
•Takes care of oil spill response
in the sea area (not open sea)
and on land
What is SOKO?
• A joint development program for planning
HOW TO GET A LARGE AMOUNT OF OILY WASTE FROM POINT A
TO POINT B
• Scaled on the worst case oil spill that has come ashore
• A complementary study to the statutory contingency plans
• Practical guidelines, helping the response commander in
delegating tasks
• Results are collected in region specific comprehensive guidebooks
Our main clients are
• 5 Regional Rescue Services
• 2 Regional Environment Centres
• Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)
Method
• Studies undertaken mainly by further education
students
• Project steering group composed of oil
combating authorities, trans agency cooperation
• A temporary project will end in year 2011
Method
• Regional SOKO teams
Designated Rescue and Environment officers and
person from the SOKO project
• Identify unresolved issues in preparedness
• Supervise studies and evaluate the result
• Working together transparently and openly
SOKO endorses a large group of partners
Other oil spill authorities, educational institutes, civic
organisations and businesses etc
Part 2. The Plan and Some Results
Questions. we ask
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•How to move the waist
time/cost effectively?
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•. Bottlenecks in the
logistic chain?
• How to manage trans
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agency
co-operation?
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Setting up Scenario for Each Region
Evaluation time: 10 days
Spilling time: 8 hours
Spillage: 30 000 tons of crude oil
Thickness of oil layer: 5 micrometers
Oil has come ashore
Forming the “big spill” organisation
?
PEL-JOKE
Pelastustoiminnan johtaja
Muut viranomaisjohtajat
Muut YT-toimialat
Tiedotuspäällikkö
- pikatiedottaminen
- mediakeskus
Viestipäällikkö
- hätäkeskus
- kaupungin valvomo
Turvallisuuspäällikkö
Yhteysupseeri
- PV, Rajav., (pelastushelikopterit.)
- Poliisi, muut viranom, kunnan toimial.
- VaPePa, Pelastuskoirat, HeHu
Erityistilanneasiantuntija
- pommiuhka, kaappaus
- terrorismi, labra
Suunnittelujaos, Dokumentointi
- operaatiopäällikkö, tilannepäällikkö
- riskienhallinta-asiantuntija
- logistiikkapäällikkö
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TOJE
Toiminta-alueen johtaja
Hallintopäällikkö
- henkilöstöhallinto
- taloushallinto
TUJE
Tukitoimintojen johtoelin
Operaatioesimies
Tilanne-esimies
Viestiesimies
Kaistat
Muut toimialat
VaPePa
Asiantuntijat
Logistiikka
Lääkintä
Logistiikkaesimies
Lääkintäjohtaja
Kaista 1
Kaistanjohtaja
Erikoisajoneuvot
- maastoajoneuvot
- pelastushelikopterit
Luokitus
Kaista 2
Kaistanjohtaja
Lääkintäkontti
Teltat
Hoito
Kaistat 3, 4, 5....
Muonitus
Kuljetus
Kaluston huolto
-ajoneuvot, -polttoaineet
-ilma, suojavarusteet
Shoreline divided into sectors and lines
Shoreline is in
sectors, lines and
transport points
Polluted areas are
easy to locate
Cleaning
operations
directed
effectively
Operative charts
End point of sector
End point of line
Transportation spot
Sectors separated
by colors
PYH40 =
Symbol of sector
(locality, serial number)
Assessment forms, reconnaissance instructions
“Survey on feet” exercise for testing reconnaissance plan,
operative charts and shoreline assessment form
Health & Safety issues
• Frequently changing troops, volunteers
• What are the risks on the accident site?
• How to organise health and safety at work and
occupational health care?
• Who is responsible for that?
• Medical inspection before, during and after the work?
Arranging manual cleaning
• Dispersants and in situ burning are not used in
Finland (SYKE)
• Hard working environment & sensitive
archipelago
• Difficultly accessible shores
• Mechanical means are used when adequate
Transportation of oily wastes
• A functional logistical chain is a necessity
• Sufficient sea, road and railway transportation
• Route planning, transit times, vessel types,
availability
• Loading and discharging equipment, sites
• Legislation
Loading and discharging charts & documents
Road and railway transportation
• Driving instructions to the waste collecting points
• Every road leading to the collecting point is driven through
• Review of the transportation law and liability issues
• Forms for contracts of affreightment
Driving Instructions, GPS points
Temporary storing
• Adequate areas to build up
storage sites are charted and
documented
Conclusions
• The SOKO plan: when the incident rises to the major
scale  oil washes ashore  important resources
are needed
• Large number of projects partners involves risks, but
brings together those who would naturally come
together to respond
• To ensure the whole logistic chain is considered 
reducing the response time  minimising
environmental damage & response costs
www.kyamk.fi/soko
Thank you!
Contact information
• Melinda Pascale
+358 44 702 8520 melinda.pascale@kyamk.fi
• Justiina Halonen
+358 44 702 8514 justiina.halonen@kyamk.fi