Illegal discharges of oil from ships
28 November to 2 December 2005, Brest.
This workshop was organised by Cedre with the support of the
European Commission (Directorate General Environment). It
took place in Brest (France) from November 28 to December
2, gathering more than 30 delegates of governmental authorities
from 15 European countries. This high level of participation
enabled fruitful discussions on the topic of illegal discharges
of oil due to the maritime traffic in the seas around Europe.
The workshop included seven round tables, dealing with all
the topics tackled in the program. It was attended by European
JRC and EMSA as well as French authorities involved in proceedings.
The opening speech session was given by Cedre’s director;
the representative of the European Commission gave a lecture
about the action of the European Commission on the matter
of pollution response. Lectures were given by representatives
of the Bonn Agreement in charge of pollution surveillance
and the president of the North Sea Network of Prosecutors
and observers responsible for exchanges between North Sea
members. Cedre presided over the debates concerning the workshop
recommendations derived from the first four days of discussions.
DAY
ONE -
Monday 28 November 2005
Chairman:
Mr. Daniel SILVESTRE
Rapporteur: Mr. Daniel ROY
General
introduction and Welcome address
Dr. Michel GIRIN, Director of Cedre
Presentation
of Cedre
Mr. Christophe ROUSSEAU, deputy director of Cedre
Illicit
discharges: legal aspects
Reporting, prosecuting, repressing illicit discharge from
ships at sea
Mr. Yann RABUTEAU, Allegans, France
Rountable:
Reflections on perspectives, evolution and limits
Chairman: Mr. Christophe MARQUES /Mr. Yann RABUTEAU, Allegans
France
DAY TWO -
Tuesday 29 November 2005
Chairman:
Mr. Guido FERRARO
Rapporteur: Mr. Christophe ROUSSEAU
Presentation of the action of the European Commission in matters
of marine pollution response
Mr. Guido FERRARO, European Commission / Joint Research Centre
Evidence
through aerial surveillance
Observation conditions and evidence
Mr. Dennis VAN DER VEEN, Ministry of transport, Public Works,
& Water Management, Netherlands
Oil
mixtures and evidence through sample analysis
Conditions for sampling, analyses, conditions for interpretation
of results
Mr. Ronny SCHALLIER, Management Unit of North sea Mathematical
Models, Belgium
Evidence
through teledetection: use of images and remote sensing means
Mr. François PARTHIOT, Delegate for the Mediterranean,
Cedre
Roundtable:
material evidence of offences and trainig of observers
Chairman: Mr. Christophe ROUSSEAU, deputy Director of Cedre
Roundtable:
delimitation of areas and regional collaboration
Chairman: Mr. Jeremy SMART, MCA enforcement Unit, (Chairman
of North Sea Network)
Lectures
and discussions report day-2
DAY THREE -
Wednesday 30 November 2005
Chairman:
Ms Sylvie RAVALET
Rapporteur: Mr. Michel GIRIN & Ms Anne LE ROUX
Deviation
in case of offence
Mr. Le GOAZIOU, Prémar Atlantique, Action de l’état
en mer, France
Ship
inspection
MOU’s inspectors’ point of view
Mr. Pierre PINLOU, Port state control officer, France
Orphan
pollutions and ships tracking
a spanish point of view on slicks backtracking
Mr. Vicente PEREZ , Director de METEOGALICIA, Spain
Roundtable:
ships inspection/legal investigation and legal proceedings
against offending ships
Chairman: Mr. Daniel SILVESTRE, Secretariat General for the
Sea, France
Roundtable:
new means and pieces of evidence
Chairman: Ms Garbiñe AYENSA, INTECMAR, Spain
ANTEA
incident /Pollution Incident in Great Belt
Denmark delegate
Buoys
as evidence recovery Tool
Sweden delegation
Lectures
and discussions report day-3
Submission of minutes for the round tables were made to all groups and opened to discussion in order to achieve a list of recommendations.
Conclusions of this workshop are available on this page.
Last update: 21/12/05
DAY FOUR - Thursday 1 December 2005
Chairman: Mr. Eric DONNAY
Rapporteur: Mr. Vincent GOURIOU
Sanction of offences: the point of view of conservationists
Mr. Jacques MANGOLD, Director of the association of elected representatives of the Breton coast (Vigipol), France
Damage assessment: an italian point of view
Ms Cristina FARCHI, ICRAM, Italy
Operational discharge assessment: Bonn Agreement appearance code and long term monitoring of operational discharges: Towards an European Atlas of sea-based oil pollution
Mr. Guido FERRARO, European Commission / Joint Research Centre (OTSOPA Chairman)
An Introduction to the roundtable By Mr. Loïc KERAMBRUN
Roundtable: Environmental damage assessment in case of discharge
Chairman:Mr. Loïc KERAMBRUN, suivi des pollutions, Cedre
Roundtable: sanctions against offending ships, current situation and evolution
Chairman:Mr. Daniel ROY, in charge of juridical matters, Cedre
Lectures and discussions report day-4
DAY FIVE - Friday 2 December 2005
Chairman: Mr. Christophe ROUSSEAU
Rapporteur: Mr. Daniel ROY
Final recommendations of the workshop