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09 febrero 2008

El hueco

Del Lloyds List -- Emsa defends 'gap' in oil spill coverage

By Justin Stares in Brussels - Friday 8 February 2008

THE continuing lack of emergency European Union oil pollution coverage off the Spanish coast is not the result of deliberate policy, the European Maritime Safety Agency said today.

No vessel is stationed off the Galician and Cantabrian coasts because there was no industry response in that area when tenders were called, Emsa said.

The justification followed criticism from Spanish Euro MPs, who asked why the area, which was devastated by the Prestige spill, remained uncovered, despite several tenders and a growing network of standby pollution response ships across the continent.

Spanish MEPs Josu Ortuondo Larrea, said: “Yet again we are faced with the paradox that no anti-pollution vessel is to be stationed in one of the areas most affected by marine pollution in recent years. Namely the Galician and Cantabrian coast, a high-risk area due to the fact that passing international sea-traffic is amongst the heaviest in the world and has seen numerous accidents, of which the Prestige disaster stands out in terms of the scale of its environmental, economic and social impact.”

Mr Larrea’s comment was supported by Ignasi Guardans Cambó. Both men sit with the Liberal group in the Strasbourg parliament.

But James Wood, assistant to the Emsa executive director, said: “There were not any offers from industry in that area, that is why there is no ship stationed there.”

He said that the sea off Galicia will however be covered by a pollution response ship stationed in Brest and another stationed in Portugal.

Emsa, which does not have the budget to buy its own anti-pollution ships, has opted for a system of standby contracts with shipowners. Refitted vessels can trade normally but must be available to the Lisbon-based agency at short notice and must take part in annual training exercises.

While the network of ships is expanding and is this year expected to include the Black Sea, holes in coverage became evident last year when the Spanish government requested Emsa help for a vessel it thought might break up in the Bay of Algeciras.

The closest Emsa vessels was in Malta, but it got stuck in bad weather and took around a week to reach Spain.

Madrid, 28 de enero de 2008
El Consejo de Administración de la Sociedad de Salvamento y Seguridad Marítima, dependiente del Ministerio de Fomento a través de la Dirección General de Marina Mercante, ha aprobado la adjudicación del contrato de fletamento, con opción a compra, de una unidad marítima recogedora y de almacenamiento de hidrocarburos a la empresa Sertosa Norte S.L., por un período de 2 años –prorrogables dos años más- y un importe de 1.931.457 euros.

La barcaza, de nueva construcción y cuya entrada en servicio está prevista para principios de verano, dará respuesta a derrames de hidrocarburos y se utilizará como medio recogedor y de depósito de las sustancias recogidas, con una capacidad de almacenamiento de 3.100 m3. La embarcación incorporará diversos equipos como brazos recogedores, bombas succionadoras de hidrocarburos (skimmers) y barreras de contención. Los tanques dispondrán de un sistema de decantación por gravedad y estarán dotados de calefacción, lo que garantiza la facilidad de descarga de los mismos. Adicionalmente, y para operaciones de aligeramiento de la carga de buques en situación de avería, tendrá una capacidad de recibir hasta 1.500 toneladas en su cubierta, específicamente reforzada para ello.

La nueva unidad tendrá su base habitual en el Puerto de A Coruña, pudiendo ser desplazada a la zona donde fuera necesaria su intervención.

Etiquetas: CEE, LCC, mfom

# Escrito por Marmer @ 9.2.08

07 enero 2008

"Alumnos" para la EMSA

The European Maritime Safety Agency offers traineeships for a period of at least 3 months and at most 5 months. The traineeship program aims to provide trainees with work experience in the field of maritime safety legislation, response to pollution at sea and cooperation among member states in safety at sea matters. In-service training enables trainees to acquire practical experience by means of their work and put into practice the knowledge they have acquired during their academic studies or professional careers in the areas of maritime safety, communication or administration. Detailed information related to the activities and structure of the European Maritime Safety Agency can be found by visiting the EMSA website at http://www.emsa.europa.eu.

Etiquetas: CEE, SAR

# Escrito por Marmer @ 7.1.08

12 octubre 2007

la Comisión propone una política marítima integrada para la UE

La Mar es muy grande y también la Comisión Europea está por no dividir

La Comisión ha adoptado hoy una Comunicación en la que se define su visión de una política marítima integrada para la UE, junto con un plan de acción detallado que establece un ambicioso programa de trabajo para los próximos años. La relación de Europa con los mares y los océanos está cambiando rápidamente, con todas las oportunidades y desafíos que ello supone, debido a los descubrimientos científicos, los grandes avances en desarrollo tecnológico, la mundialización, el cambio climático y la contaminación marina. Una política marítima integrada permitirá a la Unión hacer frente a esos desafíos. La presente propuesta se basa en una amplia consulta pública que finalizó el pasado mes de junio y representa el trabajo de un grupo director de diez Comisarios, presidido por Joe Borg. La Comunicación y el plan de acción van acompañados de un informe sobre los resultados de la consulta que han puesto de relieve un sólido apoyo de las partes interesadas a la iniciativa de la Comisión.

• The Commission will:
• Promote improved cooperation between Member States' Coastguards and appropriate agencies.
• Take steps towards a more interoperable surveillance system to bring together existing monitoring and tracking systems used for maritime safety and security, protection of the marine environment, fisheries control, control of external borders and other law enforcement activities.

El Plan..., en inglés. Donde algunos ya meten cuello.

Etiquetas: CEE, SAR

# Escrito por Marmer @ 12.10.07

10 octubre 2007

EU LRIT DC a la vuelta de la esquina

Nota de Prensa

Considering that, in order to comply with such regulation, all IMO contracting governments shall establish or join an LRIT data centre to be fully operational by the end of 2008,

The COUNCIL:
1. AGREES to the setting-up of a European Union Long Range Identification and Tracking Data Centre (EU LRIT DC), to be managed by the Commission, in cooperation with Member States, through the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), and STRESSES that the objective of the EU LRIT DC should include maritime security, Search and Rescue (SAR), maritime safety and protection of the marine environment, taking into consideration respective developments within the IMO context;

Etiquetas: CEE, SAR

# Escrito por Marmer @ 10.10.07

19 septiembre 2007

Fronteras

Del Lloyds List

19 September 2007 Lloyds List
EUROPEAN Union transport commissioner Jacques Barrot is to appoint two coordinators, or transport 'czars', in an attempt to kickstart cross-border maritime projects.

After expressing satisfaction with the work performed by the current coordinators, who are overseeing the development of pan-European rail networks, Mr Barrot said he would soon be creating similar positions for Motorways of the Sea and inland waterways. "The European co-ordinator is now recognised as a key player in the context of the trans-European networks," Mr Barrot said. "On the basis of this very good initial experience, I believe the arrangements should be extended to projects other than those for railway infrastructure.

"During the next few days the commission will be appointing two new co-ordinators, who will be responsible for invigorating the projects relating to the Motorways of the Sea and inland waterways."

Etiquetas: CEE

# Escrito por Marmer @ 19.9.07

28 julio 2007

GPS - Galileo common civil signal

Buenas noticias para los amigos del GPS. Si son listos, nuevos equipos al canto para que los nórdicos se forren<./p>

On 26 July 2007, the United States and the European Union announced their agreement to jointly adopt and provide an improved design for their respective Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals. These signals will be implemented on the Galileo Open Service and the GPS IIIA new civil signal.

The resulting GPS L1C signal and Galileo L1F signal have been optimized to use a multiplexed binary offset carrier (MBOC) waveform. Future receivers using the MBOC signal should be able to track the GPS and/or Galileo signals with higher accuracy in challenging environments that include multipath, noise, and interference.

Etiquetas: CEE

# Escrito por Marmer @ 28.7.07

10 julio 2007

UK Seafarers 2006

28100 trabajando en La Mar, de ellos 13600 son oficiales, y de estos menos de 100 son los oficiales españoles navegando bajo la Red Ensign. La tendencia es a la baja, para 2020 les quedarán unos 7000. El informe del dft en pdf

Etiquetas: CEE

# Escrito por Marmer @ 10.7.07

29 junio 2007

Etiquetado EU normalizado

European Commission has adopted the “Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, and amending Directive 67/548/EEC and Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006” (COM(2007) 355 final).

Un montón de volumenes para descargar, porque cuando hacen falta nunca están disponibles o facilmente accesibles.

Etiquetas: CEE, Legislación

# Escrito por Marmer @ 29.6.07

22 marzo 2007

La falta de vocación

We should put an end to discriminatory treatment of EU seafarers paid on home/residence conditions and they should no longer be excluded from social legislation applying to other sectors", he said. EP rapporteur Willy Piecyk (PES, DE), suggested that all schools in the EU should have maritime education on their programmes.

Hay acuerdo en que hay que mejorar la imagen y las condiciones pero la realidad parece que les supera, Improve the image of the EU shipping sector, say MEPs and experts

Etiquetas: CEE

# Escrito por Marmer @ 22.3.07

09 marzo 2007

EC

Transport Committee advocates stricter maritime safety rules. Oooops

Etiquetas: CEE, Legislación

# Escrito por Marmer @ 9.3.07

18 febrero 2007

Deteccion Satelite de Vertidos

Nine European Union states are now using satellite images to monitor their waters of jurisdiction while eight others make use of more traditional methods (surveillance with aerial and navigable means).
Since 1st January 2007, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has been providing an early oil spill detection service by receiving and automatically processing satellite images from the entire European waters.

Etiquetas: CEE, LCC

# Escrito por Marmer @ 18.2.07

31 diciembre 2006

Alternative Certification

Del Lloyds List 27/12/06

At present the existence of dual purpose officers and general purpose ratings allows for horizontal flexibility in the manning of ships and the way the work is organised on board.
"However, there is also a need to consider the possibility of vertical flexibility, where specialist and other functions can be more evenly distributed among the crew.
"Therefore the relevant provisions of the STCW convention and code should be examined in order to asses the need for adapting the pertinent provisions

Dice el refrán "Mas vale fortuna en tierra que bonanza en la mar", lo citado es una propuesta de los 27 países de la CEE para la próxima revisión del STCW que empieza el mes que viene en la OMI y se espera esté listo en 2008.

Los únicos que han tienen dudas en la unión son los ingleses, las primeras declaraciones en contra han partido de los sindicatos y también del MCA, ya que la seguridad en parte está en la formación.

Brian Orrell secretario del Numast:

The proposals clearly present the potential for a diminution of the officer profession by enabling ratings to function as watchkeepers without the full certification of officers, Other effects could include a reduction in opportunities for junior officers, and less investment in cadet training

También se ha mojado el portavoz del MCA:

The United Kingdom does not agree with this particular phraseology and has sympathy with the union's position. This particular paragraph is being read by the union as meaning that a partly trained rating could keep a navigational watch of some description.

Etiquetas: CEE, Legislación

# Escrito por Marmer @ 31.12.06

17 diciembre 2006

Galileo, libro verde

La CEE ha publicado el libro verde del proyecto Galileo.

Llama la atención, el cuestionario abierto a todos para enviar la opinión sobre el proyecto. La democracia de internet puede estar más cercana de lo que algunos piensan.

Etiquetas: CEE

# Escrito por Marmer @ 17.12.06

26 noviembre 2006

Joe Borg

5 paginas en pdf del discurso de Joe Borg, donde tira hacia una política marítima integral, destacando el Coast Guard Europeo y la unificación comunitaria de puertos. Alguna china va encontrar en el paseo, pero el camino parece el correcto.

Etiquetas: CEE

# Escrito por Marmer @ 26.11.06

 

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