Annex Addendum 1
United Kingdom
Tasks 1-18 in relation to Strategic Aim A (prevention):
| Task | Strategic Action | Description | Target date | Lead | Progress | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.1 | Execute aerial and satellite surveillance operations, including national flights, regional flights, Tour d’Horizon flights and CEPCO/SuperCEPCO flights, to detect, investigate, gather evidence and monitor spillage of oil and other harmful substances, taking into account strategic surveillance needs. | Activities undertaken throughout the year | CP | Ongoing | |
| 2 | A.1 | Maintain coverage and efficiency of aerial surveillance and analyse strategically surveillance needs, inter alia based on an evaluation of existing data sets of detections of observed oil pollution and other substances. | CP | CleanSeaNet — EMSA Fisheries — EU Agency EFCA NL — Task manager w/ CP NL to draft and circulate to HoDs BE — MARPOL Annex VI. | ||
| 3 | A.3 A.4 A.5 | Consider developing minimum recommendations on surveillance operations in the Bonn Agreement area and outcomes expected (MARPOL VI, Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems). | EU (for options on streamlining maritime surveillance e.g. for fisheries and pollution purposes) BE — Co lead (Annex VI) EU — Drones | Initial MARPOL Annex VI discussions started at OTSOPA 19. EMSA started with operational RPAS service. | Ongoing | |
| 4 | A.2 | Maintain an efficient standard of monitoring and reporting, utilising the appropriate system to report detected pollution to the Bonn Agreement. | Activities undertaken when required | CP | Ongoing | |
| 5 | A.3 | In cooperation with the European Maritime Safety Agency make optimum use of satellite images, e.g. through CleanSeaNet, in order to follow-up to first alert of detection of possible pollution through aerial surveillance. and | Activities undertaken when required | CP | Ongoing | |
| 6 | A.3 | Report on and respond to developments of High Altitude Pseudo Satelites (HAPS)and Remote Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS). | Activities undertaken when required | CP | EU/EMSA - HAPS & RPAS | Ongoing |
| 8 | A.13 | Supporting/promoting the implementation of Traffic Separation Schemes, and highlight other BE-AWARE recommendations in relation to Vessel Traffic Services, AIS in Windfarms and E-Navigation, to authorities responsible for risk reduction measures. | Ongoing | CP | Ireland, Norway and NL have had workshops | Different national departments are responsible for implementation. |
| 9 | A.6 B.I | Maintain and keep up to date the Aerial Operations Handbook. | Annually at OTSOPA | NO & CP | Ongoing | |
| 10 | A.6 B.I | Maintain the online version of the Bonn Agreement Oil Appearance Code (BAOAC), including photo atlas, for air crew and expert level as part of the Bonn Agreement website redevelopment. | Activities undertaken when required | FR & CP | Ongoing | |
| 11 | A.4 A.5 A.10 | Strengthen and expand cooperation on the detection and observation of offences in relation to MARPOL Annexes and the contribution to enforcement and liaise with IMO. | Ongoing | CP/NSN/Sec | Ongoing | |
| 12 | A.5 A.10 | Consider the development of a common technical strategy and operational approach for monitoring compliance for NOx and SOx. | BE, DK (tbc), FR NL? EMSA (tbc) | New | ||
| 13 | A.7 A.9 | Strengthen cooperation with the North Sea Network of Investigators and Prosecutors (NSN) and jointly: a. maintain and keep up to date the North Sea Manual on Maritime Oil Pollution Offences; b. arrange workshops for subjects of mutual interest; c. assist, where useful, in the publicity of convictions and establish environmental track records for shipping companies. | NL/Sec | Possible subjects for seminar 2019-25: HNS Marine Litter | Ongoing | |
| 14 | A.8 | Continue the activities of OSINET in order to: a. improve knowledge and experience of relevant laboratories regarding oil spill forensics, including through inter-calibration exercises; and b. keep/develop up to date analytical procedures and reference methods, including for oil sampling at sea | DE/OSINET | Ongoing | ||
| 15 | A.12 B.1 | Maintain and keep up to date the Bonn Agreement website and dissemination of electronic publications (i.e. manuals, handbooks and reports). | Activity undertaken when required | Sec/CP | Secretariat to investigate possibility of maintaining source of decisions/actions. | Ongoing |
| 17. | A.2 | Review existing recommendations for notifications and make necessary adjustments when required. | Activity undertaken when required | CP | New | |
| 18 | A.12 | Implement the Bonn Agreement Communication Strategy. | Sec | Ongoing | ||