# Council Decision (EU) 2019/1727 of 7 October 2019 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union at the Second Ministerial Meeting of the Bonn Agreement with regard to the Ministerial Declaration and the Bonn Agreement Strategic Action Plan (BASAP) 2019-2025 annexed thereto, Annex Addendum 1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/1727/annex/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-1727/annex-1
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