Capt R Gabriele CMILT, FNI

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2 Capt R Gabriele CMILT, FNI Head, Pollution and Incident Response Ports & Yachting Directorate Malta Transport Centre Marsa MRS 1917 Tel: Mob: Fax: richard.gabriele@transport.gov.mt

3 Transport Malta s duties and responsibilities CALYPSO Project Kick off meeting Polo Universitario Lungomare Dante Alighieri Trapani May 2011

4 Putting you in the picture: Population: 406,771 (July 2010 est.) Coastline: km Area: 316 km sq Territorial Sea: 12nm Contiguous Zone: 24nm Excl. Fishing Zone: 25nm Industries: Tourism, electronics, ship building and repair, construction, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, footwear, clothing, tobacco, aviation services, financial services, information technology services MALTA

5 Malta s Location

6 Malta s Location (2)

7 The Authority Transport Malta is the Authority for Transport in Malta set up by the Authority for Transport in Malta Act and started functioning on 1 st January All employees are civilian and not military Took over all duties of the previous Malta Maritime Authority, Civil Aviation Department and Malta Transport Authority 8 Directorates: Corporate Services Directorate Enforcement Directorate Ports and Yachting Directorate Merchant Shipping Directorate Land Transport Directorate Roads and Infrastructure Directorate Integrated Transport Strategy Directorate Civil Aviation Directorate Information and Communication Technology Directorate

8 The Authority (2) Ports and Yachting Directorate (PYD): Responsibilities: Preserving the good order in internal and territorial waters Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) Management of all vessel traffic in Maltese territorial waters Safety of navigation Overall control of port work and provision of port workers Prevention and control of pollution and emergency response Provision of pilotage Firefighting facilities Supplies and other ship requirements Regulating, controlling and promoting yachting centres

9 National Competent Authority Transport Malta (TM) is the National Competent Authority (NCA) for matters relating to pollution at sea and for other emergencies at sea, including the allocation of a Place of Refuge, but excludes SAR Responsible to ensure Malta s compliance to IMO Conventions and applicable EU directives/regulations Overall command during an incident at sea To manage response units and equipment

10 National Competent Authority Support of: (2) Civil Protection Department (CPD) Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) Police Private contractors

11 Pollution & Incident Response Unit The Pollution and Incident Response Unit is TM s operational Unit within the Ports & Yachting Directorate. Main functions and responsibilities: To take overall command during any incident at sea including salvage operations Emergency preparedness and response in ports and territorial waters Maintain and implement the National Marine Pollution Contingency Plan (NMPCP)

12 Pollution & Incident Response Unit (2) Maintain and implement the plan on Places of Refuge in accordance with local and international legislative requirements Focal point in relation to pollution and incident response matters to IMO, REMPEC, EC & EMSA To monitor compliance with national legislation and implement the OPRC Convention

13 Contingency Plans All terminals and facilities have approved emergency contingency plans 6 oil terminals in Valletta and 5 in Marsaxlokk 1 LPG terminal in Marsaxlokk

14 Response TM is responsible to ensure Malta s preparedness to respond to an incident Government and private entities own various types of equipment Inshore/offshore booms Skimmers Salvage pumps Sorbents etc. Small vessels Firefighting/pollution response tug

15 Response (2) Apart from the local assets EMSA has 18 response vessels on standby under a charter party Various types - tankers/bunker barges, dredgers, supply vessels etc Equipped with booms, skimmers and sweeping arms, oil separators, etc Are trading mainly in the area where based and can be mobilised in 24 hours

16 EMSA response vessels in the Mediterranean EMSA response vessels: 2 Central Med Valletta (MT) 2 West Med Algeciras (SP) & La Spezia (IT) 2 East Med Piraeus (GR) 1 Black Sea Constanza (RO) (The two vessels based in Valletta and the one in La Spezia are Maltese owned and operated)

17 Exercises A national exercise once a year Attended by observers from EMSA and REMPEC Use of local and EMSA chartered response vessels. Coordinated from TM s Emergency Control Centre in Marsa which is equipped with a full VTS workstation Deployment and operation of equipment

18 Exercises (2) Terminals conduct regular exercises TM participates as observer Meetings with stakeholders to discuss any issues

19 Exercises (3) Inflatable offshore boom

20 The importance of Project CALYPSO In the Med tide is not any issue but wind and currents are Real time information on wind and sea state exist Real time information on currents is lacking Important to have real time information during an emergency

21 The importance of Project CALYPSO (2) Real time information is required to be able to compile predictions Needed to be able to plan SAR and response operations Required to compile statistical patterns of rate and direction of drift to compile long term predictions

22 WP4.2 Bi-lateral co-operation TM would be leading this WP with the following aims: Exchange of information between all those involved in response operations To hold meetings between the Maltese and Italian Authorities involved To promote expertise in the field To aid in planning for common coordination of operational activities

23 WP4.2 Bi-lateral co-operation (2) Sharing of knowledge, facilities, equipment and support in the use of data To establish protocols for daily and emergency operations Partners to agree to commit themselves to maintain the equipment To device national monitoring programmes in the two countries The integration of the project within operational activities

24 Proposed initial activities Initial meeting will be held with the Maltese entities responsible for SAR and operational response (week 21/22) If necessary further meeting/s with Italian Maritime Authorities Maritime Authorities to submit details on current set up and responsibilities of their related maritime activities Where necessary further bi-lateral meetings will be held Will be setting deadlines which will be communicated following the meeting with the Maltese partners

25 Conclusion Such a project should be given all support especially by those entities and agencies which are directly involved I AM SURE THAT WITH THE SUPPORT OF ALL WE WILL DELIVER

26 Thank you for your attention

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