BALLAST WATER ISSUES AND GLOBALLAST PROJECT IN CROATIA Mr.Sc. Maja Markovcic Kostelac NTF Croatia Brazil, 13 November 2014 VIII BRAZILIAN SEMINAR ON BALLAST WATER & 4 th GEF-UNDP-IMO GloBallast Global Project Task Force Arraial do Cabo, Brazil November 2014

2 Size : km2 (land) m2 (sea) Population : 4.4 mil GDP : 78,4 bil USD USD per capita CROATIA

Coast line : 5835 km / 1777 km Islands : 1246/49 inhabited Ports : 6 ports open for international traffic Traffic :19 mil t cargo + 12 mil. passangers Fleet : -1.9 mil GT 1245 ships(121 int.trade) yachts boats foreign recreatial crafts/ann -Seafarers: nautical schools+4 nautic.univ.+ 22 training centers Maritime Croatia RIJEKA ZADAR ŠIBENIK SPLIT PLOČE DUBROVNIK

Ballast Water Management Study- FNI/DNV- Study- FNI ( ) BW Reporting (since 2005) Ballast Water Management Regulation, 2007 Sub-regional co-operation in the Adriatic Sea GloBballast Partnerships Project- Croatia as “leading partner”, 2008 Ratification of BWM Convention, in 2010 Post- ratification activities- Implementaion phase 4 BW issues in Croatia

Institutional arrangement 5 Leading Agency : Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Communication Other responsiable athoritiy : Ministry of Environment National Task Force /National Forum Established in 2008 Wide participation Working programme and

National Task Force  9 working groups:  Seafarers’ education  Inspection, sampling and analysis of ballast water  Sediment management  Assessment and certification of ballast water management systems  Risk assessment  Regional and Adriatic cooperation  Ratification of the BWM Convention and legal issues  Raising awareness  Research and monitoring of the sea 6

Ratification of BWM Convention, Milestones for new framework On 30 April 2010 Croatia ratified BWM Convention, 2004 (OG 03/10) 7

POST RATIFICATION ACTIVITIES  National ballast water status assessment (2011)  Strategy on Ballast Water Management in Croatia, with Action plan for – adopted in 2011  Regulation on Ballast Water Management, 2012  Economic assessment of implementation of the BWM Convention  Port Baseline Survey  PSC training and procedures  Workshop on treatment technologies  Regional co-operation- BALMAS Project 8

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION – PROBLEM DESRIPTION – DISCHARGE OF BW IN CROATIA – LEGAL INSTRUMENTS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK STRATEGIC PRIORITIES ACTION PLAN ( ) 9 BWM Strategy,2011

Outcommes: -Potential damages of introduction of alien invasive species: cca.1,5 Bil EUR -Implementation costs: cc 137 mil EUR -Recommendations: Preventive measures; Scientific Programmes; Education. 10 National BW ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT LPC/RC O Logo

New Regulation (OG,128/12)  Legal implementation mechanism  Implementation of Convention and Guidelines  Additional elements 11

MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REDUCTION OF HARMFUL IMPACT BY THE TRANSFER OF MARINE SPECIES THROUGH BALLAST WATER Objectives:

Measures  Ballast Water Management  Ballast water reporting  FSO- ships’ certification, exemption, type approval  Port State Control  Baseline studies in ports  Sediment Management

Application  all Croatian flagships in international trade and all ships calling at ports in Croatia or navigating the ISW; TS or EEZ  shall not apply: - Ships which navigate exclusively in the internal sea waters or territorial sea -Not designed to carry ballast water or have permanent BW -Warships, public vessels, etc. Extention to national trade (Ministry may,...) Exceptions (safety, same location) Exemptions (Reg. A-4)

Ballast water management  ballast water exchange  ballast water treatment  ballast water discharge into reception facilities  retaining ballast water on board the ship

Phasing in of D-2 Standard < BWC <5000 BWC D-1 (BWE)D-2 (BWT)* D-1 (BWE) New BWC < 5000 D-2 (BWT)* D-2 (BWT) New BWC > 5000 D-1 (BWE) New BWC > 5000D-2 (BWT) * Not later than the first intermediate or renewal survey after the anniversary date of delivery of the ship in the year of compliance with the standard applicable to the ship D-1: BW exchange standard according to Reg. D-1 D-2: BW treatment standard according to Reg. D-2 Res. A.1005(25) RES. A.1088(28)

BW Exchange/Control Standard  When D-1 Standard is applied- BW on discharge should not have salinity of less than 36%o  If yes- additional testing- No more than 105 cells L-1 of mycroplanctons and no dynophlagelate cysts

Barcelona, OSPAR and Helsinki Convention- Guidelines  Resolution on temporary voluntary application of D1 standard for Ballast Water Exchange for ships navigating between the Mediteranean Sea and NorthEast Atlatic and/or Baltic Sea Application from 1 Oct 2012

Ballast Water Exchange in semi- enclosed and enclosed seas

BW Exchange Zone???  Concentration of traffic  Concentration of unmannaged BW in most sensitive area  Secondary introduction  Dumping site?

Ballast Water Reporting  Apply to all ships to which the Convention applies  48 hours in advance or after departure from the last port  Standardized form  Part of general reporting formalities (CIMIS)

BALLAST WATER January 2005 – December 2012 In MT YEAR TYPE B.W. CAPACITY B.W. ON BOARD DISCHARGE D B.W Table 2.

Survey and Certification  Section E of the BWM Convention  Certificates- ships ≤400 GT  Approved BWM Plan- all ships (Guidelines G4)  Ballast Water Record Book

Port State Control  Documentation Check  Development of protocol for ballast water sampling  Guidelines for inspectors  Sampling and testing  Co-operation of PSC officers/laboratories  Training

Port Baseline surveys  Port Authorities must conduct port baseline studies in order to determine the state of the sea in port area.  Development of protocols for Port Baseline surveys according to CRIMP Protocol  The Ministry has provided in the budget for 2011 and 2012 funds for PBS  In 2014-aditional PBS within BALMAS Project  Collection of data for risk assessment

Adriatic co-operation BALMAS Project Monitoring activities (baseline surveys and monitoring in ports)- exchange of information BW Reporting BW Risk Assessment (Invasive Alien Species Risk Assessment, Prepare strategic impact assessment) Early warning system DSS PSC including sampling- exchange of info Training activities Sediment reception facilities- guidelines and best practice Promotion of BW Convention implementation 28

Post-ratification Advantages (+)  Political will  Public awareness  Additional motivation of stakeholders  Structured tasks  Defined institutional framework Challenges (-)  Convention not yet in force  Industry concerns  Availability of technology  Uncertainty in PSC rules and standards  Implementation availability concerns  Civil society concerns

Uncertainty Psc standards vis-a-vis G8 standards Implemantation dates Short Sea Shipping- exemption? Costs

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