1. 1 GOFREP – an example of transnational cooperation in enhancing maritime safety and marine environment protection XII RS International Seminar St.Petersburg, 21-22 October 2009 Andrus Maide, Director General Estonian Maritime Administration

2. Covers ~ 30 000 km 2 Average depth ~ 37,5 m Constitutes ~ 5% of Baltic Sea Lot of shallows and underwater rocks Gulf of Finland as a Sensitive Sea Area : –seashores and underwater ecosystems have been concidered as high ecological values with a mixture of species found in oceans and freshwaters –the routes of the oil tankers cross seal breeding areas, and nesting and resting areas of migratory birds –the sea is normally covered by ice 100 days per year –important recreational areas for hundreds of thousands of people using the sea for boating, fishing, bird-watching etc –millions of people cruising with high-class vessels between the capitals of the Baltic Sea GULF of Finland

3. 3 Oil transportation in the Gulf of Finland during 1987-2003 and prognosis for 2004 and 2010). Traffic

4. 4 Note that the oil has reached the coastline already in 1 to 2 days.(calculations: Prof. Ovsienko) Estonia Finland An example of oil spill spreading in the GoF during a few days on an average autumn day between Tallinn and Helsinki.

5. 5 GOFREP – Gulf of Finland Reporting System HELCOM Copenhagen Declaration, 10.09.2001 Trilateral working groups Strategic Operational Operators level

6. 6 Sillamäe GOFREP Area

7. 7 GOFREP – Mandatory Ship Reporting System (SRS) SOLAS V/11 IMO Resolution MSC.139(76) and A.857(20) Document of Joint Procedures (DJP)

8. 8 Sillamäe Full Report (Ch 61 or 81 reserve) Full Report (Before Departure or Entering into the GOFREP Area) GOFREP Centre Database Short Report (Ch 61 or 81 reserve) GOFREP – Mandatory Ship Reporting System (SRS)

9. 9 Costal Radio MRCC Tallinn Radio Costal Radio Primary radars Monit. VHF - main ch. - reserve - emergency AIS Vessel’s data Com. Info SRS information exchange network Hotline emergency situations St. Peterburg Helsinki Tallinn XML file transfer GOFREP – Information Exchange

10. 10 St. Peterburg Helsinki Tallinn XML file transfer AIS (VHF) Full- Short- reports AShip CPosition D ECourse (F)(F)Speed (H)(H)Entry I Destination and ETA ODraught PCargo QDeficiencies RPollution TOwner or agent USize and type WPersons X Bunkers and navigational status Violation reports + SSN Safe Sea Net NSW National Single Window GOFREP – Information Exchange

11. 11 Sillamäe GOFREP Directions

12. 12 GOFREP M ission – to prevent accidents at Sea To provide useful information for relevant institutions (traffic, vessel, cargo.....) in emergency situations & for SAR To enhance marine environment protection To contribute to the safety of life at sea To exchange information with stakeholders

13. 13 GOFREP – General Operational Concept Gather Information Impart Information Observe Respond

14. GOFREP – Results of Trilateral Cooperation Database Violation Reports Risk Assessment Safer Winter Navigation... 14

15. 15 Cooperation Harmonization Modernization and integration Reliability Training GOFREP – Development Principles

16. 16 Thank you for your attention!