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Development of maritime safety in the Baltic Sea
Support the development of vessel traffic information , traffic monitoring system interoperability and other means of maritime safety in the Baltic Sea area.
Commitment from the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference, BSPC, adopted at Enlarged Standing Committee meeting of the organization 28th of January 2010 in Brussels. To be presented at the Baltic Sea Action Summit in Helsinki 10th of February 2010 by the President of the Standing Committee of BSPC, Ms Christina Gestrin MP, Finland:
Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (BSPC), representing parliamentarians from all parliaments in the Baltic Sea Area, will continue the political actions aiming at the recovery of the Baltic Sea by implementation of Helcoms Baltic Sea Action Plan. In order to support the implementation process BSPC will continue to take political initiatives expressed e.g. in the resolutions from the yearly conferences , to follow the actions taken by the states in the region and to exercise parliamentary pressure on the governments urging them to fulfil the obligations already accepted by approving of the BSAP. BSPC will in this connection during the next year emphasize the segment of Safety of navigation and the importance of enhancing the operation of ship reporting systems (SRS) and vessel traffic services (VTS) by harmonizing and elaborating the existing systems in the Baltic Sea. In order to achieve results in this field BSPC urges the governments to create a common agreement aiming at the creation of a ship reporting system for the whole Baltic Sea. BSPC will follow the implementation of this commitment through the coming year and ask the governments to give a status report on the issue to the parliamentarians convening at the 19th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference in the end of next August in Mariehamn, Åland Islands.
BSPC's Standing Committee will take this question to the agenda of its standing committee and enlarged standing committee meetings through the year and in its discussions with the presidency of the Council of Baltic Sea States and with representatives for the EU commission. Safety of navigation and the support for development of vessel traffic information, traffic monitoring system interoperability and other means of maritime safety in the Baltic Sea area are also going to be discussed at he forthcoming BSPC-conference next summer.
Commitment from the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference, BSPC, adopted at Enlarged Standing Committee meeting of the organization 28th of January 2010 in Brussels. To be presented at the Baltic Sea Action Summit in Helsinki 10th of February 2010 by the President of the Standing Committee of BSPC, Ms Christina Gestrin MP, Finland:
Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (BSPC), representing parliamentarians from all parliaments in the Baltic Sea Area, will continue the political actions aiming at the recovery of the Baltic Sea by implementation of Helcoms Baltic Sea Action Plan. In order to support the implementation process BSPC will continue to take political initiatives expressed e.g. in the resolutions from the yearly conferences , to follow the actions taken by the states in the region and to exercise parliamentary pressure on the governments urging them to fulfil the obligations already accepted by approving of the BSAP. BSPC will in this connection during the next year emphasize the segment of Safety of navigation and the importance of enhancing the operation of ship reporting systems (SRS) and vessel traffic services (VTS) by harmonizing and elaborating the existing systems in the Baltic Sea. In order to achieve results in this field BSPC urges the governments to create a common agreement aiming at the creation of a ship reporting system for the whole Baltic Sea. BSPC will follow the implementation of this commitment through the coming year and ask the governments to give a status report on the issue to the parliamentarians convening at the 19th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference in the end of next August in Mariehamn, Åland Islands.
BSPC's Standing Committee will take this question to the agenda of its standing committee and enlarged standing committee meetings through the year and in its discussions with the presidency of the Council of Baltic Sea States and with representatives for the EU commission. Safety of navigation and the support for development of vessel traffic information, traffic monitoring system interoperability and other means of maritime safety in the Baltic Sea area are also going to be discussed at he forthcoming BSPC-conference next summer.
2010 February 02
Milestones
1st Milestone
2010 February 02
19th Baltic Sea parliamentary Conference
2010 August 30
2nd Milestone
2010 December 28
Status of Follow-Up as of 28 December 2010:
Since the adoption of the commitment to the BSAS, BSPC has raised the issue of enhanced coordinated sea surveillance in numerous connections:
- In speeches and presentations, e g at the CBSS Summit in June and at the 19th BSPC;
- In articles: The Baltic Rim Economies in June, in Asia-Europe Journal in October, and in Hufvudstadsbladet in December;
- In the work of the BSPC Working Group on Integrated Maritime Policy;
- In the Resolution from the 19th BSPC, forwarded to all the governments of the Baltic Sea Region, The EU and the CBSS.
BSPC will also contact HELCOM with a request for information on the progress of coordinating sea surveillance systems in the Baltic Sea.
Since the adoption of the commitment to the BSAS, BSPC has raised the issue of enhanced coordinated sea surveillance in numerous connections:
- In speeches and presentations, e g at the CBSS Summit in June and at the 19th BSPC;
- In articles: The Baltic Rim Economies in June, in Asia-Europe Journal in October, and in Hufvudstadsbladet in December;
- In the work of the BSPC Working Group on Integrated Maritime Policy;
- In the Resolution from the 19th BSPC, forwarded to all the governments of the Baltic Sea Region, The EU and the CBSS.
BSPC will also contact HELCOM with a request for information on the progress of coordinating sea surveillance systems in the Baltic Sea.
2010 December 28
Details
Christina Gestrin
state agency or public body
other
Chairmanship in Finland, Secretariat in Denmark
Jan Widberg
jwREMOVETHISCAPITALTEXT@norden.org
+ 45 3396 0446
Jan Widberg
jwREMOVETHISCAPITALTEXT@norden.org
+ 45 3396 0446
Jan Widberg, Head of BSPC Secretariat, c/o Nordic Council, Store Strandstrade 18, DK-1255 Copenhagen K, denmark
other
Political action and Parliamentary pressure
Clean and Safe Maritime Activities
Increase of maritime safety and reduction of environmental risks. Permanent impact.
Agreement between the governments in the Baltic Sea Area.
The whole Baltic Sea
HELCOM , Navigation security authorities, CBSS
Significant effort
28/01/2010
18 months