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MEDITERRANEAN STRATEGY ON SHIPS BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

03.09.2014. Lisbon,
Ivana Marovi, bc.sc. Republic of Croatia
Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Traffic and Infrstructure

The Mediterranean sea

a semi-enclosed sea with specific hydrological and ecological features, vulnerable to
the effects of pollution and invasive species
Suez Canal acting as a vector for invasive species
extensive coastline (46,000 km long)
High traffic density of merchant ships:
The Mediterranean accounts for 15% of global shipping activity by number of
calls
18% of global seaborne crude oil shipments take place within or through the
Mediterranean 1

1 EU-funded SafeMed Project LMIU Study of Maritime Traffic Flows in the Mediterranean Sea, July 2008, and associated database.

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Ship traffic in the Mediterranean Sea in 2006

Left: in terms of number of Voyages in 2007, Right; in terms of DWT

(millions of tons)

The region in the world with 662 invasive species

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GloBallast Partnerships in the Mediterranean

Global Technical Co-operation Project financed by the GEF (Global Environment

Facility) of the World Bank and implemented in six priority regions, including the
Mediterranean
Enhance knowledge, Regional capacity building (workshops / seminars/training courses)
and National capacity building in the region
Funding: GloBallast Project, REMPEC, IMO-ITCP and SafeMed Project
Regional Co-ordination Organization (RCO): REMPEC (shipping) in co-operation with RAC
SPA (biodiversity)
Lead countries (Jordan, Egypt, Croatia and Turkey) to lead the process, share and
replicate experience and strategy

September 2008. in Dubrovnik 1st Globallast

Regional Task Force Meeting
The parties generally agreed that any regional institutional arrangements for BWM should
provide:
A consultative mechanism involving key stakeholders from the countries of the region.
Policy liaison amongst the countries of the region.
Harmonization of operational arrangements.
Ongoing effective communication and information-sharing mechanisms to avoid
duplication through parallel structures.
To develop the sections of the Strategy, the Task Force established five specific Focus
Groups, each led by a Contracting Party: risk assessment (Turkey), legal aspects (Croatia),
capacity building (Cyprus), policies and monitoring (Italy), and compliance, monitoring and
enforcement (Greece)

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2nd Regional Task Force Meeting, June 2010,

Istanbul

The parties agreed on a Draft consolidated text of the Strategy, the Strategy
contains an Action plan for implementation from 2012 till 2015, and Voluntary
Arrangements for ballast water exchange in the Mediterranean.

The Strategy was endorsed by the 10th Meeting of REMPEC Focal Points (May
2011) following some minor amendments

Draft Decision on the Strategy approved by the UNEP/MAP Focal Points Meeting
(December 2011)

Decision on the Strategy adopted by the 17th Ordinary Meeting of the Contracting
Parties to the Barcelona Convention (February 2012)

The Strategy is composed of eight Strategic

Priorities and of an Action Plan and
Workplan/Timetable for its implementation.
1. Support international instruments developed to minimize the introduction
of invasive alien species in the Mediterranean
2. Maintain capacity-building activities and initiatives in the Mediterranean
Region
3. Develop advanced knowledge on environmental condition of the Mediterranean
and ships mediated introduction of invasive alien species
4. Use risk assessment as a reliable tool to assist in ballast water management
decision-making and in compliance, monitoring and enforcement procedures
5. Decide upon voluntary regional arrangements in the Mediterranean and ensure
sub-regional and national strategies are in line with these
6. Consider other regional seas strategies and initiatives
7. Keep the Strategy and Action plan under review and assess their implementation
progress
8. Work on the identification of adequate resources to implement activities
under the Strategy and Action Plan

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Action 1
Year
Action Points

Activities
2011

1.
Ratify the International
Convention for the Control
and Management of Ships
Ballast Water and Sediments
(BWM Convention).

2012

2013

2014

2015

Form a national policy working group to

lead the process towards the ratification of
the BWM Convention.
b) Draft the instrument of ratification for
adoption through the proper channels with
the Government system.
c) Develop national legislation including
fines for violators, which will give effect to
the BWM Convention once ratified, as well
as secondary regulations and technical
arrangements for its enforcement.
a)

The Strategy is composed of eight Strategic

Priorities and of an Action Plan and
Workplan/Timetable for its implementation.
1. Support international instruments developed to minimize the introduction
of invasive alien species in the Mediterranean
2. Maintain capacity-building activities and initiatives in the Mediterranean
Region
3. Develop advanced knowledge on environmental condition of the Mediterranean
and ships mediated introduction of invasive alien species
4. Use risk assessment as a reliable tool to assist in ballast water management
decision-making and in compliance, monitoring and enforcement procedures
5. Decide upon voluntary regional arrangements in the Mediterranean and ensure
sub-regional and national strategies are in line with these
6. Consider other regional seas strategies and initiatives
7. Keep the Strategy and Action plan under review and assess their implementation
progress
8. Work on the identification of adequate resources to implement activities
under the Strategy and Action Plan

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Action 5.
Year

Action
Points

Activities
2011

Enhance
expertise;
facilitate
knowledg
e transfer
and
capacity
building in
the
Mediterran
ean region

a)
b)

c)

d)

e)

2012

2013

2014

2015

Investigate the possibility of including

training programmes
Seek and secure support, individually or
through REMPEC
Disseminate protocols and tools for
standardization of technical approaches
to regional and national activities.
Countries with specific expertise help
organize national, sub-regional or
regional training sessions.
Replicate such training on a national
level

The Strategy is composed of eight Strategic

Priorities and of an Action Plan and
Workplan/Timetable for its implementation.
1. Support international instruments developed to minimize the introduction
of invasive alien species in the Mediterranean
2. Maintain capacity-building activities and initiatives in the Mediterranean
Region
3. Develop advanced knowledge on environmental condition of the Mediterranean
and ships mediated introduction of invasive alien species
4. Use risk assessment as a reliable tool to assist in ballast water management
decision-making and in compliance, monitoring and enforcement procedures
5. Decide upon voluntary regional arrangements in the Mediterranean and ensure
sub-regional and national strategies are in line with these
6. Consider other regional seas strategies and initiatives
7. Keep the Strategy and Action plan under review and assess their implementation
progress
8. Work on the identification of adequate resources to implement activities
under the Strategy and Action Plan

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Action 3.

Year
Action Points

Activities
2011

Establish a solid
compliance Monitoring and
Enforcement (CME) system
in the Mediterranean region.

a)

b)

2012

2013

2014

2015

Adapt existing Port State

Control & CME systems to
integrate the harmonized
BWM CME procedures.
Establish and maintain a
regional communication
system possibly within a
clearing house mechanism
(CHM), to allow exchange of
experience and tracking of
violations utilizing existing
control bodies such as the
Paris MoU on Port State
control and the Mediterranean
MoU on Port state control.

Annex 3
Harmonized Procedures for a Regional
Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement System

Actions by Competent National Authorities

Sample Analysis of Ballast water to check that the D-1 Standard has been
met
Sample Analysis of Ballast water to check that the D-2 Standard has been
met
Sediments and ships ballast water tanks being cleaned or repaired
Enforcement measures and possible types of violations.

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Action 7
Year
Action Points

Activities
2011

Set-up a web-based
Mediterranean
mechanism for
exchanging
information.

a)

b)
c)

d)

2012

2013

2014

2015

a) Explore possible options and

functionalities of the system and
decide upon the body responsible
for coordinating the development
of the web-based Regional
Information System.
Set-up a Steering Committee for
this project.
Explore possible options and
decide upon the body responsible
for hosting and maintaining the
web-based Regional Information
System.
Have the Regional Information
System operational.

Action 4
Year
Action Points

Activities
2011

Establish a
survey,
biological
monitoring and
risk assessment
system for
Mediterranean
ports.

a)

b)
c)
d)

e)

2012

2013

2014

2015

Develop a regionally standardised

biological sampling and monitoring
protocol
Collaborate, preferably following subregional approaches where relevant,
Seek institutional support at the national
level
Adapt and use the regional CHM for
sharing of data related to port surveys and
ongoing biological monitoring.
Produce a regional-level risk assessment

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The Strategy is composed of eight Strategic

Priorities and of an Action Plan and
Workplan/Timetable for its implementation.
1. Support international instruments developed to minimize the introduction
of invasive alien species in the Mediterranean
2. Maintain capacity-building activities and initiatives in the Mediterranean
Region
3. Develop advanced knowledge on environmental condition of the Mediterranean
and ships mediated introduction of invasive alien species
4. Use risk assessment as a reliable tool to assist in ballast water management
decision-making and in compliance, monitoring and enforcement procedures
5. Decide upon voluntary regional arrangements in the Mediterranean and ensure
sub-regional and national strategies are in line with these
6. Consider other regional seas strategies and initiatives
7. Keep the Strategy and Action plan under review and assess their implementation
progress
8. Work on the identification of adequate resources to implement activities
under the Strategy and Action Plan

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Action 2.
Year
Action Points

Activities
2011

Adopt harmonised
arrangements for ballast
water exchange in the
Mediterranean region.

2012

2013

2014

2015

a) Adopt harmonized voluntary

arrangements for ballast
water exchange in the
Mediterranean region.
b) Notify all interested parties
of the adoption of
harmonized arrangements
for ballast water exchange in
the Mediterranean region
through notices to shipping
and instructions to
surveyors.

Annex II Strategy:

undertake ballast water exchange before entering the Mediterranean Sea area, or after
leaving the Mediterranean Sea area, (D-1 Standard 200 nm 200m)

when engaged in traffic between ports located in Mediterranean Sea area and Black Sea
area or Red Sea area (D-1 Standard 50 nm 200m)

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ANNEX II
GENERAL GUIDANCE ON THE VOLUNTARY INTERIM APPLICATION
OF THE D1 BALLAST WATER EXCHANGE STANDARD BY VESSELS OPERATING BETWEEN
THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND THE NORTH-EAST ATLANTIC AND/OR THE BALTIC SEA

Vessels leaving the Mediterranean Sea to destinations in the North-East Atlantic or the Baltic
Sea should conduct exchange as D-1 Standard
Vessels entering the Mediterranean Sea from the North-East Atlantic or the Baltic Sea to
destinations in the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, should conduct exchange as D-1
Standard

The Strategy is composed of eight Strategic

Priorities and of an Action Plan and
Workplan/Timetable for its implementation.
1. Support international instruments developed to minimize the introduction
of invasive alien species in the Mediterranean
2. Maintain capacity-building activities and initiatives in the Mediterranean
Region
3. Develop advanced knowledge on environmental condition of the Mediterranean
and ships mediated introduction of invasive alien species
4. Use risk assessment as a reliable tool to assist in ballast water management
decision-making and in compliance, monitoring and enforcement procedures
5. Decide upon voluntary regional arrangements in the Mediterranean and ensure
sub-regional and national strategies are in line with these
6. Consider other regional seas strategies and initiatives
7. Keep the Strategy and Action plan under review and assess their implementation
progress
8. Work on the identification of adequate resources to implement activities
under the Strategy and Action Plan

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Action 6
Year
Action Points

Activities
2011

Enhance public
awareness on
ships ballast
water and
invasive aquatic
species issues.

a)

b)

c)

2012

2013

2014

2015

Use IMO Globallast Public

awareness materials and translated
these to local languages for
dissemination at national level.
Carry out national seminars and
workshops to raise awareness about
the issue among various
stakeholders.
Develop local case studies that may
be used effectively for awareness
and leveraging support within the
Mediterranean region and its subregions.

Action 8
Year
Action Points

Activities
2011

Incorporate the Action Plan

evaluation within the
Barcelona Convention
reporting system and
procedure

a)

b)

c)

2012

2013

2014

2015

Mandate REMPEC to coordinate and assist

with the implementation of the Action Plan
in the region, in collaboration with the
Regional Activity Centre for specially
Protected Areas (RAC/SPA) where
relevant.
REMPEC to inform the Meeting of Focal
Points, on the status of implementation of
the Action Plan
Forward to REMPEC the necessary
information with the purpose of reviewing
and evaluating the ongoing relevance and
overall effectiveness of on national-based
activities carried out under the Action Plan.

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Thank you
ivana.marovic@pomorstvo.hr

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