Tag: HNS Convention

Development of vessel design requirements to enter & operate in dangerous atmospheres EMSA publishes Technical Report - Safe Platform Study regarding Development of vessel design requirements to enter & operate in dangerous atmospheres.The objective of this project was to propose and describe vessel design requirements to enter hazardous environments and having the capability of performing various operational aspects during Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS) incidents at sea, whilst protecting their crew and preventing an escalation of the incident.This also covers the adaptation/modification of existing vessels for HNS incident response.For more information, click here.Source: EMSA

Policies and operational response capacities for HNS marine pollution 2010 800x600 Normal 0 false false false EL X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has published the 2010 Inventory of EU Member States Policies and Operational Response Capacities for HNS Marine Pollution.The information presented in this report is based on the responses of the EU Member States about their own inventory and response capacities.According to EMSA, reporting on the HNS response capabilities has proved to be rather difficult because the level of preparedness and availability of specialised resources varies significantly between the EU Member States.The Agency has found that what might be considered as an important resource by one Member State might be "almost completely disregarded" by another state. Therefore, EMSA was unable to draw fully objective conclusions on the individual capacities.The Agency suggests that the resources used in HNS incident cleanup operations vary widely due to the vast number of chemicals that could be encountered. Therefore, the competent authorities in the Member States might not store the relevant counter agents but may rather draw upon various specialised suppliers as the need arises.Against this background EMSA makes the point that it is extremely difficult to "to know exactly ...

First country to sign Denmark has become the first country to sign, subject to ratification, the Protocol of 2010 to the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 1996.Mr. Kasper Høeg-Jensen, Minister Counsellor, Royal Danish Embassy, London, signed the HNS Protocol 2010 on behalf of Denmark at IMO Headquarters on 14 April 2011.The 2010 Protocol, which was adopted at a conference held in 2010 to address practical problems that had prevented many States from ratifying the original 1996 Convention, will enter into force eighteen months after the date on which the following conditions are fulfilled:(a) at least twelve States, including four States each with not less than 2 million units of gross tonnage, have expressed their consent to be bound by it; and (b) the Secretary-General has received information in accordance with article 20, paragraphs 4 and 6, that those persons in such States who would be liable to contribute pursuant to article 18, paragraphs 1(a) and (c), of the Convention, as amended by the 2010 Protocol, have received during the preceding calendar year a total quantity of at least 40 million tonnes of cargo contributing to ...