from BALEX DELTA 2006 Exercise

HELSINKI COMMISSION
HELCOM HOD 20/2006
Heads of Delegation
20th Meeting
Helsinki, Finland, 14-15 December 2006
Agenda Item 3
Matters arising from the HELCOM Groups
Document code:
3/1/Add1
Date:
24.11.2006
Submitted by:
Executive Secretary
THE REPORT OF THE EXERCISE EVALUATION TEAM (EET) FROM BALEX DELTA 2006 EXERCISE
Referring to the outcome of HELCOM RESPONSE 7/2006 (cf. document 3/1, Paragraphs
17-18), the Meeting is invited to take note of the EET report on the BALEX DELTA 2006
Exercise conducted on 5-7 September 2006 in Gdynia, Poland.
Note by Secretariat: FOR REASONS OF ECONOMY, THE DELEGATES ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO BRING THEIR OWN
COPIES OF THE DOCUMENTS TO THE MEETING
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The EET Report from BALEX DELTA 2006 EXERCISE
1. Preface
According to the decision of the Sixth Meeting of HELCOM Response and its
exercise plan Poland was arranged and hosted the annual HELSINKI CONVENTION
Operational Exercise BALEX DELTA in September 2006.
In the name of the Ministry of Maritime Economy, the organiser of the BALEX DELTA
2006 was the Maritime Search and Rescue Service in Gdynia.
The aim of the exercise was to test the HELCOM Response system, its command
and communication system and the co-operation between response units (including
the response equipment) of the Contracting Parties. The scope of the exercise was
oil spill response.
The equipment part of BALEX DELTA 2006 took place outside Gdynia on September
6, 2006. Poland has started as a national table top exercise already on September 5.
The communication part of the exercise BALEX BRAVO has been executed as on
September 5 as well.
This report is divided into two parts; the Report from BALEX DELTA 2006 Exercise
and BALEX BRAVO 2006 Exercise, which is presented in Attachment 1. Additionally
during the exercise the film in English and Polish versions has been produced.
2. BALEX BRAVO 2006 EXERCISE
The exercise was executed by MRCC Gdynia in cooperation with the monitoring
centre of the Director of maritime Office in Gdynia – the VTMS Gulf of Gdansk. All
notification tasks and procedures are harmonized with the HELCOM Manual, Volume
1 and adopted to Polish low. Additionally, this was the task of VTMS Gulf of Gdansk,
the procedure of the use of SAFE-SEA-NET as the notification platform has been
tested. During the test, there was no response for SSN alerts, so the conclusions are
as follow:
1. The use of SSN as a platform for oil spill accidents notification and POLREP
sending should be discussed with EMSA and the wider application of SSN
should be discussed further during Response Group Meeting.
2. The next test should be prepared better and preceded by relevant information.
The report from BALEX BRAVO 2006 Exercise is presented in Attachment 1.
3. BALEX DELTA 2006 EXERCISE
3.1. Command control and coordination.
The exercise was coordinated by the following staff from the SAR Service:
• Capt. Janusz Maziarz – Exercise Coordinator
• Wojciech Rolbiecki – SOSC
• Jerzy Kiszczak – member of SOSC staff
• Capt. Wojciech Kowalczyk – member of SOSC staff
The Exercise Evaluation Team consists of:
• Marek Reszko – Poland
• Hans Hjelm – Sweden
• Olev Luhtein – Estonia
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3.2. Scenario and Exercise Area
On September 5 at 08.00, in the area of the Gulf of Gdansk, a general cargo vessel
collided with an oil tanker having a cargo of around 30 000 tons of light crude oil.
Besides cargo, the oil tanker has some 1.200 tons of heavy fuel oil (IFO 180) and
120 tons of marine diesel oil as bunker.
There is an immediate discharge of around 6 000 tons drifting towards the Polish and
Russian coasts. Additionally, the continuous release of 2000 tons raises potential
threat to the marine environment.
3.3. Exercise area & HELCOM Grid.
BALEX DELTA 2006 took place at the vicinity of the Gdynia Harbour. There were two
reserved places and because of weather conditions, the spare area has been used.
For both areas the HELCOM Grid has been prepared and used successfully during
the exercise
The decision about which area should be taken was made during the captain’s
meeting. The vessel “WIATR” from the SAR Service has made an early morning
survey of the region and reported about the wind force and the sea state.
3.4. Participating vessels
There were present 24 vessels and 3 aircrafts during the BALEX DELTA 2006
Exercise. They represent 7 countries: Denmark, Finland, Germany, Lithuania,
Poland, Russian Federation and Sweden. Additionally, the European Commission
was present actively, through two vessels chartered by European Maritime Safety
Agency (EMSA), in the frame of technical support of European maritime regions.
Those commercial vessels, the pool of five small tankers and bunkers are equipped
with oil spill combating equipment could be taken from two stocks located in Danish
Strait (Copenhagen) and the Gulf of Finland (Poorvo). This gives the great additional
value to third tier of the Baltic response system, both in recovery rate and especially
in storage capacity.
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3.5. Oil spill combating capacity to be used on scene:
Name
MHV 903
Hjortoe
MHV 901 Enoe
Hylje
Bottsand
Scharhoern
Call Sign Owner
OVLC
OVLA
OIMG
DRNR
DGOQ
Vilm
Sakiai
Balkhan
KBV 202
Otilia
Breeze
DFGH
LYKP
UBXL
SMLA
OVIP2
LASV5
Kapitan Poinc
Zodiak
Vivero
St. Barbara
Planeta
Sztorm 2
Wiatr
Powiew
Bryza
R-14
H-7
SG-311
SG-211
SQRU
SQLX
J8B2559
J8B2227
SOMG
SQFY
SPLT
SPG2461
SPLW
R-14
H-7
SQSO
SQSA
Boom
Home Guard
Home Guard
Finnish Navy
Navy
Ministry of Transport
Umweltministerium Mecklenburg
Vorpommeren
Klaipeda State Port Authority
Lukoil-Kaliningradmorneft
Swedish Coast Guard
Vessel chartered by EMSA
Vessel chartered by EMSA
320
320
800
SAR Service
Maritime Office Gdynia
PETROBALTIC
PETROBALTIC
Maritime Office Szczecin
SAR Service
SAR Service
SAR Service
SAR Service
Polish Navy
Polish Navy
Polish Border Guard
Polish Border Guard
Total oil spill combating capacity
1200
Recovery
rate
Storage
capacity
96
320
640
800
790
430
320
200
320
228
160
280
280
104,00
8828
2992,00
512,00
72
500
280
160
40
3640
2776
15076
500
Most of all vessels came on scene with its standard equipment. A quick assessment
of the response capacity could be used during the accident leads to the conclusion:
• The length of oil booms:
3640 m
• The recovery rate:
2776 m3/h
• The storage capacity:
15.076 m3/h.
A significant increase of the storage capacity was possible mainly because of
presence of EMSA vessels. Calculated capacity, in the opinion of the EET was
sufficient for needs of the response to accident simulated in the scenario.
3.6. Meteorological conditions.
Date
05.09.2006
06.09.2006
Wind
NNW 7
W-SW 4-5
Sea state
4
2-3
Water temp. Air temp.
18 C
18 C
18 C
18 C
Visibility
Good
Good
Following the survey made in the morning on both planned areas of the exercise by
the Polish patrol vessel “WIATR”, the decision was taken at the captain’s meeting:
Because of safety reason, the spare area of exercise should be used.
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3.7. Oil spill modeling
As the oil drift and behaviour forecasting the SEATRACK WEB, a model from the
Swedish Hydrological and Meteorological Institute has been run twice. First time on 5
September, as a support tool for the national table top exercise and BALEX ECHO
Exercise, to make hypothetical situation much more real. Second time on 6
September to calculate the drift of the oil simulant, to determine the best place and
time for its application. Models were run for different areas, first one for the main area
of exercise, second for the spare one. Both forecasts are presented below.
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3.7. Command and control
The command and control for BALEX DELTA 2006 is presented on scheme below
VTMS GULF OF GDANSK
MONITORING CENTRE
SANTA BARBARA
SIMULANT
AERIAL
SURVEILANCE
MRCC GDYNIA
COMMAND CENTRE
KAPITAN POINC
SOSC
YELLOW TEAM
BOOM 1
SZTORM 2
H-7
BLUE TEAM
BOOM 2
POWIEW
PLANETA
KBV 2002
NOSC
MHV 903 HJORTOE
RESPONSE TEAM
ALFA
MHV 901ENOE
BOTTSAND
SCHARHOERN
NOSC
VILM
RESPONSE TEAM
BRAVO
OTILIA
SAIKIAI
GREEN TEAM
BOOM 3
WIATR
R-14
ZODIAK
RESPONSE TEAM
CHARLIE
BREEZE
RED TEAM
BOOM 4
SG-211
SG-311
VIVERO
NOSC
KAPITAN POINC
NOSC
Information lines
Command lines during boom deployment operation
Command lines during recovery operation
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HYLIE
RESPONSE TEAM
DELTA
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3.9. Tactics
The response tactics was based on the concept that Polish units deploy oil booms,
configure them and work on appointed sectors of the exercise area and determined
by the HELCOM Grid. Then appearing foreign response units are formed into task
forces, turned towards particular sectors, where cooperate with boom teams.
Elements of change command and control as also included. The scheme of
command is presented in paragraph 3.8. Exercise communication plan was agreed
during the captain’s meeting. The whole exercise from the beginning was monitored
by the VTMS Gulf of Gdansk, where AIS and radar systems were used. The VTMS
terminals were installed at MRCC Gdynia and on 6 of September onboard vessels
KAPITAN POINC (SOSC) and ZODIAK (for testing). Additionally the application
“Small Harbours” was run to facilitate coming to and leaving the Gdynia Harbour as
well as proper order of berthing and unberthing for safety reason. The whole
monitoring is recorded and gives additional possibility for exercise assessment.
Pictures below present the situation and maneuvering during the exercise.
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3.10. Observers, public relations, etc.
There were 81 observers officially registered, from all Baltic countries and the
Netherlands, Slovenia and UK. This number includes a dozen representatives of
media. All observers, during the exercise, stayed onboard the vessel “AGAT”, where
the lunch was served.
There were planned two press conferences, during the brief preliminary meeting on 5
September and after the debriefing on 6 September. Besides HELCOM
representatives, representatives of the SAR Service and Polish maritime
administration were available during the voyage of the vessel of observers.
During the briefing on 5 September all new participants to the BALEX DELTA 2006
have receive HELCOM Flags. There were established rules for HELCOM Fleet
membership. Permanent member is a ship which fulfils pollution combating
requirements (recovery possibility onboard plus storage capacity). Any other ship can
be a temporary member, during the exercise.
The total number of participants including crew members, observers, guests and
engaged staff of the SAR Service were close to 400.
As usual the social meeting of all participants took place and the rowing competition
was organized. This time the HELCOM Trophy, a diving helmet went to Finland.
Congratulations.
3.11. Oil simulation
During the BALEX DELTA 2006 Exercise in Gdynia there was applied the new type
of oil simulating substance. The concept has been developed in cooperation between
the Chemistry Faculty of the Technical University in Gdansk and the SAR Service.
The expanded “perlite” is the mineral substance several times lighter then water,
white coloured and well visible on the water service. The main advantage of it is that
such type of simulant is absolutely non harmful to the environment.
Perlite is the volcano rock appearing in many places in the world. After crumbling and
short thermal treatment in the temperature between 900 – 1000 C, the substance
gets the density less then 1 kg/m3 and the porous and semi-porous structure.
Photo. Expanded perlite with grains of different diameter. From the right side grains
less then 1 mm to be used as an oil simulating substance.
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Chemical and physical properties are as follow:
Chemical composition [%]
SiO2
Al2O3
Fe2O3
CaO + MgO
K2O + Na2O
TiO2
pH of water suspension
Apparent density [kg/m3]
Parts sinking [%]
Average grain diameter [mm]
Specific surface estimated [m2/g]
53 – 60
21 – 31
4–7
1–3
1–4
<1
6,5 – 7,5
ca.400
ca.5
0,175
0,9
Taking account its properties, washing ashore perlite does not differ from the beach
sand and is not visible.
During the BALEX DELTA 2006 Exercise at least a little bit over 12 cubic meters of
“perlite” have been applied. The substance was “spilled” from the vessel SANTA
BARBARA, on the eastern and north-eastern part of the exercise area in two
portions. The idea was to cover the whole area of the exercise and let all combating
teams to follow the slick and then try to “response” without the use of a real recovery.
Unfortunately, because of to heavy wind the simulating substance has drifted to fast
and left the exercise area. So, to strong dependence from the wind, is the
disadvantage of the method. Anyway this relationship is no so important as in
popcorn use. The presented picture above shows that the perlite is quite good
material for oil slick visualization.
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3.12. Comments and evaluation
General comments
1. Visiting big harbour by the HELCOM FLEET is becoming entirely difficult
logistic operation. In case of BALEX DELTA 2006 it was done perfectly.
2. During the exercise there were different on 5th and 6th September
meteorological conditions. On the area – rectangle 1.9 x 2.55 Nm there were
25 ships on scene. These make safety threats. Therefore areas for exercise
including spare one should be prepared beforehand, taking account various
meteorological and hydrological conditions. Chosen area should be cleaned
from fishing nets and secured.
3. Regarding BALEX ECHO 2006 Exercise communication and information
exchange with National Contact Points (except Estonia) was done satisfactory.
4. The use of SafeSeaNet as a platform for oil spill accidents notification and
POLREP sending should be discussed with EMSA and the wider application of
SSN should be discussed further during Response Group Meeting.
5. The use of oil simulation was very good but only from the visual point of view.
During the BALEX DELTA 2006 Exercise the wind force was 10 – 15 m/s. In
our opinion the use of “perlite” has limitation up to 6-8 m/s.
6. The use of HELCOM Grid confirmed its usefulness. But the grid should be
treated rather flexibly as geographical coordinates for instance, because more
and more ships use electronic charts.
7. The use of permanent monitoring during the exercise seems to be very
hopeful. Both from the safety and when recorded educational points of view.
So the idea should be developed.
8. The communication plan for the exercise was done during the captain’s
meeting and worked quite well.
9. All teams worked very well, however the boom deployment part should be
done a little bit earlier, to avoid awaiting other vessels. But the exercise
brought the new experience – Polish vessel KAPITAN POINC is able to take
and deploy 1,800 meters of boom within few hours.
10. Due to some delay of Russian vessel, the Response Team Delta work
individually however according to the command order. But it did not break the
concept as both KAPITAN POINC and HYLIE have huge recovery area
coverage and could work as did.
11. Aerial surveillance work very well and they made quite good observations.
Further comments (SOSC, NOSC, EET members, observers)
1. HELCOM Grid facilitates communication. Thanks to, communication was
short, clear and understandable.
2. The level of knowledge and skills of ships crews was pretty high to execute
and coordination of the whole operation.
3. The use of the patrol vessel “WIATR” for boom deployment support was very
successful idea.
4. The large number of vessels on scene causes that the team formation should
be kept nationally as much as possible. However because of presence of
EMSA vessels, the multinational concept has to be considered.
5. During the Balex Delta exercise vessels stay at sea for s short period of time.
Therefore both the scenario and particular tasks for teams should be simple.
6. The oil simulation was pretty good however because floating substance looks
similar to the sea foam, the use of coloured perlite should be considered.
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3.13. Thanks and congratulations
Maritime Search and Rescue Service thanks all participating units for excellent
cooperation and well done job. We would like to thank all supporting units and
persons for their support and interest. Especially we would like to thank to:
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HELCOM Secretariat
HOD’s of HELCOM Response
European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
European Commission DG Environment
EUMAREX – Exchange of Experts in the Field of Marine Pollution
Participants, observers & invited guests
Ministry of Maritime Economy, Poland
Polish Navy
Polish Border Guard
Maritime Boards: Gdynia, Slupsk & Szczecin
City Hall - Gdynia
Pomeranian Voivodship
National & Regional Headquarters of the State Fire System
Regional Police Authority
Custom Office in Gdynia
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Attachment 1. Report from Communication Exercise BALEX BRAVO
The Report from Communication Exercise POLREP BALTIC
Introduction
According to the decision of the Sixth Meeting of HELCOM Response and its
exercise plan Poland has arranged and hosted the annual HELSINKI CONVENTION
Operational Exercise BALEX DELTA on 5 - 7 September 2006.
The aim of the exercise was to test the HELCOM Response system, its command
and communication system and the co-operation between response units (including
the response equipment) of the Contracting Parties.
Following the preliminary time schedule and as usually, the BALEX DELTA 2006
Exercise has been initiated by the test of HELCOM reporting and communication
procedures called POLREP BALTIC. All procedures accepted by the Contracting
Parties are included in the HELCOM Response Manual, Volume 1, on Co-operation
in Combating Marine Pollution. Chapter 3 of this Manual covers all issues related to
this part of exercise.
Pollution Reporting System POLREP BALTIC is for use between combating
authorities to exchange information when pollution of the sea has occurred or when
threat of such is present. The system facilitates notification, requesting and rendering
of the international assistance as well as let assess preliminary costs of such
assistance.
According to the rules Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Gdynia (MRCC
Gdynia) as the operational national point of contact has executed POLREP BALTIC
Exercise, exchanging information between all Baltic States and European
Commission as well. This was done on 5th of September between 9.00 and 15.00
(LOC).
The POLREP BALTIC messages have been divided into three parts in the following
order:
1. POLWARN – POLlution WARNing, started at 9.00 (LOC).
2. Combined POLINF and POLFAC - POLlution INFormation and POLlution
FACilities, started at 11.00 (LOC).
3. POLREP End of Exercise - finishing this part of exercise and started at 13.00
(LOC).
This report includes all information gathered during the exercise as:
1. Texts of messages sent and received
2. Response time analyse and relevant diagrams
3. Subjective assessment of the exercise together with comments
Done in Gdynia 19. 09. 2006
Marek Reszko
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Attachment 1. Report from Communication Exercise BALEX BRAVO
COUNTRY
Denmark
Estonia
Admiral Danish Fleet
Joint Rescue
Coordination Centre
(JRCC TALLINN)
European
Community
Monitoring and
Information Centre
Finland
Maritime Rescue
Coordination Centre
(MRCC TURKU)
Germany
Latvia
Lithuania
Russian
Federation
Russian
Federation
Sweden
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INSTITUTION
Central Command for
Maritime Emergencies
Maritime Emergency
and Reporting Centre
Maritime Rescue
Coordination Centre
(MRCC Riga)
Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre of
Lithuania
Maritime Rescue
Coordination Centre
(MRCC St. Petersburg)
Maritime Rescue
Coordination Centre
(MRCC Kaliningrad)
Swedish Coast Guard
Headquarters
ADDRESS
P.O. Box 483, DK8100 AARHUS C
TELEPHONE
+45 89 43 30 03
'+45 89 43 32 30
[email protected]
Passed – positively
Süsta 15, EE11712 TALLINN
European
Commission DG
Environment, BU-9
2/177, B-1049
Brussels
Archipelago Sea
Coast Guard
District, P.O. Box
16, FIN-20101
TURKU
+372 692 2222
+372 692 2500
+372 692 2501
[email protected]
Did not pass1
Am Alten Hafen 2,
D-27472
CUXHAVEN
+32 2 298 88 88
FAX
E-MAIL
+32 2 229 05 25
Communication test
Passed – positively
+358 204 1001
+358 204 1000
+358 2 250 0950
[email protected]
+49 4721 567 485
+49 4721 567 744
[email protected] Passed – positively
+371 7 320 100
+371 9270 690
[email protected]
Passed – positively
+370 46 499 677
[email protected]
Passed – positively
+7 812 327 4146
[email protected]
Did not pass2
+7 (4012) 47 11 99
[email protected]
Passed – positively
Meldru 5a, LV-1015
RIGA
+371 7 323 103
J. Janonio Str. 24,
LT-92251
+370 46 499 669
KLAIPEDA
+370 46 499 670
+7 812 327 4147
59, Portovaya str.
Kaliningrad,
236003 Russia
+7 (4012) 53 84 70
Stumholmen, S-371
23 KARLSKRONA +46 455 35 35 35
+46 455 812 75
Passed – positively
Passed – positively
Poland has received only a message sent by the Estonian Border Guard to the Polish Border Guard a day after the exercise. Geographical coordinates were changed which made a
little confusion (see “POLFAC + POLINF” part of this report).
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Communication was provided with MRCC Kaliningrad
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Attachment 1. Report from Communication Exercise BALEX BRAVO
POLWARN
COUNTRY
Sent
END OF EXERCISE
Average
Response
Sent
Answered
Response
Sent
Answered
Response
response
DENMARK (DK)
09:03 10:49
01:46
11:03
12:03
01:00
13:25
14:11
00:46
01:10
ESTONIA (EE)
09:11 -
-
11:06
*)
-
13:26
-
-
-
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (EC)
09:24 09:55
00:31
11:08
12:07
00:59
13:28
-
-
00:45
FINLAND (FI)
09:07 09:13
00:06
11:10
12:43
01:33
13:30
13:38
00:08
00:35
GERMANY (DE)
09:08 11:27
02:19
11:12
11:52
00:40
13:32
14:18
00:46
01:15
LATVIA (LV)
09:05 09:28
00:23
11:14
11:49
00:35
13:34
13:50
00:16
00:24
LITHUANIA (LT)
09:14 12:09
02:55
11:38
12:42
01:04
13:36
13:55
00:19
01:26
RUSSIA (MRCC St. Petersburg)
RUSSIA (MRCC Kaliningrad)
SWEDEN (SE)
09:15 -
-
11:19
-
-
13:37
09:19 10:03
09:22 09:35
09:02 09:34
00:44
00:13
00:32
11:22
11:02
11:24
13:20
11:34
01:58
00:32
-
13:40
13:43
13:23
14:12
00:29
01:21
00:24
-
-
00:32
(POLAND) VTS ZATOKA
Answered
POLINF + POLFAC
-
*) A strange POLREP report has been sent by email from Estonian Border Guard to Polish Border Guard, the day after exercise (see
POLFAC + POLINF part of this report)
Average response time POLWARN
01:03
Average response time POLINF
01:02
Average response time End of Exercise
00:27
General average response time
00:52
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POLREP Response Time
Average response time - 00:52
(POLAND) VTS ZATOKA
00:32
00:00
00:00
SWEDEN (SE)
00:13
00:32
00:29
RUSSIA (MRCC Kaliningrad)
00:44
01:58
00:00
LITHUANIA (LT)
02:55
01:04
00:19
LATVIA (LV)
00:23
00:35
00:16
GERMANY (DE)
02:19
00:40
00:46
FINLAND (FI)
00:06
01:33
00:08
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (EC)
00:31
00:59
00:00
ESTONIA (EE)
00:00
00:00
00:00
DENMARK (DK)
01:46
01:00
00:46
00:00
Response POLWARN
Response POLINF
Response End of Exercise
00:14
00:28
00:43
00:57
01:12
01:26
01:40
Time (hh:mm)
15
01:55
02:09
02:24
02:38
02:52
03:07
00:57
00:28
01:26
Response POLWARN
16
Response POLINF
Response End of Exercise
(POLAND) VTS ZATOKA; 00:00
SWEDEN (SE); 00:29
RUSSIA (MRCC Kaliningrad); 00:00
LITHUANIA (LT); 00:19
LATVIA (LV); 00:16
GERMANY (DE); 00:46
02:52
FINLAND (FI); 00:08
POLREP Response Time
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (EC); 00:00
ESTONIA (EE)
DENMARK (DK); 00:46
(POLAND) VTS ZATOKA; 00:00
SWEDEN (SE); 00:32
RUSSIA (MRCC Kaliningrad); 01:58
LITHUANIA (LT); 01:04
LATVIA (LV); 00:35
GERMANY (DE); 00:40
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (EC); 00:59
ESTONIA (EE)
02:24
FINLAND (FI); 01:33
(POLAND) VTS ZATOKA; 00:32
SWEDEN (SE); 00:13
RUSSIA (MRCC Kaliningrad); 00:44
DENMARK (DK); 01:00
01:55
LITHUANIA (LT); 02:55
LATVIA (LV); 00:23
GERMANY (DE); 02:19
FINLAND (FI); 00:06
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (EC); 00:31
ESTONIA (EE)
00:00
DENMARK (DK); 01:46
Time
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Attachment 1. Report from Communication Exercise BALEX BRAVO
03:21
DENMARK (DK)
ESTONIA (EE)
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (EC)
FINLAND (FI)
GERMANY (DE)
LATVIA (LV)
LITHUANIA (LT)
RUSSIA (MRCC Kaliningrad)
SWEDEN (SE)
(POLAND) VTS ZATOKA
BALEX DELTA 2006 Gdynia, Poland 5 – 7 September 2006
Attachment 1. Report from Communication Exercise BALEX BRAVO
COUNTRY
Germany
Response time Comments on messages context etc.
Very clear format however different from POREP BALTIC standard. “POLINF + POLFAC” message
Good
acknowledged only, without any offer of assistance requested.
Poland has received only a message sent by the Estonian Border Guard to the Polish Border Guard a day after
the exercise. Geographical coordinates were changed which made a little confusion (see “POLFAC + POLINF”
No response
part of this report).
Different to POLREP BALTIC standard however clear and understandable. Lack of response for the End of
Exercise message. The procedure for rendering assistance, with the use of EMSA vessels should be evaluated,
Good
tested and trained.
The simplest way of acknowledgment. Just to send back received and hand written document (MRCC Turku).
Rendering of assistance is provided by the FEI duty officer via MRCC Turku. Classic POLREP BALTIC standard
Very good
achieved.
Classic POLREP BALTIC standard achieved. Central Command for Maritime Emergencies and Maritime
Emergency Reporting and Assessment Centre are the new German structures which are not noted in the
HELCOM Manual, Volume 1. This is also connected to the different fax number. However message sent from
Poland has been passed to the proper place.
Good
Latvia
Excellent
Proper, classic POLREP BALTIC standard achieved.
Lithuania
Good
Poland
-
Messages different to POLREP BALTIC standard. Lack of offer of assistance requested.
Poland has received a message from Germany about the change of address where the POLREP messages
should be delivered. During the exercise it was not corrected.
According to the HELCOM Manual, Volume 1, MRCC St. Petersburg is the only one national contact point for
operational contacts. Information about the second operational contact point in Kaliningrad should be provided
by Russian Federation, together with delimitated areas of responsibility.
Denmark
Estonia
European
Community
Finland
Russian
Federation
Russian
Federation
Sweden
No response
Good
Excellent
Proper, classic POLREP BALTIC standard achieved. Lack of response for the End of Exercise.
Proper, classic POLREP BALTIC standard achieved. Sweden was the only one country informing about possible
cost of assistance.
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