Compliance framework Enforcement lessons learnt and future action Sergio Alda / Senior Project Officer Unit B.3: Environment and Capacity Building 8/11/2016 CompMon Stakeholder Conference
THETIS-EU THETIS-EU system developed for reporting Sulphur inspections Operational since 01/01/2015 Directive has no provisions for a system to report, target and share inspections results EMSA invited to develop a cost-effective solution Used by Member States on a voluntary basis Over 15,000 inspections reported so far 2
Inspections and Non-compliances 3
Fuel Sampling and Analysis 4
Non-compliant fuel used on board 5
PSC & Sulphur Inspections Source: Netherlands Shipping Inspectorate Combined PSC and Sulphur: Ships selected based on PSC priority (not environmentally based) Inspections based on MARPOL Annex VI PSCC Instruction Fuel sampling Sulphur Inspections: Ships selected based on alerts in THETIS-EU or national criteria Inspections based on Sulphur Directive/Inspection Guidance Fuel Sampling 6
Risk based Targeting Risk based targeting of ships for better use of resources and harmonization Agreed at last Sulphur Committee to be implemented in THETIS-EU Yet not binding (only an indication) Criteria chosen to compensate lack of statistically relevant data Ships with alerts, with identified non-compliances in last 6 months, ships with relevant MARPOL Annex VI related deficiencies/detentions, etc Link to ISM company 7
THETIS-EU Public Site Publication of enforcement information in THETIS-EU It will offer greater transparency Information on extent to which industry is complying Yet no naming and shaming Home page where general information on the system will be displayed Information on legal requirements Aggregated information in graphs (number of inspections, compliance levels) 8
Fuel Consumption Calculators SECA inspectors focus on whether compliant fuel was used in the SECA area need to find out if the ship used LSFO within the SECA or changed over from HSFO to LSFO just before harbour lights 150m3 LSFO ROB Use of fuel calculators aid determining minimum LSFO amount that should have been consumed in the SECA Various Member States already using these tools EMSA exploring incorporation of a fuel calculator in THETIS-EU based on ship emission inventories 9 200m3 LSFO ROB
Remote Sensing and RPAS Measuring SOx in the plume of vessels can give an indication of potential non-compliance Several SECA countries using already remote sensing technologies Helpful for checking non-eu flagged vessels in transit in EU EMSA to offer ship emission monitoring services using Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Call for Tender for RPAS services published in April: http://www.emsa.europa.eu/work/procurement/calls.html 10
Remote Sensing and RPAS Pollution Detection and Monitoring: complementing CleanSeaNet Emission monitoring: support to enforce the Sulphur directive Maritime surveillance: Vessel detection and identification Potential additional applications: Search and Rescue, border control, fishery control, anti piracy, safety of navigation, customs, anti drug trafficking, Detecting of oil spills Measurement of ship emission Support to response operations
STEAM project Ships Sulphur Trails Emissions Aerial Measurements An ESA-ARTES -20 programme project CLS and Tekever coordinating EMSA involved as an institutional partner Duration: November 2015 to October 2016 Objective: to help involved MSs to enforce Sulphur Directive with a solution based on an RPAS equipped sniffing sensor RPAS Demonstration in Hamburg Proof of concept to validate methodology Some flights made to measure SOx of passing ships and calculate Sulphur content of fuel 12
EMSA RPAS services for MS / EU Agencies RPAS services (pollution & emission monitoring) based on EMSA Work Program 2016 Contracts signed 10/10/2016 operational: Q1 2017 For SOx measurements mainly to calculate Sulphur content of fuels RPAS services (support to Coast Guard functions) based on European Union border package Procurement ongoing operational: Q2/3 2017 13
RPAs Sensors and capabilities for emissions monitoring Optical Camera Thermal Infrared Camera AIS Transponder Sniffers for SOx, CO2, NOx Algorithm to derive Sulphur content in fuel Endurance: min 6 hours Range: min 50km Minimum Altitude: 50 meters Multiple operational modes (patterns, loiter, tracking etc.) Day and Night operations
PAS Key principles of operations RPAS operations shall serve Member States, EU Agencies, and Commission Services will be free of charge for MSs RPAS services will only be provided based on a Member State request Member State authorities shall be the owner of the operations Operations will be adapted to user needs Member State authorities to decide what to do (operational & ATM point of view) User obligations To provide the permit to fly To provide the airstrip and logistics 15
Final remarks The Sulphur Directive has led to a reduction in SOx emissions from shipping and consequently in concentrations Lessons learned from SECA enforcement to be promoted for the 0,50% sulphur limit in 2020 outside SECAs EMSA to perform visits to Member States to verify application of Sulphur Directive Increased transparency through display in THETIS-EU of information to general public 16 Source: Danish Centre for Energy and Environment
Thank you sergio.alda@emsa.europa.eu twitter.com/emsa_lisbon emsa.europa.eu facebook.com/emsa.lisbon