Compliance monitoring pilot for Marpol Annex VI CompMon Stakeholder Conference Hilton Helsinki Strand 15 th April 2016 Juha-Matti Korsi Head of Department Finnish Transport Safety Agency
Finnish Transport Safety Agency, Trafi We enable well-being and competitiveness from transport. Responsible traffic. Courage and co-operation. 18/04/2016 2
Sectoral organisation of the Ministry of Transport and Communications Ministry of Transport and Communications Ministry of Transport and Communications AGENCIES Trafi Finnish Transport Agency Finnish Meteorological Institute Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority COMPANYS OWNED BY THE FINNISH STATE Finavia Corporation Finnpilot Pilotage Ltd Finnish Broadcasting Company 18/04/2016 3
Tasks We issue permits, approvals and other decisions, and prepare legal rules for the transport sector. We arrange examinations, handle taxation and registration matters, and provide reliable information services. We oversee the transport market as well as compliance with rules and regulations governing the transport system. We ensure the functionality of the transport system, even in emergency conditions and when normal operations are disrupted. We create opportunities for the development of intelligent Rautatiealan transport. sääntelyelin We inform the public of various transport options. 18/04/2016 4
Trafi s key figures Budget 138 M Personnel 528 Data units handed over 500 M Vehicle tax 924 M Vehicles 5 M Merchant vessels 1 100 Aircraft 1 500 Rolling stock 11 800 Driving licences 3.7 M Seafarers certificates 51 000 Pilot licences 7 400 Users of data systems 40 000 18/04/2016 5
Resources Trafi employs approximately 528 people. The annual budget is 138 million, of which 48 million is allocated from the state budget. In addition, the agency collects 924 million in vehicle taxes. Oulu Rovaniemi Trafi maintains registers of all means of transport and their drivers. The operations are based on legislation, obligations specified in international regulations, objectives set by the EU and international organisations, and performance targets of the Ministry of Transport and Communications Vaasa Turku Helsinki Mariehamn Helsinki Kotka Savonlinna Lappeenranta 18/04/2016 6
CompMon project 1 st workshop was held in Helsinki 2013 with participants from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonian and Finland. A quote from the memo of that meeting: it is of vital importance to ensure sufficient compliance monitoring and coverage of sea areas concerned at any time of the day and night via a credible system of surveillance. 18/04/2016 7
Main objectives of CompMon project To join Member States forces in voluntary piloting of effective targeting for the enforcement of Marpol Annex VI To pilot the enforcement in MS territories at sea To share best practices in the implementation of targeting methods To communicate the experiences to e.g. regional conventions To strengthen the international inspection regime and port state control MoUs To create an innovation partnership in preparation for the European and global sulphur limits 18/04/2016 8
Partners Member state authorities responsible for the enforcement of the sulphur directive: Finland, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium (Co-operation with Denmark and Germany) Implementing organizations: Trafi, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Åbo Akademi University (FI), Chalmers University (SWE), Transportstyrelsen (SWE), Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (NL), FOD Mobiliteit en Vervoer (BE) and Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Rautatiealan Sciences sääntelyelin (Cooperation partners: Danish Environmental Protection Agency, Explicit, Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (GER)) 18/04/2016 9
Compliance monitoring pilot for Marpol Annex VI www.compmon.eu Partners