Eric Louis Mlnec

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Maritime Safety Umbrella Operation Kimo
International Board Meeting Local authority
international environmental organisation Farno
.Denmark.25 03 2007
Maritime SafetyUmbrella Operation Co-operating
to create, maintain and implement a safer
maritime environment
Eric Louis Mélénec Maritime Safety Umbrella
Operation Coordinator

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MSUO The Goal
A INTERREG operation based in Viborg Denmark ,
a cross programme enhancement that assists
Interreg Maritime Safety projects by

• Providing a European and International Network
  for co-operation on maritime safety
• Promoting project outcomes to establish Europe
  and partners at the forefront of maritime safety
  activity
• Increasing project competence in maritime safety
  by closing gaps in knowledge and encouraging
  cooperation
• Assisting programmes to become a collective
  driving force for maritime safety on the European
  and international agenda

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MSUO list of coordinated projects
Safety _at_Sea (NS) NMC NMCII Save the North Sea
POWER Forum Skagerrak EMDI Cycleau COREPOINT SAIL
FINESSEMAYA II MESH NEW! DELTA Safety _at_ Sea
(NP) Eurobaltic Baltic MaSTER COASTMAN BALANCE Int
erBaltic Sutranet Martins
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Project to Project Cooperation (PPC)

• 4 PPcs realised
• Risk Assessment and Acceptance
• Passenger Vessel Safety
• Information Technology (modelling, monitoring and
  GIS)
• Project development
• (available on the MSUO website)
• 3 more to realize
• Available Maritime Data
• AIS best practice
• Impact of Small Oil Spills

• Themed Seminars
• -Refuge Areas (Bruxelles)
• -At Sea Onshore Response (Southampton)
• -Protection Measures for Motorways of the
  Sea (Helsinki)
• A will involving Stakeholders and Decision-makers
  
• Training
• -Pro Sea Initiatives
• -Learn to work together

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Future Transnational Funding Territorial
Cooperation Transnational / MaritimeCross-Border
programme(2007-13)

• Key aspects
• Strategic projects
• Water and coastal management
• Improve access to and quality of transport and
  telecommunication services
• Risk prevention, incl. maritime safety
• Encouraged bilateral maritime co-operation
  (distance less than 150 km) on a wider range of
  topics .Maritime Cross Border Cooperation.A new
  cooperation made for the maritime sector
• An opportunity for kimo

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New Transnational Funding Transnational /
Cross-Border (2007-13) a real opportunity for the
good maritime projects and new regulations for
funding them.

• Proposals for Funding Projects
• Current Maritime Projects Average Euro 3-8
  Million.The next programme it will be more.
• 50- 75 ERDF Funding
• 20 Transprogramme New !
• 10 Outside EU New !

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Future Project Requirements

• Strategy High level projects which deliver
  maritime safety improvements
• Eligibility Ensure Interreg projects meet
  eligibility criteria of Programmes (development
  and operational phases)
• Compatibility Use IMO, European and national
  sources (conventions, directives, legislation,
  regulations and guidance), as starting point
  to ensure compatibility of project with existing
  maritime governance (http//www.imo.org/home.asp)
• Responsibility ensure Regional Organisations
  and Competent National Authorities, European
  Authorities (e.g. OSPAR, HELCOM, Bonn, MARPOL
  73/78, OPRC 90, EMSA) are involved and / or
  support projects.

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MSUO a tool for an organisation like Kimo in a
new framework

• A new territorial Cooperation Programme
• A huge growth of Maritime transport in The North
  Sea and The Baltic Sea
• A threat for the local ecological balance
• A necessity to implement a sustainable
  development in the European Maritime sector
• A European Maritime Policy at last

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MSUO a source of information

• MSUO can now offers you a list and a description
  of Interreg III B past projects in your sector
  
• MSUO will provide soon on Internet a list of
  project ideas/ topics in Maritime Safety
• MSUO invites you to the Interreg,MSUO Maritime
  Safety project Fair in Antwerp
• A major event to meet partners and to begin new
  projects in presence of the European Maritime
  Safety Stakeholders ( DG REGIO, DG TREN)

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Contact

• Maritime Safety Co-ordination Unit
• Co. Interreg IIIB North Sea Programme, Viborg, DK
• Eric-Louis Mélénec Acting MSUO Co-ordinator
• Email crbem_at_vibamt.dk
• Phone number 45 87 27 10 80
• Website www.maritime-safety.org

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The end
Thank you for your invitation to present today
the MSUO in Farno