Attachment 1 to 11 BSPC Resolution Part II

Attachment 3Demands of the 10th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference in Greifswald, September 3-4, 2001Greifswald Resolution 09.04.20011. Testing and investigating the advantages of a declaration of further parts of theBaltic region as “particularly sensitive sea areas”2. Introduction of mandatory pilotage and a vessel traffic service informationsystem (VTMIS) on the T-Route, the Øresund, and the Kadet fairway3. Bulletin about the navigational peculiarities, especially dangerous shallowroutes (Kadet fairway, etc.) and current maps of the area4. To proceed with the guiding of ships in emergencies to emergency ports(emergency port law)5. “ERIKA I and II Packets”6. Environmental Protection measures in the Gulf of Finland7. Stricter implementation of legal bans on the dumping of ship waste,especially oil and sewage, from ships of any kind8. Improvement of the hydrographic service and encouragement of the use ofElectronic Navigational charts (ENC)9. Automatic Identification System (AIS)10. Encouragement of a obligatory reporting system for navigation11. Phasing out the use of single-hull oil tankers in the Baltic up to the year 201512. Port State Control13. Encouragement of a safety and environmental culture through the creationof a common system for investigating accidents at sea14. Economic incentives, e.g. lower port taxes for ships that fulfill thedetermined environmental criteria15. Availability of related emergency aid capacities (fire fighting, lighting andtowing capacities for emergencies)16. Cooperation among the Baltic States so that the catastrophic effects ofaccidents and catastrophes resulting from technical difficulties can beprevented17. Cooperation of the governments in the environmental clean up of thecoastal regions18. Observer status in the IMO