It brings together 7 project partners: INCE Central European Initiative – Segretariato Esecutivo Italy, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia – Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief, National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics, Italy, Adriatic Training and Research Centre for accidental marine pollution preparedness and response, Croatia, University of Ljubljana – Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport Portorož, Slovenia, Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure Croatia and General Command of the Port Authority Corps – Coast Guard, Italy.
The main output of the project will be the Guidelines for the revision and update of the Sub-Regional Oil Spill Contingency Plan, that will encompass an assessment of the environmental risks related to incidents and consequent oil-spills in North Adriatic with particular attention to sensitive sea areas. It will also identify cross-border anti-pollution key-actors in the three partner countries and map the procedures mechanisms and equipment already in place at national levels, which need transnational comparison and harmonisation. Furthermore, it will define the cross-border impacts and the methods of action of relevant authorities and stakeholders in case of an accidental pollution of the Adriatic Sea. The project aims also to define the Standard operating procedures for first responders to ensure improved communication and enhanced operational coordination. Procedures will include specific measures and instructions to first responders engaged in a potential coordinated anti-pollution action at transnational level. They will be tested within the simulation exercise at sea with a dedicated Training programme that will be jointly elaborated to make sure that the Standard Operating Procedures and the Guidelines are fully understood and applicable.
