HELSINKI COMMISSION

     
Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission

     
     
HELCOM RECOMMENDATION 25/5

     
ASSESSMENT OF THE NEED FOR ESCORT TOWING IN TANKER TRANSPORT ROUTES
TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS IN THE BALTIC SEA AREA

     
     
Adopted 2 March 2004
having regard to Article 13, Paragraph b)
of the Helsinki Convention

THE COMMISSION,

RECALLING Article 8 and Annex IV “Prevention of pollution from ships” of the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area, 1992 (the Helsinki Convention), as amended, on the prevention of pollution from ships and on the safety of navigation,

RECALLING FURTHER the "Declaration on the Safety of Navigation and Emergency Capacity in the Baltic Sea Area” (HELCOM Copenhagen Declaration), adopted on 10 September 2001 in Copenhagen by the HELCOM Extraordinary Ministerial Meeting,

RECALLING ALSO Paragraph XI of the HELCOM Copenhagen Declaration containing the commitment of the Governments of the Contracting Parties to ensure adequate emergency capacity (fire fighting, emergency lightening and emergency towing capacities),