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Preventing acute pollution
The most important part of contingency planning is to implement measures that can prevent the occurrence of acute pollution incidents. Several departments within the Norwegian Coastal Administration are responsible for the prevention of acute pollution, e.g., through marine safety measures.
Objectives
- Enhance international cooperation on preparedness against acute pollution, especially in the High North, by initiating and participating in assessments and development work, and by developing and strengthening bilateral relations with Russia and the other stakeholders in the region through participation in the Arctic Council and other relevant forums.
- Survey and assure the quality of ports of refuge along the entire coast of Norway, including Svalbard, and integrate these in the Coastal Administration’s contingency plan.
Provide public access to information about the location and suitability of these ports via the online map service “Kystinfo kartløsning”. - Improve the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) maps for Svalbard.
- Secure access to relevant resources for efficient surveillance of acute pollution incidents, make new aerial surveillance contracts, ensuring that the aircraft is equipped with the best technology available, and facilitate the co-utilisation of the aircraft by other public agencies and the petroleum industry.
- Establish sufficient, nation-wide emergency towing preparedness based on hired vessels, make agreements with the towboat industry, the petroleum industry and neighboring countries, and ensure the further improvement of emergency towing services.
- Make recommendations for how to deal with shipwrecks containing oil or other harmful substances that pose an unacceptable environmental risk, to avoid any future threat to the environment by the wreck
Latest news
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New AIS basestations strengthen maritime traffic monitoring on Svalbard
On September 13, 2019, the Norwegian Coastal Administration deployed a new AIS (Automatic Identification System) basestation on the island of Prins Karls Forland, west of Spitsbergen. This basestation is powered by solar and wind energy, and is the first of its kind in an area without infrastructure.
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Digital Route Service is available from Sandefjord to Haugesund
From June 3, 2019, routes and route information will be available for vessels arriving ports in Skagerrak and Rogaland. This is an extension of the Digital Route Service that was launched in the Oslofjord in 2018.
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Contact information for transition of sector lights to IALA Standard
Below you will find contact information to persons who can answer questions on the transition of sector lights to IALA standards.
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Russian nuclear power plant without fuel to be transported along the Norwegian coastline
The transport of the Russian floating nuclear power plant "Akademik Lomonosov" started Friday the 27th of April from St. Petersburg heading to Murmansk. The nuclear power plant will not have nuclear fuel on board during transport, but the Norwegian Coastal Administration and the Norwegian Radiation Protection Agency will nevertheless follow the transport closely along the Norwegian coast.
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Introducing New Regulations for Pilot Bookings
On April 3, 2018, the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) will introduce new booking regulations for requesting marine pilots. The regulations will thus be formalized and merged into one set ‒ Regulations on Compulsory Pilotage.
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