Protection of Sensitive Coastal Areas in the United Kingdom: From Torrey Canyon to the New Millenium1

1999 ◽  
Vol 1999 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-163
Author(s):  
Robin Perry
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Oil Industry ◽  
Coastal Protection ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Oil Storage ◽  
Environment Agency ◽  
Future Plans

ABSTRACT The tanker Torrey Canyon grounded in 1967 beginning the era of the major oil spill. The United Kingdom was unprepared for this event. Nevertheless, following the spill, much research was carried out, including methods for the protection of environmental and socio-economic sensitive areas. However, little was done to produce detailed protection plans for such sites. These can save hours of response time, as boom locations, priorities, layouts, deployment methods, equipment requirements, access and temporary oil storage arrangements will be specified. Yet in the United Kingdom, the Shoreline Response Centre (Command Centre) continued to decide these things after the spill had occurred, which was often too late. In 1990, a spill from the tanker Rosebay occurred in the English Channel, off the sensitive South Devon coast. Protection plans were non-existent. This gave an impetus to develop coastal protection planning, which the SW Region of the National Rivers Authority (NRA) commenced. In 1995, it was recommended that this should be extended throughout the United Kingdom to a common standard. Unfortunately, various factors delayed commencement of this work, which was jointly carried out in 1998 by the Environment Agency (EA), the successor to the NRA, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Marine Pollution Control Unit and the Northern Ireland Environment and Heritage Service. In the meantime, many unsatisfactory plans were produced for the upstream oil industry. The paper reviews this background and describes the new national coastal protection planning guidelines. It also includes completed examples, describes the testing and validation process and describes future plans.

UNITED KINGDOM—A REVIEW OF THE NEED TO MINIMISE OIL SPILLAGE IN MARINE CASUALTY SITUATIONS

1981 ◽  
Vol 1981 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-214
Author(s):  
Michael L. Stacey
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Paper Briefly ◽  
Port Authorities ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Oil Spillage ◽  
Safe Working

ABSTRACT This paper briefly describes the recently formed Marine Pollution Control Unit for dealing with marine pollution around the United Kingdom and considers the need to minimise oil spillage in marine casualty situations by emergency lightening, and the need for safe working conditions provided by coastal havens and ports of refuge. Concern is expressed at the reluctance of coastal and port authorities to offer assistance to damaged ships.

UNITED KINGDOM MARINE POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLANNING—A REVIEW OF THE LAST TWO YEARS

1987 ◽  
Vol 1987 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-169
Author(s):  
Michael L. Stacey
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Contingency Planning ◽  
Emergency Operations ◽  
Chemical Spills ◽  
Bulk Chemical ◽  
Made In

ABSTRACT A report presented two years ago at this Conference described United Kingdom marine pollution contingency planning and a number of changes that had been identified. Progress has been made in these areas and further areas for change have been identified. Responsibility for dealing with marine pollution has been centralized in a Marine Pollution Control Unit, and to this has now been added responsibility for Her Majesty's Coastguard as well as for marine casualties around the U.K., with authority vested in one post—Director, Marine Emergency Operations. Work on developing contingency plans for bulk chemical spills also has begun and some research effort has been redirected from oil spill problems to this area.

THE SEA EMPRESS INCIDENT: OVERVIEW AND RESPONSE AT SEA

1997 ◽  
Vol 1997 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Harris
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Crude Oil ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Sea Surface ◽  
Aerial Surveillance ◽  
Oil Tanker

ABSTRACT The oil tanker Sea Empress spilled more than 72,000 tons (23 million U.S. gallons) of crude oil when she grounded at Milford Haven, United Kingdom, on February 15, 1996. The response at sea by the U.K. government through the Coastguard Agency's Marine Pollution Control Unit involved aerial surveillance, the spraying of dispersants from aircraft, and the recovery of several thousand tons of oil from the sea surface. This paper by the overall commander presents an overview of the incident and the response operation at sea.

REVIEW OF UNITED KINGDOM CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND RESOURCE CAPABILITY

1983 ◽  
Vol 1983 (1) ◽  
pp. 195-197
Author(s):  
R. Adm. Michael L. Stacey
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Royal Commission ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Commission Report ◽  
Complementary Nature ◽  
Mechanical Recovery

ABSTRACT This paper reviews United Kingdom counter-pollution thinking over the past two years and with reference to the recently published Royal Commission Report on Environmental Pollution in respect of long and short-term environmental effects of oil pollution. It includes an update on present national plans, as well as the recent enhancement of the United Kingdom Marine Pollution Control Unit, and balance of resources between the use of dispersants and mechanical recovery. It assesses the complementary nature of tugboats and aircraft dispersant sprayers in the U.K. mix of government-maintained resources and describes the deployment of mechanical recovery devices. U. K. air spraying capabilities include a number of different types of aircraft, considerations of their alert availability and choices of main and secondary airfields, the provision of dispersants and logistic backup organisations, and maintenance programs for the aircraft and flying fitness assurance programs for pilots. Possible future developments, including airborne remote sensing, also are described.

Development of Routing in Coastal Waters

1985 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-80
Author(s):  
A. N. Cockcroft
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Coastal Protection ◽  
Routing Schemes ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Federal German Republic ◽  
German Republic ◽  
The Future ◽  
Navigational Aids

Traffic separation schemes and other routing measures have now been established in the coastal waters of many countries and new schemes are being introduced each year. Traffic separation was originally intended to reduce the risk of collision between ships proceeding in opposite directions but this paper explains how routing measures are now being used mainly for coastal protection. Improvements in navigational aids may lead to more extensive routing schemes in the future with increasing restriction on the movement of shipping.The first traffic separation schemes adopted by IMCO (now IMO) in 1965 and 1968 were based on proposals made by the Institutes of Navigation of France, the Federal German Republic and the United Kingdom. In the report submitted to the Organisation by the Institutes in 1964 it was stated that ‘the object of any form of routing is to ease the congestion and lessen the likelihood of end-on encounters by separating opposing streams of traffic …’.

Independent Monitoring of Solid Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposals in the UK

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. Daish ◽  
N. A. Leech
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Radioactive Waste ◽  
Non Destructive Testing ◽  
Destructive Testing ◽  
Low Level ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Environment Agency ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Non Destructive ◽  
Low Level Radioactive Waste

The independent monitoring of solid low level radioactive waste (LLW) in the United Kingdom is undertaken by NNC Limited on behalf of The Environment Agency to ensure that disposals are within the authorised limits. Waste consignments are seized by the Agency prior to disposal and are transported to the Waste Quality Checking Laboratory (WQCL) at Winfrith, where the contents are analysed and assessed by destructive and non-destructive testing. All work performed at the laboratory is qualified by a Quality Assurance System which has been accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). This paper outlines the regulatory framework for control of LLW disposals in the UK and describes the techniques used at WQCL for radioactive waste assessment.

scholarly journals More than a Storm in a Teacup? British Nationals in Poland in the Time of Brexit

Politeja ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (5 (68)) ◽  
pp. 259-280
Author(s):  
Stephen Davies ◽  
Małgorzata Kułakowska
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
European Union ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
Introductory Section ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Different Parts ◽  
Future Plans

The paper will present and analyse the results of qualitative research conducted by Stephen Davies with British nationals residing in Poland. The research questions explore their attitudes towards Britain and Brexit, as well as their future plans connected with their place of residence. The dominant themes of the paper are the questions of belonging and attachment. The analysis is preceded by a short introductory section which presents the context of the Brexit processes, as well as the results of research into EU migrants in the United Kingdom and British nationals living in different parts of the European Union.

scholarly journals THE BRAER INCIDENT: SHETLAND ISLANDS, JANUARY 1993

1995 ◽  
Vol 1995 (1) ◽  
pp. 813-819 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Harris
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Shetland Islands ◽  
Environmentally Sensitive Areas ◽  
Environmentally Sensitive ◽  
And Control ◽  
Environmental Importance

ABSTRACT On Tuesday, January 5, 1993, the tanker Braer laden with 84,700 metric tons of Norwegian Gullfaks crude oil drifted aground at Garths Ness, Shetland Islands. Over the next eight days, the vessel's total cargo of crude oil was spilled. The Marine Pollution Control Unit immediately activated the Marine Emergencies Information Room in London and deployed staff to Shetland. It was agreed with Shetland Islands Council to establish a joint response center at Sumburgh Airport to coordinate and control the shoreline cleanup. The incident affected an area of international environmental importance and also threatened the local economy. Because of the lightness of Gullfaks crude and the severe weather, the bulk of the oil dispersed naturally and very little came ashore. The land beyond the shoreline was polluted by airborne oil spray carried on the storm force winds. Aerial spraying of dispersant on oil on the sea took place on three days. Some environmentally sensitive areas were protected by booms and dams. Of the 39 sites considered at risk, only 9 beaches and other sites merited cleaning.

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