IMO IA545E-2017 Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (Second Edition).pdf

1、IA545EIMOIA545Ewww.imo.orgThis publication presents: Revised PSSA Guidelines Revised Guidelines to submit a PSSA proposal to IMO Texts of MEPC resolutions by which eleven PSSAs have been designated since 1990PSSA 2017 EDITIONPSSA2017 Edition9 7 8 9 2 8 0 1 1 6 0 4 5ISBN 978-92-801-1604-5London, 2017

2、PSSA2017 EditionIMO-284 PSSA 2017 Title Page.indd 1 10/01/2017 10:39Compilation of offi cial guidance documentsand PSSAs adopted since 1990IA545E.indd 1 03/05/2017 08:30:50Licensed to IHS UK by IMO. IMO. All rights reserved. Apart from the provisions of the IHS Subscription Agreement, no part of thi

3、s publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior permission in writing from IMO.First published in 2007 by the international maritime organization 4 albert embankment, london Se1 7Sr www.imo.orgSecond edition 2017Printed by CPi ColouriSBn 978-92-801-1604-5Pict

4、ure credits: annex 6, Kyle taylor (wrasse) and taro taylor (reef); annex 7, Steve Jurvetson (pelicans); annex 8, Joanne goldby (nazca booby) and Barry Peters (hammerhead shark); annex 9, BDJ238 (mangroves) and a.m.anderson (grey angelfish); annex 10, Jerry Kirkhart (Salicornia); annex 13, ingo ronne

5、r (dolphins); annex 14, Brian gratwicke (magnificent frigate bird) and rein Ketelaars (guineafowl pufferfish); annex 15, mindaugas Danys (cormorant); annex 16, gregory moine (butterfly fish) and troy mcKaskle (muana lani); annex 17, arnaud abadie (white seabream, fan mussel); annex 18, F. mazeas (co

6、rals); annex 19, Steve raaymakers.imo PUBliCationSales number: ia545eCopyright international maritime organization 2017All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without prior permission in writing fro

7、m the International Maritime Organization.Reproduction and/or translation rights may be available for this title. For further details, please contact IMO Publishing at copyrightimo.org.this publication has been prepared from official documents of imo, and every effort has been made to eliminate erro

8、rs and reproduce the original text(s) faithfully. readers should be aware that, in case of inconsistency, the official imo text will prevail.IA545E.indd 2 23/05/2017 10:09:24Licensed to IHS UK by IMO. IMO. All rights reserved. Apart from the provisions of the IHS Subscription Agreement, no part of t

9、his publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior permission in writing from IMO.PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE SEA AREAS (PSSA) 2017 eDition iiiContentsForeword . v1 Introduction . 12 Summary of administrative documents 5PSSA Guidelines . 5Guidance Document for Subm

10、ission of PSSA Proposals to IMO . 5PSSA Proposal Review Form 5Uniform format of the MEPC resolution for the designation of PSSAs . 63 PSSAs designated by the Committee since 1990 . 74 Annexes 9Annex 1 PSSa guidelines . 11Annex 2 guidance document for submission of PSSa proposals to imo 23Annex 3 PSS

11、a proposal review form . 31Annex 4 Uniform format of the mePC resolution for the designation of Particularly Sensitive Sea areas 39Annex 5 PSSas designated since 1990 43Annex 6 great Barrier reef and torres Strait and Coral Sea Particularly Sensitive Sea area . 47Annex 7 archipelago of Sabana-Camage

12、y Particularly Sensitive Sea area 89Annex 8 malpelo island Particularly Sensitive Sea area . 99Annex 9 Florida Keys Particularly Sensitive Sea area . 105Annex 10 Wadden Sea Particularly Sensitive Sea area . 111Annex 11 Paracas national reserve Particularly Sensitive Sea area 131Annex 12 Western euro

13、pean Waters Particularly Sensitive Sea area . 151Annex 13 Canary islands Particularly Sensitive Sea area . 167Annex 14 galapagos archipelago Particularly Sensitive Sea area . 193PageIA545E.indd 3 03/05/2017 08:30:50Licensed to IHS UK by IMO. IMO. All rights reserved. Apart from the provisions of the

14、 IHS Subscription Agreement, no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior permission in writing from IMO.Contentsiv PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE SEA AREAS (PSSA) 2017 eDitionAnnex 15 Baltic Sea area Particularly Sensitive Sea area . 211Annex 16 Pap

15、ahanaumokuakea marine national monument Particularly Sensitive Sea area . 223Annex 17 Strait of Bonifacio Particularly Sensitive Sea area 251Annex 18 Saba Bank Particularly Sensitive Sea area . 275Annex 19 Jomard entrance Particularly Sensitive Sea area 289PageIA545E.indd 4 03/05/2017 08:30:50Licens

16、ed to IHS UK by IMO. IMO. All rights reserved. Apart from the provisions of the IHS Subscription Agreement, no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior permission in writing from IMO.PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE SEA AREAS (PSSA) 2017 eDition vFore

17、worda Particularly Sensitive Sea area (PSSa) is an area of the marine environment that needs special protection through action by the international maritime organization (imo) because of its significance for recognized ecological, socio-economic, or scientific attributes where such attributes may be

18、 vulnerable to damage by international shipping activities. at the time of designation of a PSSa, an associated protective measure (aPm), which meets the requirements of the appropriate legal instrument establishing such measure, must have been approved or adopted by imo to prevent, reduce, or elimi

19、nate the threat or identified vulnerability.imo is the only international body responsible for assessing proposals for and designating areas as PSSas and adopting measures applicable to international shipping.this publication provides the reader with an overview of all PSSas designated by the mePC s

20、ince 1990*and includes all key “administrative documents“ as follows:.1 revised PSSa guidelines;.2 revised guidelines to submit a PSSa Proposal to imo;.3 PSSa Proposal review Form; and.4 Uniform PSSa resolution Format.these texts were designed by the marine environment Protection Committee (mePC) to

21、 assist member governments in the preparation, identification and submission of PSSas and to provide the mePC with the information for a robust review method of a PSSa proposal to ensure that the revised PSSa guidelines are fulfilled.it is also hoped that this publication will also assist mariners w

22、orld-wide to approach and navigate near or through these PSSas with caution and to act as recommended by the aPms.*Some items of information contained in this book have been subject to amendment, and some associated protective measures have been added, renamed or revoked after the original documents

23、 were released. this is a consolidated text in which superseded texts have been replaced by the more recent ones; some details have been omitted but are in other publications that are available from imo.IA545E.indd 5 03/05/2017 08:30:50Licensed to IHS UK by IMO. IMO. All rights reserved. Apart from

24、the provisions of the IHS Subscription Agreement, no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior permission in writing from IMO.North Atlantic OceanSouth Atlantic OceanSouth Pacific OceanNorth Pacific OceanPapahanaumokuakea Marine National Monu

25、mentGalapagos ArchipelagoSea Area around Malpelo IslandParacas National ReserveSaba BankJomard EntranceArchipelago of Sabana-CamagueySea Area around Florida KeysWestern European WatersWadden SeaStrait of BonifacioGreat Barrier Reef,South-west Coral Sea and Torres StraitCanary IslandsBaltic Sea AreaN

26、orth Pacific OceanIndian OceanBering SeaMediterranean Sea The Arabian SeaBay of BengalChina SeaRed SeaPersian Gulf15N 15S 30S 45S0030E30W60W90W120W150W60E90E120E150E30N45N60N75NWorldwide Particularly Sensitive Sea AreasIA545E.indd 6 03/05/2017 08:30:52Licensed to IHS UK by IMO. IMO. All rights reser

27、ved. Apart from the provisions of the IHS Subscription Agreement, no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior permission in writing from IMO.PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE SEA AREAS (PSSA) 2017 eDition 11 introductionBackground1.1 the marine environ

28、ment Protection Committee (mePC) of the international maritime organization (imo) began its study of the question of Particularly Sensitive Sea areas (PSSas) in response to resolution 9 of the international Conference on tanker Safety and Pollution Prevention, 1978 concerning the protection of parti

29、cularly valuable sea areas. this resolution invited the then inter-governmental maritime Consultative organization (the original name of imCo was changed in 1982 to imo) to incorporate any necessary provisions within marPol for the protection of such areas against marine pollution from ships and dum

30、ping. these areas would be identified through an inventory of sea areas around the world which were in need of protection against marine pollution from ships and dumping, on account of the areas particular value in respect of renewable resources or in respect of their importance for scientific purpo

31、ses.1.2 as a result, mePC, recognizing the importance of this issue, consequently adopted the concept of PSSas and identified a PSSa as an area that needs special protection through action by imo because of its significance for recognized ecological, socio-economic, or scientific attributes where su

32、ch attributes may be vulnerable to damage by international shipping activities.1.3 in general, to be identified as a PSSa, three elements must be present: (1) the area must have certain attributes (ecological, socio-economic, or scientific); (2) it must be vulnerable to damage by international shipp

33、ing activities; and (3) there must be a measure*with an identified legal basis that can be adopted by imo to prevent, reduce, or eliminate risks from these activities. if approved by imo, the end result will be an area designated as a “Particularly Sensitive Sea area“ and one or more imo-adopted mea

34、sures for ships to follow. it is noteworthy that such sea areas may include the territorial sea of States, and sea areas beyond national jurisdiction. Proposals must be submitted in accordance with imo rules and procedures for the submission of documents. governmentsmay check with the imo Secretaria

35、t for the precise submission deadline as well as other administrative rules.1.4 another way of protecting sensitive sea areas is by establishing marine Protected areas. these are established for marine nature conservation reasons outside the imo forum and, whilst they are an effective management too

36、l, it is important to note that they do not protect areas from international shipping activities. marine Protected areas which require protection from international shipping should be brought to the attention of imo for them to be proposed as PSSas (or Special areas under marPol), depending on the t

37、ype of protection measure that is needed. note that PSSas can encompass both Special areas and marine Protected areas and vice versa.1.5 it is important to note that imo is the only international body responsible for assessing proposals for and designating areas as PSSas and adopting measures applic

38、able to international shipping.1.6 Discussions on the PSSa concept continued from 1986 to 1991 and culminated in the adoption of guidelines for the Designation of Special areas and the identification of Particularly Sensitive Sea areas by assembly resolution a.720(17) in 1991 (the PSSa guidelines).

39、the PSSa guidelines were designed to assist *the reference to “measure“ or “associated protective measure“ is used both in the singular and plural throughout this guidance document. it is important to recognize that an identified vulnerability may be addressed by only one or by more than one measure

40、 or associated protective measure, and that therefore the use of this terminology in the singular or plural should not be taken as any indication to the contrary.the word “government“ is used both in the singular and plural throughout the text of this guidance document. it is clear, however, that th

41、e PSSa guidelines recognize that an application for designation of a PSSa may be submitted by one or more governments, and therefore the use of this terminology in the singular or plural should not be taken as an indication to the contrary.IA545E.indd 1 03/05/2017 08:30:52Licensed to IHS UK by IMO.

42、IMO. All rights reserved. Apart from the provisions of the IHS Subscription Agreement, no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior permission in writing from IMO.1 introduction2 PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE SEA AREAS (PSSA) 2017 eDitionin providin

43、g guidance to imo member governments in the formulation and submission of applications for designation of PSSas and in general aim to:.1 ensure that, in the process, all interests those of the coastal State, flag State, and the environmental shipping communities are thoroughly considered on the basi

44、s of relevant scientific, technical, economic and environmental information regarding the area at risk of damage from international shipping activities and the protective measures to minimize the risk; and.2 provide for the assessment of such applications by imo.PSSA Guidelines1.7 in a continuing ef

45、fort to provide a clearer understanding of the concepts set out in the PSSa guidelines, and, where appropriate, strengthening certain aspects and procedures for the identification and designation of PSSas and the adoption of associated protective measures (aPms), the imo assembly adopted subsequent

46、sets of revisions of the PSSa guidelines (a.720(17) as resolution a.885(21) in 1999 and resolution a.927(22) in 2001. in 2005 mePC finalized a comprehensive revision of the PSSa guidelines, as contained in annex 2 of assembly resolution a.927(22). the assembly adopted the current set of PSSa guideli

47、nes as a.982(24) in 2005 and revoked annex 2 of a.927(22). resolution a.982(24) has been amended by resolution mePC.267(68), adopted on 15 may 2015.1.8 the 2005 PSSa guidelines (a.982(24) contain key differences in comparison with earlier versions, including:.1 at the time of designation of a PSSa,

48、an aPm which meets the requirements of the appropriate legal instrument establishing such measure must have been approved or adopted by imo to prevent, reduce, or eliminate the ship-related threat or identified vulnerability. therefore all PSSa applications should identify proposals for at least one

49、 aPm; however, proponents will be allowed to propose additional aPms at a later stage. the term “designation in principle“ is now only to be used by the Committee after it reviews a proposal and is awaiting approval or adoption of the aPm by the appropriate body;.2 in order to be identified as a PSSa, the area should meet at least one of the criteria listed in section 4 (of the PSSa guidelines) and supporting documentation should be provided to establish that at least one of the criteria exists throughout the entire