Type of exercise
Full-scale exercise
Action tested
Equipment deployment
Communication
Coordination
Modelling
Protocol compliance
Type of incident
Spill
Coastal
Gas cloud
Organisation
German Central Command for Maritime Emergencies (Havariekommando)
Bay of Mecklenburg and beach of Warnemünde, Germany
Held every year since 1989, the HELCOM BALEX DELTA is an annual operational exercise designed to test the readiness for responding to pollution incidents such as oil spills or chemical leakages from shipping accidents in the Baltic Sea. It checks our alarm procedures, the know-how and operational capability for responding to spills, and the cooperation between the Baltic Sea countries.
Marine/coastal environments
International
Regional
English
Exercises documentation
HELCOM BALEX DELTA Exercise 2022
Dissemination materials
The Bay of Mecklenburg and the beach of Warnemande are the scene of the largest oil spill-response exercise in the Baltic Sea, BALEX, from 22nd until the 25th of August 2022. During this international exercise, multi-discipline specialists and crew members from countries in the Baltic Sea region train their skills on combating widespread oil spills.
2022
English
HELCOM BALEX DELTA Exercise 2022_Video
Multimedia
The video summarizes the largest oil spill-response exercise in the Baltic Sea, BALEX, held on from 22nd until the 25th of August 2022 at the Bay of Mecklenburg and the beach of Warnemande. During this international exercise, multi-discipline specialists and crew members from countries in the Baltic Sea region train their skills on combating widespread oil spills.
2022
English
Helcom List of Exercises
Services/Tools
List of exercises carried out by Helcom contracting parties since 1990.
2022
English