Type of exercise
Full-scale exercise
Action tested
Equipment deployment
Communication
Coordination
Modelling
Protocol compliance
Type of incident
Spill
Coastal
Organisation
German Central Command for Maritime Emergencies (Havariekommando)
Warnemünde, Germany
The main objective of this exercise was to test the alarm procedures, the response time and capability of the HELCOM Contracting Parties and participating units to deal with oil pollution at sea.
Marine/coastal environments
International
National
English
Exercises documentation
HELCOM BALEX DELTA Exercise 2013
Dissemination materials
The exercise was carried out within the framework of the Helsinki Convention (contracting parties are Denmark, Estonia, EU, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden and Russia). Units from Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Germany, Poland, Russia, Sweden and EMSA took part in the exercise. The aim and objective of the exercise was to test the alarm procedures, the response time and capability of the HELCOM Contracting Parties and participating units to deal with oil pollution at sea.
2013
English
Helcom List of Exercises
Services/Tools
List of exercises carried out by Helcom contracting parties since 1990.
2022
English
Drills and Exercises Annual Report 2013
Report
To achieve the level of performance for pollution response required by the EMSA, the agency performs regular training, drills, Equipment Condition Tests (ECTs) and exercises. This report summarises the drills and exercises carried out in 2013.
2014
English