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Contents

1: Introduction
Background, risk of pollution from shipping, environmental sensitivity, methodology for assessing MEHRAs, report overview and abbreviations
2: Methodology
3: Hazard Identification and Overview
Pollution from ships, causes and sizes of spills, summary of discussion
4: Ship Routeing in UK Waters
COAST database, vessel type classification

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5: Shipping Accident Frequency Assessment
HazID review; predictive modelling; accident frequency results, validation of incident results

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6: Consequence Modelling - Release of Pollutant
Methodology, spill probability, spill size, results - frequencies of different sizes of spills in UK waters

• Chapter 6 (Adobe Acrobat - 1.5mb)

7: Pollution Risk Results
Average spill quantity

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8: Environmental Sensitivity
Methodology; results of sensitivity assessment

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• Chapter 8 (part 2) (Adobe Acrobat - 896kb)
• Chapter 8 (part 3) (Adobe Acrobat - 960kb)
• Chapter 8 (part 4) (Adobe Acrobat - 1.5mb)

9: Identification of MEHRAs
Methodology for identifying MEHRAs, results for UK coastline, results for UK sea areas

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10: Conclusions and Recommendations
11: References

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Appendix 1: Marine Traffic Data
Introduction, description of the COAST database, completed route database

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Appendix 2: Factors Influencing Vessel Risks in UK Waters
Introduction, historical incident data , identification of major marine incidents, distribution by flag

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Appendix 3: Historical Oil Spill Statistics (UKCS)

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Appendix 4: Identification of Sensitive Sites Sensitive to Marine Pollution
Introduction, wildlife, vulnerability of seabirds to oil pollution, fishing areas sensitive to marine pollution, amenity/economy, landscape, geological, other designations considered

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• Appendix 4 (part 4) (Adobe Acrobat - 1.3mb)
• Appendix 4 (part 5) (Adobe Acrobat - 1.1mb)
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Appendix 5: Persistence of Oil on the UK Coastline
Introduction, fate of oil at sea, coastline types, exposure to wind and waves, methodology for determining persistence for UK coastline

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Appendix 6: Pollution Prediction Models
Introduction, geographical breakdown, ship to ship model, fires and explosions, founderings, grounding risk models, accident frequency model calibration, spill model

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Appendix 7: Environmental (Weather) Data
Probability of different sea states in UK waters, wind rose data, bad visibility

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Appendix 8: Shipping Incident Frequency Results
Geographical distribution of different type of marine accidents, model predications vs historical data

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• Appendix 8 (part 2) (Adobe Acrobat - 1mb)
• Appendix 8 (part 3) (Adobe Acrobat - 672kb)

Responses (no later than 10 April 2000) should be directed to:
Stephen Churley
Marine, Land & Liability Division
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
3/B6, Ashdown House
123 Victoria Street
London, SW1E 6DE
E-mail: doe.marine@gtnet.gov.uk

There are limited copies available of this report available. Hard copies of the main report are only obtainable by telephone application to 020 7944 5303.

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Published 10 February 2000

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