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Centre d’études et d’expertises sur les risques,

L’environnement, la mobilité et l’aménagement

PIANC WG 161Interaction between offshore wind farms and maritime na vigation

5th YP-ComOstend 7th May 2015

AC1AM Jean-Charles CORNILLOU

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Objectif of WG 161: to produce Guidelines & recommendations to assess the required safety dist ances in vicinity of offshore wind farms

� Legal issues� Safe distances for navigation� Marking � Electro Magnetic Radiation (EMR)� Emergency situations� Marine Spatial Planning (MSP)

Liaison with the Aids to Navigation Requirements & Management (ARM) committeeof IALA in charge to produce guidelines on MSP

EC directive 2014/89 on MSP

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Legal issues

International referencesUN (UNCLOS)UNESCO (MSP)IMO (SOLAS, COLREG, GPSR, ...)ITU (RR)ICAO (ICA convention annex 14)

International recommendationsIMOIALAPIANC

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Safe distances for navigation

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Marking

Rec. O-139

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EMR … electromagnetic radiations

Mobile phone base stations

radio and television masts

emergency service radio masts

RADARs (VTS + Civil Aviation + Wheather Office…)

VHF Coastal Radio Station (MRCC)

Direction/Finders (MRCC & VTS)

AIS

GNSS & others navigation systems

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Example of false targets by multipath signal

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Emergency procedures

Search And Rescue (SAR) , Pollution , Salvage & Discovery of unexploded mine or bomb

Risk assessment : Statistic approach versus an empiric approach !

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MSP for navigation

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Centre d’études et d’expertises sur les risques,L’environnement, la mobilité et l’aménagement

Jean-Charles CORNILLOUChargé de missionDTechEMF / DT

+33 (0)2 98 05 67 41jean-charles.cornillou@cerema.fr

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