Technical Assistance for Capacity Building for Prevention of Marine Pollution Caused by Ship-sourced Wastes

Contract number: TR2011/0327.21.04-01/001

The purpose of this contract is to enhance the capacity in Turkey to prevent marine pollution caused by ship-sourced wastes in line with the EU Directives on ship-source pollution, port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues, and penalties for infringements. Within the scope of this contract, the contractor will provide the following services:
— the relevant national legislation and identification procedures for illegal discharges will be updated,
— a system will be established to prevent potential effects of ships' ballast sediments and disposal of these sediments to reception facilities, to minimise ship-sourced wastes,
— awareness-raising programmes for local and central authorities will be conducted,
— a comprehensive training programme will be conducted through workshops and study visits,
— waste reception and management infrastructure will be developed.