Ship-generated Waste Management Plan of the Freeport of Riga

The Freeport of Riga Authority Confirmed By The Freeport of Riga Board Resolution No. 68 of June 28, 2017 Ship-generated Waste Management Plan of the Freeport of Riga APPROVED State Environment Service June 9, 2017 Riga, 2017

Table of contents 1. TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE PLAN... 4 2. Introduction... 6 3. Ship generated waste and cargo residue management procedure... 10 3.1 Waste Reception Facilities... 11 3.2 Assessment of the necessity of Riga port waste reception facilities in compliance with the needs of the vessels entering the port... 14 3.2.1 Waste defined in MARPOL 73/78 Annex II... 17 3.2.2 Cargo residues... 17 3.2.3 Types of waste associated with the provisions of the Ballast Water Convention.. 17 3.3 Waste pre-treatment, treatment, disposal and the necessary facilities... 18 4. Ship generated waste and cargo residues delivery and management accounting procedure... 20 4.1 Notification of ship-generated waste... 20 4.2 Waste transfer... 21 4.3 Reports on ship-generated waste reception and management... 22 5. Payment procedure for ship-generated waste reception... 23 5.1 Sanitary fee... 23 5.2 Tariffs /Rates... 23 6. Methods to be applied to define proper volume of the working load on waste reception facilities... 24 7. Costs related to waste management on shore... 24 8. Types and amounts of ship-generated waste and cargo residues. Methods used to determine waste amount.... 25 9. Procedure of reporting alleged inadequacies of waste reception facilities... 30 10. Cooperation between vessels entering the port, waste reception entities. berth and terminal operators and other interested parties... 31 11. Procedure of waste management plan introduction and updating... 33 12. Compliance control procedure... 34 12.1 Parties, responsible for the control of compliance with the Waste Management Plan introduction and implementation.... 34 2

12.1.1 State Environment Service Fisheries Control Department Marine Control Division...34 12.1.2 Lielrigas Regional Environment Department of the State Environment Service 35 12.1.3 Freeport of Riga Authority... 35 13. ANNEXES... 36 13.1 Information on waste reception company... 36 13.2 Information on waste management company... 37 13.3 ZIŅOJUMA VEIDLAPA PAR KUĢU RADĪTO ATKRITUMU PIEŅEMŠANAS IEKĀRTU NEATBILSTĪBU. FORMAT FOR REPORTING ALLEGED INADEQUACIES OF PORT RECEPTION FACILITIES... 38 3

1. TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE PLAN Management Plan Ship-generated waste management plan of the Freeport of Riga. Ballast Water Management Convention - International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (IMO adopted on 13 February 2004, effective from 8 September 2017). EMSA - European Maritime Safety Agency HELCOM - Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission is the governing body of the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area, known as the Helsinki Convention. IMO - International Maritime Organization Cargo residues any cargo residues on board the ship, in cargo holds or tanks after finishing the procedures of unloading and cleaning, which shall be classified in compliance with MARPOL73/78 provisions. Ship agent - a person engaged in ship agency in accordance with Section 112, Paragraph four of the Maritime Code. Ship generated waste - all types of waste, including waste water and residues arising from the operation of the vessel, but which are not cargo residues subject to the provisions of the MARPOL73/78 Annexes I, IV, V and VI and which are not related to ship cargo related waste, defined in MARPOL 73/78 Annex V. Vessel GT index of a vessel s gross tonnage, that is defined in accordance with IMO International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ship of 1969 and is stated in the Ship s Tonnage certificate. For tankers with segregated ballast tanks, reduced gross tonnage (GT), specified in International Tonnage Certificate, is taken into account. Ship - within the meaning of these regulations, any cargo or passenger vessel, which enters the port of Riga, and to which the requirements of the Riga Port Dues shall apply. Liner - a container, ro-ro or passenger ship engaged in the carriage of goods or passengers within the FPRA's approved shipping line. LR the Republic of Latvia MARPOL 73/78 - International Maritime Organization's 1973 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, in the version thereof in force. 4

MARPOL 73/78 IMO International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, and its Protocol of 1978 new version. MWRF - Mobile Ship generated Waste Reception Facilities CM Cabinet of Ministers Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.455 Procedure of Reception of Shipgenerated Waste and Polluted Waters and the Order of Elaboration of Ship-generated Waste Management Plan (08.10.2002) in the version in force. OP oil products Operator - a merchant that has concluded a contract with the Freeport of Riga Authority on ship-generated waste reception and management in the Freeport of the Freeport of Riga territory and that has the necessary permits and certificates for this purpose. Port Water Area the port water area, which is within the boundaries of the Freeport of Riga, stipulated by the Cabinet Regulations Nr.690 of 22.08.2006 Regulations on the Freeport of Riga Boundaries Determination. Port waste reception facilities - either stationary or mobile facility that can efficiently receive ship-generated waste and cargo residues FRPA Freeport of Riga Authority FPR Freeport of Riga RED Regional Environment Department SafeSeaNet - Vessel traffic monitoring and information system of data exchange in accordance with the regulatory enactments regarding the system for monitoring vessel traffic data and the exchange of information. Latvian national uniform system www.msw.lv is administered by the Latvian Coast Guard Service. SES State Environment Service SES FCD MCD State Environment Service Fisheries Control Department Marine Control Division 5

2. INTRODUCTION The Freeport of Riga is located in the eastern part of the Baltic Sea, in the southern part of the Gulf of Riga, on both sides of the Daugava River. Boundaries of the Freeport of Riga are stipulated by the Cabinet Regulations Nr.690 of 22.08.2006 Regulations on the Freeport of Riga Boundaries Determination. The port is open for navigation all year round. The Freeport of Riga Authority, in accordance with the regulatory enactments, is the institution which shall elaborate the Waste Management Plan for Ships at the Freeport of Riga (hereinafter also referred to as the Waste Management Plan) with the aim to establish a unified procedure for the FPRA, inbound vessels and their representatives, state institutions and merchants to ensure the management of ship-generated waste and cargo residues within the territory of the Freeport of Riga. The Waste Management Plan refers to the acceptance of waste and cargo residues at all berths from vessels, entering the Freeport of Riga as well as the procedure of their subsequent management. The Waste Management Plan includes information on: procedures for the management of waste generated by vessels entering the Freeport of Riga; responsible waste collectors and waste reception procedures; payment arrangements for the reception of ship-generated waste; arrangements for cooperation between the institutions involved in the monitoring and control of the waste reception and management process; monitoring the operation of the Waste Management Plan; regulatory enactments laying down detailed requirements for the management of this type of waste. 6

Collection and/or management of waste, generated by the port enterprises in the territory of the port, as well as cargo reside management procedure, is not the subject of the present Waste Management Plan. Cargo residues have to be handled by the relevant cargo consignor or consignee Waste management after its reception at the berth is subject to the requirements of the Republic of Latvia legislation and is not subject to special or specific permits or management conditions, and those management conditions are not specified in the framework of the present Waste Management Plan. The management plan is elaborated in compliance with the requirements of the 08.10.2002. Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 455 Procedure of Reception of Ship-generated Waste and Polluted Waters and the Order of Elaboration of Ship-generated Waste Management Plan. Upon the approval of the present plan the Ship-generated waste management plan at the Freeport of Riga, approved on March 13, 2014, shall become invalid. The Waste Management Plan is published on the website of the Freeport of Riga www.rop.lv. The Republic of Latvia is the member of the IMO (International Maritime Organization; http://www.imo.org ), since March 1, 1993, its territorial waters are an international shipping area and IMO convention s provisions shall apply to its use. International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, and its Protocol of 1978 amendments (MARPOL 73/78) or MARPOL 73/78 is the main international document, covering prevention of pollution of the marine environment by ships due to operational or accidental causes. MARPOL 73/78 includes provisions aimed at prevention and mitigation of ship-generated pollution and currently it comprises 6 Annexes: Annex I - Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Oil; Annex II - Regulations for the Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk ; 7

Annex III - Regulations for Prevention of Pollution by Harmful Substances Carried by Sea in Packaged Form ; Annex IV - Regulations for Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships; Annex V - Regulations for Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships Annex VI - Regulations for Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships. The applicable regulatory enactments regulating environmental protection and management of natural resources, which are in force in the Republic of Latvia, shall be binding for any economic activity; including operations carried out in the territory of the Freeport of Riga (laws and regulations are available at www.likumi.lv). Separate environmental legislation acts also contain specific requirements for ports and set requirements for the management of waste and chemicals. Information on the most important LR legislation related to the waste management in ports is provided below. Law on Ports in the version in force (https://likumi.lv/doc.php?id=57435) stipulates that the Port Authority shall control the port area from pollution, ensure liquidation of pollution consequences on the territory of the port, take part in liquidation of pollution consequences at sea, organize ship-generated waste and waste water reception, as well as elaborate shipgenerated waste management plan for the port and in the framework of its competence shall control compliance of the port commercial companies activities with applicable laws, regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers and the relevant port authority regulations. Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.455 Procedure of Reception of Shipgenerated Waste and Polluted Waters and the Order of Elaboration of Ship-generated Waste Management Plan (08.10.2002) in the version in force (https://likumi.lv/doc.php?id=67850) determine procedure of reception of ship-generated waste and polluted waters as well as the order of elaboration of ship-generated waste management plan. The Law on Maritime Administration and Marine Safety in the version in force (https://likumi.lv/doc.php?id=68491) stipulates institutional scheme of public maritime administration, ensures implementation of binding international standards and provisions 8

related to marine safety and security and compliance with the aim to prevent marine pollution by ships and make maritime traffic more efficient. The Law imposes on the port authority an obligation to provide ship-generated waste reception, but on the berth operator - to provide reception of cargo -associated waste. In compliance with the said law the waste reception facilities at the port shall comply with the MARPOL Convention, the Helsinki Convention and other international laws and regulations. Cabinet Regulations No. 339 Regulations Regarding Port Formalities (15.05.2012) (in the version thereof in force (https://likumi.lv/doc.php?id=248453)) stipulate the procedure of formalities related to ships entering and leaving a port. The law On Pollution in the version thereof in force (https://likumi.lv/doc.php?id=6075). The main goal of the said law to prevent or mitigate pollution impact on human health, property and environment, eliminating negative consequences. The law stipulates requirements related to pollution prevention and control that shall be observed by a physical or a legal person that is carrying out polluting activities or is responsible for technical maintenance of such activities, or has economic impact on the relevant polluting activities. Waste management field is regulated by the Waste Management Law (in the version thereof in force (https://likumi.lv/doc.php?id=221378) as well as the relevant Cabinet Regulations. Article 4 of the Law stipulates that waste management shall be implemented with no harm for human life and health, and private property. Besides, there shall be no negative impact on environment. In accordance with the provisions of the Cabinet Regulations No.1082 The Procedure of Applying for and Issuing Permissions to Carry out Polluting Activities of Categories A, B and C (30.11.2010) in the version thereof in force (https://likumi.lv/doc.php?id=222147) the merchants, that receive, store, regenerate or carry out other waste-associated similar activities, must receive permissions to carry out polluting activities of categories A, B or C category certificate. 9

In compliance with the Riga City Council Binding Regulations No.255 of May 2, 2017 The Freeport of Riga Regulations https://pasvaldiba.riga.lv/lv/channels/riga_municipality/statutory_acts/default.htm) in the port water area and the port roads it shall be prohibited to discharge from vessels: all kinds of oil and oil-containing products, harmful and hazardous chemicals, organic compounds, waste water and waste; vessels' cargo and bunkering tank washing waters; any cargo residues, cargo separation materials and any other type of waste. Outboard valves of polluted waters drainage systems at the port shall be locked up and sealed. Operating the ship incinerators shall be prohibited at the port. Provided the toilet is not equipped with a closed sewage holding tank, or the vessel is not equipped with sewage treatment plant in compliance with the MARPOL requirements the use of such facilities is prohibited at the port. Storage of oil product residues in inappropriate places is prohibited at the port. 3. SHIP GENERATED WASTE AND CARGO RESIDUE MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE The Freeport of Riga Authority shall organize reception and management of ship-generated waste and waste water as well as elaborate the ship-generated waste management plan, taking into account the type, size and volume of ships entering the port, as well as the amount and type of waste generated by them. The reception and management of ship-generated waste and polluted waters is provided by operators-merchants, who have been issued the permits and licenses specified by the regulatory enactments for carrying out the relevant activities and have entered a contract with the Freeport of Riga Authority for conducting commercial activities in the territory of the Freeport of Riga. 10

3.1 Waste Reception Facilities The collection of waste and polluted waste water at the port of Riga is provided by the operator 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, using mobile waste reception facilities (MWRF) - specialized waste collecting vessels and specialized road transport. A detailed overview of the waste reception facilities and possibilities and conditions for each waste type reception, including the characteristics of the MWRF technical parameters, is provided in Table 1. Ship-generated waste and cargo residues are collected at the berth where the ship is lying. Table 1. Overview of the possibilities and requirements for waste reception at the reception facilities. (SIA EkoOsta, 2017) Type of waste Reception facilities and requirements for cargo ships Reception facilities and requirements for passenger and cruise ships Reception facilities Requirements Reception facilities Requirements MARPOL Annex I Oily waters and oily residues Oily bilge water Oily residues (sludge) Oily tank washings (slops) Dirty ballast water Scale and sludge from Specialized road vehicle with maximum tank capacity of 30m3. Waste collecting vessel with a maximum aggregate tank capacity of 450 m³. (2x 30 m³;2x 48 m3 ; 2x52 m3; 1x106 m³; 2x 42 m³) Specialized road vehicle with maximum tank capacity of 30m3. Waste collecting vessel with a maximum aggregate tank capacity of 450 m³. Specialized road vehicle with maximum tank capacity of 30m3. Waste collecting vessel with a maximum aggregate tank capacity of 450 m³. Specialized road vehicle with maximum tank capacity of 30m3. Waste collecting vessel with a maximum aggregate tank capacity of 450 m³. Specialized road vehicle with maximum tank Receive up to 1000 m³ in 24 hours. Maximum aggregate reception volume up to 3000 m³. Receive up to 1000 m³ in 24 hours. Maximum aggregate reception volume up to 3000 m³. Specialized road vehicle with maximum tank capacity of 30m3. Waste collecting vessel with a maximum aggregate tank capacity of 450 m³. Specialized road vehicle with maximum tank capacity of 30m3. Waste collecting vessel with a maximum aggregate tank capacity of 450 m³. Specialized road vehicle with maximum tank capacity of 30m3. Waste collecting vessel with a maximum aggregate tank capacity of 450 m³. Specialized road vehicle with maximum tank capacity of 30m3. Waste collecting vessel with a maximum aggregate tank capacity of 450 m³. Maximum possible reception volume up to 90 m³. Specialized road vehicle with a capacity of up to 30m³. Maximum possible reception volume up to 60m³. Maximum possible reception volume up to 200 m³. Receive up to 1000 m³ in 24 hours Maximum possible reception volume up to 3000 m³. 11

Type of waste Reception facilities and requirements for cargo ships Reception facilities and requirements for passenger and cruise ships Reception facilities Requirements Reception facilities Requirements tank cleaning capacity of 30m3. Waste collecting vessel with a maximum aggregate tank capacity of 450 m³. Other (please specify more frequently discharged types) Specialized road vehicle with maximum tank capacity of 30m3. Specialized road vehicle with maximum tank capacity of 30m3. MARPOL Annex II - Noxious Liquid Substances In case of necessity the treatment of this polluted waste water should be provided by a sender or a receiver. MARPOL Annex IV - Sewage Sewage Specialized road vehicle with maximum tank capacity of 30m3. Waste collecting vessel with a maximum aggregate tank capacity of 450 m³. Maximum aggregate reception volume up to 30m³. Specialized road vehicle with maximum tank capacity of 30m3. Sewage acceptance cycle 2 hours. Waste collecting vessel with a maximum aggregate tank capacity of 450 m³. Sewage acceptance cycle 12 hours MARPOL Annex V Garbage Plastics Road vehicle Collected amount at one time up to 2 m³ Packaged waste is collected directly from the vessel Food waste Road vehicle Collected amount at one time up to 9 m³ Domestic waste Road vehicle Waste in closed packaging is collected directly from the vessel Collected amount at one Road vehicle Road vehicle Road vehicle Collected amount at one time up to 10 m³ The waste is placed in a specialized waste container located at the berth Collected amount at one time up to 60 m³ The waste closed packaging is placed in a specialized waste container located at the berth Collected amount at one time up to 12

Type of waste Reception facilities and requirements for cargo ships Reception facilities and requirements for passenger and cruise ships Reception facilities Requirements Reception facilities Requirements time up to 9 m³ 60 m³ Waste in closed packaging is collected directly from the vessel Cooking oil Road vehicle Collected amount at one time up to 1 m³ Incinerator ashes Operational waste Road vehicle Road vehicle Waste in closed containers (cans, barrels) is collected directly from the vessel Collected amount at one time up to 3 m³ Waste is collected in BIG BAG bags directly from the ship Collected amount at one time up to 5 m³ Waste in closed packaging is collected directly from the vessel Fishing gear Road vehicle Collected amount at one time up to 20 m³ Other Road vehicle Collected amount at one time up to 5 m³ Waste in closed packaging is collected Road vehicle Road vehicle Road vehicle Road vehicle Waste is placed in the container located at the berth Collected amount at one time up to 3 m³ Waste in closed containers (cans, barrels) is collected directly from the vessel Collected amount at one time up to 5 m³ Waste is collected in BIG BAG bags directly from the Collected amount at one time up to 5 m³ Waste in closed packaging is collected directly from the vessel Collected amount at one time up to 5 m³ Waste in closed packaging is collected directly from the vessel 13

Type of waste Reception facilities and requirements for cargo ships Reception facilities and requirements for passenger and cruise ships Reception facilities Requirements Reception facilities Requirements directly from the vessel MARPOL Annex VI - Ozone-depleting substances and Exhaust gases Ozonedepleting substances and equipment containing such substances Road vehicle Road vehicle Exhaust gascleaning residues Road vehicle Collected amount at one time up to 1 m³ Waste is collected in original packaging directly from the ship Collected amount at one time up to 20 m³ The waste is collected in closed packages or IBC containers directly from the vessel Road vehicle Collected amount at one time up to 20 m³ Waste is collected directly from the vessel Collected amount at one time up to 20 m³ The waste is collected in closed packages or IBC containers directly from the vessel Information on the types of waste accepted at the Riga port waste reception facilities is published in the IMO Global Integrated Shipping Information System (https://gisis.imo.org/public/default.aspx) database. The vessel s liquid waste of any type shall be delivered by its pump through flexible discharge connections, designed for this purpose. Pipes (and discharge connections), through which the oily waste or water is pumped, must comply with the requirements of MARPOL 73/78 Annex I, Regulation 13 and Regulation 10 of Annex IV. 3.2 Assessment of the necessity of Riga port waste reception facilities in compliance with the needs of the vessels entering the port The necessity of using MWRF is influenced by the requirements of the regulatory enactments (in addition to the information provided in the introduction), the number of vessels entering the port of Riga, the types of ships and the number of vessels that discharge the relevant types and volumes of ship-generated waste. 14

Between 2011 and 2016, the total number of ships entering the port of Riga has decreased by 392 ships, reaching 3521 ships in 2016. Of all ships, that arrived at the port of Riga in 2016, only 2442 vessels delivered ship-generated waste. Figure 1. Number of vessels that have discharged ship-generated waste, 2011-2016 (the FPRA data, 2017)] At the same time, there are changes in vessels GT. The number of cargo ships entering the port has decreased in recent years, with the average cargo capacity increasing in the past years in virtually all vessel groups (see Figure 2), which indicates that the port is visited by larger size cargo vessels. The number of passenger vessels has decreased in recent years, with the total GT decreasing as well (see Figure 3) - during the period from 2014 until the end of 2016 a rapid decrease in the number of passenger vessels calls was observed, when AS Tallink reduced the number of inbound vessels, operating on the line Riga - Stockholm Riga, from two to one, which resulted in the decrease in the number of incoming vessels and GT, as well as had an impact on the intensity of waste reception facilities use. From the end of 2016 the JSC Tallink has restored the traffic of two passenger ships. In regards of the segment of cruise ships, it can be concluded that the port of Riga is visited by cruise ships of larger size, thus the number of serviced passengers is increasing and, accordingly, the amount of ship-generated waste is increasing as well. 15

Figure 2. Changes in vessels GT and in the number of cargo vessels entering the Port of Riga, 2011.-2016 (The FPRA data, 2017) Figure 3. Changes in vessels GT and in the number of passenger ships entering the Port of Riga, 2011-2016 (The FPRA data, 2017) It is forecasted that in the next few years the Freeport of Riga every year will welcome by 1-2% more vessels (in the case of a pessimistic scenario) or up to 4-5% more vessels (in the case of an optimistic scenario). According to these scenarios, the total annual amount of the ship-generated waste could increase from 2-4% to 6-8%. 16

Implementation of the provisions of the Riga Port Dues, which stipulated that the sanitary fee shall be applied to passenger ships, including cruise ships as of December 2014, resulted in an increase in the amount of waste and waste water received by the MWRF (detailed information is provided in Chapter 8) as well as in growth of the intensity of the reception facilities operation Taking into account the above mentioned facts, it is forecasted that the port reception facilities will comply with the number, types and load capacity of vessels entering the port of Riga. 3.2.1 Waste defined in MARPOL 73/78 Annex II Tank washings, polluted with noxious liquid substances (defined in MARPOL 73/78 Annex II) are generated by the vessels entering the port quite rarely and in small amounts, that is why there are no special treatment facility for this type of waste (besides, other merchants of Latvia also do not have such facilities). Treatment of this waste water if necessary should be provided by cargo sender or receiver. 3.2.2 Cargo residues Cargo residues are accepted at berths and do not require specific waste collection facilities. Processing the information, provided by the port enterprises in regards of cargo residues, generated by the vessels, calling the Freeport of Riga, it can be concluded that most of it is timber waste, debris, solid domestic waste and cargo packaging materials. 3.2.3 Types of waste associated with the provisions of the Ballast Water Convention The provisions set in cl. 1 of Article 5 of the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships Ballast Water and Sediments (the Ballast Water Management Convention) on providing facilities for receiving sediments in ports where cleaning or repair of ballast tanks is being carried out, shall apply to ship repair plants operating in the Freeport of Riga territory. The port of Riga already provides dirty ballast and tank washing water management, with volumes varying from 10,000 to 16,000 m3 per year. It is expected that the number of ships serviced by ship repair companies will not change significantly in the near future, which means that the transfer of ballast water from repaired vessels will not significantly affect the use of MWRF in the future. 17

3.3 Waste pre-treatment, treatment, disposal and the necessary facilities Pre-treatment and purification of oily waste water and oil product residues (Annex I to MARPOL 73/78) - pre-treatment and purification of oily bilge, oily residues, oily tank washings, dirty ballast water and oil sludge after the washing of cargo tanks is carried out at the treatment plant, located in the territory of the Freeport of Riga, in Riga, at 39 Tvaika Street. The treatment plant is managed by SIA Eko osta and its operating conditions are indicated in the A category polluting activity permit issued to the SIA Eko osta, which is available on the website of the Environment Supervision Bureau. 1 After treatment, oily waste is transferred to another merchant, treated water is discharged according to the conditions of the A category polluting activity permit issued to SIA Eko osta. Pre-treatment of sewage (Annex IV to MARPOL 73/78) is provided at the treatment plant, located in the territory of the Freeport of Riga, at 39 Tvaika Street. The treatment plant is managed by SIA Eko osta and its operating conditions are indicated in the A category polluting activity permit issued to the SIA Eko osta, which is available on the website of the Environment Supervision Bureau 2. After pre-treatment waste water is transferred to another merchant. There is no pre-treatment of garbage (Annex V to MARPOL 73/78) at the Freeport of Riga. All waste received is transferred to another merchant. Domestic and similar waste from passenger and cruise ships is collected by licensed waste management companies and transferred for further processing or disposal. According to category A polluting activity permit, issued to SIA Eko osta, temporary storage of domestic and hazardous waste can be carried out in the territory of Tvaika street 39. Ozone depleting substances and exhaust gases (Annex VI to MARPOL 73/78). Exhaust gas-cleaning residues in the liquid from are tested in the laboratory before reception, and after their pre-treatment they are transferred to another merchant. Solid residues are transferred to another merchant. 2 http://www.vpvb.gov.lv/lv/piesarnojums/a-b-atlaujas?ur=eko+osta+sia&id_ur=381 18

A detailed overview of activities related to ship-generated waste handling - pre-treatment, treatment and disposal - is provided in Table 4. Waste in the territory of the Freeport of Riga is stored only temporarily, in most cases after its collection, it is immediately delivered to the appropriate treatment and processing facilities or places of deposit. Table 4. Overview of the ship-generated waste treatment at the port of Riga (SIA EkoOsta, 2017) Type of waste Testing in the laboratory before reception Pre-treatment has been carried out Treatment has been carried out MARPOL Annex I Oily waters and oily residues Processing has been carried out Transferred to disposal Transferred to another merchant Oily bilge water X X X Oily residues (sludge) X X Oily tank washings X X X X (slops) Dirty ballast water X X X Scale and sludge from X X tank cleaning Other X MARPOL Annex IV Sewage Sewage X X MARPOL Annex V Garbage Discharge of treated water Plastics X Food waste X Domestic waste X Cooking oil X Incinerator ashes X Operational waste X Fishing gear X Citi X MARPOL Annex VI - Ozone-depleting substances and Exhaust gases Ozonedepleting substances and equipment X containing such substances Exhaust gascleaning liquid residues X X X Exhaust gas- X X 19

Type of waste Testing in the laboratory before reception Pre-treatment has been carried out Treatment has been carried out Processing has been carried out Transferred to disposal Transferred to another merchant Discharge of treated water cleaning solid residues 4. SHIP GENERATED WASTE AND CARGO RESIDUES DELIVERY AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING PROCEDURE Waste management delivery procedure shall comply with the Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 339 Regulations on the Port Formalities (15.05.2012) and Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.455 Procedure of Reception of Ship-generated Waste and Polluted Waters and Procedure of Elaboration of Ship-generated Waste Management Plan (08.10.200.) 4.1 Notification of ship-generated waste Notification of waste delivery 3 shall apply to all vessels, entering the port of Riga, except for warships, naval auxiliaries (Navy supply vessels) and other non-commercial (public) service vessels, fishing vessels, recreational vessels, that may carry up to 12 passengers. Before the vessel s entering the port, the vessel representative (the relevant ship's agent, but if there is none, the shipping company or the Master) shall electronically submit the Notification of the Waste Delivery to the national Safe Sea Net system (www.msw.lv): - at least 24 hours prior to vessel s entering the port, if the time of arrival is known; - while leaving the previous port, provided voyage duration is shorter than 24 hours. - if the next port of call is not known or it is changed during the voyage - as soon as the vessel s arrival time is available. 3 https://likumi.lv/doc.php?id=248453#piel1&pd=1 20

If from the moment the Notification of the Waste Delivery has been submitted till the arrival of the vessel at the port at the first berth, there has been a change in the submitted information, the relevant ship's agent, but if there is none, the shipping company or the Master shall submit the Notification of the Waste Delivery repeatedly. The Freeport of Riga Authority may decide, in compliance with the procedure established by regulatory enactments, to release the ship from the obligation to submit a Notification of the Waste Delivery. Provided submission of the Notification of the Waste Delivery is not required, but the vessel still wants to discharge waste, the need to deliver waste should be reported to the ship agent who shall immediately notify the Operator. Submission of the Notification of the Waste Delivery is controlled the Navy Flotilla Coast Guard Service. The SES Fisheries Control Department Marine control Division controls the compliance of the content of the submitted Notification of the Waste Delivery with the requirements of the CM 15.05.2012 Regulations No. 339 Regulations Regarding the Port Formalities. The original of the Notification of the Waste Delivery shall be kept on board at least until leaving for the next port. 4.2 Waste transfer The ship agent shall send electronically information about ship-generated waste delivery to the Operator, providing the following data: - Name of the ship, Flag State: - The berth, where the vessel is berthed; - Date of performance and service delivery time; - Waste amount and type; - Name of the Ship agent company and contact telephone No. For specific waste transfer time as well as for further details the ship agent shall communicate with the Operator. 21

Upon receiving the ship-generated waste, the Operator shall complete the Ship-generated Waste Reception Form, specified in Annex 3 to Cabinet Regulation No. 455 in four copies. Accuracy of data is certified by signatures of the waste collector and the ship s Master. One copy is for a ship, the second is for a waste collector, the third one is to be sent electronically to the SES before leaving the port, and the fourth to the FPRA. The operator shall enter the information on planned and received waste into the FPRA information system Velkonis. The operator, the FPRA and SES FCD MCD responsible employees have access to the information system Velkonis. 4.3 Reports on ship-generated waste reception and management The operator shall report on the amounts of collected ship-generated waste types and amounts by submitting: 1. a monthly and quarterly report to the FPRA, 2. a quarterly report to the SES FCD MCD. The SES FCD MCD shall collect information on ship-generated waste management in all Latvian ports The operator shall report on the management of ship-generated waste in compliance with the procedures specified in regulatory enactments. 22

5. PAYMENT PROCEDURE FOR SHIP-GENERATED WASTE RECEPTION 5.1 Sanitary fee The so called no special fee system has been implemented at the Freeport of Riga that means that vessels entering the port shall cover costs for reception and management of the shipgenerated waste by paying sanitary fee. All vessels arriving at the port of Riga shall pay a sanitary fee in accordance with the Riga Port Dues and it is calculated for one vessel's call at the port, based on the calculation of the vessel's GT. Fees for services received at the port and port dues including the sanitary fees from the vessels are collected by the ship's agents in compliance with the terms of the contract concluded with the Freeport of Riga Authority. In compliance with the Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.455 Procedure of Reception of Ship-generated Waste and Polluted waters and Procedure of Elaboration of Ship-generated Waste Management Plan (08.10.2002) the FPRA has the right to reduce the amount of the sanitary fee, provided the Master can prove that the amount of waste and sewage is reduced due to vessel s design, equipment, maintenance and to exempt a vessel from the sanitary fee payment, provided he vessel makes regular and short-term voyages, and the Master, ship-owner or ship operator has submitted to the port authority an application, stating the port along the ship s route, where the vessel s waste is discharged and where the mandatory payment is made. The FPRA informs the SES on a quarterly basis about the vessels that have a reduced sanitary fee or are exempted from sanitary fees. Sanitary fee rebates are applied to vessels in cases, specified in Riga Port Dues in the version in force (http://rop.lv/lv/). 5.2 Tariffs /Rates The ship generated waste rom vessels, that are exempt from sanitary fee, is collected in compliance with rates/tariffs, set by Riga Port Dues. Oily tank washings, dirty ballast water, scale and sludge from tank cleaning, oily cargo residues are received at a separate fee in compliance with the Riga Port Dues provisions. 23

Provided the amount of ship-waste generated waste water and exhaust gas-cleaning residues exceeds the limit values set in the Riga Port Dues, the fee for the excess amount will be determined according to a rates/tariff, set by Riga Port Dues. 6. METHODS TO BE APPLIED TO DEFINE PROPER VOLUME OF THE WORKING LOAD ON WASTE RECEPTION FACILITIES The assessment of the working load of the ship-generated waste and polluted water MWRF, which is performed with the aim to determine the most appropriate MWRF, is based on the data analysis method. Operational data from data registers, such as the information system Velkonis or SafeSeaNet, on waste and polluted water volumes and information on reception facilities capacity, which is simultaneously updated after receiving more detailed information from the ship's agent, is used for the analysis. The operator, when receiving information from the ship agent about the amount and type of waste that is to be received, shall every time evaluate the MWRF capacity and limits and shall choose the most appropriate type of facility. In case of an emergency, and also if large volumes (> 10,000 m3) are received, oily waters may be sent to the treatment plant of other merchants (for example, Ventspils Free Port Treatment Plant). 7. COSTS RELATED TO WASTE MANAGEMENT ON SHORE Waste management on shore costs are formed by the following posts: Costs related to waste reception; Costs related to waste pre-treatment, including those related to necessary laboratory tests; Costs related to waste management and disposal; Costs related to the waste reception and treatment facilities operation and utilities; Costs related to maintenance and repair of the waste reception and treatment facilities; Investments into the waste reception and treatment facilities. 24

Waste reception, pre-treatment, management and deposit costs include costs related to round-o clock readiness (i.e. of the reception facilities, equipment and employees as well as costs needed to ensure proper communication system operation with the aim to receive call signal round-o clock) to receive 7 days a week the ship-generated waste and polluted sewage, waste and sewage treatment at treatment facilities, transfer of certain types of waste for further treatment, processing or disposal to other merchants. Waste reception and treatment facilities operating costs include costs related to treatment facilities maintenance and repair costs, as well as personnel costs. Costs related to aftertreatment water quality control can be also attributed to those costs. 8. TYPES AND AMOUNTS OF SHIP-GENERATED WASTE AND CARGO RESIDUES. METHODS USED TO DETERMINE WASTE AMOUNT. The volume of ship-generated waste and polluted water received at the port of Riga is determined in volume units - in cubic meters (m3). Over the last 5 years, the annual volume of oily waste water and oil product residues (Annex I to MARPOL 73/78) - oily bilge, oily residues, oily tank washings, dirty ballast water and oil sludge after the washing of cargo tanks is stable and has a tendency to decrease slightly. Forecasting the annual amounts of specific waste such as oil residues (sludge), oily bilge and other oil-containing waste, it should be taken into account that their volume is directly related to the decrease in the number of cargo ships entering the port and to the increase in GT, as well as related to the age of a vessel. It has been established that the number of cargo vessels, calling the Freeport of Riga, will be lower, therefore no significant increase in the amount of oil residues (sludge), oily bilge is expected, it will remain at the level of 2016 or even decrease. The volume of oily tank washings in the past 5 years ranges from 11,000 m3 to 16 5000 m3 per year, with a tendency to decrease insignificantly, therefore no significant increase in this type of polluted waste water is expected, it will remain at the level of 2016 or even can decrease. 25

Figure 5. Volume of received waste, specified by MARPOL 73/78 Annex I, 2011-2016. (State Environment Service record data, 2017) 26

The annual volume of received sewage during the last 5 years (Annex IV to MARPOL 73/78) varies (see Figure 6) - it varied between 200 m3 and 3000 m3 in the period from 2011 to 2013, in the last three years from 18 000 m3 up to 29,000 m3 and those changes have been substantially affected by the regulation on application of the sanitary fee for passenger and cruise ships, stipulated by the Riga Port Dues. Due to the said regulation since the year 2014 discharge of sewage by passenger and cruise vessels has been started, thus the volumes increased to 24 927.5 m3 in 2014, to 18 004.1 m3 in 2015 and to 28 616.3 m3 in 2016. In compliance with MARPOL 73/78 the majority of ships have the right to discharge sewage at a distance of more than 12 nautical miles from the shore, provide the waste pretreatment is provided. It is estimated that in the subsequent years the volume of the sewage, discharged by the vessels, especially by passenger ships, will grow, which can be explained by the special status of the Baltic Sea and the increasingly stringent conditions for pretreatment of wastewater. While maintaining the unchanged regulatory framework, and assuming that the number of passengers and cruise ships calls will remain unchanged, it is predicted that the amount of received wastewater in the future period will not exceed or will exceed insignificantly the amount of wastewater received / transferred in 2016. Taking into account the information on the capacity of domestic sewage tanks of passenger ships entering the port and the number of passengers serviced by them, during the cruise ships arrival season, the maximum theoretically possible, one-day wastewater volume to be received could reach up to 800 m3 and the average amount of sewage discharged from one cruise ship up to 200 m3 per day. At the same time, it is expected that the amount of wastewater discharged per day during other months may reach up to 100 m3 per day. 27

Figure 6. Volume of received waste, specified by MARPOL 73/78 Annex IV, 2011-2016. (State Environment Service record data, 2016) The annual amount of garbage received in the last 5 years (Annex V to MARPOL 73/78) varies for different categories of waste (see Figure 7). The volumes of plastic waste and food residues vary insignificantly. Following amendments to the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 455 in 2014, a more detailed inventory of waste has been started, which also results in the accounting of waste types such as cooking oil, incinerator ashes and operating residues. These wastes are generated in small volumes. Until 2014, domestic waste was accounted for as other waste (amendments to Cabinet Regulation No. 455, regarding the classification of waste types, were introduced in 2014). Domestic waste accounting was started only in 2015, which explains the significant reduction in the type Other and significant increase in the position Domestic waste. 28

Figure 7. Volume of received waste, specified by MARPOL 73/78 Annex V, 2011-2016. (State Environment Service record data, 2016) Continuing with unchanged regulatory framework and assuming that the number of passengers and cruise ships calls will remain unchanged or increase insignificantly, it is predicted that in the subsequent period, the total amount of waste received from passenger and cruise ships will not exceed or not significantly exceed the total amount of waste received/transferred in 2016. The aggregated data for 2016 indicate that the amount of domestic waste will remain similar to the previous period and hence the capacity of the reception facilities is sufficient. Assuming that the distribution of inbound vessels by type will not change significantly in the coming years, the amount and structure of domestic waste will remain similar. It should be taken into account that the requirements of MARPOL73/78 becoming more stringent, the number of collected sorted waste categories is increasing, which causes changes both in their inventory, storage and reception. 29

During the last 2 years, the Riga Port has received waste related to Ozone depleting substances and exhaust gases (Annex VI to MARPOL 73/78) - ozone depleting substances (2.68 m3 in 2015 and 0.732 m3 in 2016) and waste from the exhaust gas treatment process - 171.03 m3 in 2015. The fluctuations are influenced by the regulation on application of the sanitary fee for passenger and cruise ships, stipulated by Riga Port Dues. Continuing with unchanged regulatory framework and assuming that the number of passengers and cruise ships calls will remain unchanged, it is predicted that in the subsequent period, the total amount of waste received will not exceed or not significantly exceed the total amount of waste received/transferred in 2016. 9. PROCEDURE OF REPORTING ALLEGED INADEQUACIES OF WASTE RECEPTION FACILITIES The Waste Management Plan determines what types of waste are accepted by the port waste reception facilities. Provided a Master realizes that the waste reception facilities are technically inadequate for a ship, the Master shall fill in a form, specified in the CM Regulations Nr.455 Annex 2 4 FORMAT FOR REPORTING ALLEGED INADEQUACIES OF PORT RECEPTION FACILITIES (Annex 13.3 to the present Plan) and shall submit it to the competent institution of the vessel s flag state or to the State Environment Service Fisheries Control Department Marine Control Division: address: 2 Voleru street, Riga, LV-1007; mail address ( for documents) 25, Rupniecibas street, Riga, LV-1045 telephone ( business days 00371 67408164 / 00371 67408166 / 8:30-17:00): 00371 28648214 fax: 00371 67084212 e-mail: vvd@vvd.gov.lv; janis.urtans@vvd.gov.lv 4 https://likumi.lv/doc.php?id=67850 30

Provided the SES FCD MCD receives notification on alleged inadequacy of the FPR reception facilities for ship-generated waste from the competent institution of the other flag state or the ship Master, the SES FCD MCD shall organize investigation related to reception facilities inadequacy and shall inform a competent institution of the vessel s flag state about investigation results. 10. COOPERATION BETWEEN VESSELS ENTERING THE PORT, WASTE RECEPTION ENTITIES. BERTH AND TERMINAL OPERATORS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES The FPRA, a vessel s representatives, a ship agent, the Naval Forces Flotilla Coast Guard, an operator, the SES and the SJSC Latvian Maritime Administration are involved into implementation of the Ship-generated Waste Management Plan of the Freeport of Riga: 1. The Freeport of Riga Authority organizes ship -generated waste and polluted waste water management taking into account type, size and tonnage of the ship, entering the port, as well as volume and type of the ship-generated waste. The FPRA determines and calculates the sanitary fee and has the right to reduce its amount or to exempt certain vessels from the sanitary fee payment informing the SES FCD MCD thereof. The Freeport of Riga Authority controls the compliance of the sanitary fee use with the targets set in the CM Regulations No. 455, as well as provides the opportunity to the responsible persons to know its amount, the procedure for its calculation and its use (the FPR website: www.rop.lv). The FPRA is responsible for regular (at least once every 3 years or after significant changes in the operation of the port) review of the Waste Management Plan, its updating and channeling of the updated information to all relevant parties. 2. Vessels representatives: 1. shall fill in the Notification on the Waste Delivery ; 2. shall send the Notification on the Waste Delivery to the ship agent; 3. shall deliver ship-generated and cargo associated waste. 3. A Ship agent shall submit the Notification on the Waste Delivery of the represented vessel to the national SafeSeaNet system (Information included into 31

the Notification is available in electronic form on https://likumi.lv/doc.php?id=248453#piel1&pd=1) and shall organize delivery of the ship-generated and cargo-associated waste< provided by the vessel he/she represents. The ship agent is an intermediary that represents the interests of the vessel and controls compliance with the existing requirements for the vessel at Riga port. 4. Latvian Republic Naval Forces Flotilla Coast Guard shall control submission of the Notification on the Waste Delivery to the national SafeSeaNet system. 5. An Operator: 1. shall ensure waste and polluted water collection from vessels; 2. shall fill in the Ship-generated Waste Reception Form in four copies and shall submit them to the institutions, defined by regulatory enactments; 3. is responsible for introduction of the information, provided in the Notification on the Waste Delivery (Information included into the Notification is available in electronic form on https://likumi.lv/doc.php?id=248453#piel1&pd=1) and the Ship-generated Waste Reception Form into the FPRA information system Velkonis; 4. is responsible for sending the Ship-generated Waste Reception Form and monthly and quarterly Reports on Ship-generated Waste Reception to the FPRA and the SES FCD MCD; 5. shall provide for transfer of the ship-generated waste and polluted water for further processing and storage by licensed waste management companies. 6. The SES FCD MCD and the SES Lielrigas Regional Environment Department shall control compliance with legal provisions related to the ship-generated waste and polluted water reception and treatment. The SES inspectors have the right to control the ship-generated waste and waste water reception from vessels and compliance with environmental legislative requirements in the field of the waste management on the FPR territory. 32