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Next from the MCA’s notes on the 2015 application: Again a point we raised – the modelling was extremely limited and of course based on a 1 tonne worse case scenario. This is something that can be sorted in any new application and we will be very interested to see the results of say 40,000 […]

Next from the MCA: Good point – this refers to the oil spill risk assessment. There is no measure of oil spill other than “1 tonne”. Different hazards need quantified with potential worst case loss of oil such as collision, grounding, fire or explosion. On the last point this has never really been looked into […]

Carrying on with the MCA “notes” in response to the 2015 CFPA STS application – all you doubters take note of of this: For the avoidance of doubt – the MCA are saying that an oil slick cannot be contained effectively at sea. So all of you who use Nairn Beach, Culbin Sands, Rosemarkie Beach, […]

Continuing the MCA “note” on the CFPA application: So no we know why 4 of the anchorages have been dropped – probably due to a combination of distance from shore and lack of water! How inept do you need to be not realise your proposed anchorages are too lose to the shore therefore in breach […]

More from the MCA’s “notes” on the 2015 CFPA application: ……not enough evidence to support the statement that the risk of fire and explosion is very low.  We are not experts in fire risk however, our attention was drawn to this: http://www.goodforgas.com/documents/appnotes/AP1014_monitoring_toxic_VOCs_in_oil_industry_applications_02_18_13.pdf “Most VOC vapors are flammable at surprisingly low concentrations. For most VOCs however, the […]

Continuing the MCA’s views on the CFPA’s STS application: So, again the MCA hone in one the 1T that is claimed in Appendix D of the OSCP. Presumably they’ve said something else in Appendix B – that’s what happens when you build a document that has been copied and pasted!

As promised, we said we would publish the MCA’s “notes” in relation to the 2015 application  – there is so much in there that we are going to have to divide up. What we will say is that on this occasion, the MCA have done their job and provided a robust response, picking up many of […]

So the UK government have published their “post implementation review” of the 2012 ship to ship regulations. You can read it here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ship-to-ship-transfer-regulations-post-implementation-review We haven’t got into the detail of it yet – mainly because there appears to be very little detail – there are three documents that appear to say that the number of […]

The Public Petitions Committee of the Scottish Parliament sat recently and as we reported on oil leaks they agreed to write to the Scottish Government (again).  SEPA, SNH, MCA and the Scottish Government all responded to our petition. We were then allowed to respond to these organisations – now our response to the Scottish Government: RESPONSE […]

The Public Petitions Committee of the Scottish Parliament sat recently and as we reported on oil leaks they agreed to write to the Scottish Government (again).  SEPA, SNH, MCA and the Scottish Government all responded to our petition. We were then allowed to respond to these organisations – now our response to the MCA RESPONSE TO […]