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Inspection Leader's Brief IP 40 Agenda Item: ATCM 11, CEP 10 Presented by: Australia Original: English Australian Antarctic Treaty and Environmental Protocol inspections January 2011 Attachments: Report of Australian inspections 2011.pdf 1 Antarctic Treaty – Australian Observer Team 2011 AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TREATY INSPECTIONS January 2011 Vostok and Leningradskaya Stations (Russian Federation) Gondwana Station (Germany) Report of an Inspection under Article VII of the Antarctic Treaty and Article 14 of the Protocol on Environment Protection May 2011 1 REPORT OF AN INSPECTION UNDER ARTICLE VII OF THE ANTARCTIC TREATY AND ARTICLE 14 OF THE PROTOCOL ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 1. Introduction 2. Overview 2.1 Conduct of the inspections 3. Acknowledgments 4. Leningradskaya station (Russian Federation) 4.1 General information 4.2 Observations 4.3 Other comments 5. Gondwana Station (Germany) 5.1 General information 5.2 Observations 5.3 Other comments 6. Vostok Station (Russian Federation) 6.1 General information 6.2 Observations 6.3 Other comments 7. Photographs 7.1 Leningradskaya Station 7.2 Gondwana Station 7.3 Vostok Station 2 1. INTRODUCTION Article VII of the Antarctic Treaty provides that each Consultative Party has the right to designate observers to undertake inspections in Antarctica. Observers have complete freedom of access at any time to any and all areas in Antarctica. Parties are obliged to have all areas of Antarctica, including stations, installations and equipment, open at all times to inspection by designated observers. This also applies to all ships and aircraft at points of discharging or embarking cargoes or personnel in Antarctica. The provision for inspection is a key element of the Treaty and is designed to promote the objectives of the Treaty and ensure observance of its provisions. Article 14 of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (the Protocol) also provides for the conduct of inspections, consistent with Article VII of the Treaty, to promote protection of the Antarctic environment and ensure compliance with the Protocol. The Protocol requires that reports of inspections are sent to the Parties whose facilities are subject to inspection and that, after those Parties have been given the opportunity to comment, the report and any comments on it are circulated to the Committee on Environmental Protection, considered at the next Treaty meeting and then made publicly available. This was the eighth inspection program undertaken by Australia since the entry into force of the Treaty in 1961, and the fourth by Australia since the entry into force of the Protocol in 1998. 3 2. OVERVIEW 2.1 Conduct of the inspections The Australian inspection team conducted inspections in the Ross Sea region and inland East Antarctica over an eight day period from 6 to 12 January 2011. The Australian team comprised: Dr Tony Worby, Climate Processes and Change, Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) Ms Gillian Slocum, Strategies Branch, AAD Mr Tim Bolotnikoff, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade The inspections and aerial observations were conducted under the provisions of Article VII of the Antarctic Treaty and Article 14 of its Protocol on Environmental Protection (the Protocol). In accordance with Article VII of the Treaty, all Parties to the Antarctic Treaty were notified, in advance, of the names of the members of the Australian observer team. In order to facilitate the conduct of the inspections, the team included a member fluent in Russian. The activities of the inspection team in Antarctica were subject to an authorisation in accordance with sections 12E and 12F of Australia’s Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980 which implements the obligations of the Protocol in Australia’s domestic law. The Australian inspection team: conducted an aerial observation of Leningradskaya Station (Russian Federation) on 7 January 2011, as provided for under Article VII(4) of the Antarctic Treaty; inspected Gondwana Station (Germany) on 9 January 2011; and inspected Vostok Station (Russian Federation) on 12 January 2011. While in the Terra Nova Bay region, the team also took the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the site of the Republic of Korea’s planned Jang Bogo Station. This visit did not involve inspection activity. The team travelled aboard AAD’s air link A319 from Hobart, to Pegasus Runway, operated by the United States Antarctic Program (USAP) near McMurdo Station. Access to Pegasus Runway and associated aircraft support was kindly provided by the USAP. The team met an AAD ski-equipped CASA 212 fixed-wing turboprop, which provided intra-continental transport for the period of the inspection activity. The team were the guests of the Italian National Antarctic Program (PNRA) at Mario Zuchelli Station in the Terra Nova Bay region. The PNRA also generously provided local area transport in the Terra Nova Bay area, and aircraft support. The observer team were hosted by PNRA and the French National Antarctic Program (IPEV), and provided with aircraft support, at Concordia Station (France and Italy) prior to and after the 4 team’s visit to Vostok Station. The team was provided with skiway access at Vostok Station by the Russian Antarctic Expedition (RAE). At all occupied facilities the observer team was welcomed with the warm hospitality characteristic of the cooperative foundations of the Antarctic Treaty. The team proceeded to Casey Station (Australia) for other activities, and subsequently departed Antarctica for Christchurch, New Zealand, with the kind support of the United States. In conducting the inspections the observer team was guided in part by the inspection checklists adopted under Resolution 3 (2010). The observers carried with them information exchanged by the German and Russian Governments in accordance with Article VII.5 of the Antarctic Treaty. In accordance with Article 14(4) of the Protocol, copies of the reports were provided to the Russian Federation and Germany for comment. Comments were promptly received from both Parties and have been incorporated into this final version of the inspection report presented to ATCM XXXIV. 3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The inspection team was gratified by the friendly welcome and openness of personnel at all stations visited and inspected. Australia thanks: the United States for access to Pegasus Runway and for air transport on departure from Antarctica; Italy for the generous hospitality and logistic support provided to the inspection team at Mario Zuchelli Station, in the Terra Nova Bay region, and at Concordia Station; France for the generous hospitality and logistic support provided to the team at Concordia Station; and the Russian Federation for skiway access and aircraft communications at Vostok Station. The inspection team would like to thank the personnel of all stations, facilities, and transportations, and in particular the air crew of AAD’s CASA 212, for their professional skills and valuable assistance. 5 4. LENINGRADSKAYA STATION (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) 4.1 General information Leningradskaya Station is located atop the Leningradsky Nunatak at 69°30’S, 159°23’E, approximately 5 nautical miles from the Oates Coast. Leningradskaya Station is operated by the Russian Antarctic Expedition (RAE). The RAE website reports that the station was opened in February 1971 and was temporarily closed in 1991. The RAE informed Australia that in 2005 the station was given the status of a seasonal base and in 2008 one automated weather station and one automated GPS station were installed there. Leningradskaya Station was last inspected in 1988-1989 by the United States, and was inspected once before that, by the United States in 1982-1983. The station is located on a ridge line of the north-facing cliff of the Leningradsky Nunatak, 304 metres above sea level. The nunatak protrudes 100-230 metres above surrounding glaciers, with snow covering around two thirds of the nunatak area. The station is located in an ice-free area towards the western end of the nunatak. According to information on the RAE website, the station structures consist of several accommodation buildings, with living space, a radio-station, a power station, a meteorological station, an upper-air sounding complex, a garage and a warehouse. When operational, the station was resupplied by vessels offshore, with personnel and cargo then delivered to the station by helicopters. Noting that the RAE website and COMNAP website list Leningradskaya Station as temporarily closed, Australia contacted the Russian Federation in the planning phase of the inspection tour to advise that Australia proposed to conduct an aerial observation of Leningradskaya Station in accordance with Article VII(4) of the Antarctic Treaty. 4.2 Observations An aerial observation of Leningradskaya Station was conducted on 7 January 2011 from a CASA 212 aircraft, which departed from and returned to Mario Zuchelli Station in Terra Nova Bay. Low-speed passes were made over the station over a 50 minute period to allow observation and photography. The inspection team members were able to obtain a clear view of the station from the rear ramp of the CASA 212 aircraft. The inspection team noted that while the station itself covers an area of 200-250 metres in length and approximately 50-100 metres in width, scattered materials cover a substantially larger area. The inspection team estimated that there are approximately 20 buildings of varying size and in varying condition. Some buildings appeared in relatively good condition, others were intact but
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