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Information for Observers BALEX DELTA 2015 Balex Delta 2015 9-11th of September Świnoujście – Poland Information for Observers Świnoujscie ( ger. Swinemünde) is a city and seaport on the Baltic Sea and Szczecin Lagoon located in the extreme north-west of Poland. It is situated mainly on the islands of Usedom (pol. Uznam ) and Wolin, but also occupies smaller islands, of which the largest is Karsibór island, once part of Usedom, now separated by the Piast Canal dug in the late 19th century to facilitate ship access to Szczecin (ger. Stettin ). Świnoujście directly borders the German seaside resort of Ahlbeck on Usedom, both are freely connected by a street and by 12 km of beach promenade. The Exercise will take place in the part of Swinoujscie which is located on Usedom Island. For more information about the city please browse the official web page of Swinoujście: www.swinoujscie.pl Swinoujscie Exercise Briefing and Debriefing The Pre-exercise meeting (Wednesday 9 September 18:00) and exercise debriefing (Thursday 10 September 17:00) will be organized in the Polish Maritime Search and Rescue Service Base (Wy brzeże Władysława IV 1 Str,). All observers are invited to take part in both meetings. Polish Maritime Search and Rescue Service Base in Swinoujscie. SAR Base Usedom – Wolin Ferry Crossing Świnoujście Bus and Train Station Int. Ferry Terminal Location of the SAR Base in Swinoujscie Traveling by car to Swinoujscie If You are planning to travel by car to Swinoujscie from the Polish side of the border, than please be informed that there is no bridge between Usedom and Wolin Islands, however two free ferry crossings are available: Warszów and Karsibór. The services of the Świnoujście Warszów ferry crossing (operated by BIELIK-type ferries) can be used by all passenger cars and trucks having an allowable total weight of 3 tones, However From 4.00 AM to 10.00 PM, it is only open to vehicles with ZSW registration plates or identifiers (permanent residents of the city of Swinoujscie). The Karsibór ferry crossing is accessible to all kind of vehicles regardless of their registration plates. More details about the ferry crossings can be found here: http://www.swinoujscie.pl/en/contents/content/67/12 If You are coming to Swinoujscie by car from the German Side of the border no ferry crossings are necessary – there are two bridges, one located in the city of Wolgast and the second one located near the town of Usedom. Hotel Reservation The organizers are not arranging any block bookings for the exercise, participants are requested to make their own hotel reservations. The two largest Hotels in Swinoujscie are: • Interferie Medical Spa 4* - 25 minutes of walking time from the exercise venues http://www.interferie.pl/en • Hampton by Hilton Swinoujscie 3* - 35 minutes of walking time to the exercise venues) - http://hamptoninn3.hilton.com/en/hotels/poland/hampton-by-hilton- swinoujscie-SZZSWHX/index.html If the short distance from the Usedom-Wolin ferry crossing is a priority for You, than You might consider booking a room in Hotel Ottaviano 3*. This hotel is located in the centre of Swinoujscie and it is the closest hotel from the Swinoujscie Bus and Train Station and from the International Ferry Crossing to Sweden (20 minutes of walking time from the exercise venues http://www.ottaviano.pl/en/ ). Swinoujscie is a popular sea resort in Poland so You should find many other hotels using booking sites like trivago.com or booking.com. Observer Ship Polish Maritime Search and Rescue Service will provide the SAR vessel “Pasat” to act as the observer ship during the BD2015 Exercise. Social Event Observers and vessel crew members are invited to join the social event in the evening after the exercise. The event is planned at the “Konstelacja” Restaurant on September 10 at 19:00 The Restaurant is located next to “Fort Zachodni” (ger. Westbatterie ) – the remains of fortifications build by the Prussian Army in the XIX century, which are located about 2,2km/28 minutes of walking from the SAR base. When walking to the Restaurant follow the signs to “Fort Zachodni”. Restaurant “Konstelacja” The way from SAR Base to Restaurant “Konstelacja” Exercise Schedule Please note that this is an early version of the schedule and that the hours mentioned below may change until the Exercise. The final version of the Exercise Schedule will be attached to the official Balex Delta 2015 General Programme. Time LT (UTC +2) 9 September Until 17:00 – Participating units and observers arrive to Swinoujscie 18:00 - Pre-exercise meeting (Briefing), location : SAR Base Swinoujcie 10 September 08:00 – departure from Swinoujscie harbor to exercise area 09:00 – 14:00 Exercise Balex Delta 10:00 – 14:00 Shoreline Cleanup Demonstration on the shore near Swinoujscie 14:00 Participating vessels are returning to the Swinoujscie Harbor 17:00 Exercise Debriefing, location : SAR Base Swinoujcie 19:00 Social Event, location : Restaurant “Konstelacja” 11 September 09:00 – 13:00 Open Ships 10:00 – 12:00 Rowing competition, location : SAR Base Swinoujcie .
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