Bulgaria

www.marad.bg

Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company (BPI Co.) is a state enterprise which manages the infrastructure of public ports in Bulgaria and provides traffic management and shipping information services. BPI Co. has four territorial and three specialised divisions in Burgas, Varna, Lom and Ruse. www.bgports.bg/en

Additionally, private companies may operate port facilities on a concession basis. These companies are in charge of day-to-day operations, and vessel should contact the relevant concessionaire prior to visiting the port.

All documents in accordance with FAL Convention format can be generated by the MSW.

The Notice of Arrival shall be sent to the following addresses:

a) for the port of Bourgas [email protected]

b) for the port of Varna [email protected]

A 72 Hours' Notice of Ship Arrival for Expanded Inspection is available for download at the Bulgarian Executive Agency Maritime Administration website. www.marad.bg/bg/node/1312

The port manoeuvre planning system and the shipping data collection system can be accessed at mover.vtmis.bg/site/login

Both systems can be accessed by registered users.

Entry Summary Declaration (Regulation (EEC) 2913/92 and Regulation (EC) 450/2008), require the following forms to be completed:

It also handles the notifications required by Directive 2009/16/EC:

Information which shall be provided in accordance with national legislation may also be reported in the NSW prototype:

EuRIS provides skippers, vessel owners or logistic operators with relevant information for planning and undertaking voyages on main European waterways. Users can register a vessel and follow its route, receive messages when vessel passes certain points on the network and request information on vessels, voyages and cargo.

EuRIS presents all waterway and traffic related information on handy maps or in tables, with:

Access to EuRIS is available at www.eurisportal.eu

Furthermore, details of national systems can also be found at the following websites:

International standards and procedures for the interchange of electronic messages are in force. Public authorities and other parties concerned (ship owners, skippers, shippers, terminals, ports) shall exchange data in conformity with these standards and rules.

Electronic reporting is supported in many countries, until recently mainly for supporting traffic management. EuRIS now enables the orderly sharing of information with both public and private parties (always with consent of the ship owner).

Head Office, 9 Diakon Ignatii Str., Sofia, 1000. T: +359 (2) 930 0910. F: +359 (2) 930 0920. [email protected] www.marad.bg/

Bourgas Directorate. 3 Knyaz A. Batenberg Street, Bourgas, 8000. T: +359 (56) 875775. F: +359 (56) 840064. [email protected]

Lom Directorate. 3 Dunavski Park, Lom, 3600. T: +359 (971) 66962. F: +359 (971) 66961. [email protected]

Ruse Directorate. 20, Pristanishtna Str., Ruse, 7000. T: +359 (82) 815811. F: +359 (82) 815838. [email protected]

Varna Directorate. 5 Primorski Bulv., Varna, 9000. T: +359 (52) 684922. F: +359 (52) 602345. [email protected]

A general prohibition for discharge of any polluting substances into the sea and/or to the atmosphere is applicable to all ships while in Bulgarian EEZ, territorial sea and/or internal sea waters. The discharge of such substances is only acceptable if conducted in a full compliance with the applicable regulations of the relevant international conventions, to which the Republic of Bulgaria is party to, and the national legislation.

Any pollution incident caused by a ship shall be recorded into a ship’s Logbook and shall be immediately reported by its Master to the Harbour Master of the relevant port. Furthermore, reports shall be provided to the Harbour Master for each case of a marine pollution elsewhere in the port which was noticed by the ship’s crew.

Garbage shall be delivered in properly sealed plastic bags (or in barrels) and waste from the ship's medical chest shall be collected separately in clearly labelled plastic bags (or barrels). Cargo residues, determined as pollutants according to the IMDG Code, shall be collected and delivered to the port's specialised containers only (or other suitable ports' reception capacities).

Ships calling at a Bulgarian port have to pay an indirect waste management fee, that gives the right to deliver to a port reception facility certain quantities of ship-generated waste under MARPOL Annexes I and V. Delivery of exceeding quantities of such waste (those above the delivery right ensured by the indirect fee) have to be paid directly to the Waste Collector in accordance with its own tariff. Delivery of cargo residues and wastes under MARPOL Annex II and IV is excluded from the indirect waste fee and therefore also has to be paid directly to the Waste Collector.

Excluded from the obligatory delivery are those ships that sail on a regular shipping line and a contract for delivery of their waste is signed between the ship owner and an operator of an EU port along the ship's line (i.e. a waste management fee is paid there).

The Bulgarian Maritime Administration inspectors may permit departure of a ship without delivery of all ship-generated waste and cargo residues to a port reception facility, if there is sufficient dedicated storage capacity for the waste available on board and for those that will be generated during the intended voyage, only if the next port is another EU port. Such permission is not granted if the next port of call is unknown or port reception facilities are not available there.

If you need emergency medical assistance during your stay in Bulgaria, dial 112 and ask for an ambulance. If you are referred to a medical facility for treatment you should contact your insurance/medical assistance company immediately.

Bulgarian Maritime Administration. T: +359 (2) 930 0910. F: +359 (2) 930 0920. [email protected] www.marad.bg

The reported CO 2 emissions, together with additional data, are to be verified by independent certified bodies and sent to a central database managed by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). The aggregated ship emission and efficiency data will be published by the EC by 30 June 2019 and then every consecutive year.

Ship owners and operators shall monitor the CO 2 emissions of their vessels per voyage conducted into, between and out of EU (and EFTA) ports. A voyage is defined as any movement of a ship that originates from, or terminates in, a port of call (EU port) and that serves the purpose of transporting passengers or cargo for commercial purposes.

The following lower maximum money-equivalent and maximum quantity thresholds are applied to the goods imported in the personal luggage of the crews of transport vehicles used to travel from a third country or territory:

At Sofia airport you should use a taxi from OK Supertrans at the official rank by booking at their desk in the arrivals hall.