Concept: [Helsinki Convention] Assessment of the need for escort towing in tanker transport routes to prevent accidents in the Baltic Sea area (Recommendation 25/5) in the obligations vocabulary

Concept URI	http://rod.eionet.europa.eu/obligations/435
Preferred label	[Helsinki Convention] Assessment of the need for escort towing in tanker transport routes to prevent accidents in the Baltic Sea area (Recommendation 25/5)
Definition	Governments of the Contracting Parties carry out for main tanker transport routes, bound to the main ports/terminals and/or off-shore loading places in their territory or in waters under their jurisdiction, an evaluation on the need for escort towing services for laden oil and chemical tankers on voyages to and from oil and chemical ports, terminals and off-shore loading places where a failure of propulsion or steering of a tanker is likely to cause a severe pollution incident due to narrow straits, shallow depths, archipelago areas and/or ice conditions during winter period.
Notation	435
Status	Valid
Status Modified	2015-07-06
Accepted Date	2015-07-06
Not Accepted Date