Toward a Risk-based Assessment of Tourism and Non-governmental Activities

The Representatives,

Understanding the need for Antarctic Treaty Parties to consider safety and environmental impacts from tourism and non-governmental activities;
Desiring to promote safety of tourism and non-governmental activities;
Desiring also that all tourism and non-governmental activities, no matter the specific platform or nature of the activity, be adequately planned and executed in order to promote environmental protection and to avoid risks to safety of life and potential negative effects on Parties’ national Antarctic programs;
Recalling Measure 4 (2004) and Resolution 4 (2004);
Desiring to ensure that all such activities are assessed in a consistent and thorough way to address the above concerns;


Recommend that their Governments:

consistent with their national legislation and as appropriate for tourism and non-governmental activities in Antarctica:
1. encourage operators to utilise a risk-based assessment process as a planning tool; and
2. take into account a risk-based assessment developed by operators as part of the authorisation or comparable regulatory process.