Post Visit Site Report Form for Tourism and Non-Governmental Activities in Antarctica
The Representatives,
Conscious of the provisions of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (“ATCM”) in relation to the information to be exchanged by Parties and of the obligations within the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (“the Protocol”) and its Annexes to exchange information;
Recalling Resolution 3 (1997), which sets out a standard form for Advance Notification and Post Visit Reporting on Tourism and Non-Governmental activities;
Noting also Resolution 6 (2005), which recommended the use of a revised standard Post Visit Site Report Form for Tourism and Non-Governmental Activities in Antarctica (“Post Visit Report Form”);
Recalling Decision 4 (2012), which decided that the Parties will use the Electronic Information Exchange System (“EIES”) to exchange information in accordance with the Antarctic Treaty and the Protocol and its Annexes and which specified that Parties would continue to work with the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty (“the Secretariat”) to refine and improve the EIES;
Noting also that Decision 4 (2012) requires Parties to update relevant sections of the EIES regularly throughout the year, in order that such information be made available and accessible to Parties as soon as practicable;
Noting the convenience of obtaining consistent information that will facilitate analysis of the scope, frequency and intensity of tourism and non-governmental activities;
Desiring that the exchange of information by Parties be conducted in the most efficient and timely manner;
Desiring also that the information to be exchanged by Parties could be readily identified;
Recommend to their Governments that:
1. the attached revised standard Post Visit Report Form be used to exchange information on activities carried out by tourist and non- governmental vessels;
2. the Secretariat will integrate the template of the revised Post Visit Report Form for download from the Secretariat website in the Tourism and Non-Governmental Activities section, in a non-editable format and in the four official Treaty languages; and
3. Resolution 6 (2005) is no longer current.
The Representatives,
Conscious of the provisions of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (“ATCM”) in relation to the information to be exchanged by Parties and of the obligations within the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (“the Protocol”) and its Annexes to exchange information;
Recalling Resolution 3 (1997), which sets out a standard form for Advance Notification and Post Visit Reporting on Tourism and Non-Governmental activities;
Noting also Resolution 6 (2005), which recommended the use of a revised standard Post Visit Site Report Form for Tourism and Non-Governmental Activities in Antarctica (“Post Visit Report Form”);
Recalling Decision 4 (2012), which decided that the Parties will use the Electronic Information Exchange System (“EIES”) to exchange information in accordance with the Antarctic Treaty and the Protocol and its Annexes and which specified that Parties would continue to work with the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty (“the Secretariat”) to refine and improve the EIES;
Noting also that Decision 4 (2012) requires Parties to update relevant sections of the EIES regularly throughout the year, in order that such information be made available and accessible to Parties as soon as practicable;
Noting the convenience of obtaining consistent information that will facilitate analysis of the scope, frequency and intensity of tourism and non-governmental activities;
Desiring that the exchange of information by Parties be conducted in the most efficient and timely manner;
Desiring also that the information to be exchanged by Parties could be readily identified;
Recommend to their Governments that:
1. the attached revised standard Post Visit Report Form be used to exchange information on activities carried out by tourist and non- governmental vessels;
2. the Secretariat will integrate the template of the revised Post Visit Report Form for download from the Secretariat website in the Tourism and Non-Governmental Activities section, in a non-editable format and in the four official Treaty languages; and
3. Resolution 6 (2005) is no longer current.
