Draft program of systemic research and reglamentation of technogenic underwater noise of marine objects

Abstract

The intensification of marine transport and industrial activities in the waters of the Russian Federation is associated with an increase in the technogenic impact on the marine environment. One of the types of such impact is underwater noise from ships, offshore industrial structures and other marine equipment. In international maritime practice, regulatory documents developed by leading classification societies are used, and the problem of technogenic underwater noise is the subject of discussion and regulation at the level of international cooperation. In the Russian Federation, studies of underwater noise from civil marine equipment rely on significant scientific potential, but are mainly of a targeted specialized nature. In order to form a regulatory framework for the environmental safety of marine activities in the field of underwater noise from marine equipment, it is necessary to systematize theoretical and in situ marine research. Such work can be most effective on the scale of a comprehensive target program, the outline and main sections of which are discussed in this article.