Baltic Marine Environment
Protection Commission

 

Baltic Marine Environment
Protection Commission

    Surveillance Aircraft Gallery

    The table below lists the fixed wing aircraft in the Baltic Sea area capable of oil spill surveillance. In addition, countries also use helicopters for surveillance, which are not listed here.

    ​Denmark ​
    ​
    		​Beech King AIR B200

    Speed: 270 kn
    Endurance: 1530 nm.
    Surveillance flight hours per year: 2 weekly flights
    Surveillance equipment: SLAR, FLIR,UV, video, can drop a oil sampling buoy 
    ​Estonia ​

    		​Beechcraft B300 King Air 350ER

    Speed: 200 kn
    Endurance: 5,5 h
    Surveillance flight hours per year: 2-4 flights per week 
    Surveillance equipment: SLAR, FLIR, IR/UV scanner, video camera, camera, AIS , SATCOM, surveillance radar, Direction finder
    ​Finland ​
    ​​2x Dornier 228

    Speed: 220 kn
    Endurance: 5 h
    Surveillance flight hours per year per aircraft: 350 h
    Surveillance equipment: SLAR, FLIR, video camera, camera, surveillance radar 360o, IR/UV/VIS scanner
    ​Germany ​
    ​​2x Dornier 228

    Speed: 160 kn
    Endurance: 5 h
    Surveillance flight hours per year per aircraft: Approx. 800 h
    Surveillance equipment: 
    1) SLAR, IR/UV, FLIR/CALI, video camera, satellite telephonie
    2) SLAR, IR/UV, Microwave-Radiometer, FLIR/CALI, video camera
    ​Latvia​
    ​Aircraft for maritime surveillance not available​
    ​Lithuania ​
    ​Missing information
    		​
    ​Poland ​
    ​​Turbolet L-410

    Speed: 150 kn
    Endurance: 3,5 h
    Surveillance flight hours per year: 150 h
    Surveillance equipment: SLAR, IR/UV, video camera, camera
    ​​2x AN-28

    Speed: 150 kn
    Endurance: 
    1) 3,5 h
    2) 4,5 h
    Surveillance flight hours per year per aircraft: 45 h
    Surveillance equipment: SLAR, IR/UV 
    ​​M-20 Mewa

    Speed: 124 kn
    Endurance: 5,3 h
    Surveillance flight hours per year: Ad hoc 
    Surveillance equipment: Video camera, camera
    ​​M-28 Skytruck

    Speed: 181 kn
    Endurance: 5 h
    Surveillance flight hours per year: Ad hoc
    Surveillance equipment: Survaillance radar 360 deg., FLIR, IR/UV, video camera, camera 
    ​Russia 
    ​Missing information
    		​
    Sweden
    ​3x ​Dash 8 Q-300

    Speed: 200 kn
    Endurance: 7,5 h (total), 6 h (patrol time) 
    Surveillance flight hours per year per aircraft: Approx. 1000 h
    Surveillance equipment: SLAR, IR-scanner, UV-scanner, FLIR, FLAR, video, photo, droppable oil spill sampling buoys, satellite telephone for real time transmission of imageries and data