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IMO’s mandate: Update on IMO’s International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Safe, secure and efficient shipping Cooperation on cleaner oceans 10 March 2016 RINA Lloyd’s Register Colleen O’Hagan Sub-division of Implementation, Marine Environment Division Need for international regulation Prevention, Compensation & Liability ASSEMBLY 170 Member States, meets every 2 years Photo Credit: Maritime New Zealand COUNCIL 40 Member States, meets every 6 months TORREY CANYON, 1967 AMACO CADIZ, 1978 ERIKA, 2000 Development of Proposal to IMO Adoption of Discussion, refer Development of FAL MEPC MSC LEG TCC idea Committee new to Sub- draft Regulation, Facilitation Marine Environment Maritime Safety Legal Committee Technical Cooperation Committee Protection Committee Committee Committee Committee, circular, Code or regulation or working group resolution amendment SUB-COMMITTEES to existing measure HTW NCSR PPR SSC CCC SDC III PRESTIGE, 2003 1

Preparedness and Response OPRC Convention International convention on oil Protocol on preparedness, response pollution preparedness, response and co-operation to pollution incidents and co-operation, 1990 by hazardous and noxious substances, 2000 EXXON VALDEZ, Prince William Sound, Alaska – March 1989 • Adoption of the International Convention on Oil Pollution, Preparedness, Response and Cooperation (OPRC) – November 1990 • Importance of effective preparation • Pollution emergency plans for ships, offshore units, sea ports and oil handling facilities • Reporting requirements and development of adequate response capacity • Need for mutual aid and international cooperation OPRC Convention – Key Articles Cooperation: A regional approach Article 10 Article Description Promotion of bilateral and multilateral co-operation in preparedness and response. 3 Oil pollution emergency plans The importance of regional agreements for implementing the Convention 4 Oil pollution reporting procedures 5 Action on receiving an oil pollution report 6 National and Regional systems for preparedness and response 7 International co-operation in pollution response 25 years of OPRC 108 Member States >100 Workshops/training courses/seminars 25 Manuals/Guidelines/Guidance 15 Regional agreements / initiatives supported 3 Model Training courses 2

Incidents still happen and still challenge Incidents still happen and still challenge Photo Credit: AFP/Getty HEBEI SPIRIT, 2007 GODAFOSS, 2011 DEEP WATER HORIZON, 2010 RENA, 2011 STOLT VALOR, 2012 Photo Credit: MEMAC Photo Credit: Maritime New Zealand MSC NAPOLI, 2007 OPRC related developments Encouraging effective International cooperation Guidelines completed at PPR 2 • Guidelines on International offers of assistance in response to a marine oil pollution incident Tool to assist in managing requests for spill response resources and offers of assistance from other countries and organizations when confronted with large, complex or significant oil spill incidents Korean Coastguard HEBEI SPIRIT, Rep. of Korea 2007 Pat Roque / AP file • Part III of the Guidelines for the use of dispersants for combating oil pollution at sea (Operational and technical sheets for surface application of dispersants) Parts I (Basic information) and II (National policy) were approved by MEPC 65 SOLAR 1, Philippines 2006 SOUTHERN STAR 7, Bangladesh 2014 OPRC related developments OPRC related developments Guidelines completed at PPR 3 Guidelines and tools currently under development • • Part IV of the IMO Dispersant Guidelines (Sub-sea Section II of the Manual on Oil Pollution – Contingency planning dispersant application) Work underway by a correspondence group who aim to Extensive use as reference material by countries submit at final draft to PPR 4 (Jan 2017) developing or updating their National oil spill contingency planning for offshore units and more general advances in the field of contingency planning Photo Credit: BP/REUTERS • Guide on oil spill response in ice and snow conditions • Update of OPRC Model training course Used to identify and describe those aspects of planning Final review of materials underway with an aim to submit and operations that are directly associated with a at final draft to PPR 4 (Jan 2017) response to a marine oil spill in ice and snow conditions anywhere in the world, including a summary of the most Level 3 – Strategic – Administrators and Senior managers up to date research and development in this field. Level 2 – Tactical – Supervisors/On Scene Commanders Level 1 – Operational – First Responders Photo Credit: Maritime New Zealand Level 0 – Raising awareness – Basic introduction 3

Current OPRC Regional Projects The GI WACAF project • Goal: Enhance oil spill response capability in West, Central, and Southern Africa • Scope: Organise trainings, exercises and workshops • Key feature: Partnership between Industry/Government • Area: Covers 22 countries • Funding from IMO • Funding from IPIECA: 10 oil industries members GI WACAF – Core Objectives 22 countries of the 1. Legislation GI WACAF Project 2. Contingency planning 3. Designation of authority 4. Trans-boundary agreements 5. Training and exercise 6. National resources What has been achieved? What type of activities? 23 24 4

Summary of 2014 – 2015 Activities Nigeria / Cameroon trans-boundary exercise (2015) • 150+ participants from both government and industry • Exercise scenario based on a tanker accident impacting the Nigeria and 6 x national Cameroon coastlines Strengthen specific elements within workshops • Exercise was conducted in real time simultaneously in two locations 3 x sub-regional National Contingency Plans workshops • The purpose was to test lines of communication and promote agreements 2 x trans- between Cameroon and Nigeria on oil spill topics Develop Trans-boundary response boundary capability communications exercises 4 x national Continued support for core elements workshops of the OPRC 90 Convention 1 x exercise 1 x sub-regional Nigeria Cameroon workshop • 1000+ participants • 13 hosting countries • 19 of 22 member countries engaged 25 26 2014 – 2015 Activities 2014 – 2015 Activities Strengthening Elements within National Contingency Plans Strengthening elements with national contingency plans Developing trans-boundary response capability Senegal National workshop Dispersants Gabon Sub-regional The Gambia workshop National workshop SCAT / Waste SCAT / Waste – Gabon Transboundary Management - Exercise Angola Nigeria National workshop Transboundary Cote D’Ivoire Dispersants Exercise Sub Regional Congo Transboundary Workshop on IMS Namibia Exercise National workshop Cameroon Cote d’Ivoir Transboundary Waste National workshop Management – Exercise Sensitivity Mapping South Africa Ghana Sub-regional National Workshop workshop SCAT / IMS Waste Management - 2014 – 2015 Activities Current challenges for Pollution, Preparedness, Response and Supporting core elements of the OPRC 90 Convention Cooperation • Maintaining preparedness with fewer resources Cameroon Guinea-Bissau National Exercise National workshop and workshop • NOSCP and Ships increasing in size NOSCP sensitivity mapping Gabon Ghana Sub-regional National workshop • workshop Encouraging HNS preparedness and response NOSCP Liability & compensation Sao Tome and Principe National workshop NOSCP and sensitivity mapping 29 5

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