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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF ISCO TO BE HELD AT 5 PM ON WEDNESDAY 25 MARCH, 2015, AT THE INTERSPILL OIL SPILL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION, IN THE AMSTERDAM RAI CONVENTION CENTRE, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS.
AGENDA
1. President’s welcome to members and guests. Apologies for absence.
2. Introduction of our Guest Speaker, Dennis Van der Veen, Member of ISCO Executive Committee. has 20 years of professional experience in environmental sciences, of which 10 years were with the Dutch Institute for Applied Sciences and 12 years at the Dutch governmental agency Rijkswaterstaat. Currently he is managing director of the consultancy firm ASCC.
His presentation will be on the current program on improving preparedness for oil spill response in the Wadden Sea.
The Wadden Sea is a UNESCO World Heritage Centre. It is the largest unbroken system of intertidal sand and mud flats in the world. The site covers the Dutch Wadden Sea Conservation Area, the German Wadden Sea National Parks of Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein, and most of the Danish Wadden Sea maritime conservation area. It is a large, temperate, relatively flat coastal wetland environment, formed by the intricate interactions between physical and biological factors that have given rise to a multitude of transitional habitats with tidal channels, sandy shoals, sea-grass meadows, mussel beds, sandbars, mudflats, salt marshes, estuaries, beaches and dunes. The area is home to numerous plant and animal species, including marine mammals such as the harbour seal, grey seal and harbour porpoise. Wadden Sea is one of the last remaining large-scale, intertidal ecosystems where natural processes continue to function largely undisturbed.
Business Meeting
3. Approval of the Minutes of the ISCO Annual General Meeting held at Tuesday 6th May 2014 at the International Oil Spill Conference at Savannah, Georgia, USA. [Copy of 2014 AGM Minutes is on Pages 2-5]
4. Executive Committee and ISCO Council – Re-elections, Nominations, and other matters [See Pages 5-6]
5. Appointment of Nominating Committee for 2015-2016. [See Pages 6-7]
6. Report on the ISCO International Forum on Group V (Non-buoyant) Oils held in Detroit, USA on 9-10 September 2014 [See Pages 7-8]
7. ISCO Secretary’s Report [See Pages 8-9]
8. Financial Report [See Pages 9-10]
9. ISCO ad hoc “Way Forward” Working Group [See Page 10]
10. The ISCO Newsletter – Proposed changes [See Page 10]
AGM 2015: Agenda Page 1 11. Proposed “Country Pages” on ISCO Website [See Page 10]
12. Report on ISCO Emergency Assistance for Governments, Responsible Parties and other entities and harmonisation with IMO Guidelines on International Offers of Assistance [See Page 11]
13. Reappointment of Kleinman Graham as Auditor
14. Any other business.
15. Next AGM [Consider option of SPILLCON 2016 in Australia.]
16. President’s concluding remarks and End of Meeting
ATTACHMENTS
AGENDA ITEM 2 – APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF 2014 AGM
MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF ISCO HELD ON TUESDAY 6th MAY 2014 AT THE INTERNATIONAL OIL SPILL CONFERENCE, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, USA.
Attendees
David Usher Hon.FISCO (President), John McMurtrie Hon.FISCO (Secretary), Dan Sheehan Hon.FISCO (Member of Executive Committee), M. Kerem Kemerli (Member of Executive Committee), Merv Fingas (Member of ISCO Council for Canada), John Wardrop (Member of ISCO Council for Australia), John Cantlie (Member of ISCO Council for Brazil), Wu Yue (Representing Corporate Member Hong Kong Spill Response Technology Ltd.) Brian Johnston (Representing Corporate Member Rutter Inc.) Ben Cropley (Representing Corporate Member Oil Response Company of Australia Pty. Ltd.), Tony Harmer MISCO (Representing Corporate Member Braemar Howells Ltd.), Peter Newson (Representing Corporate Member Desmi Ro-Clean A/S), John Ostergaard FISCO (Representing Corporate Member Neocos Consulting Ltd.), Richard Hill (Representing Corporate Member Markleen Ltd.), Gary Barnes (Representing Corporate Member Vikoma International Ltd.) John S. Brinkman and Allan Grawey Representing Corporate Member Imbibitive Technologies America Inc.) Robin Kuang (Representing Executive Committee Member Lee Guobin), Carlos Sagrera MISCO, Crystal Qin (Guest).
Apologies Received
Marc Shaye Hon.FISCO (Member of Executive Committee), Simon Rickaby (Member of Executive Committee), Dr. Douglas Cormack Hon.FISCO, Capt. Davy T. S. Law (Member of ISCO Council for Hong Kong, China), Manik S. Sardessai (Member of ISCO Council for USA), Chief Kola Agboke (Member of ISCO Council for Nigeria), Capt. D. C. Sekhar (Member of ISCO Council for India), Jan Allers (Member of ISCO Council for Norway), John Noble (Member).
Meeting Summary
The meeting was opened at 4.30 p.m. by the Chairman, David Usher, and members in attendance introduced themselves. Representatives from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States were present.
Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the previous meeting were presented for approval. A motion to accept the minutes as written was made by John Brinkman and seconded by John Cantlie, the minutes were approved.
AGM 2015: Agenda Page 2 Executive Committee and ISCO Council
The Secretary advised that retiring members of the Executive Committee David Usher, John McMurtrie, Marc Shaye, Jean Claude Sainlos and Kerem Kemerli were willing to continue in office for a further term of three years, also that no members of the ISCO Council had indicated a wish to stand down.
The Secretary requested that the appointment of Mr Dennis Van der Veem to the Executive Committee (co-opted in October 2013) be confirmed by the meeting.
A motion to re-elect the retiring Committee Members, confirm the continuation of existing Members of Council and confirm the appointment of Mr Dennis Van der Veem to the Executive Committee was proposed by John Brinkman and seconded by Dan Sheehan. The motion passed.
Appointment of Nominating Committee for 2014-2015
In conformance with the Constitution the Nominating Committee comprises three members of the Executive Committee and two other Members.
It was agreed that the new Nominating Committee will consist in David Usher, John McMurtrie, Dan Sheehan, John Ostergaard and Merv Fingas.
International Forum on Group V (Non-buoyant) Oils
ISCO President David Usher informed the meeting about the International Forum being held in Detroit on 9-10 September 2014 and spoke on its relevance to the major problems arising from the rapidly escalating transportation by ship, pipeline and rail of oils that can sink and the associated challenges presented in responding to spills of these materials.
Secretary’s Report
In view of meeting time constraint the Secretary only spoke very briefly in presenting his report. The full text of his report can be found in Item 6 of the Meeting Agenda.
For the record, an abbreviated version of the Secretary’s Report –
This year ISCO celebrates its 30th Anniversary. The organization was incorporated in London on 9th October 1984.
Departed and very sadly missed – During 2013 we were saddened by the deaths of Rear Admiral Michael L. Stacey CB and Duncan Lyon. Both were Honorary Fellows of ISCO and founding members who over many years made an outstanding contribution to the organization.
Membership - Membership of ISCO currently stands at 180 spread over 43 countries.
Need to grow ISCO membership - ISCO funding is wholly dependent on membership fees. All Members, and particularly Members of ISCO Council, are asked to help by introducing new members.
ISCO is currently working on the development of improved knowledge-based contingency planning for marine incidents, is a member of the USCG-led Core Group working on the IMO IOA initiative and is engaged in the planning of ISCO’s International Forum on Group V (Non- buoyant) Oils to be held in Detroit USA on 9-10 September 2014.
ISCO has been granted Observer Status at IOPC Funds and is actively advising the organization on industry capabilities and other practical aspects of oil pollution response. Honorary Fellow, Dr Douglas Cormack is representing ISCO at London meetings of the IOPC Funds.
A motion to accept the Secretary’s Report was proposed by John Wardrop and seconded by Kerem Kemeli. The motion passed.
AGM 2015: Agenda Page 3 Financial Report
A motion to accept the Financial Report was proposed by John Brinkman and seconded by Merv Fingas. The motion passed.
It was noted that the financial situation indicates that ISCO need to generate more income by way of increasing its membership, organising events and other means.
Review of Annual Membership Fees
For many years ISCO’s annual membership fees have been held at a very low level in comparison with those of many other comparable organisations.
After discussion it was proposed that the current membership fees should be increased by 10% and the adjusted figures rounded up to even numbers.
Historically, a number of Members of Council were given free memberships. These free memberships should now cease.
No dissent was raised and the proposals were approved by a show of hands.
Newsletter Considerations
This matter provoked a lively debate with members divided over the issue of whether circulation of the newsletter should be restricted to members or continue as a universally free publication.
At the meeting (and in earlier correspondence) two viewpoints were expressed –
1. Free circulation helps to raise public awareness of the work of the organisation and contributes to the fulfilment of ISCO’s objectives to promote the interests and standing of the entire spill response community in accordance with the organisation’s stated objectives, disseminating information and fulfilling an educational role. As such subscriptions should be free for all interested parties.
2. Free distribution should be restricted to paid-up members only. Others should be required to pay or to become members in order to receive the newsletter. This could potentially result in increased membership and could help to generate much needed funds.
Several members present expressed a view that the newsletter should accept advertisements as a means of raising additional funds.
The Secretary advised that charging for the newsletter would result in a much reduced circulation and this would make it less attractive to potential advertisers.
Members present queried the estimated number of recipients who downloaded and read the newsletter. Statistics provided by distribution contractors often fail to record downloads made by recipients who read the newsletter on smartphones and tablets. This factor seems to be borne out by reports from individuals who read the newsletter but are not recorded in the statistics provided. With a much increased usage of smartphones and tablets, it is possible that the number of newsletter readers may have been significantly underestimated.
The Secretary agreed that to investigate this further. Members also agreed to look into and advise on the matter of realistic charges that could be made for the placing of advertisements.
Options to publish newsletter content directly on the internet and to increase public awareness through social media (facebook, twitter, linked-in, etc.) were also discussed briefly.
No conclusions were reached and by a show of hands it was agreed that these matters be referred back to the Executive Committee and Council for further consideration and action.
Proposed Country Pages on the ISCO Website
This matter was introduced by the Secretary but because of time constraint was not discussed in detail. Please refer to Item 10 in the 2014 Meeting Agenda for more information. AGM 2015: Agenda Page 4 The Country Pages facility has already been uploaded on an experimental basis and all members will soon receive detailed instructions for using this new networking facility.
ISCO Support for the IMO International Offers of Assistance (IOA) Initiative
The International Offers of Assistance (IOA) initiative and the linked International Response Resource Inventory (RRI) is an IMO Project introduced by the US Coast Guard two years ago following on experience gained during the response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
In the midst of a very large oil spill, having the appropriate response equipment at the exact time and location needed, throughout the duration of the response, is crucial. Facility in acquiring essential equipment from within the affected nation may not be enough to provide all the needed resources to manage an effective response. Obtaining critical response resources from international sources must be done in a coordinated manner, with a comprehensive process that allows for a number of key considerations.
Because of time constraint it was not possible to discuss this matter at length – Please refer to Item 11 in the 2014 Meeting Agenda for more information.
The Secretary advised that he and David Usher will attend an IOA Meeting being convened by the USCG at the end of the IOSC Conference. A report on this will be circulated later and will be posted in the IMO IOA Working Group page of the ISCO Website.
Re-appointment of Auditor
The Meeting approved the re-appointment of Kleinman Graham as Auditor.
Next AGM
It is expected that the 2015 AGM will be convened at the Interspill Conference to be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on 24-26 March, 2015.
Conclusion of Meeting
The Chairman thanked all attendees for coming to the Meeting and for their contributions to the discussions. The Meeting was adjourned at 6 p.m.
AGENDA ITEM 3 – EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND ISCO COUNCIL
ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND ISCO COUNCIL
ISCO Executive Committee
The current composition of the Executive Committee is as follows –
1. David Usher (President) 2. John McMurtrie (Secretary) 3. Marc Shaye (Legal Advisor) 4. Dan Sheehan 5. Jean Claude Sainlos 6. Kerem Kemerli 7. Simon Rickaby 8. Li Guobin 9. Captain Bill Boyle 10. Dennis van der Veen
The maximum number of Executive Committee members permitted under current rules is 12. There are therefore two vacant places but members of the Executive Committee (EC) are recommending that the number of persons should not be
AGM 2015: Agenda Page 5 increased at this time. Having such a large EC is proving to be unduly cumbersome and some EC members have not been making significant contributions.
NAME & YEAR ELECTED OR 3 YEAR TERM OF ELIGIBLE FOR NATIONALITY LAST RE-ELECTED OFFICE EXPIRES RE-ELECTION David Usher 2014 2017 N/A USA John McMurtrie 2014 2017 NA UK Marc Shaye 2014 2017 N/A USA Dan Sheehan 2014 2017 N/A USA Jean Claude Sainlos 2014 2017 N/A FRANCE M. Kerem Kemerli 2014 2017 N/A TURKEY Simon Rickaby 2013 2016 N/A UK Li Guobin 2013 2016 N/A CHINA Capt. Bill Boyle 2012 2015 YES UK Dennis van der Veen THE 2013 2016 N/A NETHERLANDS
ISCO Constitution Article XIII (2) (b) specifies Members elected to the Executive Committee shall serve for a period of three years and may thereafter stand for re- election.
From the above it can be seen that only 1 member of the current committee has served for three years and is eligible to stand for re-election.
The number of members of the executive committee is currently restricted to 12 and, as there are currently 10 members, there is an option for up to 2 additional members to be elected.
At time of writing the Nominating Committee has not put forward any new candidates for election to the Executive Committee.
The election will therefore be restricted to the re-election of Captain Bill Boyle (UK) for a further period of office. Captain Boyle has confirmed that he wishes to stand for re-election.
The Secretary has written to all members of the ISCO Council requesting them to advise if they wish to stand down. No Members of Council have so indicated and it is proposed that the composition of the Council remains unchanged.
AGENDA ITEM 4 – NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Before the conclusion of an Annual General Meeting the President shall appoint a Nominating Committee to make recommendations to the following Annual General Meeting for appointments to the Executive Committee. In conformance with the Constitution the Nominating Committee comprises three members of the Executive Committee and two other Members.
AGM 2015: Agenda Page 6 AGENDA ITEM 5 – INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON GROUP V (NON-BUOYANT) OILS; OTHER FUTURE ISCO EVENTS
Report on the 2014 International Forum held in Detroit, USA (received from Michael Rancilio)
On September 9-10, 2014 one hundred and twenty Delegates, Speakers, Exhibitors, Sponsors and Supporters joined together at the International Forum on Group V Oils in Detroit.
The Forum Objectives were to bring together top spill response professionals in their fields to examine and discuss the challenges of increasing production and transport of Heavy oils which may sink if spilt.
Senator Carl Levin's remarks set the tone of the Forum by lauding the participants for their environmental stewardship and gave his confidence that our actions will insure that the worlds' energy needs will be met, but not at the expense of the environment.
The USCG support and participation in the Forum was highlighted in the presentation by Rear Admiral Fred Midgette, 9th District USCG Commander, demonstrating an unwavering commitment from the Coast Guard to meeting the difficult challenges we face. Presenters from the InterAgency Coordination and the Research and Development Dept shared their recommendations for better cooperation among agencies and work being done on cutting edge technologies.
The EPA presented an excellent over view of the scientific approach to the Marshall Michigan Enbridge pipeline spill response of Dilbit and demonstrated the issues and unique response methods under their direction and completed by Enbridge and their contractors.
The Forum Programme presented expert scientific analysis of various heavy oils and provided excellent insight to the participants in the fate and behavior of these oils in response situations.
NOAA experts spoke to their mission in case studies involving heavy oil releases which facilitates the merging of clean up protocols and damage assessment.
Presentations from ITOPF, Cedre and Canadian ECRC provided a global perspective on heavy oil response and scientific data available.
We heard updates and points of view from various spill response industry representatives indicating current capabilities and exploring investment into new technologies.
The Delegate contingent attending the Forum was a cross section of stakeholders in the discussions taking place. The list below speaks for itself to the importance of their participation:
International Joint Commission (Canada) General Land Office -Texas Cedre - France ITOPF - UK Canadian Coast Guard Transport Canada Great Lakes Commission Washington Dept of Ecology and Environmental Response Michigan Sea Grant educational program Shell Oil BP Oil Marathon Petroleum Enbridge TransMountain Pipeline Conestoga Rover MSRC NRC MR Gordon Associates AMEC Miller Environmental Mass Group Holdings ECRC AMPOL Marine Pollution Control Spill Science Clean Harbors Science Diving and Environmental T&T Salvage Marine Response Alliance Global Diving and Salvage Research Planning, Inc Aqua Guard OSRL Global Environmental Engineering Michigan Marine Terminal Moran Environmental Eason Diving Alion Scientific No Spills Conference Lamor Desmi
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The Forum Exhibit Hall was attended by - Marine Response Alliance; Imbibitive Technologies; Clean Harbors; AMPOL; MPC; AMEC; No-Spills - Northern Michigan Conference; Science Diving and Environmental Co; Lamor USA; Alion Science and Technology; Terra Contracting; Global Environmental Engineering
Our most gracious Sponsors - Marine Response Alliance; Ambassador Bridge Corp; Zervos Group Insurance Agency; MSRC; Lippett, O'Keefe and Gornblein; Miller Parking; ISCO.
In summary, hosting the Forum, ISCO hoped to bring together some of the world's foremost authorities for the opportunity to meet and examine the current challenges associated with heavy oils. Spill response capabilities and readiness are fundamental to insure responsible stewardship of our environment. As professionals, all who participated in the Forum demonstrated a dedication to those fundamentals which in turn strengthens our industry and our communities in which we live.
ISCO is proud to have hosted this event and to have had the opportunity to interact with all of the people who participated that made the Forum a success.
AGENDA ITEM 6 – SECRETARY’S REPORT
Departed and very sadly missed – During 2014 we were saddened to hear of the sudden death of Mr Paul Pisani, a member of the Executive Committee. Paul was elected a Member of the Energy Institute (then the Institute of Petroleum) in 1995 and elected a Fellow of the same Institute in 1998. In 2009 he was elected as a Member of the ISCO Executive Committee. He was also an active supporter of the Mediterranean Oil Industry Group (MOIG).
Membership - Membership of ISCO currently stands at 181 spread over 46 countries with a breakdown as follows –
1. Executive Committee Members not included in other categories 7 2. Members of Council not included in other categories 17 3. Honorary Fellows 6 4. Fellows 6 5. Members 7 6. Associate Members 1 7. Industry Partners 8 8. Corporate Members 79 9. Individual Members 50
We are pleased to welcome 4 new members who have joined since our last AGM.
AES Response Operations LLC (USA) Mr Mark Shepherd (Kazakhstan) PT Gurita Samudera (Indonesia) Sea Care Marine Services (India)
Need to grow ISCO membership - ISCO funding is wholly dependent on membership fees. We need more members in order to generate income needed to further develop ISCO initiatives and the services provided for our members. All Members, and particularly Members of ISCO Council, are asked to help by introducing new members.
AGM 2015: Agenda Page 8 ISCO Support for causes that are of Interest to Members - ISCO works to defend and promote the interests of its members wherever there is a need and a clear mandate from our Members. ISCO is continuing to work on the development of improved knowledge-based contingency planning for marine incidents, and some progress has been made. During the year ISCO continued to work in the International Offers of Assistance (IOA) correspondence group and the final draft will be considered by the IMO MEPC Committee later this year. Forward work commitments include the further development of the IMO Manual on Oil Pollution Contingency Planning. Consideration is being given to reactivating ISCO’s efforts to make it easier to decant settled-out water during containment-recovery operations. The matter was addressed in ISCO Newsletter 470 (16 February 2015) and The Secretary awaits responses in order to gauge the level of support from ISCO Members and delegations of Nation States at IMO.
As in previous years, ISCO delegations have made positive contributions to IMO’s MEPC and OPRC-HNS Technical Group Meetings and, more recently, to the Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) sub-committee of MEPC. Members who would be interested in joining ISCO delegations at IMO meetings should write to the ISCO Secretary.
International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds) – ISCO has participated in the London-based meetings of IOPC Funds and has been represented by Dr Douglas Cormack Hon.FISCO.
Events Attended – During the past year ISCO participated and promoted the organization at IOSC in Savannah and Clean Gulf in San Antonio.
AGENDA ITEM 7 – FINANCIAL REPORT
Profit and loss account for the year ended 31st March 2014
2014 2013 £ £
Turnover 11,854 6,511
Administrative expenses (9,285) (12,348)
Profit/(Loss) on ordinary activities before taxation 2,569 (1,048)
Tax on profit/(loss) on ordinary activities - 1,182 -
(Loss)/Profit for the year 3,681 (5,837)
Note – Cash at bank at 11 April 2014 = £ 8,251
Balance sheet as at 31st March 2014 2014 2013 £ £ Current assets
Debtors 1,112 Cash at bank and in hand 8,253 8,534 _____ 9,365
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (12,487) (12,337)
AGM 2015: Agenda Page 9 Net current (liabilities)/assets (3,122) (6,803)
Total assets less current liabilities (3,122) (6,803)
Net (liabilities)/assets (3,122) (6,803)
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 2 2
Profit and loss account (3,124) (6,805)
Shareholders' funds (3,124) (6,803)
AGENDA ITEM 8 – WAY FORWARD WORKING GROUP
Following on the ISCO International Forum held in Detroit in September 2014 an ad hoc working group was formed to address a number of issues concerned with the future development of the organization. This working group includes –
• David Usher (President) • John McMurtrie (Secretary) • Mary Ann Dalgleish (Membership Director) • Michael Rancilio (Forum Organiser) • Allan Grawey (Marketing & Strategy Specialist) • Mike Watson (ISCO’s IT Support Specialist)
The Working Group is continuing its work by correspondence and is not yet ready to submit its report. The objective is for the group to reach a consensus on forward actions to increase membership, develop additional member services, improve existing services, and generally re-energise the organization.
The planned outcome is a report with the group’s recommendations. This will be submitted to the ISCO Executive and Council for consideration.
AGENDA ITEM 9 – ISCO NEWSLETTER
No consensus agreement was reached when this matter was discussed at the 2014 AGM but the subject is currently being addressed by the ad hoc Way Forward Working Group. Identified problems of the current method of delivery include the non- searchability of the newsletter archive and the difficulties experienced by the increasing numbers of people who prefer to read the newsletter on smartphones and other devices rather than PCs and laptops. The ad hoc Way Forward Committee which has not yet submitted its report and recommendations
The Newsletter mailing list currently stands at 2,240 recipients.
AGENDA ITEM 10 – PROPOSED “COUNTRY PAGES”
This is another matter that is being addressed by the ad hoc Way Forward Working Group. One aim is encourage mutual awareness and interaction amongst members in different countries.
AGM 2015: Agenda Page 10 AGENDA ITEM 11 – ISCO SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE
The International Offers of Assistance (IOA) initiative and the linked International Response Resource Lexicon is an IMO Project introduced by the US Coast Guard two years ago following on experience gained during the response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The purpose of the Lexicon is to create a standardised international nomenclature for defining resources that are required for oil spill response.
In the midst of a very large oil spill, having the appropriate response equipment at the exact time and location needed, throughout the duration of the response, is crucial. Facilities for acquiring essential equipment from within the affected nation may not be enough to provide all the needed resources to manage an effective response. Obtaining critical response resources from international sources must be done in a coordinated manner, within a comprehensive process.
Over the past year ISCO has been working with others in an IMO Correspondence Group on the draft IOA Guidelines. The final draft will be submitted to the next MEPC meeting in May, 2015.
ISCO has a past history of helping governments and responsible parties (RPs) to source urgently needed resources in major oil spill events. Following on the recent Bangladesh tanker spill in the Sunderbans World Heritage Site, ISCO offered assistance to the relevant government departments. At the same time a new Emergency Assistance section was uploaded on the ISCO website to give information on using the facility provided by the organization for sourcing resources in major oil spill situations. Subject to IMO adoption of the IOA Guidelines further work will be done to harmonise the ISCO facility with provisions of the IOA Guidelines.
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