Chapter 12: Coastal Emergency Plans 1. Shipping Incident Disaster Risk Management Plan 2. Cape Zone Coastal Oil Spill Contingency Plan RESTRICTED & CONFIDENTIAL RESTRICTED AND CONFIDENTIAL DISTRIBUTION The Shipping Incident Disaster Risk Management Plan is produced by the City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management Centre (DRMC) as part of its responsibility in terms of the Disaster Management Act, 57 of 2002. This document is intended for the internal use of the Entities and Organisations concerned and should therefore be treated as restricted and confidential and must not be displayed in whole or in part in any public place or to the Media. The Role-players will be advised by the DRMC when the DRM Plan is amended or updated. Amendments and updates must then be incorporated into each Organisation’s / Discipline’s own Plan copy and into any relevant SOP’s, as applicable. DRM PLAN DISTRIBUTION LIST Copy Date of Name of Organisation Number Distribution 1 February 2014 City Manager - CoCT 2 February 2014 Executive Director: Safety & Security - CoCT 3 February 2014 CoCT Disaster Risk Management Centre 4 February 2014 CoCT Fire & Rescue Service 5 February 2014 107 Public Emergency Communications Centre 6 February 2014 CoCT Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) 7 February 2014 CoCT Traffic Services 8 February 2014 CoCT Law Enforcement & Security Services 9 February 2014 CoCT Communications 10 February 2014 CoCT Environmental Resource Management Department (ERMD) 11 February 2014 CoCT Solid Waste Management 12 February 2014 CoCT Sport, Recreation & Amenities 13 February 2014 CoCT Legal Services 14 February 2014 WCG Emergency Medical Services (EMS) 15 February 2014 WCG Forensic Pathology Services 16 February 2014 WCG Disaster Management (WC DMC) 17 February 2014 South African Police Service (SAPS) 18 February 2014 SASAR – Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre (MRCC) 19 February 2014 South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) 20 February 2014 National Department of Transport (DoT) 21 February 2014 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) – J Tac HQ. W. Cape 22 February 2014 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) – SA Navy, Simonstown 23 February 2014 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) – SA Air Force, OC AFB Ysterplaat 24 February 2014 Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) – Port of Cape Town Harbour Master 25 February 2014 National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) 26 February 2014 Robben Island Museum 27 February 2014 National Dept. of Environmental Affairs (DEA) – Oceans and Coasts 2 RESTRICTED AND CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENT AMENDMENTS / UPDATE LISTINGS New amendments or updates will be added to the Amendments and Updates Listing below and it is the responsibility of the individual to regularly check the currency of their Plan copy. Proposals for amendment or additions to the text of this DRM Plan should be forwarded to :- The Head: Corporate Planning and IDP, Disaster Risk Management Centre, City of Cape Town P O Box 298 Cape Town 8000 E-mail: [email protected] AMENDMENTS AND UPDATE LISTINGS REV. NO. DATE OF ISSUE DETAILS OF PAGE(S) AMENDED OR REPLACED 3 RESTRICTED AND CONFIDENTIAL Page D. Plan – T3 SHIPPING INCIDENT DRM PLAN - TABLE OF CONTENTS Number DRM Plan Distribution List 2 DRM Plan Amendments / Update Listings 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 1. SCOPE 5 1.1 Purpose 5 1.2 Background 5 2. REFERENCES 6 - 8 2.1 Legislation 6 - 8 Linked Documents, DRM Plans, Procedures & Guides 2.2 8 (in separate files) 3. ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS / GLOSSARY OF TERMS 9 - 25 Abbreviations used in Disaster Risk Management and in Shipping 3.1 9 - 10 Operations Definitions / Glossary of certain terms used in DRM and in Shipping 3.2 10 - 25 Operations LEAD AND SUPPORTING ROLE-PLAYERS INVOLVED IN THE CoCT 4. 26 SHIPPING INCIDENT DRM PLAN SHIPPING OPERATIONS HAZARDS’ & RISK INFORMATION: - SPECIFIC HAZARD DESCRIPTIONS & GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS 5. 27 - 38 - DISASTER RISK ASSESSMENT - HAZARD PREDICTABILITY / IMPACT (CONSEQUENCES) / VULNERABILITY / ABILITY TO COPE PRO-ACTIVE DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT EFFORTS: 6. HAZARD PREVENTION / RISK REDUCTION / MITIGATION & 39 - 46 PREPAREDNESS MEASURES TACTICAL RESPONSE PLAN FOR A SIGNIFICANT SHIPPING 7. INCIDENT OR EMERGENCY OCCURRING AT SEA OFF THE CAPE 46 - 55 TOWN MUNICIPAL AREA 8. CLASSIFICATION OF DISASTERS 55 9. POST INCIDENT AND DISASTER RECOVERY ASPECTS 55 - 56 COPY OF LATEST DRAFT - IMPLEMENTATION PROTOCOL FOR COOPERATION IN PREVENTING AND RESPONDING TO SHIPPING ADDENDUM 1 57 - 65 ACCIDENTS AND STRANDINGS OFF THE COASTLINE OF THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN APPENDIX 1 MAIN ROLE-PLAYERS’ CONTACT NUMBERS 66 - 68 NSRI’s OPERATIONAL RESOURCES FOR WATER RESCUES IN THE APPENDIX 2 69 - 111 SOUTH-WESTRN CAPE ROBBEN ISLAND FERRY - m.v. SIKHULULEKILE - FIRE AND APPENDIX 3 112 - 113 SAFETY PLAN AND SHIP’S LAYOUT 4 RESTRICTED AND CONFIDENTIAL CITY OF CAPE TOWN D. Plan – T3 SHIPPING INCIDENT DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN 1. SCOPE 1.1 PURPOSE The purpose of the CoCT Shipping Incident Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Plan is to describe the organisation and functioning of activities in dealing with this identified hazard and its effect – direct or indirect socio-economic or environmental impacts - on the City of Cape Town. All hazards related to shipping and maritime operations at sea adjacent to the municipal area of the City of Cape Town are covered by this DRM Plan, viz. a major shipping incident, accident or any other type of emergency involving one or more vessels or marine structures and which has some effect on the City’s community. ** Note that a coastal oil spill hazard is dealt with under a separate Plan, viz. the Cape Zone (No.3) Coastal Oil Spill Contingency Plan led by the DEA – Oceans & Coasts, and that it may run concurrently with this DRM Plan if any oil is released through any shipping incident occurrence ** 1.2 BACKGROUND The marine and coastal environment is central to Cape Town’s economy, sense of place, heritage, identity and recreational value and holds significant potential for contributing to further economic growth, job creation, social opportunities, development, social well-being and resilience towards climate change; Cape Town has a highly sensitive and rich coastal environment where a major oil or shipping accident may have catastrophic impacts; Shipping accidents and strandings impact across coastal jurisdictional boundaries, ecosystems and the marine and terrestrial environment and have the potential to cause significant negative impacts on the economic, environmental and social value of the coastline in Cape Town over extended periods of time; Shipping accidents and strandings have historically created significant financial burden on public funds administered by the different government departments and organs of state; including government agencies; and instances of default by owners and insurers have been high; Due to Cape Town’s geographic location at the tip of Africa and the Port of Cape Town being a core economic hub, it forms a key international shipping route and as such the potential for shipping accidents and strandings remains high; The severe weather and sea conditions to which Cape Town is exposed further increases the risks of shipping accidents and strandings; A shared and co-ordinated approach between the different government departments and organs of state; including government agencies, and a clear understanding of roles and responsibilities across the various agencies will significantly mitigate the risk of further shipping accidents and strandings and where these do occur, increase the effective and efficient resolution of such events and reduce the long term impacts. The (DRAFT) IMPLEMENTATION PROTOCOL FOR COOPERATION IN PREVENTING AND RESPONDING TO SHIPPING ACCIDENTS AND STRANDINGS OFF THE COASTLINE OF THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN is the proposed formalisation of collaboration and co-operation Protocol Agreement between the DoT, DEA, TNPA, SAMSA and the CoCT – refer to ADDENDUM 1 for a copy of this Draft Implementation Protocol. To supplement the (strategic) Implementation Protocol the CoCT Shipping Incident DRM Plan has been formulated at the tactical level to co-ordinate the preparatory and response activities of all Services/Organisations, both Civil and Military, which are available to render assistance in the event of an shipping accident/incident/emergency in one of the City’s harbours or at sea bordering the City, Robben Island or any other off-shore islands and which are within reach of 5 RESTRICTED AND CONFIDENTIAL Cape Town’s Rescue Services. The Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of each of the Role-players will further supplement this DRM Plan on the operational side. The objectives of the Implementation Protocol referred to above are:- - to reduce the potential for inshore shipping accidents, strandings, sinkings and other types of maritime incidents and to increase efficiency in responding to them; - to establish long-term, on-going, clear and effective working relationships and build shared resources and capacity between the Parties relating to effective salvage operations that require reactions and assistance from the Parties; - to ensure that the correct and appropriate delegations, authority and mandates are in place to allow for the collaboration, co-operation, joint operations and information sharing between officials from all Parties across jurisdictional boundaries in the event of shipping accidents, strandings or sinkings; - to ensure that mechanisms are in place for legally compliant joint operations and activities by officials from