PACPLAN PACIFIC ISLANDS REGIONAL MARINE SPILL CONTINGENCY PLAN 2013 [Endorsed at the 24th SPREP Meeting, Apia, Samoa – September 2013] [brackets to be removed upon endorsement] Developed by Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme under the auspices of: PACPOL - the Pacific Ocean Pollution Prevention Programme SPREP Vailima, Apia Samoa Tel: + 685 21929 Fax: +685 20231 Through funding assistance from This page intentionally blank. PLAN AMENDMENT CERTIFICATION Proposals for amendment or additions to the text of this plan should be forward to: Pollution Adviser SPREP Tel: (685) 21929 Fax: (685) 20231 E-mail: [email protected] Amendment No Date Section Page Entered Date Signature This page intentionally blank. PACPLAN 2013 Page 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS PLAN AMENDMENT CERTIFICATION...........................................................................................................iii TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................................................................................... 5 GLOSSARY OF TERMS....................................................................................................................................... 7 1. INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................................. 9 1.1 Background............................................................................................................................................... 9 1.2 Mandate .................................................................................................................................................. 10 1.3 Aim & Objectives................................................................................................................................... 11 1.4 Technical Scope & Tiered Response ...................................................................................................... 11 1.5 Geographical Scope................................................................................................................................ 14 1.6 Parties to the Plan ................................................................................................................................... 14 1.7 Underlying Principles & Protection Priorities ........................................................................................ 14 1.8 Risk Assessment ..................................................................................................................................... 15 2. ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES...................................................................................................................... 18 2.1 SPREP .................................................................................................................................................... 18 2.2 SPREP Island Member Governments..................................................................................................... 18 2.3 SPREP Metropolitan Member Governments.......................................................................................... 19 2.4 Industry................................................................................................................................................... 20 3. US OCEANIA REGIONAL CONTINGENCY PLAN (ORCP)...................................................................... 21 4. POLLUTION REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS ....................................................................................... 22 4.1 Pacific Regional Marine Spill Reporting................................................................................................ 22 4.2 Surveillance & Spill Detection ............................................................................................................... 22 4.3 Initial Pollution Reports (POLREPS) ..................................................................................................... 22 4.4 Situation Reports (SITREPS) ................................................................................................................. 23 4.5 Post-Incident Reports (POSTREPS)....................................................................................................... 23 5. RESPONSE OPERATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 24 5.1. General .................................................................................................................................................. 24 5.2 Incident Command System (ICS) ........................................................................................................... 24 5.3 Secure Human Life, Health and Safety................................................................................................... 25 5.4 Stem Spill Source ................................................................................................................................... 25 5.5 Spill Assessment & Reporting................................................................................................................ 25 5.6 Spill Surveillance and Forecasting ......................................................................................................... 25 5.7 Monitor................................................................................................................................................... 25 5.8 Containment & Recovery at Sea............................................................................................................. 26 5.9 Use of Oil Spill Dispersants ................................................................................................................... 26 5.10 Foreshore Protection............................................................................................................................. 26 5.11 Foreshore Clean-up............................................................................................................................... 27 5.12 Oiled Wildlife Operations..................................................................................................................... 27 5.13 Oily Waste Management ...................................................................................................................... 27 5.14 Joint Response Operations.................................................................................................................... 28 5.15 HNS Spill Response ............................................................................................................................ 29 6. ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE............................................................................................................ 30 6.1 Requests for Assistance .......................................................................................................................... 30 6.2 Customs, Immigration & Quarantine...................................................................................................... 34 6.3 Logistics ................................................................................................................................................. 34 6.4 Finances.................................................................................................................................................. 35 7. RESPONSE TERMINATION & POST-SPILL ACTIVITIES ........................................................................ 38 7.1 Response Termination ............................................................................................................................ 38 7.2 Equipment Cleaning/Restoration and Return ......................................................................................... 38 7.3 Response Evaluation & Debriefing ........................................................................................................ 38 7.4 Damage Assessment & Monitoring........................................................................................................ 38 7.5 Environmental Restoration & Rehabilitation.......................................................................................... 39 8. PUBLIC INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................... 40 8.1Public Relations Officer (PRO) ............................................................................................................... 40 8.2 Press Releases......................................................................................................................................... 40 8.3 Press Conferences................................................................................................................................... 40 PACPLAN 2013 Page 5 8.4 Community Volunteers........................................................................................................................... 41 9. EQUIPMENT ................................................................................................................................................... 42 9.1 National Resources ................................................................................................................................. 42 9.2 Regional Resources ...............................................................................................................................