Cape Verde

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Spill Notification Point

Inspeccao Maritima
Direccao Geral de Marinha e Portos
Porto Grande
San Vincent

Tel: +238-314342

Fax: +238-316519

Competent National Authority

Details as above.

Response Arrangements

The competent authority in the Republic of Cape Verde for maritime affairs is the Maritime and Port Directorate within the Ministry of Transport and Communications. No contingency plan is known to exist and no formal response arrangements exist.

Response Policy

There is no official clean-up policy. Similarly, although no official policy on disposal exists, disposal of oily waste by burying would represent the most rational method.

Equipment

Government & Private

No specialised anti-pollution equipment is known to exist.

Previous Spill Experience

There do not appear to have been any major spills.

Conventions

Prevention & Safety

MARPOL Annexes
73/78	III	IV	V	VI
✔	✔	✔	✔

Spill Response


OPRC '90	OPRC HNS
✔

Compensation

CLC			Fund	Supp	HNS*	Bunker
'69	'76	'92	'92	Fund
		✔	✔

* not yet in force

Regional & Bilateral Agreements

Cape Verde is not a party to any agreements.

Date of issue: August 2003

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