Sao Tome & Principe

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Spill Notification Point

Not known.

Competent National Authority

Ministère de la défense / Ministère des Infrastructures, des ressources naturelles et de l’environnement

Institut Maritime et portuaire et direction générale de l’environnement

Largos das Alfandegas C.P. 868 Sao Tome / Avenida Nkrumah, Sao Tome C.P. 1023

Tel: (+239) 222 56 88 / (+239) 222 53 23

Email: horacioespiritosanto@hotmail.com / manrosario2000@yahoo.com.br

Response Arrangements

Sao Tome and Principe is part of the GIWACAF project and activitely involved in its initiatives focused on strengthening national oil spill response capacities as well as transboundary response capabilities in west, central and southern Africa. It is currently working towards the development of a national oil spill contingency plan with the support of GIWACAF (information from 2021).

Response Policy

The use of dispersants is considered a primary option in Sao Tome and Principe (information from GIWACAF, 2021). Further information is not currently known.

Equipment

Government & Private

There are no specialised stockpiles of clean-up equipment available, though oil companies operating in the country would be expected to have spill response resources.

Previous Spill Experience

ITOPF is not aware of any major spills affecting Sao Tome and Principe

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

Sao Tome & Principe is not a party to any agreements.

Date of issue: May 2021

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