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Norway

… or local municipality implements the necessary response measures. NCA has established 27 oil spill response depots along the coastline, 15 of which are main depots.   Under the Pollution Control…

India

… New Delhi - 110 001 Tel: +91-11-23092161/23092011 Fax: +91-11-23093750/23092763 The National Oil Spill-Disaster Contingency Plan (NOS-DCP) outlines the duties and responsibility of various…

United States of America

… DC 20593-0001 www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/gmhome.htm Tel: +1 202 3272100 commandcenterheadquarters@uscg.mil Spill response arrangements within the USA are governed by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA’90). Under the…

United Kingdom

…Notification of spills should be made to the nearest HM Coastguard Rescue Centre. MCA Counter Pollution & Response (for Oil & HNS) The Maritime & Coastguard Agency Spring Place 105 Commercial Road…

Aerial Observation

… of floating oil from the air is the simplest method of determining the location and scale of an oil spill. Obtaining worthwhile results requires detailed preparation before take-off and careful…

New Zealand

… The Maritime Transport Act 1994 (MTA) places a requirement on MNZ to produce a National Oil Spill Contingency Plan (NOSCP) and develop a Marine Oil Spill Response Strategy that sets out national…

Case Studies

… This section contains summaries of major spills from 1967 to the present day, looking at the incident, response, our involvement together with selected bibliographies and web links, where available.

Colleen O'Hagan Leaves ITOPF

Colleen O'Hagan Leaves ITOPF

Colleen has left ITOPF to take up a position with the IMO

Contingency Planning

… Careful planning is essential for any potential spill situation as incidents are far easier to resolve when a well prepared and tested contingency plan is available. Contingency plans provide the structure for the…

ITOPF presents at online workshop for the Mexican Navy

ITOPF presents at online workshop for the Mexican Navy

… for the Mexican Navy ITOPF participated in a virtual workshop on claims and compensation for oil spills from ships and oil platforms organised by the Mexican Navy from 6th-8th July. Angela Pinzón presented…