… to share our technical knowledge and first-hand experience of best practice with people likely to be involved with an incident. In 2011 ITOPF was appointed visiting professor at the World Maritime University…
… (SOPEPs) required under the MARPOL Convention, but have also proved useful to other organisations involved in the production, transport or handling of oil, and for preparing for and responding to…
This paper outlines the typical format and content of contingency plans for response to ship-source spills and highlights the key steps required for an effective plan.
ITOPF will be deploying technical staff at the request of the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) to join the UN team in Bangladesh responding to an oil spill in the Sundarbans region