eastern region oil spill disaster contingency plan - Indian Coast Guard

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- 134 - Annex -9 Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Minor Spills. 1. It is not possible to produce a standard OSCP to respond to all oil spill Scenarios. Each plan must be customized to reflect the locally identified risks posed by the installation and/or operation. A range of factors will affect the response to an oil spill. These include the quantity of oil spilled, the type of oil, the location of the spill, the depth of water, distance to the shoreline, the prevailing weather and tides, the time of day or year, the environmental sensitivity of the area, the organisational structure of the operator, availability of equipment and level of training of personnel. 2. This matrix should be used to determine response times and levels for exploration and production operations located outside 'Essential Element' blocks and located outside any block wholly or partly within 25 miles of the coastline. While the matrix inherently combines elements of prescription and risk assessment, may occasionally require or accept variations on a case by case basis. The table takes into account the increased response time necessary to deploy equipment associated with larger spills Spill Quantity 0 to 25 tonnes 25-100 tons Oil Type 1 All other categories 1 Monitor and natural dispersion Monitor and natural dispersion 2 Within 1 hr (average combat No 1 hour Requirement rate 10 tonnes/hr) 3 Within 1 hr (average combat No 1 hour Requirement rate 10 tonnes/hr) 4 Within 1 hr (average combat rate 10 tonnes/hr) No 1 hour Requirement 1 Monitor and Monitor and natural dispersion natural dispersion 2 Monitor and Monitor and

- 135 - natural dispersion 3 Within 2 hours (average combat rate 10 tonnes/hr) 4 Within 2 hours (average combat rate 10 tonnes/hr) 100- 500 1 Monitor and natural dispersion 2 Within 6 hours (average combat rate 50 tonnes/hr) 3 Within 6 hours (average combat rate 50 tonnes/hr) 4 Within 6 hours (average combat rate 50 tonnes/hr) natural dispersion Within 2 hours (average combat rate 10 tonnes/hr) Within 2 hours (average combat rate 10 tonnes/hr) Monitor and natural dispersion Within 6 hours (average combat rate 50 tonnes/hr) Within 6 hours (average combat rate 50 tonnes/hr) Within 6 hours (average combat rate 50 tonnes/hr) Key for oil types (Ref. 4) 4 = ITOPF category Group IV Sg> 0.95 or PP > 30 degrees C 3 = ITOPF category Group III Sg 0.85-0.95 e.g. medium crude 2 = ITOPF category Group II Sg 0.8-0.85 e.g. light crude, gas oils 1 = ITOPF category Group I Sg < 0.8 e.g. Kerosenes / Gasolines NB. When ambient temperatures are at or below the oil's pour point then group 2 oils behave as group 3 or 4 and response measures should be altered accordingly. Key for oil types (Ref. 4) 4 = ITOPF category Group IV Sg> 0.95 or PP > 30 degrees C 3 = ITOPF category Group III Sg 0.85-0.95 e.g. medium crude 2 = ITOPF category Group II Sg 0.8-0.85 e.g. light crude, gas oils NB. When ambient temperatures are at or below the oil's pour point then group 2 oils behave as group 3 or 4 and response measures should be altered

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Annex -9<br />

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Minor Spills.<br />

1. It is not possible to produce a standard OSCP to respond to all <strong>oil</strong> <strong>spill</strong><br />

Scenarios. Each <strong>plan</strong> must be customized to reflect the locally identified risks<br />

posed by the installation and/or operation. A range of factors will affect the<br />

response to an <strong>oil</strong> <strong>spill</strong>. These include the quantity of <strong>oil</strong> <strong>spill</strong>ed, the type of <strong>oil</strong>,<br />

the location of the <strong>spill</strong>, the depth of water, distance to the shoreline, the<br />

prevailing weather and tides, the time of day or year, the environmental<br />

sensitivity of the area, the organisational structure of the operator, availability of<br />

equipment and level of training of personnel.<br />

2. This matrix should be used to determine response times and levels for<br />

exploration and production operations located outside 'Essential Element' blocks<br />

and located outside any block wholly or partly within 25 miles of the coastline.<br />

While the matrix inherently combines elements of prescription and risk<br />

assessment, may occasionally require or accept variations on a case by case<br />

basis. The table takes into account the increased response time necessary to<br />

deploy equipment associated with larger <strong>spill</strong>s<br />

Spill<br />

Quantity<br />

0 to 25<br />

tonnes<br />

25-100<br />

tons<br />

Oil Type 1 All other<br />

categories<br />

1 Monitor and<br />

natural dispersion<br />

Monitor and<br />

natural dispersion<br />

2 Within 1 hr<br />

(average combat<br />

No 1 hour<br />

Requirement<br />

rate 10 tonnes/hr)<br />

3 Within 1 hr<br />

(average combat<br />

No 1 hour<br />

Requirement<br />

rate 10 tonnes/hr)<br />

4 Within 1 hr<br />

(average combat<br />

rate 10 tonnes/hr)<br />

No 1 hour<br />

Requirement<br />

1 Monitor and Monitor and<br />

natural dispersion natural dispersion<br />

2 Monitor and Monitor and

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