eastern region oil spill disaster contingency plan - Indian Coast Guard

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- 16 - (a) Receiving reports of oil pollution at sea (b) Coordinating the activities of RCC when activated. (c) Keeping the Director General, Coast Guard apprised of developments. (d) Processing and co-ordinating claims of the affected parities and participating agencies with a view to compilation for processing by DG Shipping. (e) Mobilizing coast guard resources to support CSC action at spill area. (f) Maintaining the RCP and forward revised plans to members as may be required by RCC. (g) Receiving periodic reports from resource agencies on account of pollution response equipment and material with a view to have an upto date inventory list in the coast guard western region, eastern region and Andaman and Nicobar Region. (h) Providing the administrative infrastructure to the RCC for conduct of routine and operational tasks. (j) Providing additional sampling effort during spills when requested by OSC. (k) Maintaining a list of national and international agencies that may be called upon to assist for pollution response at the discretion of RCC. (l) Arranging for periodical exercises in pollution response (m) Providing sensor data to RCC /OSC as required (n) Pre-designating a Coast Guard OSC. 1.25. Indian Navy / Indian Air Force in the Region (a) Augment aerial surveillance capability of Coast Guard as necessary in the area when oil spill has occurred. (b) To make arrangement for oil transshipment operations form any tanker which has caused or is causing or is expected to cause oil spillage. (c) Promulgate general cautionary messages. 1.26. Department of Ocean Development. (a) Mapping of ecologically sensitive areas in the coastal and offshore in consultation with Ministry of Environment and Forest. (b) Review of the sensitivity mapping listed by other agencies (c) To provide scientific support through Coastal Ocean Monitoring and prediction system (COMAPS) centre and units in investigations of oil

- 17 - pollution monitoring during the oil spills and also deployment of its research vessels for this purpose, whenever, necessary. (d) To organize research on impact of oil pollution marine living resources through appropriate scientific programmer / projects. (e) To organize follow-up research works on the ecological effect of actual oil pollution incidents. 1.27. Department of Environment and Forest. (a) Determining policy for usage of dispersant in the sea areas of the territorial waters over which the state exercises jurisdiction. (b) Mapping of ecologically sensitive areas and biosphere reserve along the coastal areas of the country. 1.28. Department of Agriculture and Co-Operation. (a) To arrange for suitable fishing vessels on which oil dispersant equipment can be mounted if the local action group concern is unable to mobilize this requirement locally. (b) Sensitivity mapping of the sea areas within the territorial water of the state with specific information on fish breeding grounds. 1.29. ONGC/ Oil Platforms in the region. (a) To assist for chartering of tankers when required by the Regional Headquarters in consultation with DG Shipping for the oil transshipment operations. (b) To make available to the Regional Headquarters concerned antipollution equipment chemicals as are available with them. (c) To assist in the storage ashore of oil transshipped from wrecked or damaged tanker (d) To assist in the assessment of the value of the oil transshipped. 1.30. Ministry of Food Processing Industries. To direct Fishery Survey of India arrange for suitable fishing vessels on which oil dispersant equipment can be mounted if the local action group concerned is unable to mobilize this requirement locally. 1.31. Director General Shipping. (a) To assist Coast Guard or monitoring pollution from ships. (b) To keep the Ministry of Surface Transport apprised of the development on receipt of information from Coast Guard.

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pollution monitoring during the <strong>oil</strong> <strong>spill</strong>s and also deployment of its<br />

research vessels for this purpose, whenever, necessary.<br />

(d) To organize research on impact of <strong>oil</strong> pollution marine living<br />

resources through appropriate scientific programmer / projects.<br />

(e) To organize follow-up research works on the ecological effect of<br />

actual <strong>oil</strong> pollution incidents.<br />

1.27. Department of Environment and Forest.<br />

(a) Determining policy for usage of dispersant in the sea areas of the<br />

territorial waters over which the state exercises jurisdiction.<br />

(b) Mapping of ecologically sensitive areas and biosphere reserve along<br />

the coastal areas of the country.<br />

1.28. Department of Agriculture and Co-Operation.<br />

(a) To arrange for suitable fishing vessels on which <strong>oil</strong> dispersant<br />

equipment can be mounted if the local action group concern is unable to<br />

mobilize this requirement locally.<br />

(b) Sensitivity mapping of the sea areas within the territorial water of<br />

the state with specific information on fish breeding grounds.<br />

1.29. ONGC/ Oil Platforms in the <strong>region</strong>.<br />

(a) To assist for chartering of tankers when required by the Regional<br />

Headquarters in consultation with DG Shipping for the <strong>oil</strong> transshipment<br />

operations.<br />

(b) To make available to the Regional Headquarters concerned antipollution<br />

equipment chemicals as are available with them.<br />

(c) To assist in the storage ashore of <strong>oil</strong> transshipped from wrecked or<br />

damaged tanker<br />

(d) To assist in the assessment of the value of the <strong>oil</strong> transshipped.<br />

1.30. Ministry of Food Processing Industries. To direct Fishery Survey<br />

of India arrange for suitable fishing vessels on which <strong>oil</strong> dispersant equipment<br />

can be mounted if the local action group concerned is unable to mobilize this<br />

requirement locally.<br />

1.31. Director General Shipping.<br />

(a) To assist <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Guard</strong> or monitoring pollution from ships.<br />

(b) To keep the Ministry of Surface Transport apprised of the<br />

development on receipt of information from <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Guard</strong>.

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