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(f) Ensure availability of ONGC ships with suitable equipment on board.
(g) Request MMD/SCI for chartering of ships for oil transhipment.
(h) Request DG shipping / MMD for appointment of receiver of wreck as
per Merchant Shipping Act.
(j) Send regular SITREP to CGHQ and all concerned.
(k) Requisition for pollution response equipment held with ONGC, oil
platforms, and port trusts as necessary.
Phase III : Assessment, Surveillance and Evaluation
2.9. The Regional Headquarters of the Coast Guard are prepared for combating
a major oil spill upto 10,000 tonnes. The requirement of combating a major oil
spill above 10,000 tonnes will be undertaken by pooling all available resources
and equipment in the Country.
2.10. An accurate assessment and evaluation of oil spill incident is essential prior
to any appropriate spill control and clean up procedure and response can be
activated. The basic issues need to be addressed towards a realistic assessment
of the nature and size of the possible threat and of the resources most at risk
bearing in mind the probable movement and expected trajectory of the spill as
controlled by the forces of nature.
2.11. OSC/OCA is to expeditiously deploy an aircraft from the nearest Coast
Guard Air station for an aerial surveillance over the area of reported spill. The
aerial surveillance report should amplify such information as extent of spill
blanket, spill profile, type of oil spill, identify source of spill, assess geographical
features of land, identify potential ecological sensitive areas adjoining the area of
spill and marine weather parameters to verify predictions. The surveillance may
utilize IR/UV coverage to record ground realities of spill for analysis.
2.12. The OSA /OCA is to evaluate the probable fate of the oil spill in relation to
the type of oil spilt and the prevailing seasonal and weather conditions. The
movement of the oil is to be predicted from data of local weather phenomena
and from a full knowledge of coastal topography, tide and currents, wind speed
and direction and other marine weather data.
2.13. The OSC must evaluate with a fair degree of accuracy the expected
trajectory with a fair degree of accuracy the expected trajectory and probable
fate of the oil spill. If the oil slick is moving off shore towards the open sea and if
no key resources are threatened, then no response may be necessary beyond
monitoring on a regular basis the movement and behavior of the slick and is to