United Kingdom Marine Pollution Contingency Planning

1981 ◽  
pp. 403-408
Author(s):  
Michael L. Stacey
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Contingency Planning

UNITED KINGDOM MARINE POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLANNING—A REVIEW OF THE LAST TWO YEARS

1987 ◽  
Vol 1987 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-169
Author(s):  
Michael L. Stacey
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Contingency Planning ◽  
Emergency Operations ◽  
Chemical Spills ◽  
Bulk Chemical ◽  
Made In

ABSTRACT A report presented two years ago at this Conference described United Kingdom marine pollution contingency planning and a number of changes that had been identified. Progress has been made in these areas and further areas for change have been identified. Responsibility for dealing with marine pollution has been centralized in a Marine Pollution Control Unit, and to this has now been added responsibility for Her Majesty's Coastguard as well as for marine casualties around the U.K., with authority vested in one post—Director, Marine Emergency Operations. Work on developing contingency plans for bulk chemical spills also has begun and some research effort has been redirected from oil spill problems to this area.

United Kingdom marine pollution law

Marine Policy ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.A. Walder
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Marine Pollution

THE SEA EMPRESS INCIDENT: OVERVIEW AND RESPONSE AT SEA

1997 ◽  
Vol 1997 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Harris
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Crude Oil ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Sea Surface ◽  
Aerial Surveillance ◽  
Oil Tanker

ABSTRACT The oil tanker Sea Empress spilled more than 72,000 tons (23 million U.S. gallons) of crude oil when she grounded at Milford Haven, United Kingdom, on February 15, 1996. The response at sea by the U.K. government through the Coastguard Agency's Marine Pollution Control Unit involved aerial surveillance, the spraying of dispersants from aircraft, and the recovery of several thousand tons of oil from the sea surface. This paper by the overall commander presents an overview of the incident and the response operation at sea.

United Kingdom marine pollution law

1985 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. 456-457
Author(s):  
Jonathan Side
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Marine Pollution

WATERBORNE DEBRIS IN MARINE POLLUTION INCIDENTS

1975 ◽  
Vol 1975 (1) ◽  
pp. 223-229
Author(s):  
John A. Hancock Battelle ◽  
Donald Jensen
Keyword(s):  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Contingency Planning ◽  
Materials Handling ◽  
Handling Practices ◽  
Disposal Problem

ABSTRACT Floating debris has greatly hindered the cleanup of spilled fluids in several pollution instances. This debris has hampered the use of pollution-response equipment and has presented a major materials-handling and disposal problem. The types of waterborne debris found in coastal, harbor, and estuarine areas are described in the paper. Locations where debris has or could complicate spill cleanups are described. General natural effects on debris concentration are also given. Current debris-handling practices are described along with the general handling requirements necessary for spill-cleanup contingency planning. Effects of debris on pollution-response equipment are considered.

THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION TRAINING PROGRAM IN OIL SPILL PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND RESPONSE FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES1

1983 ◽  
Vol 1983 (1) ◽  
pp. 249-253
Author(s):  
Terence Michael Hayes ◽  
Bin Okamura
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
International Maritime Organization ◽  
Contingency Planning ◽  
Training Requirements ◽  
Tropical Environments ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Nations Development

ABSTRACT Since March 1979, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has funded the post of International Maritime Organization (IMO) inter-regional consultant on marine pollution, and more than 50 missions have been conducted to developing countries. Activities during these missions include risk assessment, identification of locally available resources, contingency planning, and identification of training requirements. This paper deals with the development by IMO of a three-phase program which is funded by the Swedish International Development Authority and UNDP. The detailed program, consisting of national seminars and short- and long-term fellowships, is described, together with the particular problems of tropical and sub-tropical environments as identified by the seminar participants. This program is underway in Bangladesh, Chile, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, and Thailand.

MARINE POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLANNING—RECENT CHANGES IN UNITED KINGDOM ORGANIZATION

1985 ◽  
Vol 1985 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-91
Author(s):  
Michael L. Stacey
Keyword(s):  
Central Government ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Contingency Planning ◽  
Royal Commission ◽  
Related Response ◽  
The Uk

ABSTRACT The UK has recently carried out a major review of the oil pollution problem (Royal Commission Report No. 8) which has resulted in an authoritative assessment of the environmental impact of oil spills, a series of recommendations covering a wide variety of aspects of prevention and response, and government acceptance and the subsequent implementation of a number of these recommendations. This paper summarizes the essential elements of the new environmental assessment, discusses the pros and cons of the recommendations, and describes those which government has accepted. It then goes on to deal in detail with the implications of the government's acceptance of the various recommendations and records progress in their implementation. The areas it covers in detail include: A new national organization for the central integration of sea and shore response in a single unit: the Marine Pollution Control Unit (MPCU), responsible within central government to the Department of Transport New structures and procedures to facilitate interaction between central and local government Redirection of emphasis in the R&D field, in the provision of sea and shore related response equipment, and in contingency planning in order to redress imbalances formerly existing between sea and shore related response Further development of the safe havens policy to facilitate salvage and cargo transfer operations Greater emphasis within the MPCU on the detection of violations of discharge regulations and the collection of evidence Arrangements for closer association between government and the oil industry in relation to provision of response equipment, the development of mutually supportive contingency planning, and response arrangements

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