Oil spill response planning is the first and important step in assessing the effectiveness of drills and oil spill response activities. The center's experts in oil spill response activities with many years of professional experience, flexibility and initiative in all situations, came up with a "port oil spill Response Plan ” and “Petroleum oil spill response plan”. Love for the sea and the job are the foundation for them to bring out such a detailed and practical plan.

What is an oil spill response plan?

The oil spill response plan is the basis for implementing and deploying forces, equipment, and vehicles on the spot when an oil spill occurs. Those requests are made with relevant units for timely support and rescue.

The development of the plan based on the actual situation of the survey at the unit and the hypothetical situations given will closely follow the reality that may occur. From there, there will be specific preventive measures and plans, always ready to respond to incidents in all cases and effectively with oil spills, to minimize the impacts on people and the environment surrounding school.

Legal documents regulating oil spill response planning

– Pursuant to the Law on Environmental Protection dated June 23, 2014

– Pursuant to the Vietnam Maritime Code dated November 25, 2015

– Pursuant to the Law on Inland Waterway Traffic dated June 17, 2014

– At the request of the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the National Committee for Search and Rescue

– Decision No. 02/2013/QD-TTG dated January 14, 2013 of the Prime Minister promulgating the Regulation on oil spill response activities.

– Decision No. 63/2014/QD-TTG dated 11/11/2014 of the Prime Minister on amending and supplementing a number of articles of Regulation on oil spill response activities issued together with Decision No. 02/2013/QD-TTg dated 14/01/2013 of the Prime Minister

– Decision No. 22/2017/QD-UBND dated June 12, 2017 of Hanoi People's Committee promulgating regulations on formulation, appraisal and approval of oil spill response plans of ports and facilities , project in Hanoi city.

Objects that need to prepare an oil spill response plan

Petroleum trading establishments, offshore oil and gas project establishments, oil spill response centers, oil tankers with a tonnage of 150 tons or more, other ships with a total tonnage of from 400 tons or more and Vietnamese oil tankers with a total tonnage of 150 tons or more registered to participate in the transfer of oil between ships in the sea of Vietnam.

Contents of the oil spill response plan at the port

  • The plan describes the activities of the facility, the project.
  • Assess the risk that could cause an oil spill.
  • Assess the location of the area that will be affected if an oil spill occurs.
  • List of resources that will be involved in incident response and corresponding equipment used.
  • Outline organizational structures and assign individual responsibilities and authorities.
  • Implement the control implementation process and include it in the oil spill response plan.
  • Plan to equip and train to prepare for drills and to update the oil spill response implementation plan.

Steps to implement the Oil Spill Response Plan at the port

- Prepare a written request for approval of the oil spill response plan.

- Prepare a spill response plan.

- Submit application to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

- Protect the Oil Spill Response Plan.

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