Regional Workshop on Contingency Planning for Response to Spills of HNS and Oil in the Marine Environment
This Workshop was convened on 6th September 2015 in accordance with the Sixteenth ROPME Council Decision No. 15/ 10-ii, as well as a necessity to update and refresh our Regional cadres’ knowledge and information, gaining the latest experience with regard to methods, techniques and researches related to the marine emergency response. We must always be fully prepared to response to any type of marine emergency response whether it is oil or HNS, especially that we have a heavy shipping traffic in a semi-closed and small sea area, such as ROPME Sea Area carrying a variety of different chemical, oil and gas products. In fact, we should not wait till the incident takes place and raise the alarm, where it could be a catastrophic damage. So, this gathering was of a great opportunity to exchange knowledge and to gain benefits from the experts as well as from each other.
Welcoming address
Statement of MEMAC was given by Capt. A. M. Al-Janahi, MEMAC Director. Statement of IMO was given by M. Korcak on behalf of IMO. Statement of the Permanent Emergency Committee of the State of Qatar, Statement of the Host Country – by the Ministry of Environment.
Workshop Aims and Objectives
Introduction to Spill Response: Dangers and challenges of an Oil/HNS Spill
Spill Response: Organisation and steps, Differences of Oil and HNS Response Operations
Legislation: The work of IMO, Benefits of Ratifying the Conventions, OPRC-HNS Protocol
Chemical Substances: Toxic effects of HNS, Environmental effects of HNS
Chemical Substances - The work of GESAMP: GESAMP/EHS Activities - Evaluation of Products
HNS Transportation: Modes of HNS Transport, types of accidents and hazards, use of IMDG Code and Supplements
MARPOL Annex II: Key issues including Classification of Products
Response Equipment: Demonstration of the basic Oil/HNS Spill Response Equipment belongs to Ministry of Interior - Civil Defence of Qatar
Response to Oil and HNS - Section A: Key Components of an Emergency Response System
Response to Oil and HNS - Section B: Response Organisation
Response to Oil and HNS - Section C: Response Methods – Vessels
Response to Oil and HNS- Section D:Response Methods – Oil / HNS Releases
Response to Oil and HNS- Section E: Health and Safety
Response to Oil and HNS- Sections F & G: Decontamination & Disposal
Response to Oil and HNS : Media
Response to Oil and HNS- Section H: Post Operational Activity
Case Histories – Discussion on Key Aspects: Major Oil Spills, Major HNS Spills Compensation & Liability Schemes: HNS Convention
Contingency Planning to Oil and HNS spills
Risk Assessment to Oil/HNS Spills
Spill Preparedness in the ROPME: Country by Country presentations on current status of national contingency plans
Discussion: The Way Forward: Review of RSA Region HNS Contingency Plan, National Oil / HNS Contingency Plans, Regional Oil / HNS Contingency Plan
Action Plan: The Way Forward :Agreement on Action Plan
Start Date:
Sunday, September 06 2015
End Date:
Tuesday, September 08 2015
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