Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan: Important!

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SHIPBOARD OIL POLLUTION EMERGENCY PLAN

As required by MARPOL 73/78, Annex I/Regulation 26
IMPORTANT!
- Any oil spillage should be stated as an emergency
- It is vitally important to prevent any escape of cargo oil or bunkers from

flowing overboard
- Every crew member has a responsibility to prevent pollution

CONTENTS
Page
General information 7
General particulars 8
I. Ship's identification 9
II. Owner's information 9
III. Introduction 12
Section 1
Preamble 13
Response plan requirements 14
Section 2
GENERAL 15
2.1 WHEN TO REPORT
2.1.1 Actual discharge 16

2.1.2 Probable discharge 16
Follow Up Reports 16
Section 3
Steps to control discharge 17
3.1 Operational oil spills 17

Reporting requirements 18
3.2
Content of reports 18
3.3 Whom to contact coastal state 20
Contacts 20
Port contacts 20
Ship interest contacts 20
SOPEP format for initial notification Page
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SOPEP format for initial notification Page
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3.4 Tank overflow during loading or bunkering 24
3.5 Hull Leakage 24
Operational oil spill response check list 25
3.6 Spills resulting from casualties 26
Grounding 27
Fire/Explosion 27
Collision 28
Hull Failure 28
Excessive List 28
Stress and stability 28
Casualty oil spill response check list 30
Section 4 National and Local co-ordination 31
Coastal States Response to a Pollution Incident 31
Vessel response to a Pollution Incident 31
Appendix 1 List of coastal state contacts 33
ALBANIA 33
ALGERIA 33
ANGUILLA 33
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 33
ARGENTINA 34
ARUBA 34
AUSTRALIA 34
BAHAMAS 35
BAHRAIN 35
BANGLADESH 35
BARBADOS 35
BELGIUM 36
BENIN 36
BERMUDA 36
BRAZIL 37
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 37
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 37
BULGARIA 37
CAMEROON 38
CANADA 38
CAPE VERDE ISLANDS 39
CAYMAN ISLANDS 39
CHILE 40
CHINA 41
COLOMBIA 42
COTE D'lVOIRE 42
COSTA RICA 43
CROATIA 43
CUBA 43
CYPRUS 43
CZECH REPUBLIC 44
DENMARK (SEE ALSO GREENLAND) 44
DJIBOUTI 44
DOMINICA 45
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 45
ECUADOR 45
EGYPT 45
EL SALVADOR 45
ESTONIA 45
FALKLAND ISLANDS 46
FIJI 46
FINLAND 46
FRANCE (SEE ALSO MARTINIQUE &
46
GUADALOUPE)
GAMBIA 47
GABON 47
GEORGIA 48
GERMANY 48
GHANA 48
GREECE 48
GREENLAND 49
GRENADA 49
GUAM 49
GUATEMALA 49
GUINEA 50
GUYANA 50
HAITI 50
HONDURAS 50
HONG KONG 50
HUNGARY 51
ICELAND 51
INDIA 51
INDONESIA 51
IRELAND 52
ISLE OF MAN 53
ISRAEL 53
Italy 53
JAMAICA 54
JAPAN 54
JORDAN 55
KENYA 55
KIRIBATI 55
KUWAIT 56
LATVIA 56
LEBANON 56
LIBERIA 57
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA 57
LITHUANIA 57
MADAGASCAR 57
MALAYSIA 58
MALTA 58
MARSHALL ISLANDS 58
MARTINIQUE 58
MAURITANIA 59
MAURITIUS 59
MEXICO 59
MECRONESA (Federated States of) 60
MONACO 60
MONTSERRAT 60
MOROCCO 61
MOZAMBIQUE 61
NETHERLANDS 61
NETHERLAND ANTILLES 62
NEW ZEALAND 62
NICARAGUA 62
NIGERIA 62
NORWAY 63
OMAN 63
PAKISTAN 63
PALAU 64
PANAMA 64
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 64
PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
64
KOREA
PERU 65
PHILIPPINES 65
POLAND 66
PORTUGAL 66
PUERTO RICO 67
QATAR 67
REPUBLIC OF KOREA 68
ROMANIA 68
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 69
RWANDA 70
SAINT KITTS & NEVIS 70
SAINT LUCIA 70
SAINT VINCENT & GRENADINES 71
SAMOA (WESTERN) 71
SAMOA (AMERICAN) 71
SAUDI ARABIA 71
SEYCHELLES 71
SIERRA LEONE 72
SINGAPORE 72
SLOVENIA 72
SOUTH AFRICA 72
SPAIN 73
SRI LANKA 73
SUDAN 74
SWEDEN 74
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 74
TAHITI 74
TANZANIA 75
THAILAND 75
TOGO 75
TONGA 75
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 75
TUNISIA 76
TURKEY 76
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS 77
UKRAINE 77
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 77
UNITED KINGDOM 78
UNITED STATES 78
URUGUAY 78
VANUATU 78
VENEZUELA 79
YEMEN 79
ZAIRE 79
ZIMBABWE 79
Appendix 2 List of port contacts 80
Ship interest contacts(including out-of-office
Appendix 3 81
hours contacts)
Appendix 4 Example-oil pollution prevention team 82
Appendix 5 Bunkering procedure 83
Appendix 6 Prediction of slick movement 84
APPROVAL Plan
Approved
Date:
Approved by:
Official stamps:
Revision Date Sections/pages Details/remarks

GENERAL INFORMATION
Ship's name: m. v "ISABELLA I"
Port of registry: Limassol
Flag: Cyprus
Previous name (s): n/a
Classification: LRoS
IMO number: 9141352
MMSI number: 212644000
Signal letters: P3BD8
MS ISABELLA Trans-Bulker Schiffahrts GmbH & Co Reederei KG

Blinke
Owner:
426789 LEER
Germany
Damen Shipyards Hoogezand

PO BOX 79 9600
Builder:
AB Hoogezand
The Netherlands
Yard number: 0726
Date launched: 16th January 1998
Date of delivery: End of June 1998

GENERAL PARTICULARS
Length overall 89. 90m
Length between perp. 84.99m
Breadth moulded 13.17m
Depth 7.15m
Draught summer load 6.22m

Displacement 6002 T (appr.)
Deadweight 4627 T (appr.)
Tonnage Gross 2884 GT (appr.)
Tonnage Net 1575 GT (appr.)
I. SHIP'S IDENTIFICATION
Name of Ship ISABELLA 1

Distinctive Number of Letters P3BD8
IMO Number 9141352
Type of Ship Dry Cargo
Port of Registry Limassol
Gross Tonnage 2884 GT Approx.
Flag Cyprus
II. OWNER'S INFORMATION

MS Isabella Trans-Bulker Schiffahrts GmbH &
Name:
Co Reederei KG
Owner: Mr. Schoening
Address: Blinke 4 - Leer
Phone: 049593272020
Fax: 049593272022024 hr
Contact: 0495932720240
Intersee Schiffahrtgesellschaft GmbH & Co KG/

Operator Name: (if different from above)Nordschweden
Frachtdienst GmbH Verwaltungsgesellschaft
Address: Weedendamm 26/28, 49733 Haren, GERMANY
Phone: 00 49 59 32 72020
Fax: 00 49 59 32 720220
Telex: 04198606
24 hr contact: 00 49 59 32 720240 00495931 85341
Mobile: 0049 (0) 171 355 4879
LR No. 9141352
APPROVED
For and on behalf of the Government of the vessel's Registration as complying with the
Regulations stated below.
The information contained in this Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan is in an approved
form in accordance with MARPOL 73/78 Annex I Regulation 26 (1) and contains the
information as required by Regulation 26 (2).
Approval only extends to ensuring that the requirements of Regulation 26 have been met.
No alteration or revision shall be made to any part of this plan without prior approval by
Lloyd's Register except that changes to Section 5 and the appendices are not required to be
approved.
The Owner remains responsible for the accuracy of the information and details given in
this Plan.
It is the Owners responsibility to update the lists of company, national port and other contact
information as necessary.
Signed _______________ Date for Lloyd's Register of Shipping
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LRNo 9141352
APPROVAL HISTORY
Original approval
NAME PORT OF REGISTRY AND OFFICIAL NO. OR CALL SURVEYOR / DATE

FLAG SIGN
ISABELLA 1 LIMASSOL CYPRUS
Changes
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Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan
INTRODUCTION
1. This plan is written in accordance with the requirements of regulation 26 of Annex I of the International Convention for
the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78).
2. The purpose of the plan is to provide guidance to the master and officers on board the ship with respect to the steps to be
taken when a pollution incident has occurred or is likely to occur.
3. The plan contains all information and operational instructions required by the Guidelines*. The appendices contain names,
telephone, telex numbers, etc., of all contacts referred to in the plan, as well as other reference material.
4. This plan has been approved by the Administration and, except as provided below, no alteration or revision shall be made
to any part of it without the prior approval of the Administration.
5. Changes to Section 5 and the appendices will not be required to be approved by the Administration. The appendices
should be maintained up to date by the owners, operators and managers.
6. This plan will be regularly reviewed and updated. Revisions, other than those referred to in 5 above will be submitted to
the Administration for approval. Revision will be the responsibility of the owner and will be carried out at intervals not
exceeding 12 months.
7. Following an incident in which the plan has been activated, there will be a thorough review of its effectiveness.
* Guidelines for the development of the shipboard oil pollution emergency plans", (IMO Resolution MEPC. 54 (32); adopted on 6 March 1992).
Section 1
PREAMBLE
1. This Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan is provided to assist personnel in

dealing with an unexpected discharge of oil. Its primary purpose is to set in
motion the necessary actions to stop or minimise the discharge and to mitigate
its effects.
Effective planning ensures that the necessary actions are taken in a structured,
logical and timely manner.
2. The plan makes use of flowcharts and checklists to guide the master through the
various actions and decisions which will be required in an incident response. The
charts and checklists provide a visible form of information, thus reducing the
chance of oversight or error during the early stages of dealing with an emergency
situation.
3. For ready reference, tank plans, pipeline diagrams and capacity charts, with a
general arrangement of the hull and upper deck are appended to the plan.
4. For any plan to be effective it has to be:
- Familiar to those with key functions on board the ship;
- Reviewed and updated regularly;
- And tested for viability in regular practices.
5. It is advisable for training and exercises in implementation of the shipboard

mitigation procedures to be held at regular intervals.
SECTION 2
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
GENERAL
1. Article 8 and Protocol I of MARPOL 73/78 require that the nearest coastal state should be notified of actual
or probable discharges of oil to the sea. The intent of the requirement is to ensure that coastal states
are informed without delay of any incident giving rise to pollution, or threat of pollution, of the marine
environment, as well as the need for assistance and salvage measures, so that appropriate action may
be taken.
2. The reporting procedure to be followed by the master or other person in charge of the ship after an oil pollution incident
is based on guidelines developed by the International Maritime Organisation.*
3. If the ship is involved in a pollution incident reports must be made both to coastal state or port contacts, as appropriate,
and to contacts representing interest in the ship.
4. A flow chart indicating the reporting procedure to be followed in accordance with the MARPOL requirements is given on
page 13.
* "General principles for ship reporting system and ship reporting requirements, including Guidelines for reporting incidents involving
dangerous goods, harmful substances and/or marine pollutants" adopted by the International Maritime Organization by resolution A. 648 (16).
SECTION 2.1
WHEN TO REPORT
2.1.1 Actual discharge

A report is required whenever there is:
- A discharge of oil resulting from damage to the ship or its equipment; or

- An intentional discharge for the purpose of securing the safety of a ship or saving life at sea; or
- During the operation of the ship a discharge of oil in excess of the quantity or instantaneous rate permitted
under applicable marine pollution regulations. For additional information see also Regulation 9 of Annex I of
MARPOL 73/78.
Reports to coastal states should be in the style given in Section 3. 2.
2.1.2 Probable discharge.

Although an actual discharge may not have occurred, a report is required if there is the probability of a discharge.
In judging whether there is such a probability, and thus whether a report must be made, the following factors
should be taken into account:
- The nature of damage sustained by the ship;
- Failure or breakdowns of machinery or equipment, which may adversely affect the ability of the ship to
manoeuvre, operate pumps, etc.;
- The location of the ship and its proximity to land or other navigational hazards;
- Present weather, tide, current and sea state;
- Expected weather conditions;
- Traffic density;
- Morale, health and ability of the crew on board to deal with the situation.
As a general guide the master should make a report in cases of:
- Damage, failure or breakdown which affects the safety of the ship or other shipping examples of such
situations are collision, grounding, fire, explosion, structural failure, flooding, cargo shifting;
- Failure or breakdown of machinery or equipment which results In impairment of the safety of navigation:
examples are breakdown of steering gear, propulsion, electrical generating system, essential ship borne
navigational aids.
Follow Up Reports
Once the vessel has transmitted an initial report, further reports should be sent at regular intervals to keep
those concerned informed of developments. Follow up reports to coastal states should always be in the style
given in Section 3.2, and should include information about every significant change in the vessel's condition, the
rate of the release and spread of oil, weather conditions, and details of agencies notified and clean-up activities.
It should be noted that much of the information to be included in the initial report could be entered on the report form prior
to any incident and thus save time should an incident occur. It is required that an initial report form be part completed in this
manner at the commencement of each voyage and be retained on the Bridge ready to be fully completed and transmitted in
the event of an incident occurring. A copy of the current information on the status of the ballast and bunker tanks will be
retained on the Bridge also, to facilitate the completion of the initial report.
SECTION 3
STEPS TO CONTROL DISCHARGE
WHENEVER AN OIL SPILL OCCURS IT IS THE DUTY OF THE PERSON FINDING THE SPILL TO
IMMEDIATELY INFORM THE MASTER OR RESPONSIBLE OFFICER, WHO SHOULD CALL OUT THE
VESSEL'S OIL POLLUTION PREVENTION TEAM (See Appendix 4). REMEMBER THAT AN OIL SPILL MAY
CREATE A FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD, REQUIRING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO BE OBSERVED.
SECTION 3. 1
OPERATIONAL OIL SPILLS:

The most likely operational spill will result from:
3. 1. 1. Pipeline/transfer hose leakage

3. 1. 2. Bunker tank overflows
3. 1. 3. Hull leakages
3. 1. 1. Pipeline/transfer hose leakage
During bunkering measures to be implemented immediately:

• Stop all bunkering operations, and close central filling valves
• Sound the emergency alarm, and initiate emergency response procedures
• Inform bunkering personnel/the master about the incident
Further measures:
• Consider whether to stop air intake into accommodation and cargo hold and non-
essential air intake to engine-room
• Locate source of leakage, and begin clean-up procedures.

• If the discharge is from a deck source, all scuppers should be sealed. Plugs for this
purpose are kept together with the cleanup equipment.
If the spilled oil is contained on board and can be handled by the Oil Pollution Prevention
Team then:
• Use sorbents and permissible solvents to clean up oil spills on board.
• Ensure that any residues collected in the clean up operation are stored carefully prior
to disposal.
SECTION 3. 2 INFORMATION REQUIRED
Content of reports
The format and content of an initial report are GIVEN BELOW. The format is consistent with
the General Principles for Ship Reporting Systems and Ship Reporting Requirements, including
Guidelines for Reporting Incidents Involving Dangerous Goods, Harmful Substances and/or
Marine Pollutants, adopted as Resolution A. 648 (16) by the International Maritime
Organization (IMO), and should be followed so far as possible. (Note: The reference letters
in the listing below do not follow the complete alphabetical sequence as certain letters are
allocated to information required for other reporting formats).
The report should contain the following information:

A. Name of ship, call sign and flag
B. Date and time (GMT) of incident: a 6-digit group giving day of month (first two
digits), hours and minutes (last four digits).
C. Ship's position, giving latitude: a 4-digit group in degrees and minutes suffixed with N
(North) or S (South); and longitude:a 5-digit group in degrees and minutes suffixed with E
(East) or W (West); or
D. Ship's position by true bearing (first 3 digits) and distance (stated) from a clearly
identified landmark.
E. True course (as a 3-digit group).
F. Speed (in knots and tenths of a knot as a 3-digit group).
G. Route information - details of intended track.
H. Full details of radio stations and frequencies being guarded.
I. Time of next report (a 6-digit group as in B).
J. Draught (a 4-digit group giving draught in metres and centimetres).
K. Types and quantities of cargo and bunkers on board.
L. Brief details of defects, damage, deficiencies or other
M. Limitations. These must include the condition of the ship and the ability to transfer
cargo, ballast or fuel.
N. Brief details of actual pollution. This should include the type oil, an estimate of the
quantity discharged, whether the discharge is of continuing, the cause of the discharge
and, if possible, an estimate of the movement of the slick.
O. Weather and sea condition, including wind force and direction and relevant tidal or
current details.
P. Name, address, telexes, facsimile and telephone numbers of the ship's owner or
representative (manager or operator of the ship, or their agents).
Q. Details of length, breadth, tonnage and type of ship.
R. Total number of persons onboard.
S. Miscellaneous - to include relevant details including, as appropriate:
- Brief details of incident.

- Names of other ships involved.
- Action taken with regard to the discharge and movement of the ship.
- Assistance or salvage resources which have been requested or provided.
- Personnel injuries sustained.
- Whether medical assistance is required.
If no outside assistance is required, this should be clearly stated.
Reports should be transmitted by the quickest available means to the responsible authorities
of the nearest coastal state or the Rescue Co-ordination Centre (RCC) via the appropriate
shore radio station. If the ship is within or near to an area for which a ship reporting
system has been established, reports should be transmitted to the designated shore station of
that system.
The following additional information should be sent to the owner or operator either at the
same time as the initial report or as soon as possible thereafter:
- Further details of damage to ship and equipment.

- Whether damage is still being sustained.
- Assessment of fire risk and precautions taken.
- Disposition of cargo on board and quantities involved.
- Number of casualties.
- Damage to other ships or property.
- Time (GMT) assistance was requested and time (GMT) assistance expected to arrive at the
scene.
- Name of salver and type of salvage equipment.
- Whether further assistance is required.
- Priority requirements for spare parts and other materials.
- Details of outside parties advised or aware of the incident.
- Any other important information.
After transmission of the information in an initial report, as much as possible of the

information essential for the safeguarding of life and the protection of the ship and the
marine environment should be reported in a supplementary report to the coastal state and the
owner or operator, in order to keep them informed of the situation as the incident develops.
This information should include items P, Q, R, S , as appropriate. Examples of initial
reports follow, together with an example of a format, which may be found suitable or direct
transmission.
SECTION 3. 3: WHOM TO CONTACT COASTAL STATE
CONTACTS
In order to expedite response and minimise damage from a pollution incident, it is essential
that appropriate coastal states are notified without delay. This process is begun with the
initial report. Guidelines for compiling reports are provided in Section 3. 2.
This plan includes as Appendix 1 a list of agencies or officials of administrations

responsible for receiving and processing reports. In the absence of a listed focal point, or
where the responsible authority cannot be contacted by direct means without delay, the master
should contact the nearest coast radio station, designated ship movement reporting station or
Rescue Co-ordination Centre (RCC) by the quickest available means.
PORT CONTACTS
If an oil spill occurs when the vessel is in port, whatever the cause, it is the master's
duty immediately to activate the vessel's Oil Pollution Prevention Team and report the
incident. Precise details of whom to notify locally should be obtained on arrival, but the
following is a guide:
• Terminal/loading master
• Local fire department (in case of explosion and/or fire)
• Agent
• Port Authority
• The vessel's local P&I representative (P&I Club List of Correspondents is
filed in.....).
• Owner/manager.
• Charterer.
• Clean-up contractor.
(A pro-forma for listing port contacts is shown at Appendix 2)
SHIP INTEREST CONTACTS

A list of ship interest contacts is detailed in Appendix 3 which also indicates the order of
priority for notifying those concerned. Out-of-doors contacts are included.
Precise details of whom to notify will vary from company to company, but the following is a
guide:
• Head Office
• Charterer
• Classification Society
• P&I Club
All further reports and copies of messages sent to coastal states and/or port authorities
should be sent to the company. If required, the company's office will be staffed as soon as
possible after receipt of an initial report.
Once initial reports have been made, the company's corporate plan will ensure that other
interests such as flag State authorities, P & I Club and classification society are notified
and kept up to date on the incident. The use of a simple checklist is recommended. An example
checklist is included on page "Casualty oil spill response check list".
AFTER DEALING WITH THE CAUSE OF THE SPILL IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM LOCAL
AUTHORITIES OR THE TERMINAL (OR BOTH) TO CONTINUE NORMAL OPERATIONS.
Format for initial notification
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AA Ship name ISABELLA 1 Call sign P3BD8 Flag CYPRUS
BB Date and time of event (UTC)

D D H H M M
CC (Position, latitude, longitude) DD (Bearing, distance from landmark)

N S
d d m m
E W d d d N miles
d d d m m
EE (Course) FF (Speed)
d d d kn kn 1/10
LL (Intended track)
MM (Radio station(s) guarded)
NN (Date and time of next report, UTC)
D D H H M M
(Type and quality of cargo / bunkers on

PP
board)
(Brief details of defects / deficiencies /

QQ
damage)
(Brief details of pollution, incl. estimate

RR
of quantity lost )
(Brief details of weather and sea

SS
conditions)
Wind
Swell direction
direction
Wind force Beaufort Swell height m
( Contact details of ship's owner /

TT
operator / agent )
Manager
Operator
Agent
Format for initial notification
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UU (Ship size and type) Draught:
Length:
Breadth:
Type:
XX (Additional
information) Brief details incident:
Needs for outside assistance:
Actions being taken:
Number of crew / details of injuries:
Details of P&l club
Local correspondent
3. 4 Tank Overflow During Loading Or Bunkering
Measures to be implemented immediately:
! Stop all cargo and bunkering operations, and close central filling valves
! Sound the emergency alarm, and initiate emergency response procedures
! Inform bunkering personnel/the master about the incident Further measures:
! Consider whether to stop air intake into accommodation and cargo hold and non-
essential air intake to engine-room
! Reduce the tank level by transferring bunkers into an empty or slack tank
! Begin cleans up procedures
! If the spilled oil is contained on board and can be handled by the Oil Pollution
Prevention Team then:
! Use sorbents and permissible solvents to clean up oil spills on board.
! Ensure that any residues collected in the clean up operation are stored carefully prior
to disposal.
The use of a simple checklist is recommended. An example checklist is included on page

"Casualty oil spill response check list".
AFTER DEALING WITH THE CAUSE OF THE SPILL, IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES
OR THE TERMINAL (OR BOTH) TO CONTINUE NORMAL OPERATIONS.
3. 5 Hull Leakage
If oil is noticed on the water near the vessel during cargo or bunkering operations and
cannot be accounted for, the possibility of hull leakage should be suspected.
Measures to be implemented immediately:
! Stop all cargo and bunkering operations, and close central filling valves if
applicable
! Sound the emergency alarm, and initiate emergency response procedures
! Inform cargo loading and bunkering personnel/the master about the incident.
Further measures:
" Use the Oil Pollution Prevention Team in an attempt to locate the source of leakage
" Consider whether to stop air intake into accommodation and non-essential air intake to
engine-room
When the source of leakage is identified:
# Consider possibility of pumping water into the leaking tank to create a water cushion to
prevent further oil loss
# If the leakage is located below the water line, call in divers for further investigation.
If it is not possible specifically to identify the tank:

! The level of oil in the tanks in the vicinity of the suspected area should be reduced.
Remember to consider the effect on hull stress and stability of the vessel.
The use of a simple checklist is recommended. An example checklist is included on the

Next page.
AFTER DEALING WITH THE CAUSE OF THE SPILL IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES
OR THE TERMINAL (OR BOTH) TO CONTINUE NORMAL OPERATIONS.
Operational oil spill response check list
This checklist is intended for response guidance when dealing with an oil spill during cargo or bunkering
operations. Responsibility for action to deal with other emergencies which result from the oil spill will be as laid
down in existing plans, such as the Emergency Muster List.
Action to be considered Action taken Person responsible
Immediate action
Person discovering
Sound emergency alarm Yes/No
incident
Initiate vessel emergency response procedures Yes/No Officer on duty
Initial response
Cease all cargo and/or bunkering operations Yes/No Officer on duty
Close central filling valves Yes/No Officer on duty
Consider stopping air-intake to

Yes/No Officer on duty
accommodation/cargo hold
Stop non-essential air-intake to engine room Yes/No Officer on duty
Locate source of leakage Yes/No Officer on duty
Stop or reduce flow of oil Yes/No Officer on duty
Commence cleanup procedures using

Yes/No Chief officer
absorbents/solvents
Comply with reporting procedures Yes/No Master
Secondary response
Assess fire risk from release of flammable

substances
Reduce oil level in relevant tank by dropping oil
into an empty or slack tank if possible
Reduce level of oil in tanks in , suspected area

Arrange portable pumps for transfer of oil to
shore or lighter
Further response
Pump water into leaking tank to create a water

cushion and prevent further oil loss
If leakage is below water line arrange divers to
Yes/No Master
investigate
Calculate stresses/stability if necessary Yes/No Chief officer
Stow residues from cleanup carefully prior to

Yes/No Officer on duty
disposal
3. 6 SPILLS RESULTING FROM CASUALTIES
In the event of a casualty the master's first priority is to ensure the safety of the
vessel's personnel and to initiate action to prevent the incident from getting worse. If the
casualty involves grounding, breaching of the outer hull, or other structural damage for
which calculations of stability and damaged longitudinal strength are beyond the ship's
resources, assistance must be sought from shore.
The following casualty situations are dealt with:
3.6.1 Grounding
3.6.2 Fire/Explosion
3.6.3 Collision
3.6.4 Hull Failure
3.6.5 Excessive List

3. 6. 1 Grounding
If the ship runs aground:
! Sound the emergency alarm and initiate emergency response procedures.

! Carry out a visual inspection of the vessel to determine the severity of the situation
with special attention for possible hull leakage.
! Take soundings around the vessel to determine the nature and gradient of the seabed.
! Check difference in the tidal ranges at the grounding site.
! Evaluate tidal current in the grounding area.
! Take soundings of ballast and bunker tanks and check all other compartments adjacent to
the hull.
! Compare presents soundings against departure soundings.
! Evaluate the probability of additional release of oil.
(Further information on the action to be taken when a ship is aground is contained in the
ICS/OCIMF publication "Peril at Sea and Salvage A Guide for Masters".)
Having assessed the damage that the vessel has sustained, and taking into account the
effects of hull stress and stability, the master should decide whether or not any action can
be taken to avoid further spillage, such as:
♦ Transfer of bunkers internally from damaged to intact tanks.
♦ Evaluate the possibility of transferring cargo to barges or other ships, and request such
assistance accordingly.
♦ Trimming or lightening the vessel sufficiently to avoid further damage, thereby avoiding
additional pollution from oil spillage.
If the risk of additional damage to the vessel by attempting to refloat it by its own means
is assessed to be greater than by remaining aground until assistance has been obtained, the
master should try to prevent the vessel from moving from its present position by
• Using anchors
• Taking in ballast
Use of a simple checklist is recommended -see page "Casualty oil spill response check list".
Due regard should be paid to the indiscriminate opening of sounding pipes and covers to
spaces as loss of buoyancy could result.
3. 6. 2 Fire/Explosion
If an explosion or a fire occurs on board:
! Sound the emergency alarm, deploy the vessel's fire emergency team (s) and follow the
emergency procedures;
! Determine the extent of the damage, and decide what damage control measures can be
taken;
! Determine whether there are casualties;
! Request assistance as deemed necessary;
! Assess the possibility of pollution from oil leakage;
! If there is a spill of oil in connection with the fire or explosion, inform appropriate
parties in accordance with Section 2 of this plan;
3. 6. 3 Collision
If a collision occurs:
! Sound the emergency alarm and initiate emergency procedures.
! Determine whether there are casualties.
The master should assess the situation for pollution purposes as follows, taking action
where appropriate:
" Decide whether separation of the vessels may cause/increase the spillage of oil
" If any oil tanks are penetrated, reduce the risk of further spillage by isolating
penetrated tanks or transferring oil to slack or empty tanks.
" If there is a spill of oil in connection with the collision, inform the appropriate
parties in accordance with Section 2 of this plan.
3. 6. 4 Hull Failure
If the vessel suffers severe structural hull failure:
! Sound the emergency alarm and muster the crew
! Reduce speed or stop to minimise stress on the hull
! Assess the immediate danger of sinking or capsize
! Initiate damage control measures
The master should then assess the situation for pollution purposes as follows:
♦ If oil has spilled, or it is necessary to jettison oil in order to maintain stability,

inform the appropriate parties in accordance with Section 2 of this plan
♦ If the change in stability and stress cannot be calculated on board, contact the
technical manager and arrange for the necessary calculations to be carried out
♦ Consider the forecast weather conditions and the effect they may have on the situation.
3. 6. 5 Excessive List
If excessive list occurs rapidly and unexpectedly it may be due to:
! Failure of the hull plating;
! Shift of cargo;
! Flooding of the engine room or cargo hold, where free surface can cause a list;
! Damage through grounding or collision Steps to be taken immediately;
! Stop any cargo, bunkering or ballast operations in progress;
! Sound the emergency alarm and muster the crew;
! If under way, reduce speed or stop;
! Establish reason for list. Further measures;
! Sound all tanks and compare soundings with departure soundings;
! If oil has spilled inform the appropriate parties in accordance with Section 2 of this
Plan;
! If possible, take corrective action to rectify the situation.
Take soundings of all cargo, ballast and bunker tanks (as applicable) and check all other
compartments adjacent to the hull: ullage plugs should not be opened indiscriminately as
loss of buoyancy could result.
3. 6. 6 Stress and stability

a) Great care must be taken when taking actions to mitigate the spillage of oil or free
the ship if aground.
b) Internal transfers should only be undertaken when the overall impact on stress and
stability has been calculated.
c) When damage is extensive, the impact of internal transfer on stress and stability may be
impossible for the Master to assess. Contact should be made with the Technical Manager
for the necessary calculations to be carried out.
d) Information required by the Technical Manager will include;
1) Intact Ship's condition
2) Damage- location and extent
3) Condition of ship - draft;
cargo;
fuel;
loss or change in amount and disposition;
4) Local Conditions - tide;
wind;
sea state;
weather forecast
Should it be necessary to abandon ship, so far as possible all valves should be shut, and
tanks hermetically sealed. The ship's fore or aft emergency tow ropes should be secures with
one end near the water line.
Casualty oil spill response check list
This checklist is intended for response guidance when dealing with an oil spill following a casualty.
Responsibility for action to deal with the casualty itself be as laid down in existing plans, such as the
Emergency Muster List.
Action
Action to be considered Person responsible
taken
Immediate action
Person discovering
Sound emergency alarm Yes/No
incident
Initiate vessel emergency response procedures Yes/No Officer on duty
Initial response
Consider stopping air-intake to accommodation/cargo hold Yes/No Officer on duty
Stop non-essential air-intake to engine room Yes/No Engineer on duty
Assess further danger to ship or personnel by such as
Yes/No Master
capsize or immediate sinking
Cease all cargo and other non-essential operations Yes/No Officer on duty
Assess whether oil has actually been spilt Yes/No Chief officer
or if there is a probability that it will be spilt Yes/No Navigator
Stop or reduce flow of oil Yes/No Chief officer
Comply with reporting procedures Yes/No Master
Sound all relevant bunkers/ballast tanks Yes/No Chief officer
Sound around vessel if aground Yes/No Chief officer
Request outside assistance if Necessary Yes/No Master
Counter excessive list Yes/No Chief officer
Contain spilt oil Yes/No Officer on duty
Commence cleanup procedures using absorbents/solvents Yes/No Chief officer
Further response
Assess fire risk from release of flammable substances Yes/No Chief officer
Consider evacuation of non-essential crew Yes/No Master
Assess likelihood of further damage to vessel or cargo Yes/No Master
Calculate stresses/stability. Yes/No Chief officer
Request assistance or escort to port of refuge Yes/No Master
Manoeuvre upwind of spill/away from land Yes/No Master
Assess whether tide will worsen the situation Yes/No Navigator
Obtain weather forecast and assess effect Yes/No Master
Arrange portable pumps for transfer of oil to shore or
Yes/No Chief engineer
lighter
SECTION 4. NATIONAL AND LOCAL CO-ORDINATION
When an oil pollution incident occurs the Master maintains responsibility for the safety of
the crew and the vessel, however prompt notification to the appropriate authorities is
important (see Appendix for list of coastal state contacts).
The roles and response of local authorities varies but is facilitated by co-ordination
between ship and shore at the time the incident occurs. In some locations, a government
agency will take charge of the response while at others, the initiating response is placed
on the ship owner. Clean-up contractors vary in response capability, fee structures and
formalities for agreeing to activate equipment. The appointed agent for the vessel is a
valuable resource in providing information to the Master on response resources and local
requirements associated with clean-up activities, particularly to ensure compliance with
regulations and notifications.
Coastal States Response to a Pollution Incident

A lot of coastal states have established marine pollution activities in order to protect
environment. Therefore, the coastal state contact is absolutely essential in order to
mobilise response resources for pollution containment, removal and other assistance. The
principle liaison with the national and local authorities, until the representative of the
owner or operator arrives, is the Master of the vessel. It is imperative that all factual
information required by coastal authorities is transmitted promptly and accurately.
The Master's priority, in case of an accident, is to ensure that the situation on his vessel
is under control and that the source of pollution is correctly identified, that all
necessary actions have been initiated to control or mitigate the actual or probable
pollution incident and to minimise danger to the vessel if a casualty has occurred.
The coastal state has to advise the Master which resources have been activated and identify
what further information or assistance is needed from the vessel.
Again, it is to be said - when the coastal state provides the pollution response - the
master is responsible for the safety of his crew and vessel, to stop the source of
pollution, initiate corrective action for any casualty, and to co-operate fully with the
national and local authorities.
Vessel response to a Pollution Incident
In United States of America and a few coastal states, the vessel (its owner and operator) is
responsible for not only notifying the national and local authorities, but is also
responsible for the spill responses.
This requirement obliges the master, or his agents, to make necessary arrangements to
provide the contractors and equipment for the containment of spill, removal of the oil from
the water cleaning up damaged shoreline or resources.
Oil spilt on the deck must not be washed or allowed to run over board.
Oil dispersants and other chemicals should not be used in the clean operation without the
permission of the National Authority.
In addition to the safety of the vessel, it is the Master's responsibility, to be in

charge of the spill response operations until relieved by a representative of the
operating company.
When possible, the owning/operating company will have arranged in advance for an "Emergency
Operations Coordinator" who will ensure the proper spill response is carried out, so that
the Master and crew are free to handle the various problems on the vessel.
The Emergency Operations Coordinator will ensure that:

! proper notification have been made and qualified contractors are engaged;
! effective liaison with national or local authorities is established;
! public affairs matters are handled in the best interest of the vessel/coordination
with the P&I Club, operators and owners is maintained/all support necessary for
the crew and vessel is arranged.
APPENDIX 1 LIST OF COASTAL STATE CONTACTS
The following list contains contact details for Coastal States, known at the time of
publication. It has been brought up to date since the original publication of the Model
Plan in June 1993, taking account of information contained in the International Maritime
Organization (IMO) Circular MEPC/267, and subsequent information made available through
the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation.
It is recognised that the list is not complete, and that additions will be made in the
future. Furthermore, the regular review required must include a check that the information
remains as accurate as possible, since addresses and telephone numbers may change. It is
expected that IMO will issue up-to-date lists when appropriate.
Page 1 of 2 Change 1 October 1993
Coast radio stations and their frequencies are given in the ITU List of Coast Stations,
and also in appropriate national publications, e. g. Admiralty List of Radio Signals Vol. 1
ALBANIA
Spill Notification Point:
Director of Sea Transport
Directorate of Sea Transport
Ministry of Transport and Communication
Tirana
Albania
Tel:+ 355 42 27766/573
Fax:+ 355 42 27773
Tlx: 4207 MINKOM AB
Competent National Authority:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tirana Albania
Tel:+ 355 42 27020 Fax:+ 355 42 32971 Tlx: 2249 MPJ AB 2164 MPJ AB
ALGERIA
Ministere de l'Interieur et des Collectivites Locales
Direction Generale de la Protection Civile
19, rue Rabah Midat
1600 Algiers
Algeria
Tel: + 213 2 66 7076/7051/4441/4447
Fax: + 213 2 66 4378/7065
Tlx: 67703 DZ
ANGUILLA
Royal Anguilla Police Force Marine Section
Sandy Ground Police Station & Marine Base Sandy Ground Anguilla
Tel: + 1809 497 2354
+ 1809 497 2333/5333
Fax: + 1809 497 3746
Tlx: 9320 ANGTOL LA
37 Competent National Authority:
Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources
The Valley
Anguilla
Tel: + 1809 497 2871
Fax: + 1809 497 3389
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA

Antigua Port Authority
Deep Water Harbour
St. John's
Antigua
Tel: + 1809 462 1273
Fax: + 1809 462 2510
No telex facilities
Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard

Deepwater Harbour
St. John's
Antigua
Tel: + 1809 462 2824/3206

National Office of Disaster Services
PO box 1399
St. John's
Antigua
Tel: + 1809 462 4742/3
Fax: + 1809 462 4742/3
Tlx: 21279
ARGENTINA
Prefectura Naval Argentina
Direccion de Proteccion del Medio Ambiente
Ava. Eduardo Madero 235
1106 Buenos Aires
Argentina
Tel/Fax: + 54 1 314 3746
ARUBA
Spill notification point:
Fire Department Sabana Berde 31 Aruba
Tel: + 297 8 115
+ 297 8 21108
Fax: + 297 8 32967
Directorate of Housing, Physical Planning and Environment
Schubertstraat 4
Oranjestad
Aruba
Tel: + 297 8 32345
Fax: + 297 8 32342
AUSTRALIA
Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC)
Canberra
Australia
Tel: + 61 6 2475244 (24hr)
Fax: + 61 6 2572036
Tlx: 62349 MRCCAUS AA

Marine Environment Protection Unit
Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)
PO Box 1108
Belconnen (Canberra)
Australian Capital Territory (ACT) 2616
Australia
Tel + 61 6 2795935
Fax + 61 6 2795076
Tlx 62349 MRCCAUS AA
After hours:
Tel +61 6 2534400
Fax +61 6 2572036
Tlx 62349 MRCCAUS AA
BAHAMAS
Port Controller
Port Department
PO Box N-8175
Nassau Bahamas
Tel: + 1809 3228832
+ 1809 3222049
Fax: + 1809 3225545
Tlx: 20590

Ministry of Transport
PO Box N-3008
Nassau N. P.
Bahamas
Tel: + 1809 323 7814
Fax: + 1809 325 2015
Tlx: 20263 BAHAMARINE
BAHRAIN
Environmental Protection Committee (EPC)
Ministry of Housing, Municipalities
and Environment
P. O. Box 26909
Adilay
Bahraim
Tel: + 973 293 693
Fax: + 973 293 694
Bahrain Port Control

Directorate Generate of Ports
P. O. Box 453
Mina Sulman
Bahrain
Tel: + 973 727 447/719 404 (24hrs)
Fax: + 973 727 985
Tlx: 8642 MINA BN/8643 HARBOR BN
BANGLADESH
Director General
Department of Shipping
147 Motijheel Commercial Area
Dacca
Bangladesh
BARBADOS
Spill Notification Point;
Barbados Defence Forec - Coast Guard National Communication Centre
HMBS Willoughby Fort Bridge Town Barbados
Tel: + 246 436 6185
+ 246 427 8819 (24 hrs)
Fax: + 246 429 6663
+ 246 429 7153
Tlx: 2374 DEFENCE WB
Ministry of Health
Environmental Engineering Division
Culloden Road
St. Michael
Barbados
Tel: + 1809 436 4820
Fax: + 1809 426 5570
Tlx: 2222 WB
Belgium
Marine Rescue Co-ordination Centre
Sir Winston Churchill Kaai, 2
B-8400 Ostend
Belgium
Tel: + 32 59 701000
+ 32 59 701100
+ 32 59 552811
Fax: + 32 59 703605
Tlx: 82125 LOODSW B

Administration of Maritime Affairs & Shipping
Department of Transport & Infrastructure
104 Rue d'Arlon
Brussels B-1040
Belgium
Tel: + 32 2 2331211
+ 32 3 2220811 (after hrs)
Fax: + 32 2 2303002
+ 32 3 2336760 (after hrs)
Tlx: 61880 VERTA B
35028 MARPOL B (after hrs)
BENIN
Port Autonome de Cotonou
Boite Postale 927
Cotonou
Benin
Tel: + 229 312890
Fax: + 229 314387
Tlx: 5004 DIRPORT
BERMUDA
Rescue Coordination Centre Bermuda
Harbour Radio
Tel: + 1141 297 1010/0686
Fax: + 1141 297 1530
Tlx: 3208 RCC BA
The Rescue Coordination Centre is a division of the Department of Marine & Port Services.
Compentent National Authorities:
Director
Department of Marine & Ports Services
PO Box HM184
Hamilton HMAX Bermuda
Tel: + 1141 295 6575
Fax: + 1141 295 3718
Ministry of the Environment Government Administration

Building 30
Parliament Street
Hamilton
HM12 Bermuda
Tel: + 1141 295 5151
Fax: + 1141 292 2349
Tlx: 3775 MODUS BA
BRAZIL
Diretoria de Portos e Costas
Rua Primeiro de Marco, 118-15
20010 Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Tel: + 55 21 215 3210
+ 55 21 215 3178
Fax: + 55 21 253 7433
Ministerio de Marinha
Tel: + 55 21 216 5202/5193
Fax: + 55 21 216 5217
Tlx: 53210/53178
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

Ministry of Communication & Works
Road Town
Tortola
British Virgin Islands
Tel: + 1809-494 2213/3701
Fax: + 1809-494 3878
Britisch Virgin Islands Port Authority

Road Harbour Office
Road Town
Tortole
Britisch Virgin Islands
Tel: + 1809 494 3435
Royal Virgin Islands Police Force

Road Town
Tortola
Britisch Virgin Islands
Tel: + 1809 494 3873
Tortola Radio Road Town, Tortola

Tel: + 1809 494 4116
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
Spill notification point & Compentent National Authority;
Director of Marine Marine Department Ministry of Communications
Muara 4053
Brunei Darassalam
Tel: + 673 2 771347 TO 56
+ 673 2 770293/770270 (after hrs)
Fax: + 673 2 771357
Tlx: 2650 MARINE BU
BULGARIA
Chief of State Shipping Inspectorate
9 Levski Sir.
1000 Sofia
Bulgaria
Tel: + 359 2 885529
Fax: + 359 2 885347
Tlx: 23200/23208
Branches:
BOURGAS
Chief of State Shipping Inspectorate
and Harbour Master - Port of Bourgas
3, Al Batenberg Str.
8000, Bourgas
Tel: + 359 56 422 82 (24 hrs) /3140
Fax: + 359 56 43089
Tlx: 83483
VARNA
Chief of the State Shipping Inspectorate
and Harbouw Master - Port of Varna
5, Primorski Boulevard
9000, Varna
Tel: + 359 52 229821 (24 hrs) /5409
Fax: + 359 52 233009
Tlx: 77460
CAMEROON
Director General
Office National Des Ports Du Cameroun (ONPCG)
5 Boulevard Leclerc
B. P. 4020
Douala
Cameroon
Tel: + 237 425233
+ 237 427322
Fax: + 237-426797
Tlx: 5270 DIROPORT KN
The ONPCG is responsible for spills in port areas and oil fields Coastal spills are dealt
with by the Dept. of Merchant Shipping (Marine Marchande).
Marine Marchande
BP 416
Douala
Cameroon
Tel: + 237 420388
Tlx: C/o DIROPORT 5270 KN
The Marine Marchande is responsible for pollution at a national level.
CANADA
Spill notification point & Competent National Authority:
Canadian Coast Guard (24h Operations Center)
Rescue and Environmental Response
344 Slater Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A ON7
Canada
Tel: + 1 613 9903110
+ 1 613 9905600 (24hr)
Fax: + 1 613 9968902
+ 1 613 9954700 (24hr)
Tlx: 053 3128
Local Vessel Traffic Service Centres:

Halifax Nova Scotia
Tel: + 1 902 4263060
Fax: + 1 902 4266334
Tlx: 019-22510
St. John's Newfoundland

Tel: + 1 709 7722083
Fax: + 1 709 2275369
Tlx: 016-4530
Placentia Bay Newfoundland
Tel: + 1 709 2272181

Fax: + 1 709 2275637
Port aux Basques Newfoundland
Tel: + 1 709 6953133

Fax: + 1 709 6957784
Saint John
New Brunswick (Fundy Island)
Tel: + 1 506 6365000
Fax: + 1 506 6365000
Quebec City
Quebec
Tel: + 1 418 6484427
+ 1 418 6484366
Fax: + 1 418 6487244
Sarnia
Ontario
Tel: + 1 519 3376572
Fax: + 1 519 3372498
Tlx: 064-76299
Vancouver British Columbia
Tel: + 1 604 6666011

Fax: + 1 604 6668453
Tlx: 043-52586
Prince Rupert British Columbia
Tel: + 1 604 6273074

Fax: + 1 604 6242465
Tofino
British Columbia
Tel: + 1 604 7267777
Fax: + 1 604 7264474
CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

Inspection Maritime
Direccao General de Marinha et des Portos
Porto Grande
San Vicente
Cape Verde Islands
Tel: + 238 31 4342
Fax: + 238 31 6519
Tlx: 3032 MARPOR CV
CAYMAN ISLANDS
Spill Notification Point & Competent National Authority:
Director
Department of the Environment Government Administration Building George Town Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands
Tel: + 1809 9497999
Fax: + 1809 9498487
Cayman Islands Fire Service

Tel: + 1809 949 0077/2499
CHILE
Director General
Direccion General del Territorio Maritime & Marina Mercante
Errazuriz No 537
Correo Naval
Valparaiso
Chile
Tel: + 56 32 208233
Fax: + 56 32 208296
Tlx: 230607 CK
Spills may also be notified to the following regional DGTMMM Centre contact points:
Gobernador Maritime
Gobernacion Maritime de Talcahuano
Blanco Enclalada 475
Talcahuano
Tel: + 56 41 541174/1866/1100
Fax: + 56 41 542318
Tlx: 260134 CBT CL
Gobernador Maritime
Gomernacion Maritima Punta Arenas
Avenida B. Libertadaor 1169
Punta Arenas
Tel: + 56 61 241350
+ 56 61 22356
+ 56 61 23988/26650
Fax: + 56 61 241350
Tlx: 380014 CBM CK
280079 CBM CL
Gobernador Maritime
Gobernacion Maritime de Puerto Mont
Puerto Mont
Tel: + 56 65 253051
Fax: + 56 63 252389
Tlx: 371009 CK
Gobernador Maritime
Gobernacion Maritime de Valparaiso
Errazuriz No 537
Valparaiso
Tel: + 56 32214119
+ 56 32 258091/212314
Fax: + 56 32 212410
+ 56 32 252539
Tlx: 230602 DGTMM CL
330462 DGTMM CK
Gobernador Maritime
Gobernacion Maritimo de Iquique
Iquique
Tel: + 56 57 422582
Fax: + 56 57 212410
Tlx: 323156 IQQ CK
CHINA
Bureau of Harbour Superintendency of the People's Republic of China
11, Jianguomennei Ave.
Beijing
People's Republic of China
Tel: + 86 10 529 2809
+ 86 10 529 2218 (after hrs)
Fax: + 86 10 529 2245 Tlx: 222258 COMSAR CN
Alternatively, pollution incidents should be reported to the nearest Harbour

Superintendency Bureau
Dalian Harbour Superintendincy Administration

No. 1, Gangwan Street, Zhongshan
District Dalian 116001
Tel: + 86 411 262 2342/2952
Fax: + 86 411 262 2230
Qingdao Harbour Superintendicy Administration

No. 4 Dagang Yan Road
Qingdao 266011
Tel: + 86 532 282 1432 (24hrs) /6589
Fax: + 86 532 282 6589
Tlx: 321017 SAFETY CN
Tianjin Harbour Superintendency Administration

13, Ban Yi Street, Tanggu District
Tianjin 300346
Tel: + 86 22 579 3790 (24hrs)
Fax: + 86 22 579 7681
Tlx: 23222 JTHAR CN
Shanghai Harbour Superintendency Administration

No. 9, Zhong Shan Road (El)
Shanghai 200002
Tel: + 86 21 321 1430 (operator) /9811
+ 86 21 329 0788
Fax: + 86 21 324 8466
Tlx: 33024 HSASC CN
Ningbo Harbour Superintendency Administration

No. 415 Reng Ming Road
Ningbo 315020
Tel: + 86 574 356 420 (24hrs)
Fax: + 86 574 353 346
Tlx: 37053 NBHSA
Guangzhou Harbour Superintendency Administration

520 Binjiang Road (E)
Guangzhou 510230
Tel: + 86 20 449 6892 EX. 308/339
Fax. + 86 20 441 3456 EX. 2131
Tlx: 441081 GZMSS CN
Fuzhou Harbour Superintendency Administration

No. 6 Gankou Road
Mawei Fuzhou 350015
Tel: + 86 591 582 432/532
Beihai Harbour Superintendency Administration
No. 14 SiChuan Road
Beihai 536000
Tel: + 86 779 333 492
Fax: + 86 779 332 591
Haikou Harbour Superintendency Administration

Binhai Street
Haikou 570011
Tel/Fax: + 86 898 866 2466
COLOMBIA

Direccion General Maritima y Portuaria (DIMAR)
Department of the Navy
Ministry of Defence
Calle 41, No. 46-20 Can
Santafe de Bogota D. C
Colombia
Tel: + 57 1 2214221/0301
+ 57 1 2224072 (24hr)
Fax: + 57 1 2222636
+ 57 1 2220090
Tlx: 44421 DIMAR CO
Shore & Marine Investigation Division (DILEM)

Office of Port Captains
International Affairs section
Naval Operations Centre
Colombia
Tel: + 57 1 2220349
+ 57 1 2220338
+ 57 1 2221247
+ 57 1 2224385
Local contact points:

Capitania del Puerto Barranquilla
Edificio Caja Agraria
Officina 6-A, Calle 34 No. 45-24
Barranquilla
Tel: + 57 95 324937
Capitania del Puerto Cartagena

Adificico Banco de America Latina
Piso 13, La Mmatuna
Cartagena
Tel: + 57 959 43237
Capitania del Puerto Covenas

Apartado Aereo 052
Covenas
Tel: + 57 940 50133
COTE D'lVOIRE
Ministere de 1, Environment de la Construction

et de l'Urbanisme
Boite Postale 153
Boulevard de la Paix
Abidjan
Cote d'lvoire
Tel: + 225 371835

+ 225 372919
Fax: + 225 376500
COSTA RICA
Direccion General de Transporte Maritime

Ministerio de Obras Publicas y Transporte
P. O. Box 10176
San Jose
Costa Rica
Tel: + 506 330 555/605

Tlx: 2493 MOP CR
Carabbean coast:
Junta Administrativa de Portuaria y de Desarollo Economico de la Veriente Atlantica
Apartado T
Puerto Limon
Tel: + 506 583 229

+ 506 581 041
Fax: + 506 583 229 Tlx: 8518/2435 CR
CROATIA
Harbours Master's Office Senjsko pristaniste

351000 Rijeka
Republic of Croatia
Tel: + 385 51 214 113

Fax: + 385 51 615 968
Tlx: + 385 51 24 634
After hours
Tel: + 385 51 214 031

Fax: + 385 51 211 660
Tlx: + 385 51 24 634
Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Communication Maritime Safety Division Zagreb
14, Prisavlje 14
Republic of Croatia
Tel: + 385 416 15 966

Fax: + 385 416 15 968
CUBA
Direccion de Seguridad Maritima Ministerio del Transporte Avenida Boyeros y Tulipan Ciudad
de La Habana Rep de Cuba
Tel + 53 81 6607/1514/8627/9498
Fax + 53 733 5118/5476
Tlx 511 229 MTRAL CU
CYPRUS

Director
Department of Fisheries
Minstry of Agriculture & Natural Resources
Aeolou 13
Nicosia
Cyprus
Tel: + 357 230 3279/3576

Fax: + 357 236 5955
Tlx: 4660 MINAGRI CY
Ministry of Communications & Works

Nicosia
Tel: + 357 2 303272

Fax: + 357 2 465462
Tlx: 3678 MINCOM CY
CZECH REPUBLIC
Navigation and Waterways Division
L. Svobody 12
Prague 1
110 15
Czech Republic
Tel: + 42 2 2303 1225

Fax: + 42 2 2481 0596
Tlx: 42 2 121 096
DENMARK (SEE ALSO GREENLAND)

Flag Officer
Marine Rescue Coordination Centre
S. O. K.
Postbox 483
DK-8100 Aarhus
Denmark
Tel: + 45 86 123099 (24hr)

Fax: + 45 86 123011
Tlx: 64471 SOK DK

National Agency of Environmental Protection (NAEP)
Strandgade 29
DK-1401 Copenhagen
Denmark
Tel: + 45 32 660100
Fax: + 45 32 660479
Tlx: 31209 MILJOE DK
After hours:
Tel: + 45 89 433099
Fax: + 45 89 433230
Tlx: 664 71 SOK DK
Faroe Islands
Faroese Inspection and Rescue Services
P. O. Box 347
FR 110 Torshavn
Tel: + 298 11065

Fax: + 298 13981
Tlx: 81327
Greenland
Groenlands Kommando
Marine Rescue Coordination Centre Gronnendal
Island Commander
DK-3930 Gronnendal
Tel: + 299 10 111 (24 hrs)

Fax: + 299 10 112
Tlx: 90502 GLK GD
DJIBOUTI
Port Autonome International de Djibouti

BP 2107
Djibouti
Tel: + 253 352 331

+ 253 351 031
+ 253 353 266
Fax: + 253 356 187
Tlx: 5836 PORTAUTO DJ
DOMINICA
Office of Disaster Preparedness

Government Headquarters
Roseau
Dominica
Tel: + 1809 448 2401

Fax: + 1809 448 5200
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Secretaria de Estado de Agricultura

Sub-Secretaria de Recursos Naturales
Depto. Recursos Pesqueros
Centro de los Heroes
Santo Domingo
Dominican Rebublic
Tel: + 1809 535 6161 x 254

+ 1809 535 4363
Fax: + 1809 535 6940
+ 1809 535 2356
Comision Nacional de Saneamiento Eclogico Calle Euclides Morillo

65 Edificio
No. 2 Caasd Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Tel: + 1809 562 3500

Fax: + 1809 541 7600
ECUADOR
Direccion General de la Marina Mercante y del Litoral-DIGMER Pollution Control Office

PO Box 7412
Elizalde No.101
y Malecon Simon Bolivar
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Tel: + 593 4 320400

Fax: + 593 4 324246
Tlx: 43325 DIGMER ED
Direccion General de Intereses Martimos Comandancia

General de Marina Quito Ecuador
Tlx: 022351
EGYPT
Maritime Inspection Department

Ports and Lighthoused Administration
Ras El Tin
Alexandria
Egypt
Tel: + 20 2 80 22 99
Tlx: 54407 FANAR UN
EL SALVADOR
Ministry of Defence and Public Security Commandancia de la Fuerza Naval San Salvador
El Salvador
Tel: + 503 22 2992
ESTONIA
Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre

Susta 15
EE0017 Tallinn
Estonia
Tel: + 372 6 399500 (24 hrs)

Fax: + 372 6 399501
Tlx: 173 341 PIIR EE
FALKLAND ISLANDS
Mr J. Clark
Marine Officer
The Fisheries Department
Stanley
Falkland Islands
FIJI
Ports Authority of Fiji Kaunikuila House Laucala Bay Road Flagstaff Suva
Fiji
Tel: + 679 315399

+ 679 304369
Fax: + 679 300064
Tlx: 2203 PAF FJ
Fiji Marine Department

Motibhai Building
Walu Bay
Suva
Tel: + 679 304 220

Fax: + 679 303 251
FINLAND

Marine Rescue Coordination Centre
Tel: + 358 21 2333777 (emerg)

+ 358 21 2815805 (24 hrs)
Fax: + 358 21 2500950 (24 hrs)
Tlx: 57 62249 SMMVEZI

National Board of Waters and the Environment
Urho Kekkosen Katu 4-6 E
PO Box 250
SF-00101
Helsinki
Finland
Tel: + 358 0 69511

Fax: + 358 0 6951326
Tlx: 126086 VYH SF
FRANCE (SEE ALSO MARTINIQUE & GUADALOUPE)
Secretariat Generate de la Mer

16 Boulevard Raspail
75007 Paris
France
Tel: + 33 1 42 841904
+ 33 1 42 758332 (after hours)
Fax: + 33 1 42 840790
Alternatively, spills may be reported to the nearest

Maritime Prefecture:
English Channel & North Sea;
Vice Admiral of the Navy
Maritime Prefect for English Channel & North Sea BP 1
Cherbourg Naval F-50115 France
Tel: + 33 233 926040
Fax: + 33 233 925926
Tlx: 170495
Cross Joburg
Tel: + 33 233 527213

Fax: + 33 233 011452
Atlantic:
Maritime Prefect for Atlantic
Maritime Prefecture
Brest Naval F-29240 France
Tel: + 33 298 221180

Fax: + 33 298 221319
Tlx: 940527
Cross Corsen
Tel: + 33 298 893550

Fax: + 33 298 89 6575
Mediterranean
Maritime Prefect for Mediterranean
Maritime Prefecture
Toulon Naval F-83800
France
Tel: + 33 494 020643

Fax: + 33 494 021363
Tlx: 430047
Comar Port de France

(ships sailing of French Antilles or Guyane)
Tel: + 596 63 72 07
Fax: + 596 73 00 44
Comar Reunion
(ships sailing off Reunion)
Tel: + 262 434343

Fax: + 262 428317
GAMBIA

The Gambia Port Authority
Harbour Master
PO Box 617
Wellington St
Banjul
Gambia
Tel: + 220 28509

Tlx: 2235 GAMPORTS GV

Ministry of Environment & Water Resources Environmental Unit
7 Marina Parade
Banjul Gambia
Tel: + 220 28702
GABON
Direction du Port de Port Gentil
BP 43
Port Gentil
Gabon
Tel: + 241 753563
GEORGIA
Ministry of Environment
68A, Kostava Str.
380015 Tiblisi
Georgia
Tel: + 7 8832 361 589/230 664

Fax: + 7 8832 983 425
GERMANY

Zentraler Meldekopf Cuxhaven
C/o WSA Cuxhaven
PO Box 766
Am Altern Hafen 2
D-2190 Cuxhaven
Germany
Tel: + 49 4721 567 485

Fax: + 49 4721 567 404
Tlx: 232263 ZMKCX D
GHANA
Ghana Ports Authority

P. O. Box 150
Tema
Ghana
Tel: + 233 221 2631-9
Ghana Port Authority

P. O. Box 1
Takoradi
Ghana
Tel: + 233 31 3220
GREECE

Piraeus Rescue Coordination Centre
Ministry of Mercantile Marine
109 Ipsilantou Street
Piraeus 185 32
Greece
Tel: + 30 1 422 0441/0

+ 30 1 417 3238 after hrs
Tel: + 30 1 411 2500 24hr
+ 30 1 412 1211 after hrs
Fax: + 30 1 417 8101 after hrs
+ 30 1 422 0411
Tlx: 213593 YEN GR
212022 YEN GR
212239 YEN GR

Marine Environment Protection Division
Ministry of Mercantile Marine
106 Notara Street
Piraeus 18535
Greece
Fax: + 1809 440 4115
Tlx: 2418 MINFIN GA
GREENLAND
Groenlands Kommando
Marine Rescue Coordination Centre Gronnedal
Island Commander
DK-3930 Gronnedal
Greenland
Tel: + 299 10111 (24 hrs)

Fax: + 299 10112
Tlx: 90502 GLK GD
GRENADA
Grenade Coast Guard

True Blue
St. George's
Grenada
Tel: + 1809 444 1931/2

Fax: + 1809 444 2839
GUADELOUPE
Direction Generate Gare Maritime

Port Autonome de la Guadeloupe
BP 285
Pointe-A-Pitre F-97165
Guadeloupe
Tel: + 590 910781

Fax: + 590 911183
Tlx: 919564 CAPPORT GL
This is the competent authority within limits of Pointe-A-Pitre, Basse-Terre & Folle-Anse
de Marie-Galante harbour. Overall authority is on Martinique.
For Tahiti:
Centre Operational du Taaone-Cot Pepeete
Tahiti
Tel: + 689 426501

Fax: + 689 423915
Overall authority on Martinique.

La Marine Nationale Comandant de la Marine Fort Saint-Louis Fort-de-France Naval 97261
Martinique
Tel: + 596 598628 (24hr)

Fax: + 596 730044
Tlx: 912452 MR
GUAM
USCG MSO GUAM
Tel: + 1 671 339 4107/2001
Additionally, a spiller must notify the National Response Centre in Washington
GUATEMALA
Spill Notification Point: (Atlantic Ocean coast.)

Comandante
Ministerio de la Defensa (Navy)
Base Naval del Atlantico (BANATLAN)
Santo Tomas de Castilla
Izabal
Guatemala
Tel: + 502 9 483127

Fax: + 502 9 483102
Spill Notification Point: (Pacific Ocean coast.)

Comandante
Ministerio de la Defensa (Navy)
Base Naval del Pacifico (BANAPAC)
Puerto Quetzal
Escuintia
Guatemala
Tel: + 502 9 841056

+ 502 9 841057
Fax: + 502 9 841056
GUINEA
Marine Marchande
BP 6
Conakry
Guinea
Tel: + 224 443540
GUINEA-BISSAU
Junta Autonome DOS Portos da Guinead-Bissau

P. O. Box 382
Bissau
Tel: + 245 2797
GUYANA
Transport and Harbours Department

Cornhill and Water Street
Stabroek
Georgetown
Guyana
Tel: + 592 267842/271696

Fax: + 592 278545
HAITI
Service Maritime et de Navigation d'Haiti

PO Box 724 1663
Port au Prince
Haiti
Tel: + 509 26336

+ 509 24773
Tlx: 2030523 A/B SEMANAH
HONDURAS

Marina Mercante Nacional Fuerza Naval PO Box 1483 Blvd. Los Proceres Ave Jose Marti #3901
Tegucigalpa Honduras
Tel: + 504 31 1880/68

Fax: + 504 31 1872
+ 504 31 1866
Tlx: 1570 MAMER HO
A system of port captains act as regional coastal contacts in all Honduran ports. The
notification system is however activated through the headquarters at this address.
HONG KONG
Senior Marine Officer/Search & Rescue
Marine Emergency & Rescue Coordination Centre
12th Floor
Rumsey Street Carpark Building
Central Hong Kong
Tel: + 852 544 0181 (24 hrs)

Fax: + 852 541 7714 (24 hrs)
Tlx: 82952 MRCC HX (24 hrs)
Marine Department
Harbour Building
28 Pier Road Central
Hong Kong
Tel: + 852 2852 4541

+ 852 2545 0181 (after hrs)
Fax: + 852 2544 9241
+ 852 2541 7714 (after hrs)
Tlx: 64553 MARHQ HX
82952 MRCC HX (after hrs)
HUNGARY
General Inspection for Transport

VI, Lenin krt. 96
P. O. Box 102
H-1389 Budapest
Hungary
Tlx: 226685 AUFEL H
ICELAND
Icelandic Coast Guard

Seljavegur 32
127 Reykjavik
Iceland
Tel: + 354 511 2222 (24 hrs)

Fax: + 354 511 2244 (24 hrs)
Tlx: 2048 VARDSKIP IS
INDIA

Indian Coast Guard Headquarters
Waci Hostel
National Stadium Complex
Purana Quilla Road
New Delhi - 110 001
India
Tel: + 91 11 387237
+ 91 11 389573
+ 91 11 384934 24 hr
+ 91 11 386700 24 hr
Fax: + 91-11 383196 24 hr
Tlx: 081-65359 CGHQ IN
INDONESIA

Director of Sea & Coast Guard Directorate General of Sea Communications
Jl. Merdeka Timur
No. 5 Jakarta Pusat
Indonesia
Tel: + 62 21 348798
+ 62 21 363269
Tel: + 62 21 365097 24hr
Fax: + 62 21 361786
+ 62 21 366614
Tlx: 45316 DLPL IA
46783 DJPL IA
Regional Contact Points:

Manado
Sulawesi
Tel: + 62 431 63599

Fax: + 62 431 60908
Ambon Moluccas
Tel: + 62 911 52852

+ 62 911 52717
Sorong
Irian Jaya
Tel: + 62 951 21839
Jayapura
Irian Jaya
Tel: + 62 967 22236

+ 62 967 33923
Fax: + 62 467 22137
Medan
Sumatra
Tel: + 62 619 323357

+ 62 619 325206
Fax: + 62 619 323357
Dumai Sumatra
Tel: + 62 765 31437

+ 62 765 31162
Jakarta
Java
Tel: + 62 21 494552
+ 62 21 492244
Fax: + 62 21 291516
Surabaya Java
Tel: + 62 31 60236
Fax: + 62 31 291516
+ 62 31 818187
Barjarmasin Kalimantan
Tel: + 62 511 3875

+ 62 511 4775
Balikpapan Kalimantan
Tel: + 62 545 22096

Fax: + 62 542 23320
Ujung Pandang Sulawesi
Tel: + 62 411 316449

+ 62 411 315189
IRELAND
Irish Marine Emergency Service
Department of Marine
IMES Headquarters
Leeson Lane
Leeson Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
Tel: + 353 1 6785444

+ 353 1 6620922 (24hr)
Fax: + 353 1 6762666
+ 353 1 6620795
Tlx: 93039
ISLE OF MAN
Director of Harbours
Harbours Division Department of Transport
Sea Terminal
Building Douglas,
Isle of Man
IMI 2RF
British Isles
Tel: + 44 1624 686 626

Fax: + 44 1624 626 403
Coastguard
Tel: + 44 1624 661 664

Fax: + 44 1624 626 403
Douglas Harbour Control
Tel: + 44 1624 666 628

Fax: + 44 1624 626 403
ISRAEL
Head, Marine Pollution Section

Environmental Protection Service Ministry of the Interior
P. O. Box 6158 91061
Jerusalem
Israel
Tel: + 972 2 630 407

Tlx: 26162-ieps il
Marine and Coastel Environment Divison

Ministry of the Environment
P. O. Box 34033
5 Kanfei Nesharim Street
95464 Jerusalem
Tel: + 972 2 655 3825/6

Fax: + 972 2 655 3823
Tlx: 25629 ENVIR IL
Alternatively, spills may be reported to the Haifa Port Observatory:

Haifa Port Observatory
Tel: + 972 4 518 276/376
Italy
Centre Operative
Ispettorato Centrale Difesa Mare
Ministero Dell'Ambiente
Viale dell' Arte 16
00144 Roma
Italy
Tel: + 39 6 590 84520/84778
+ 39 6 592 5102/4733/3669
Fax: + 39 6 590 84111
Tlx: 614156 DIFMAR I
614103 DIFMAR I
JAMAICA

Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard Office of Disaster Preparedness
HMJS Cagway Port Royal
Kingston 1
Jamaica
Tel: + 1809 924 8873/5 (+ after hrs)

Fax: + 1809 924 8340 (+ after hrs)
Tlx: 2374 FOREIGN JA Radio
Call Sign: 6YX
JAPAN

Operations Office/Maritime Disaster Prevention Division
Guard and Rescue Department
Maritime Safety Agency
2-1-3 Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100
Japan
Tel: + 81 3 3591 9812 24hr

Fax: + 81 3 3581 2853 24hr
Tlx: 222 5193 JMSAHQ J
In the event of an incident, reporting should be made to the nearest MRCC as the first
point of contact
1st Regional Maritime Safety HQ
Otaru
Tel: + 81 134 326162/4

Tlx: 952716 JMSAOT J
2nd Regional Maritime Safety HQ

Shiogama
Tel: + 81 223-3630111/3
Tlx: 859227 JMSASI J
3rd Regional Maritime Safety HQ

Yokohama
Tel: + 81 45 2110773/4
Tlx: 3822586 JMSAYO J
4th Regional Maritime Safety HQ

Nagoya
Tel: + 81 52 6611612/3
Tlx: 4934961 JMSANA J

Kobe
Tel: + 81 78 3916551
Tlx: 5663797 JMSAKO J

Hiroshima
Tel: + 81 82 2515115/6
Tlx: 666905 JMSAHI J
Kitakyusku
Tel: + 81 93 3212933
Tlx: 713440 JMSAKI J

Maizuru
Tel: + 81 773 764101/0

Tlx: 5734455 JMSAMA J

Niigata
Tel: + 81 25 2444151/3
Tlx: 3122472 JMSANI J

Kagoshima
Tel: + 81 992 232292/3

Tlx: 782260 JMSAKA J

Naha
Tel: + 81 988 660088

Tlx: 795211 JMSANH J
Alternatively the local sea patrol radio stations can be contacted on 5000 kHz, 2182 kHz,
156. 8 Mhz or 156. 6 Mhz
JORDAN
SpillNotification Point:
Director General
The Ports Corporation
PO Box 115
Aqaba
Jordan
Tel: + 962 3 14024

+ 962 3 24031
Fax: + 962 3 16206
+ 962 3 13214
Tlx: 62262 PORT JO
62352 PORT JO
KENYA
Spill notification points:

Ras Serani Signal Station Mombasa
Kenya
Tel: + 254 11 312895 (24hr)

Fax: + 254 11 311409
Tlx: 21243 BANDARI
Manager Marine Operations

Keny Ports Authority
PO Box 95001
Mombasa
Kenya
Tel: + 254 11 311409

+ 254 11 312211
Fax: + 254-11 311867
Tlx: 21243 DIRKPA KE
KIRIBATI
Ministry of Transport Communications and Tourism Marine Devision
P. O. Box 487
Betio Tarawa Kiribati
Tel: + 686 26003/26468

+ 686 26187/26512
KUWAIT
Environment Protection Council

P. O. Box 24395
Safat Kuwat 13104
Kuwait
Tel: + 965 2453833/4 (24 hrs)

+ 965 2422816 (24hrs)
Fax: + 965 2421933/2456836 (24hrs)
Alternatively, spills can be reported directly to the nearest port authority:

Shuwaikh Port
Tel: + 965 4810466

Fax: + 965 4814196
Shuaiba Port
Tel: + 965 3260069

Fax: + 965 3263285
LATVIA

Manager
Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre
Andrejasala 4
LV-1045
Riga
Latvia
Tel: + 371 9 350138

Fax: + 371 9 343772
Tlx: 161396 MRCC

Chief Marine Inspector
Latvian Republic Environmental Protection Committee
Peldu iela 25
Riga
Latvia
Tel: + 371 2 227460

Fax: + 371 2 228159
Tlx: 161180 BITEC SU
LEBANON
The Director
Centre de la Recherche Marine
Conseil National de la Recherche Scientifique
B. P. 123
Jounieh
Lebanon
Tel: + 961 9 934763

+ 961 9 918570
Tlx: 29140 PUBLICLE
41575 HADSONLE (Emergency only)
45612 HOLIDLE
Starco Building
Beirut
Lebanon
Tel: + 961 1 371644/5/5

Fax: + 961 1 371643/47
LIBERIA
For incidents involving all ships, occuring within the territorial water of the Republic of
Liberia:
Bureau of Maritime Affairs,
R. L. Providence Building,
5th floor 197 Ashmun Street
P. O. Box 10-9042
1000 Monrovai 10
Liberia
Tel: + 231 222 412

+ 231 224 604/799
Fax: + 231 226 069
For incident involving liberian registerd ships, occurring worldwide Office of the Deputy
Commissioner of Maritime Affairs,
R. L. c/o Liberian Services, Inc Reston International Center
11495 Commerce Park Drive Reston,
Virginia 22091 - 1507
United States of America
Tel: + 1 703 620 4880 (24hr)

Fax: + 1-703 476 8522
Tlx: 248 736 IRI UR
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
Director General
Technical Centre for Environment Protection
P. O. Box 83618
Tripoli
Libya
Tel: + 218 21 48452

+ 218 21 45795
+ 218 21 46868
Tlx: 20138 TCEP LY
LITHUANIA

Port Captain
Rescue Coordination Center
Janonio str. 24
Klaipeda 5800
Lithuania
Tel: + 370 6 219047

Fax: + 370 6 256344

Environmental Protection Department of Republic of Lithuania
Juozapaviciaus 9
Vilnius 232600
Lithuania
Tel: + 370-2 355868

Fax: + 370-2 358020
Tlx: 261191 GAMTA SU
MADAGASCAR
Ministrore des Transports,

du Ravitaillement et du Tourisme Service de la Marine Marchande
BP 581 Antananarivo
Madagascar
Tel: + 261 2 46980

Fax: + 261 2 23703
Tlx: 22256 MG
MALAYSIA
The Department of Environment

Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment
13th floor, Wisma Sime Darby
Jalan Raja Laut
Kuala Lumpur 50662
Malaysia
Tel: + 60 3 292 8955/8402

Fax: + 60 3 293 6006
Tlx: 28154 MOSTEC MA
Contact can also be made to the nearest harbour master.
MALTA
Spill Notification Point

Malta Maritime Authority
Marina Pinto
Valletta VLT 01
Malta
Tel: + 356 222203/4

+ 356 238177/997
Fax: + 356 222208
Tlx: 1110 MW
MARSHALL ISLANDS
Ministry of Transport And Communications

P. O. Box 154
Majuro
MH96960
Marshall Islands
Tel: + 692 625 5269

Fax: + 692 625 3486
Delrita Uliga Delap Port Authority

P. O. Box 154
Majuro
MH96960
Tel: + 692 624 3469/3569/3589
Ministry of Resources and Development

Environmental Protection Authority
P. O. Box 1727
Majuro
MH96960
Tel: + 692 625 3035/5203
MARTINIQUE
Overall authority on Martinique.

La Marine Nationale Comandant de la Marine
Fort Saint-Louis Fort-de-France
Naval
97261
Martinique
Tel: + 596 598628 (24hr)

Fax: + 596 730044
Tlx: 912452 MR
MAURITANIA
Port Autonome de Nouadhibou

P. O. Box 236
Nouadhibou
Mauritania
Tel: + 222 2134

Tlx: 441
Directeur du Port de Nouakchott

Ministere de l'Equipement Nouakchott
Tel: + 222 2274

Tlx: 551
MAURITIUS
Port Master
Mauritius Marine Authority
Port Administration Building
PO Box 379
Mer Rouge
Port Louis
Mauritius
Tel: + 230 240 1986

+ 230 240 0871
+ 230 240 0565
Fax: + 230 240 0856
Tlx: 4238 MAUPORT IW
National Coast Guard

The Commandant
Headquarters - Port William
Port Louis
Mauritius
Tel: + 230 240 3653
Department of Environment
Ken Lee Tower
Port Louis
Mauritius
Tel: + 230 212 6080
MEXICO

Secretaria de Marina
Direccion General de Oceanografia
Naval Eje 2 OTE Tramo H Escuela Militar
No 861 Col de los Cipreces,
Delegation Coyoacan Edif.
B-l-er Nivel
04830 Mexico DF
Mexico
Tel: + 52 5 6841811
+ 52 5 6848188 (Ex. 3444)
Fax: + 52 5 679 6411
Tlx: 1772649
Secretaria de Marina
Eje 2 OTE Tramo H Escuela Militar No 861
Col de los Cipreces, Delegation Coyoacan
Edif. D 3-er Nivel
04830 Mexico DF
Mexico
Tel: + 52 5 684 8188 (Ext. 3412, 3413)

Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes
Coodinacion General de Puertos y Marina Mercante
Direccion General de Marina Mercante
Municipio Libre 37
Col. Santa Cruz Atoyac
C. P. 03310
Mexico, D. F. 80, Piso ALa "B"
Tel: + 52 5 688 7213

Fax: + 52 5 604 3889/605 8321
MECRONESA (Federated States of)
Department of Resources and Development

Division of Marine Resources
FSM Capitol Complet
Kolonia
Pohnpei
Tel: + 691 320 2620
Alternatively, spills can be notified to:

Pohnpei Port Authority Air Terminal Complex
P. O. Box 1150
Kolonia
Pohnpei FSM 96941
Tel: + 691 320 2793

Fax: + 691 320 2798
CHUUK: Office of the Governor Marine Resources Dept.

Chuuk State Port Authority
Tel: + 691 330 2234/2660

Fax: + 691 330 4157
KOSREA: Office of the Governor Marine Resources

Dept. Kosrae State Port Authority
Tel: + 691 370 3002/31

Fax: + 691 330 4157
YAP: Office of the Governor Marine Resources

Dept. Yap State Port Authority
Tel: + 691 350 2108/9

+ 691 350 2350/2294
MONACO

Direction des Ports Service de la Marine
Departement de Travaux Publics et des Affairs Sociales BP 468
98012 Monaco Cedex
Tel: + 33 4931 58678

+ 33 4931 58577
Fax: + 33 4931 53715
Tlx: 489035 SERMAR MC
The competent national authority is as for France.
MONTSERRAT

Commissioner of Police
Royal Montserrat Police Force
Police Headquarters
PO Box 177
Plymouth
Montserrat
Tel: + 1809 4912 555/6
Fax: + 1809 4918 013

Office of the Chief Master
Church Road
Plymouth
Tel: + 1809 4912 444
MOROCCO

Direction Generate de l'Urbanisme, de l'Amenagement
du Territoire et de l'Environnement
Ministere de l'Interieur
Cite Administrative
Rabat
Morocco
Tel: + 212 7 766658

+ 212 7 760262
+ 212 7 764384
Fax: + 212 7 762056
+ 212 7 772684
Tlx: 32785 MIMINT M

Chef de la Division
Direction de la Marine Marchande
Ministere des Peches et de la Marine Marchande
Bd. Felix Houphouet Boigny
Casablanca
Morocco
Tel: + 212 2 22 1931

+ 212 2 27 8092 (after hrs)
+ 212 2 27 6010 (after hrs)
Fax: + 212 2 27 3340
Tlx: 24613 MARIMAR M
MOZAMBIQUE
Gapromar-Gabinette de Coordenacao de Projector da Marinha Edificio da Capitania de Porte

Caixa Postal 1421
Maputo
Mozambique
Tel: + 258 1 424 109/254 + 258 1 420 745
NETHERLANDS
Spill Notification Point

Netherlands Coast Guard Coast Guard
Centre PO Box 303
Merwedestraat 1
1970 AH Umuiden
Netherlands
Tel: + 31 255 534 344 (24 hrs)

Fax: + 31 255 523 496 (24 hrs)
Tlx: 71088/71027 (24 hrs) 71027
Competent National Authority

Ministry of Public Works & Water Management
Rijkswaterstaat North Sea Directorate
Postbox 5807
Koopmansstraat 1
Rijswijk 2280 BC
Netherlands
Tel: + 31 70 3366600
+ 31 1747 89101
Fax: + 31 70 3900691
Tlx: NL 34405 RNSD NL
NL 33028 RNSD NL
For Aruba see ARUBA
NETHERLAND ANTILLES
Shipping Inspectorate
Pletterijweg z/n
Parera
Curacao
Netherland Antilles
Tel: + 599 9 61 2361

Fax: + 599 9 61 2964
Spill may also be notified to the nearest port authority

Curacao Port Authority
Tel: + 599 9 61 4422/1133

Fax: + 599 9 61 3907
Tlx: 3339 CURPA NA
Bonaire Port Authority
Tel: + 599 7 8151

Fax: + 599 7 8416
Sint Maarten Port Authority
Tel: + 599 522 348/307

Fax: + 599 525 048
NEW ZEALAND
Director of Maritime Safety

Maritime Safety Authority of New Zealand
Level 8, AMP House
109 Featherston Street
PO Box 27006
Wellington
New Zealand
Tel: + 64 4 473 0111

+ 64 4 427 7367 (24hr)
Fax: + 64 4 473 0999
For Cook Islands
Police Department Rarotonga
Tel: + 682 22 499

Fax: + 682 21 499
NICARAGUA
Ministerio de Transporte
Direccion General de Transporte Acuatico Nacional
3-er Piso Edificio no. 17
Plaza Espana
Managua
Nicaragua
Tel: + 505 2 60572/96067

Tlx: 1339 MITRANS
NIGERIA
Federal Ministry of Transport

Maritime Division Port of Lagos
Lagos Nigeria
The Petroleum Inspectorate
44 Eric Moore
Suru-Lere
Pmb 12701
Lagos
Nigeria
Tel: + 214 1 802490-4

Tlx: 27478 NNPC NG
Alternatively, spills could be notified to the nearest port authority
NORWAY
Norwegian Pollution Control Authority

Oil pollution Control Department
PO Box 125
Horten N-3191
Norway
Tel: + 47 330 44161 (24 hrs)

Fax: + 47 330 44257 (24 hrs)
Tlx: 70519 SFT-HS-N
70342 POL H (after hrs)
OMAN

Superintendent General
Ministry of Regional Municipalties and Environment
PO Box 323
Muscat
Oman
Tel: + 968 696 444

+ 968 696 459 (after hrs)
Fax: + 968 602320 (24 hrs)
Tlx: 5711 MININVOY ON (24 hrs)
Royal Navy of Oman
Tel: + 968 614 805 (24hr)

Fax: + 968 616 378
Royal Oman Police Coast Guard

Tel: + 968 714 661 (24hr)
Fax: + 968 714 937
PAKISTAN

Director General
Maritime Security Agency
KDLB Building
PO Box 13333
Karachi 2
Pakistan
Tel: + 92 21 202357
+ 92 21 201446
+ 92 21 515481
Fax: + 92 21 201205
Tlx: 25988 MERSEC PK
25771 MERSEC PK
Directorate of Ports and Shipping

Ministry of Communications
Somerset House
223 E. I. Lines
Sadar
Karachi
Pakistan
Tel: + 92 21 51 3396/2304/6859
Fax: + 92 21 51 2331
Tlx: 29822 BGPPF PK
PALAU
Environment Quality Protection Board

P. O. Box 100
Koror 96940
Palau
Tel: + 680 488 2620

Fax: + 680 488 2963
Alternatively, spills can be notified to:

Malakal Port Authority
Address as above
Tel: + 680 488 2496
In addition, oil spills should be reported to USCG MSO GUAM
PANAMA
Autoridad Portuaria Nacionia

Apartado 806
Panama 7
Panama
Tel: + 507 32 5844

+ 507 69 6840
Tlx: 368765/2765 AUTPOR PG
Alternatively, spills should be reported to Contamination Control

Department of the local port authority
Puerto de Balboa
Tel: + 507 524 858/887

+ 507 524 824 (24 hrs)
Puerto de Cristobal
Tel: + 507 452 118

+ 507 451 742 (24 hrs)
Puerto de Vacamonte
Tel: + 507 510 111

+ 507 237 873 (24 hrs)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
The Coordinator
Search and Rescue/Oil Pollution Centre
Maritime Safety Branche
Department of Transport
P. O. Box 1489
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Tel: + 675 214 994 (24 hrs)

Fax: + 675 214 968
Tlx: 22203 DOTRANS NE
Notification can also be made to:
Regional Port Manager
P. O. Box 384
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Tel: + 675 211 637

+ 675 259 030 (after hrs)
Fax: + 675 213 606
PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Maritime Administration Bureau
Donhung-dong
Central District
Pyongyang
People's Democratic Republic of Korea
Tel: + 850 2 816059

Fax: + 850 2 814585
Tlx: 38041 HS KP
PERU
Direccion General de Capitanias y Guardacostas (DICAPI)

Departmento de Contaminacion de Marine
Calle Constitucion 150
Callao
Peru
Tel: + 51 14 29 7278/6581/1550
Fax: + 51 14 65 8770/1068
Tlx: 26071 DICAPI PE
PHILIPPINES

National Operating Centre for Oil Pollution
Farola Compound
Binondo
1006 Manila
Philippines
Tel: + 63 2 402688 (24 hrs)
Coast Guard Operations Centre

Headquarters Philippine Coast Guard
139 25th Street
Port Area
1018 Manila
Philippines
Tel: + 63 2 477701
+ 63 2 400290 (24 hrs)
Fax: + 63 2 5300617
+ 63 2 483257
Headquarters FIRST Coast Guard

District Muelle dela Industria,
Binondo 1006
Manila
Tel: + 63 2 485217
+ 63 2 492739
Headquarters SECOND Coast Guard

District Arellano Boulevard
Port Area 6000
Cebu City
Tel: + 63 2 11050
Fax: + 63 600 211050
Headquarters THIRD Coast Guard

District Lower
Calarian 7000
Zamboanga City
Tel: + 63 7716
Headquarters FOURTH Coast Guard

District 5300
Puerto Princessa City
Tel: + 63 2801
Fax: + 63 2801
Headquarters FIFTH Coast Guard

District Sta Clare
4200 Batangas City
Tel: + 63 725 3704
Headquarters SIXTH Coast Guard District

Barangay Obereo
5000 Iloilo City
Tel: + 63 02 9
Headquarters SEVENTH Coast Guard District

San Fernando
2500 La Union
Tel: + 63 41 4302
Headquarters EIGHTH Coast Guard District

Sasa Wharf
8000 Davao City
Tel: + 63 75 667
POLAND

The Polish Ship Salvage Company
10 Hryniewiecki Str.
81-340 Gdynia
Poland
Tel: + 48 58 208015
+ 48 58 276942
Fax: + 48 58 201978
Tlx: 054239

Department of Marine and Inland Waters Administration
Ministry of Transport and Marine Economy
4/6 ul. Chalubinskiego
00-928 Warszawa
Poland
Tel: + 48 22 62 11448
+ 48 22 62 94623
Fax: + 48 22 62 88515
Tlx: 816651 PKP PL
PORTUGAL
Ministerio da Defesa Nacional Marinha

Derecao Geral de Marinha
Praca do Comercio
1188 Lisboa Codex
Portugal
Tel: + 351 1 347 5796

+ 351 1 346 9221
+ 351 1 608 101/4 (24hr)
Fax: + 351 1 342 4137
Tlx: 43536 DIRMAR P
Regional contact points:

Departamento Maritime do Norte Rua Nova da Aflandega
Porto 4000
Portugal
Tel: + 351 2 2008266/7

+ 351 2 9951706 (24hr)
Fax: + 351 2 2003426
Departamento Maritime do Centre

Alcantara Mar
Lisboa 1300
Portugal
Tel: + 351 1 608101/4 (24hr)

Fax: + 351 1 600998
Departamento Maritime do Sul

Doca de Faro
Faro 8000
Portugal
Tel: + 351 89 803602 (24hr)

Fax: + 351 89 823613
Departamento Maritime do Madeira

Avenida do Mar
Funchal 9000
Portugal
Tel: + 351 91 23637

Fax: + 351 91 28232
PUERTO RICO

US Coast Guard Marine Safety Office
PO Box 3666
San Juan
Puerto Rico 00902-3666
Tel: + 1809 729 6800 x308

Fax: + 1809 729 6648
Contact should also be made to US Coast Guard in Washington

(see entry for United States of America)
QATAR

Director of Ports,
Maritime Affairs & Land Trans.
Ministry of Communication & Transport
Dept of Ports & Maritime Affairs
PO Box 313
Port Building Doha Qatar
Tel: + 974 457 294/5

+ 974 434 377
Fax: + 974 413 563/994
Tlx: 4378 MAWANI DH
Doha Coastal Radio Station

Doha
Tel: + 974 864 444

Fax: + 974 864 031
Coast Guard
P. O. Box 920
Doha
Tel: + 974 414 488

Fax: + 974 431 777
Qatar General Petroleum Corp.

P. O. Box 47
Doha
Tel: + 974 402 593

Fax: + 974 402 707

Environmental Protection Committee
PO Box 7634
Doha
Qatar
Tel: + 974 320 825

Fax: + 974 415 246
REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Maritime Police Headquarters
105, 1-GA
Bucksung-Dong
Jung-Gu 400-201
Inchon
Republic of Korea
Tel: + 82 32 883 1846

+ 82 32 883 0461 (24hr)
Fax: + 82 32 883 1846
+ 82 32 883 5362
Alternatively spills should be reported to the nearest Marine Police district:

Pusan + 82-51 6325050
Yosu + 82-662 6625050
Pohang + 82-562 475050
Sokcho + 82-392 828114
Donghae + 82-394 328494
Taean + 82-455 6742113
Kunsan + 82-654 637000
Mokpo + 82-631 426085
Chungmu + 82-557 22906
Cheju + 82-64 527000
Ulsan + 82-522 625050
ROMANIA
Civil Navigation Inspectorate Bd. Dinicu Golescu 38 Section 7 77113 Bucharest Romania
Constantza Harbour Master
Constantza Port
8700
Romania
Tel: + 40 41 618 299 (24 hrs)

Fax: + 40 41 616 431
+ 40 41 618 299 (after hrs)
Tlx: 14209
Area of Black Sea coast and area of Maritime Danube

Head Office
See above adress and tel/fax nr's of Constantza Port
Constantza South Office
Tel: + 40 41 742 843/741 493
Fax: + 40 41 742 790
Mangalia Office
Tel: + 40 41 751 299
Midia Officae
Tel: + 40 41 782 232
Head Office
Galati Harbour Master
Tel: + 40 36 460248
Fax: + 40 36 460318
Braila Office
Tel: + 40 39 613 068/635 420

Fax: + 40 39 612 184
Head Office
Tulcea Harbour Master
Tel: + 40 40 513 226

Fax: + 40 40 512 937
Sullina Office
Tel: + 40 40 543 510

Fax: + 40 40 543 723
Costal Radio Station Radionav R. A. CRR

Cumpana Lat. 44 07 N Long 28 34 E
Call sign: YQI
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Marine Pollution Control and Salvage Administration

6/4 Rozhdestvenka
Moskow, 103759
Russian Federation
Tel: + 7 95 926 9474/9302/9455

+ 7 95 926 1055 (after hrs)
Fax: + 7 95 926 9038/9128 (24 hrs)
+ 7 95 926 9021
Tlx: 411197 MORFLOT RF
State bodies, which operate 24 hrs:

State Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre
Tel: + 7 95 926 1055

Fax: + 7 95 926 1052
Tlx: 411 197
MRCC St. Petersburg
Tel: + 7 812 184 9808

Fax: + 7 812 184 0755
Tlx: 121 512
MRCC Murmansk
Tel: + 7 815 255 5065

Fax: + 7 815 252 2132
Tlx: 126 121 MRF SU
MRCC Arkhangelsk
Tel: + 7 818 244 7100

+ 7 818 243 9968
Fax: + 7 818 243 8310
Tlx: 242 111 MRF SU
MRSC Tiksi
Tel: + 7 2 6378
Fax: + 7 2 2635
MRSC Vladivostok
Tel: + 7 4232 22 2726

+ 7 4232 21 1248
Fax: + 7 4232 22 2726
Tlx: 213 124 RCC SU
213 115 MRF SU
MRSC Kholmsk
Tel: + 7 2 3090
Fax: + 7 2 3090
Tlx: 412 613 SSC
MRSC Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski
Tel: + 7 4152 22 4497

Fax: + 7 4152 22 4497
Tlx: 244 112 KMPA SU
MRSC Provideniya
Tel: + 7 2 2856/2393
MRSC Novorossisk
Tel: + 7 861 345 3090

+ 7 861 346 2944
Fax: + 7 861 346 4896
Tlx: 297 113 MRF SU
RWANDA
Ministry of the Environment and Tourism

Environment Division B. P.
2378 Kigali
Tel: + 250 7 2093/7930/7932

Fax: + 250 7 6958
SAINT KITTS & NEVIS
St. Kitts & Nevis Coast Guard

Deep Water Port
Basseterre
St. Kitts
Tel: + 1809 465 8384

Fax: + 1809 465 8406

National Emergency Management Agency
Government Headquarters
Church Street
PO Box 186
Basseterre St.
Kitts
Tel: + 1809-465 2688

+ 1809-465 2521 / l034
Fax: + 1809-465 5202
Tlx: 6820 EXTNLSKB KC
SAINT LUCIA
Marine Police Unit

Royal St. Lucia Police Force
P. O. Box 109
Castries
St. Lucia
Tel: + 1809 452 2595

Fax: + 1809 453 2799

PO Box 1517
Red Cross Building
Vigie
St. Lucia
Tel: + 1809 452 3802

Fax: + 1809 453 2152
Tlx: 6272 LC
SAINT VINCENT & GRENADINES
St. Vincent & Grenadines Coast Guard

Coast Guard Base
Calliaqua Post Office
Calliaqua
St. Vincent
Tel: + 1809 457 4554

Fax: + 1809 457 4578
SAMOA (WESTERN)
Police Department
Apia
Tel: + 685 22 222 (24 hrs)
PO Box 1607
Apia
Western Samoa
Tel: + 685 23700/4

+ 685 22744
Fax: + 685 21990
SAMOA (AMERICAN)
United States Coast Guard Marine Safety Department

PO Box 249
Pago Pogo
American Samoa 96799
Tel: + 684 6332299

Fax: + 684 6331933
Contact should also be made to US Coast Guard in Washington

(See entry for United States of America)
SAUDI ARABIA
H. E. Deputy Minister Marine Department Ministry of Communications

Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Jeddah Port Management
P. O. Box Jeddah Islamic Port Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
Tel: + 966 2643 2222

Fax: + 966 2642 1222
Tlx: 401175 PORTS SJ
401594 PORTS SJ
Jubail Port Management

P. O. Box 276
Jubail
Saudi Arabia
Tel: + 966 3361 0600

Tlx: 631005 JUBPT SJ
Yanbu Port Management

P. O. Box Yanbu Port
Yanbu
Saudi Arabia
Tel: + 966 4322 1163
Tlx: 461005 PORTS SJ
SEYCHELLES
Harbour Master
Port and Marine Services
Division Department of Tourism & Transport
PO Box 47 Victoria Mahe
Seychelles
Tel: + 248 241189 (H. M. Home)

+ 248 224701 (24 hrs)
Fax: + 248 224004
Tlx: 2329 TRATUR SZ
Contact may also be made to the coastal radio station:

Tel: + 248 375 733
Fax: + 248 376 291
Tlx: 2316
Radio Telephone 2182 kHz Radio Telegraph 500 kHz
SIERRA LEONE
Sierra Leone Port Authority

P. O. Box 386
Freetown
Sierra Leone
Tel: + 232 22 50652
SINGAPORE

Port Master's Department
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
No. 19th Storey, Tanjong Pagar
Complex Keppel Road 7B
Singapore 089055
Singapore
Tel: + 65 2747 111 Ex 1166/7 or 2357

Fax: + 65 3211 777 (Local)
+ 65 2245 776 (Overseas)
Tlx: 34970 PORTPM RS

Director of Marine
Marine Department Suite 866,
8th Floor World Trade Center
1 Maritime Square 09-66
Singapore 0409
Singapore
Tel: + 65 2785 611

+ 65 2790 229
Fax: + 65-2790231
Tlx: 50287 MARDEP RS
SLOVENIA
Ministry of Transport and Communications

The Slovenian Maritime Directorate
Ukmarjev trg 2
6000 Koper
Slovenia
Tel: + 3866 271 216

Fax: + 3866 271 447
Tlx: 34 235 UP POM SI
SOUTH AFRICA

Department of Environment Affairs
Pollution Division
Sea Fisheries Research Institute
Private Bag X2
Roggebaal 8012
South Africa
Tel: + 27 21 4023911
+ 27 21 4023338/42/44
+ 27 82 5576612 (Emerg. Cell Phone)
Fax: + 27 21 4399345
Tlx: 520796 ENOM SA
Director General Department of Transport

Chief Directorate Shipping
Private Bag X193
Pretoria 0001
South Africa
Tel: + 27 12 2902903/4
Fax: + 27 12 2902914
Tlx: 321195
Spills can also be reported to local radio stations:

Cape Town Radio: + 27 21 522010
Walvis Bay Radio: + 27 642 3581
Port Elizabeth Radio: + 27 41 731002
Durban Radio: + 27 31 7014921
SPAIN

National Centre for Salvage & Pollution
Direccion General de la Marina
Mercante C/Rodriguez Jaen, 10
28071 Mad
Spain
Tel: + 34 1 597 9323/4/5 (24hrs)

INMARSAT: 135 1316
Fax: + 34 1 323 4222/3711 (24 hrs)
Tlx: 41210/41224 SAMAD E (24 hrs)
Alternatively, notification can be made to the local regional combatting centre:

Regional Centre for Salvage & Pollution
Tarifa
Tel: + 34 56 684740
Tel: + 34 56 684757
+ 34 56 681452
+ 34 56 681453
Fax: + 34 56 680606
Tlx: 78262 SATAR E

Finisterre
Spain
Tel: + 34 81 767320
+ 34 81 767738
+ 34 81 767500
+ 34 81 767550
Fax: + 34 81 767740
Tlx: 82268 SAFIS E

Barcelona
Spain
Tel: + 34 3 2630438
+ 34 3 2630451
Fax: + 34 3 2630749
SRI LANKA
Sri Lankan Port Authority
19 Church St.
P. O. Box 595
Colombo
Sri Lanka
Tel: + 94 1 421 201/231

Fax: + 94 1 440 651
Tlx: 21805 PORTS CE
The Marine Pollution Prevention

Authority Commassariate
St Colombo 1
Tel: + 94 1 347 480

Fax: + 94 1 421 079
SUDAN
Sudan Sea Ports Cooperation

P. O. Box 531
Port Sudan Quays
Port Sudan
Tel: + 249 2910/2258

Tlx: 70012 RASMINA SD
SWEDEN
Ministry of Defence
S-10333
Stockholm
Sweden
Tel: + 46 8 7632611
+ 46 8 7631000
Fax: + 46 8 7231189
Tlx: 17946 MINDEF S
or
Commander
Swedish Coast Guard (Kustbevakningen)
Central HQ
Stumholmen
Karlskrona 37123
Sweden
Tel: + 46 455 85777 (24 hrs)

+ 46 455 53400
Fax: + 46 455 81275
Tlx: 43208 KBVSYD S
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
General Directorate of Ports

Marine Pollution Prevention and Combatting Department
PO Box 505
Ben Bella Street
Lattakia
Syrian Arab Republic
Tel: + 963 41 33876

+ 963 41 35890
Tlx: 451216 MWANI SY
TAHITI
Port Autonome de Papeete

BP 9164 Motu Uta
Papeete
Tahiti
Tel: + 689 505454 (24hr)

Fax: + 689 421950
TANZANIA
Tanzania Harbours Authority

Port Office
P. O. Box 1300
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
Tel: + 255 51 25 839/23 834

Fax: + 255 51 46 925
Tlx: 41346 PORTREEVE 81112
THAILAND
Marine Environment Section

Harbour Department
1278 Yotha Road
Talardnoi
Samphanthawong District
Bangkok 10100
Thailand
Tel: + 66 2 394 1962 (Marine Police)

+ 66 2 233 7163
+ 66 2 235 3087
+ 66 2 234 3832
Fax: + 66 2 236 7248
TOGO
Port Autonome de Lome

BP 1225
Lome
Togo
Tel: + 228 274 742/45

Fax: + 228 272 627
Tlx: 5243 TGPORT TO
TONGA
Harbour Master
Nuku'Alofa Harbour Authority
PO Box 144
Queen Salote Wharf
Nuku'Alofa
Tonga
Tel: + 676 231 68

+ 676 231 93
Fax: + 676 237 33
Tlx: 66235 MINOFA TS
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Trinidad and Tobago
Coast Guard Staubles Bay
Chaguaramas Carenage
Trinidad
Tel: + 1809 634 4235 (24hr)

+ 1809 634 4439 (24hr)
Fax: + 1809 637 2678

Ministry of Energy & Energy Industries
Levels 8/9 Riverside Plaza
Besson Street
PO Box 96
Port-of-Spain
Trinidad
Tel: + 1809 623 2200/6708

Fax: + 1809 623 2726
After hours: See numbers Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Knowsly Building
Queens Park West
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Tel: + 1809 623 4116/20

Fax: + 1809 627 0571
Tlx: 22549/22321
TUNISIA

Le Service National de Surveillance Cotiore (SNSC)
La Base Navale de la Goulette
Tunis
Tunisia
Tel: + 216 1 766 330

+ 216 1 736 160
+ 216 1 736 904

Direction de la Marine Marchande
Ministere du Transport
24 Avenue de la Republique
1001 Tunis
Tunisia
Tel: + 216 1 259 117

+ 216 1 650 444
Fax: + 216 1 354 244
Tlx: 15131 MARMAR TN
TURKEY

Turkish Coast Guard
Ministry of the Interior
Karanfil Sokak, 64
06100 Bakanhklar
Ankara
Turkey
Tel: + 90 312 417 5050 (24 hrs)

Fax: + 90 312 425 0036 (24 hrs)
Tlx: 46201 SGKA TR (24 hrs)
Prime Ministry-Under secretariat

for Maritime Affairs
Amt Caddesi no. 8
06580 Tandogan
Ankara
Turkey
Tel: + 90 312 212 8061/8790

Fax: + 90 312 212 8278
Ministry of Environment
Eskisehir Yolu 8
06100 Ankara
Turkey
Tel: + 90 312 287 9964

+ 90 312 285 1876/1705
Fax: + 90 312 285 5140/5875/3739
Chief of Operation
Staff Officer
Director of Search and Rescue Department
Tel: + 90 312 417 0582

+ 90 312 425 3337

Deputy Director General
General Directorate for Maritime Transport
Ulastirma Bakanligi
8. Cad. 90. Sok. No. -5. Kat. 6 Ankara
Turkey
Tel: + 90 312 212 4576

+ 90 312 212 4633
Fax: + 90 312 212 4485
Tlx: 44068 LDID TR
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS
Ministry of Communication & Transportation

Government Offices
Grand Turk
Turks & Caicos Islands
Tel: + 1809 946 2857

Fax: + 1809 946 1120
UKRAINE
State Inspectorate for Protection

of the Black Sea
30, R. Luksembourg Str.
Odessa 27001
Ukraine
Tel: + 7 0482 251 447
+ 7 0482 253 363
Fax: + 7 0482 251 416
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Frontier and Coast Guard Service

P. O. Box 2432
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Tel: + 971 2 731 900

Fax: + 971 2 730 325
Spills should be reported to the nearest Port Authority;

Dubai Ports Authority
Port Rashid
Dubai
Tel: + 971 4 459 565

Fax: + 971 4 456 805
Tlx: 47530 DPA EM
Dubai Ports Authority

Jebel Ali Port Dubai
Tel: + 971 4 835 251

Fax: + 971 4 835 430
Tlx: 47393 DBP EM
Fujairah Ports Authority

Fujairah
Tel: + 971 9 228 800

Fax: + 971 9 228 022
Tlx: 89085 FPROT EM
Mina Zayedseaport Authority

Abu Dhabi
Tel: + 971 2 731 892

Fax: + 971 2 730 090
Tlx: 22890 PORTCO EM
Sharjah Ports Authority

Khor Fakkan
Sharjah
Tel: + 971 6 853 24

Fax: + 971 6 850 27
Tlx: 89023
UNITED KINGDOM

Marine Pollution Control Unit
Spring Place
105 Commercial Road
Southhampton
Hampshire S01 OZD
United Kingdom
Tel: + 44 703 329100

+ 44 703 329415 (emergencies)
+ 44 703 329445 (Operations room)
Fax: + 44 703 329446
Tlx: 8812048 MARINF G
8812050 MPCULN G
Alternatively, contact should be made to the nearest Coast Guard station. See Anguilla,
Bermuda, Britisch Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Isle of Man,
Montserrat or Turks & Caicos Islands.
UNITED STATES

National Response Center US
Coast Guard
Headquarters 2100
2nd Street
S. W. Washington,
DC 20593-0001
United States of America
Tel: + 1 800 424 8802

+ 1 202 267 2675 (24 hrs)
Fax: + 1 202 267 2165 (24 hrs)
+ 1 202 267 4085/4065
Tlx: 892427
For local Port Authorities see Puerto Rico and Guam
URUGUAY
Prefectura Nacional Naval

Direccion de la Marina Mercante
Edificio Aduana 5 Piso
RBLA 25 de Augosto de 1825
Montevideo
Tel: + 598 2 955 500
VANUATU
Spill notification point & Compentent National Authority;

Director of Ports and Marine
Private Mail Bag 046
Port Vila
Vanuatu
Tel: + 678 22339

+ 678 22331 (after hrs)
+ 678 22222 (after hrs)
Fax: + 678 22475
+ 678 22310 (after hrs)
Tlx: 7711127
VENEZUELA
Min. de Transp. y Communicaciones

Direccion General Sectorial de Transporte Acuatico
Av. Lecuna, Torre Este Piso 38
Parque Central
Caracas
Venzuela
Tel: + 58 2 509 2845/2811

Fax: + 58 2 574 3021/9043
Tlx: MTC 22785/6
Direccion General de Transporte y Transito Maritime

Direccion de Navegacion
Plaza de Agua & Luneta
Edif. Centre Valores
Caracas
Venezuela
Tel: + 58 2 562 6566

Tlx: 22788 MTC
YEMEN
Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources

Sana ' a
Yemen
Tel: + 967 2 204 592

+ 967 2 207 039
Fax: + 967 2 204 596
Tlx: 3153 YOMIN YE
ZAIRE
Office National des Transports

Matadi
Zaire
Tlx: 21017 ONATRA YE
ZIMBABWE
Ministry of Health
P. O. Box CY 1122
Causeway
Harare
Zimbabwe
Tel: + 263 4 730011

APPENDIX 2 LIST OF PORT CONTACTS
Telephone
Port Person/Institution Address
Facsimile
APPENDIX 3 SHIP INTEREST CONTACTS
MS " ISABELLA I"
Shipowners: MS Isabella Trans-Bulker Schiffahrts GmbH & Co Reederei KG

c/o Nordschweden Frachtdienst GmbH Verwaltungsgesellschaft
Weedendamm 26/28
49733 Haren (EMS)
GERMANY
Telephone 00 49 59 32 72020
Fax 00 49 59 32 720220
Tlx 98606
After office numbers: Mr H. Schoening

Telephone: 00 49 59 32 720240
Mr B. Cramer
Telephone: 00 49 59 31 85341
Mobile: 0049 (0) 171 355 4879
Charter: Intersee Schiffahrtges mbH & Co KG

Weedendamm 26/28
49733 Haren (EMS)
Germany
Telephone 00 49 59 32 72020
Fax 00 49 59 32 720220
Tlx 98606
After office numbers: 00 49 59 32 720240
Hull underwriters: British Marine Mutual

Hull Insurance Association Ltd
Walsingham House 35
Seething Lane
EC3N 4DQ London -
United Kingdom
Telephone: 0049 40 22 922 111/193/115/118
(Agents for British Marine: Hubertus Clausius OHG, Hamburg)
Fax: 0049 40 22 922 120
24 hr contact: Hot Line
Mobile No: 00 49 171 243 27 97
MrTriebel: 0049406562680
APPENDIX 4 EXAMPLE - OIL POLLUTION PREVENTION TEAM
The master of the vessel should appoint an "oil pollution prevention team" on board, to
initiate recovery or clean up procedure immediately if an incident occurs during cargo or
bunker transfer.
The following is the suggested composition of such a team:
Master
Chief Officer Chief Engineer
Duty Deck Officer Duty Engineer Officer
Deck and Engine ratings on duty
In the event of an oil spill, the team should be called out immediately.
The team should be given the necessary training in the use of the equipment and
absorbents that are carried aboard the ship. All members of the Oil Pollution Prevention
Team should be aware of their duties should an oil spill occur.
Proposed instructions to the Oil Pollution Prevention Team

Master
! In overall charge;
! Inform terminal authorities of the incident;
! Inform local agent and request agent to inform the local P&I
club representative;
! Advise the company's head office of the situation. Keep
everyone updated at regular intervals and advise any changes
in the status of the emergency;
! Request assistance as deemed necessary.
Chief Officer - In charge of deck operations.

- Keep master informed and updated on the situation and the
results of steps taken to limit outflow.
Chief Engineer - In charge of bunker operations.
- Organise distribution of oil spill detergent.
Deck Officer - Tank Spillage: on duty

# Stop bunker operation.
# Alert and inform Chief Officer and Master of the situation.
# Advise shore staff.
- Pipeline/Hose Spillage
# Stop bunker operation immediately.
# Alert shore staff.
# Close central filling valves and inform Chief Officer.
# Mobilise deck hands to contain the spillage.
# Fire fighting equipment stand-by.
Engineer Office - Prepare for fire fighting:on duty

- Assist Chief Engineer.
Ratings on duty - If oil leakage is detected alert the duty Officer immediately.
APPENDIX 5 BUNKERING ROCEDURE
Following is an example list of measures to be taken before, during and after bunkering.
Before bunkering commences
♦ A watch is to be appointed on deck during the bunkering operation;

♦ "NO SMOKING" notices are to be posted at access to the vessel, exits from the
accommodation and at the bunker station;
♦ All relevant deck scuppers are to be sealed off with plugs;
♦ Sand and/or sawdust and suitable chemicals/solvents are to be available in case of an
emergency;
♦ Portable foam fire extinguishers are to be placed at the bunker station;
♦ Deck lighting in the vicinity of the bunkering hose and bunker station is to be adequate;
♦ Bunkering valves are to be checked visually for operation;
♦ All fuel tanks are to be sounded to establish the amount of fuel on board;
♦ Communication between shore and bunkering personnel as well as the ship's internal
communications is to be checked for operation;
♦ Establish type of fuel, pumping rate and delivery temperature;
♦ The appropriate red flag (or red light at masthead at night) has to be displayed;
During bunkering
• On start of bunkering and regularly thereafter, all bunker connections and hoses are to
be checked for leaks.
• Soundings are to be taken regularly to check the progress of the bunkering operation.
• The deck is to be manned at all times during bunkering operations.
• Bunkering hose and fittings are to be inspected regularly for leaks, kings etc.
• The fuel-pumping rate is to be determined as soon as possible to check whether the
capacity of the ship's lines and/or relief valves is not exceeded.
• If there is any reason for doubt, slow down or stop bunkering immediately.
After bunkering
" No valves are to be closed until the bunker lines have been purged with air.
" The chief engineer may close the central filling valves after checking the competition of
the bunkering operation with the barge/installation and informing them that he is doing
so.
" The chief engineer is to make sure that the barge/installation
" valves have been closed, before permitting disconnection of the hose.
" The hose connection is to be gently broken without removing bolts in case of any pressure
remaining.
" After disconnection the hose is to be blanked off before removal to the barge /
installation.
" Blanks are to be fitted to the vessel's bunker station immediately after disconnection.
" Scuppers remain plugged until after the vessel has sailed.
APPENDIX 6 PREDICTION OF SLICK MOVEMENT
An additional piece of information of considerable importance in case of an oil spill, is
the expected movement of the resulting slick under the influence of the local currents and
winds. Provided the information on local current/wind speed and direction is available,
ship's personnel is in a very good position to make an estimation of the likely movement of
the slick.
It has been found that flowing oil will move downwind at about 3% of the wind speed. The
prevailing current speed and direction will further influence it. The resulting vector
indicates the resulting movement and speed when combining the wind and current forces.

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SHIPBOARD OIL POLLUTION EMERGENCY PLAN

- Any oil spillage should be stated as an emergency

- It is vitally important to prevent any escape of cargo oil or bunkers from

- Every crew member has a responsibility to prevent pollution

2.1 WHEN TO REPORT

2.1.1 Actual discharge 16

3.1 Operational oil spills 17

Revision Date Sections/pages Details/remarks

Ship's name: m. v "ISABELLA I"

Port of registry: Limassol

Previous name (s): n/a

IMO number: 9141352

MMSI number: 212644000

Signal letters: P3BD8

MS ISABELLA Trans-Bulker Schiffahrts GmbH & Co Reederei KG

Damen Shipyards Hoogezand

Date launched: 16th January 1998

Date of delivery: End of June 1998

Length overall 89. 90m

Length between perp. 84.99m

Breadth moulded 13.17m

Draught summer load 6.22m

Name of Ship ISABELLA 1

II. OWNER'S INFORMATION

Intersee Schiffahrtgesellschaft GmbH & Co KG/

SHIPBOARD OIL POLLUTION EMERGENCY PLAN

Signed _______________ Date for Lloyd's Register of Shipping

NAME PORT OF REGISTRY AND OFFICIAL NO. OR CALL SURVEYOR / DATE

ISABELLA 1 LIMASSOL CYPRUS

1. This Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan is provided to assist personnel in

4. For any plan to be effective it has to be:

- Familiar to those with key functions on board the ship;

- Reviewed and updated regularly;

- And tested for viability in regular practices.

5. It is advisable for training and exercises in implementation of the shipboard

2.1.1 Actual discharge

- A discharge of oil resulting from damage to the ship or its equipment; or

2.1.2 Probable discharge.

STEPS TO CONTROL DISCHARGE

OPERATIONAL OIL SPILLS:

3. 1. 1. Pipeline/transfer hose leakage

During bunkering measures to be implemented immediately:

• Locate source of leakage, and begin clean-up procedures.

• Use sorbents and permissible solvents to clean up oil spills on board.

The report should contain the following information:

- Brief details of incident.

If no outside assistance is required, this should be clearly stated.

- Further details of damage to ship and equipment.

After transmission of the information in an initial report, as much as possible of the

SECTION 3. 3: WHOM TO CONTACT COASTAL STATE

This plan includes as Appendix 1 a list of agencies or officials of administrations

SHIP INTEREST CONTACTS

BB Date and time of event (UTC)

CC (Position, latitude, longitude) DD (Bearing, distance from landmark)

(Type and quality of cargo / bunkers on

(Brief details of defects / deficiencies /

(Brief details of pollution, incl. estimate

(Brief details of weather and sea

( Contact details of ship's owner /

The use of a simple checklist is recommended. An example checklist is included on page

Measures to be implemented immediately: