eastern region oil spill disaster contingency plan - Indian Coast Guard
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(d) To assist local action group in preparation of local <strong>contingency</strong> /<br />
action <strong>plan</strong>.<br />
(e) To assist the CG/RCC in examining ships for efficiency of antipollution<br />
equipment fitted on board as per Merchant Shipping Act 1958.<br />
(f) If deemed necessary, to restrict movement /arresting of ships and<br />
personnel involved in <strong>oil</strong> pollution on receipt of related information.<br />
1.36. Local Fisheries Department.<br />
(a) To assist /advise local action group in identifying the rich fishing<br />
grounds so as to give priority for protection of such grounds from <strong>oil</strong> <strong>spill</strong>s<br />
as well as use of dispersants.<br />
(b) The local action groups in consultation with <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Guard</strong> Regional<br />
Headquarters to identify the fishing vessels suitable for mounting the <strong>oil</strong><br />
<strong>spill</strong> dispersant equipment.<br />
1.37. <strong>Coast</strong>al Oil Refineries and Crude Unloading Terminals.<br />
(a) To assist the local action group in implementation of the Local<br />
Action Plan.<br />
(b) To assist Local Action Group in obtaining from their headquarters<br />
available additional equipment and chemicals as and when required.<br />
(c) To assist in chartering of tankers to undertake transportation /<br />
transshipment operations.<br />
(d) To arrange for the storage of <strong>oil</strong> transshipped.<br />
(e) To make assessment of the value of the <strong>oil</strong> transshipped and cost of<br />
refining or disposal as the case may be.<br />
1.38. Oil And Natural Gas Commission. ONGC can decide their own<br />
requirement of equipment and facilities keeping in view the Govt / <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Guard</strong><br />
suggestions from time to time regarding the type of equipment suitable in <strong>Indian</strong><br />
conditions.<br />
(a) Periodically forwarding a list of response inventory to the RCC for<br />
scrutiny, evaluation and updating holdings.<br />
(b) Providing response equipment, material trained personnel and ships<br />
when required by the RCC /OSC as on available basis and without affecting<br />
their operation or their safety.<br />
(c) ONGC will also immediately respond for combating <strong>oil</strong> pollution<br />
around its installations upto 500 Mtrs and will continue to provide<br />
equipment, material, trained manpower sampling efforts and vessels as
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