eastern region oil spill disaster contingency plan - Indian Coast Guard
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1.42. The RCA will conduct regular Level -1 and Level – 2 exercises/Mockdrills in<br />
accordance with OSREG for <strong>oil</strong> / marine pollution response exercises as part of<br />
annual training programme. It is intended for continuous improvement of the<br />
<strong>contingency</strong> <strong>plan</strong>s and the response system to involve all the stakeholders in an<br />
area level exercise / local level exercise like ports, <strong>oil</strong> handling companies, Sub<br />
contracted parties, Oil Spill Removal Organisation (OSRO), <strong>Coast</strong>al State<br />
Authorities including Pollution Control Boards and make the respective<br />
<strong>contingency</strong> <strong>plan</strong> holder responsible for addressing any issues that may arise.<br />
Exercise Contingency Plan Components<br />
1.43. The following are the basic <strong>plan</strong> components that will be exercised during<br />
Level 1 and Level 2 exercise programme.<br />
(a) Organisation<br />
(b) Notifications<br />
(c) Staff mobilizations<br />
(d) Equipment / material mobilization<br />
(e) Operational Response<br />
(f) Discharge control<br />
(g) Assessment of discharge<br />
(h) Protection of sensitive areas<br />
(i) Containment of discharge<br />
(j) Recovery of <strong>spill</strong>ed <strong>oil</strong><br />
(k) Disposal of recovered material<br />
(l) Protection of personnel engaged in <strong>spill</strong> response<br />
(m) Response Support<br />
(n) Communication<br />
(o) Immediate mobilisation of sea assets for marine pollution response<br />
(p) Equipment maintenance and support<br />
(q) Participation of other resource agencies with assets and equipment<br />
(r) Involvement of NIOT, INCOIS for <strong>spill</strong> tracking, NIO for OSD<br />
application and scientific laboratories for water sampling<br />
(s) Documentation<br />
1.44. In certain cases, it may not be possible to exercise all the <strong>plan</strong><br />
components at the same time. In such cases, the <strong>plan</strong> will be exercised in<br />
segments. The required exercise should be designed and developed by the<br />
coordinating units to ensure that each component of the <strong>plan</strong> is addressed and