eastern region oil spill disaster contingency plan - Indian Coast Guard
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response operation is to be provided by the OSC to the Regional Law Officer for<br />
preparation and presentation of the case.<br />
National Laws-Empowerment to <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Guard</strong><br />
• Section 356G - Powers to inspect Tankers and ORB<br />
• Section 356J - Power to give Notice to polluting ship and Penalty section<br />
of MS Act has provisions to arrest Master or Operator if no<br />
action is taken under section 356J<br />
• Section 356K - Power to take measures for preventing or containing <strong>oil</strong><br />
pollution and Powers to detain ship – the cost of clean up<br />
measures – Debt to Government of India.<br />
Priorities for Protection<br />
2.29. Priorities for protection and prevention will be accorded by the <strong>Coast</strong><br />
<strong>Guard</strong> OSC. On arrival of assistance to bolster local capacity, items will be<br />
attended to on the basis of priority. Priority list may be formed by Dist<br />
Headquarters as it is required to be formed as per sensitivity mapping / criterion<br />
for the area. The threat perception through the sources which may lead to an <strong>oil</strong><br />
<strong>spill</strong> in the port area as well as at the anchorage: The under mentioned sources<br />
may cause an <strong>oil</strong> <strong>spill</strong> in the port area as well as at anchorage in the Eastern<br />
<strong>Coast</strong> of India : -<br />
(a) Bunkering off port<br />
(b) Loading/ Unloading of <strong>oil</strong> at <strong>oil</strong> jetty<br />
(c) Transhipment of <strong>oil</strong> through <strong>oil</strong> tankers across the coast including at<br />
high seas as envisaged in provisions of Mid Sea bunkering.<br />
(d) Oil refineries on the East <strong>Coast</strong>.<br />
(e) External damage to vessels entering/ leaving Harbour due to<br />
collision grounding etc.<br />
(f) Accidental leakage from vessel berthed alongside due to fire<br />
explosion etc.<br />
(g) Intentional discharge of <strong>oil</strong> or <strong>oil</strong>y ballast water and tank washing or<br />
by any other means within port limits/ territorial waters.<br />
(h) SPM at Paradip and pipeline from Paradip to Haldia (In its full<br />
capacity to reach up to 50 million tons by 2018 as per the present <strong>plan</strong>).<br />
(j) Residual Oil contained in connecting pipes from shore to SPM at a<br />
distance of 12 Km from shore.<br />
(k) Oil exploration off the East <strong>Coast</strong>
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