U.S. Navy Ship Salvage Manual Volume 6 - Oil Spill Response

S0300-A6-MAN-060The type of equipment and response policy employed vary widely from country to country; somecountries have much larger mechanical recovery systems than those available in the U.S. Assetsmay be held by the government or the private sector. Access to international technical assistanceis through the NRT. Coordination by the U.S. Department of State may be necessary.1-4 NAVY OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY PLANNINGThe goal of Navy oil spill contingency plans is to provide an organized, coordinated response tooil spills, to stop the flow, contain the spill, mitigate the impact, remove the oil and restore theenvironment. These goals are consistent with those of federal, state and local agencies andaccepted commercial practice. Contingency plans provide guidance to NOSCs, NOSCDRs, activityand unit commanders and other spill response managers; they are not cookbook solutions foroil spill response. Each oil spill is unique and requires some innovation on the part of trained personnelto make an adequate response. Contingency plans provide a head start by making certaindecisions in advance and by identifying available response options.1-4.1 NOSC Contingency Plans. The basis of NOSC contingency plans are the NOSC responsibilities,notification procedures, available assets and organizational arrangements. Each planidentifies:• Notification procedures• Response organization• NOSCDR assignments and areas of responsibility• Response operations• Environmentally sensitive areas that must be protected and• Other resources/agencies that may assist.NOSC contingency plans are to be coordinated with and consistent with area coordinator plansand instructions, Federal regional (FOSC) plans, other DOD component OSC plans and commercialresponse plans, where appropriate.Shoreside NOSC contingency plans cover assigned geographic areas (discussed in Paragraph1-5.1 and Appendix B) and are coordinated with regional and state contingency plans for thoseareas. Subordinate NOSCDRs and unit commanders develop contingency plans appropriate totheir spill risk within the framework of the NOSC Plan.Fleet NOSC Contingency Plans cover fleet operating areas and are coordinated with shoresideNOSCs, federal, state and foreign agency plans, as appropriate. Separate NOSCDR contingencyplans are not required if the NOSC plan contains country-specific response guidelines for eachcountry in the fleet operating area. Fleet plans contain information consistent with shoresideNOSC plans and applicable senior officer present afloat (SOPA) instructions. Fleet NOSC/1-7