BALTIC SEAENVIRONMENT PROCEEDINGS No. 59 - Helcom

. Technical services
- Facilitate CO-Operation in research and
development;
- Provide advice to states establishing
national or regional response capabilities:
- Analyse the information provided by
parties and relevant information provided
by other sources and provide advice or
information to States.
. Technical assistance
- Facilitate the provision of technical
assistance to states establishing national
or regional response capabilities:
- Facilitate the provision of technical
assistance and advice, upon the request of
states faced with major oil pollution
incidents.
The IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) established an
CPRC Working Group to representatives from all IMO Members, UN organisations
and intergovernmental organizations such as EEC, HELCOM, Oslo/Paris
Commissions. and non-governmental organisations in consultative status with
IMO. The later category includes, for example, OCIMF, ITOPF, E&P Forum,
I?ITERTANKO, ICS, FOE1 and Greenpeace International. The Working Group reports
to the MEPC and meets in conjunction with MEPC meetings held approximately
every eight months at IMO Headquarters. The first intersessional meeting is
to be held in March 1993. Current work plan includes:
Develop guidelines for the preparation of oil pollution emergency
plans for offshore units, sea ports and oil handling facilities:
Update those sections of the Manual on Oil and Chemical Pollution
related to marine pollution preparedness and response, the
Guidelines on Oil Spill Dispersants and assign priorities
accordingly and prepare a new section V - Administrative/Legal
Aspects of the Manual on Oil Pollution:
Examine means of enhancing the co-rdination function of IMO when
international assistance is needed to respond to an oil pollution
incident:
Preparation of operational guidelines and recommendations on the
means by which States should give ef.fect to Article 7(3) of the
OPRC Conven&ion dealing with facilitation of response to an oil
pollution incident:
Promotion of R&D relating to oil polllution preparedness and
response:
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