BALTIC SEAENVIRONMENT PROCEEDINGS No. 59 - Helcom

Country
Central government
departments
primarily involved
Belgium Ministry of Defense
Ministry of Interior
Denmark Ministry of
Environment
France Secretary of State
for the Sea
Ministry of Defense
Ministry of Interior
Federal
Republic of
Germany
Netherlands
Ministry of
Transport
Ministry of Transport
and Public Works
Norway Ministry of
Environment
Navy
Table 5-l -Summary of Oil Spill Response Arrangements
Responsibility for clean-up
At sea On-shore Policy for clean-up at sea Clean-up resources
National Agency
for Environmental
Protection
Maritime Prefect
(Navy)
Federal Board of
Waterways and
Navigation:
coastal states
North Sea
Directorate of
State Waterways
Board
State Pollution
Control
Authority/Maritime
Directorate
Coastal municipalities:
Civil
Defense Corps
National Agency for
Environmental
Protection: coastal
local authorities:
Civil Defense Corps
Coastal communes;
Commissioner of
the Department
Dispereants applied from vessels Umited mainly to dlsp&sarrts and
spraying equipment.
Containment and recovery
almost exclustveiy
although provision for limited
use of dispersants
Containment and recovery
preferred but dispersants
used in designated areas
Coastal states Containment and recovery
preferred but dispenants
also used in North Sea
Coastal provincial
and municipal
states
Sweden Ministry of Defense Coast Guard Municipal fire
Service
brigades: provincial
authorities
United
kingdom
Department of
Transport
Marine Pollution
Control Unit of
MariUme
Directorate
Coastal community
and intercommunity
areas
Marine Pollution
Control Unit of
Maritime
Directorate: coastal
local authorities
Containment and recovery
exclusively
Containment and recovery almost
exclusively, but will consider
dispersants if mechanical means
are ineffective
Speclalited vessels equipped with
booms and skimmers. Also equipment
and materfals for shore clean-up in
district stockpiles.
Extensive stocks of speclalired equip
ment and materials In regional stockplles.
Also strike teams and aircraft for
dispersant spraying.
Specialited vessels, booms, skimmers,
spraying equipment and dispersants.
Specialized vessels, including combined
dredgers/oil combating ships equipped
with oil recovery equipment. Other
vessels for deploying booma. Other
equipment held by salvage and p&ate
contractors.
Extensive’stocks of specialited equip
ment and trained response teams at 12
regional centers.
Containment and recovery Large fleet of vessels equipped for antipreferred
although dispersant pollution work. Extensive stocks of
application permissible under clean-up equipment in some 30 coastal
certain conditions Sites.
Aerial application of dispersants;
containment and recovery
where applicable
SOURCE: J N Archer and I C Whllc. ‘Organisation 10 Combal 011 Spille: The Crus for Coordination of Government Practice.’ lnlernatlonal Tanker Cwnsn Pollution Fedsrallon. p. 5.
7 dedicated spraying aircraft, vesselmounted
spray gear and extensive
stocks of dispersant. Also containment
and recovery equipment and equipment
for shore clean-up in 3 regional stockpiles.