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REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTRE /REGIONAL MARINE POLLUTION EMERGENCY, INFORMATION AND TRAINING CENTRE - WIDER CARIBBEAN REGION

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16 August 2017

Ref: Strategic Plan 16-17/ Programme No: TC/1762, Activity 04

Activity Report

Sub-regional Level III Workshop on the Oil Pollution Response Convention (OPRC) and IMO’s Guidance on the Implementation

of an Incident Management System (IMS)

Nassau, The Bahamas May 20-25, 2017

Summary: This regional workshop was organized in accordance with RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe’s proposal to IMO’s Technical Co-operation Committee for the Center’s activities of the 2016-2017 biennium. The objective of the five-day workshop was to emphasize the importance of regional contingency planning and the implementation of incident management systems as included in IMO’s 2012 Guidance on the Implementation of an Incident Management System (IMS). Regional cooperation on oil spill preparedness and response was enhanced through this workshop for participants of the following Wider Caribbean countries: The Bahamas, Belize, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. The workshop improved participants’ knowledge relating to oil spill preparedness, response and cooperation; and provided an opportunity to take part in practical and theoretical exercises. The workshop material and exercises conducted within it were also an opportunity for RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe to evaluate existing aspects for Offshore Oil Pollution Response that may be applicable for incorporation into future revisions of the regional Caribbean Island OPRC Plan and the Central American OPRC Plan. Significant regional and national-level spill preparedness information gathered from the workshop is included in Section 6 (Findings), Section 7 (Recommendations), Annex 7 (National Oil Spill Preparedness and Response Contacts), and Annex 8 (Key Information from Country Report-outs).


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SUMMARY SHEET

Title of workshop: Sub-regional Level III Workshop on the Oil Pollution Response Convention (OPRC) and IMO’s Guidance on the Implementation of an Incident Management System (IMS)

Host: Minister of Transport and Aviation, The Government of The

Bahamas Venue and date: Super Clubs Breezes Resort, Breezes Lane, Cable Beach, West

Bay Street, Nassau, Bahamas, 21 to 25 May 2017 Type: Sub-Regional Organized by: RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe Supported by: The Malaysian Government, Ministry of Transport with

technical assistance provided from: Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL), Center for Toxicology & Environmental Health (CTEH), Gallagher Marine Systems, and the United States National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

No. of participants: 16 participants Programme Number: TC/1762-04-2290 Participating countries: The Bahamas, Belize, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guyana,

Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & The Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago

Point of contact: Keith M. Donohue U. S. Coast Guard Seconded as a Consultant to IMO RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe Seru Mahuma z/n Aviation and Meteorology Building Willemstad, Curacao Phone: (00599-9) 868-4612 / 839-3719 Fax: (00599-9)868-4996 Email: [email protected]


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Table of Content 1. Background ......................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

2. Workshop Objectives ....................................................................................................................... 6

3. Program ........................................................................................................................................... 7

4. Logistics ......................................................................................................................................... 11

5. Support .......................................................................................................................................... 13

6. Findings .......................................................................................................................................... 14

7. Recommendations: ........................................................................................................................ 19

Annex 1 - Participants ............................................................................................................................ 20

Annex 2 - Agenda ................................................................................................................................... 24

Annex 3 - Group Photo…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..29

Annex 4 - Results of the workshop evaluation ........................................................................................ 30

Annex 6 - Course certificate……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....40

Annex 7 - National Oil Spill Preparedness and Response Contact Information…………………………………….…41

Annex 8 – Key Information from Country Report-outs…………….…………………………………………………………….50


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1. Background

1.1 Regional and Multilateral Plans of the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR). The International

Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation (OPRC) 1990 facilitates

international co-operation and mutual assistance in preparing for and responding to major oil pollution

incidents. With the coordination and facilitation of RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe, the island States and

Territories of the WCR developed the regional Caribbean Island OPRC Plan as prescribed under Article 8

of the Cartagena Convention, Oil Spill Protocol. This Plan provides a framework under which Island

States and Territories may cooperate at the operational level in responding to oil spill incidents. The

overall objective of the Plan is to provide a cooperative framework for mutual assistance from Member

States, Territories, and organizations in the event of a major oil spill incident which exceeds the

response capability of a national governments or the oil industry. As encouraged by OPRC 1990 and the

Protocol Concerning Co-operation in Combating Oil Spills in the Wider Caribbean Region, (Oil Spills

Protocol 1983) under the Cartagena Convention, and the Caribbean Island OPRC Plan 2008, the Wider

Caribbean Region Multilateral Technical Operating Procedures (MTOP) for Offshore Oil Pollution

Response was also developed through coordination between The Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico and

the United States. The MTOP document provides guidance on response procedures and each

participating country's key organizational contacts, and it is intended to further instruments aimed at

improving response efficiency during an oil spill event.

1.2 IMO Guidance Document on the Implementation of an Incident Management System (IMS), 2012

Edition. 1 IMO's Guidance Document on Implementation of an Incident Management System was

published in September 2012 following: an initial proposal by the United States at the fifty-sixth Session

of IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 56); subsequent work by the OPRC-HNS

Technical Group; and final approval at MEPC 61. This guidance document describes how an established

IMS provides for the safe, effective and efficient management and deployment of resources for all types

of emergency incidents. The document also may be used during the contingency planning process in

conjunction with the IMO Manual on Oil Pollution, Section II Contingency Planning and Section IV -

Combating Oil Spills.

1 IMO Publishing; Sales number: I581E; ISBN: 978-92-801-1553-; 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR, United Kingdom, Email [email protected], www.imo.org


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1.3 RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe’s Role: One of the initial objectives of establishing RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe

was to develop and maintain a communications/information system appropriate to the needs of the

WCR, including channeling of emergency response communications. RAC-REMPEITC-Caribe also handles

the ongoing administration of both the Caribbean Island OPRC Plan and the MTOP document, and

regularly provides Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation Workshops in countries of

throughout the WCR. RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe adapts the programs developed by IMO to the specific

requests and recommendations made by participant WCR government representatives during previous

workshops and assessments.

1.4 Recent Recommendations for Conducting this Workshop. This workshop was proposed in order

to address the following recommendations that were first generated by participants of the recent Sub-

Regional Level 2 IMO Training Course on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation (14-

18 November 2016; Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe), and The IMO Regional Workshop on Oil Spill

Contingency Planning (13-16 December 2016; Nassau, Bahamas); then were subsequently briefed by

RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe to the senior level participants of The Regional Workshop for Senior Maritime

Administrators (7 to 8 February 2017; Barbados); and were also included as submission papers and

presentations for The Fourteenth Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Cartagena Convention

(Cayenne, French Guiana, 15-17 March 2017). The recommendations were:

• To reinforce the importance that everyone participating in an incident management system knows their respective responsibility clearly;

• To integrate offshore oil operations into the WCR plans and/or enhance offshore oil operations in plans where already existing;

o To establish connection and integration of the Central American OPRC and Caribbean Islands OPRC, and include legal provisions and obligations of one plan carrying to the next by all signatories;

• To ensure that RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe is fully established as a regional spill reporting and notification centre by:

o Creating a web-based Caribbean Pollution Reporting System (based on the current CARIBPOLREP) to be accessed through the RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe website;

o Establishing communication and arrangements with the coordination centers throughout the WCR (i.e. Maritime Search and Rescue Centers);

o Having ALL national response plans added to the regional website; o Assessing the availability of pollution response resources and equipment stockpiles in

the WCR, including locations and contact information, either directly in plans or by links at the RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe website; and

o Including who to contact/notify regarding dispersant use in each State. • To support more regional notification and communication exercises, as well as functional

exercises; and conducting a WCR Tier 3 Table Top Exercise (TTX) every two years;


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• To explore the use of the National Integrated System for Real-Time Monitoring, Prediction and Prevention of Natural Risks (DEWETRA); and

• To discuss the establishment of MOUs between WCR States and maritime/oil and gas companies throughout the WCR.

2. Workshop Objectives

2.1 This workshop emphasized the importance of regional contingency planning and the

implementation of incident management systems as included in IMO Guidance Document on the

Implementation of an Incident Management System (IMS), 2012 Edition. Regional cooperation on oil

spill preparedness and response was enhanced through the workshop for participants of the following

Wider Caribbean countries: The Bahamas, Belize, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica,

Mexico, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and

Tobago. The workshop also improved participants’ knowledge relating to oil spill preparedness,

response and cooperation; and provided an opportunity to take part in practical and theoretical

exercises.

2.2 The workshop material and exercises conducted within it also provided an opportunity for

RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe to evaluate existing aspects from the Wider Caribbean Region Multilateral

Technical Operating Procedures (MTOP) for Offshore Oil Pollution Response that may be applicable for

incorporation into future revisions of the regional Caribbean Island OPRC Plan and the Central American

OPRC Plan.


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3. Program

3.1 This workshop was organized by RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe under the auspices and direction of

IMO’s Marine Environment and Technical Cooperation Divisions; with support and cooperation from The

Malaysian Government, Ministry of Transport, as well as The Government of the Bahamas, Ministry of

Transport and Aviation, Maritime Authority. Further assistance was provided by: the Oil Spill Response

Limited (OSRL), Center for Toxicology & Environmental Health (CTEH) and Gallagher Marine Systems and

the United States National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

3.2 Funding was provided through IMO’s Integrated Technical Co-operation Program (ITCP) under

the regional program: “Support to Maritime Development, Caribbean” (TC/1762), Activity 4

3.3 In addition to the host country, The Bahamas and the sponsoring country Malaysia, the

participating countries sponsored by the regional program to attend the workshop included: Belize,

Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint

Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.

3.4 The Honorable Ab Aziz bin Kaprawi, Deputy Minister of Transport, from The Government of

Malaysia; The Honorable Frankie Campbell, Minister of Transport and Aviation, from The Government of

The Bahamas; and Mr. Keith M. Donohue, of RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe, provided opening remarks to the

participants on Day One of the workshop. The opening remarks were followed by press interviews from

national television networks of The Bahamas with several workshop participants.

3.5 On Day One, a case-study presentation was delivered by Mr. Mohd Fairoz Rozali, Marine

Department Malaysia. The presentation described the response that followed a January, 3, 2017

collision between the Singapore-registered container vessel WAN HAI 301 and the Gibraltar-registered

container vessel APL DENVER, off the Pasir Gudang Port of Johor, Malaysia, on the border with

Singapore. This collision resulted in a discharge of approximately 300 tones of fuel oil, and involved

cross-border coordination between Malaysia and Singapore.

3.6 Day Two and part of day three of the workshop involved presentations on IMS, including: Legal

Framework; Oil Spill Response Options & Hierarchy; Roles and Responsibilities; Managing Information;

Leadership & Organization Challenges During an Emergency; Introduction to IMS; Benefits of an IMS

Process; IMS Background; IMS Principles; Functional Roles and Responsibilities; Management Principles;

and Developing an Incident Action Plan. Also on Day Two, the workshop participants worked through an


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exercise where they had to come up with a response organization as group, and then assign roles within

an incident organization for managing the incident.

3.7 On Day Three, participants were asked in another exercise to draft up an ideal incident

management structure for their own countries with a possible assignments for key positions. After this

exercise followed a discussion where participants were asked to think about resources their own

country could provide to the other countries in case of an oil spill in the WCR. After the final

presentation on Day Three, the participants were divided into three groups and each group was asked to

develop objectives, strategies and tactics with an Incident Action Plan for a maritime response scenario

provided to them.

3.8 Day Four focused on the practical sides of IMS with presentations by representatives of OSRL,

CTEH and Gallagher Marine Systens; followed by a tabletop exercise (TTX); then a video teleconference

with NOAA representatives in the USA. The initial presentations included: IMS Capabilities,

Competencies, Common Operating Pictures and Information Technology; Spill Management Teams,

Salvage Companies and Shipboard Technical Services; Regional Response Capabilities, TTX involved two

oil spill scenarios: A) oil spill occurring following a ship grounding off the southern end of The Bahamas

Inagua Island, just north of Cuba; and B) an oil spill resulting from an offshore platform blowout on the

border between Guyana and Suriname. Participants were asked: if, and to whom they would make

notifications to; whether they would stand up an IMS, and if so how they would do this; and what

information and resources they would require for each scenario. Non-affected countries were asked if

they would offer assistance to the other countries, and if so what could be offered. The exercise

addressed these questions at two stages during the spill: right after the initial notifications and after

detailed spill trajectory modeling became available. The trajectory modeling for both scenarios was

done by NOAA and showed that many countries of the WCR could be affected due to a spill in another

country’s waters, especially for one similar to the offshore platform scenario (see Figure 3.1 below).

Following the exercise, a video teleconference was set up with personnel from NOAA in the USA. The

NOAA representatives presented information on two online systems: GNOME (General NOAA

Operational Modeling Environment) which is a tool for oil spill trajectory modeling;2 and ERMA

(Environmental Response Management Application) which is an online mapping tool that integrates

2 More information on GNOME available at: http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/gnome; and https://gnome.orr.noaa.gov/


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static and real-time data, including Environmental Sensitivity Index maps, ship locations, weather, and

ocean currents, into an easy-to-use format of a common operating picture for web-based visualization

of the various types of incident data3

Figure 3.1: Exercise scenario showing a simulated constant discharge of crude oil occurring from a hypothetical offshore platform release on the border between Suriname and Guyana over a 13 day period, occurring in the August-September timeframe. Trajectories were developed by NOAA using GNOME software and relevant wind, current and weather data.

3.9 Day Five, the final day of the workshop, mostly consisted of Country Report Out presentations.

Each of the participants gave a presentation covering the following aspects for their respective countries: 3 More information on ERMA available at: http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/maps-and-spatial-data/environmental-response-management-application-erma; and https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/tools/erma.html


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Current use of an IMS if any; Status of Offshore Activities; National Pollution Response Resources and

Equipment Stockpiles; Commercial Pollution Response Resources and Equipment Stockpiles; and

Additional OPRC/IMS Information. To conclude the workshop, RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe facilitated a round

table discussion of all participants and instructors to develop a list mutually agreed upon workshop

recommendations (Section 7, Page 19).

3.10 A closing ceremony was conducted and attended by the Honorable Frankie Campbell, Minister

of Transport and Aviation, from The Government of The Bahamas, who provided closing remarks for the

workshop.


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4. Logistics

4.1 The workshop was organized by:

Keith M. Donohue U.S. Coast Guard Seconded as a Consultant to the IMO RAC/REMPEITC – Caribe, Seru Mahuma z/n, Aviation & Meteorology Building, CURAÇAO

Mrs. Carla Bikker Operations Manager/ IMO Associate Curacao Ministry of Traffic, Transport and Urban Planning RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe Seru Mahuma z/n, Aviation & Meteorology Building, CURAÇAO

With the assistance of:

Ian Moscoso, Duty Manager/Training Manager, Oil Spill Response USA Inc., 2381 Stirling Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 , USA

Hank Garcia, Senior Consultant, Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health, LLC, 200 Anders Lane, Kemah, TX 77565, USA

Maartje Folbert RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe Seru Mahuma z/n, Aviation & Meteorology Building, CURAÇAO

Kevin Perry, Senior Manager – Drills & Training Department, Gallagher Marine Systems, 305 Harper Dr, Moorestown, NJ 08057, USA

Fairoz Rozali, Principal Assistant Director of the Marine Environment Protection Unit, Marine Department Malaysia Jabatan Laut Semenanjung Malaysia, Jalan Limbungan, Kawasan 13, 42007 Port Klang, Pelabuhan Klang, MALAYSIA

Brent Williamson Consultant advising on Oil Pollution, Port Management and Legal Framework The Bahamas Ministry of Transport and AviationWestbay Street Nassau, The Bahamas

Bradford Benggio, NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator for USCG Seventh District.

Glen Watabayshi NOAA Office of Response and Restoration Chief of Modeling and Simulations Division

Jay Coady Response Information Specialist Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA) Emergency Response Division JB Huyett Response Information Specialist Emergency Response Division NOAA OR&R / Genwest Systems

Jeff Lankford NOAA Office of Response and Restoration Oceanographer and Exercise Coordinator Renn Hanson Response Information Specialist Emergency Response Division NOAA OR&R / Genwest Systems


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4.2 The workshop was held at:

Super Clubs Breezes Resort Address: Breezes Lane, Cable Beach West Bay Street,

P.O. Box CB-1349 Nassau, The Bahamas

Phone: 001-242-702-8821 001-242-954-342-4437

Fax: 001-242-327-3650 Email: [email protected] Website: [email protected]

Contact Person:

Tiffany Hanchell (Sales Coordinator) SuperClubs Resort-SuperClubs Breezes Bahamas Cable Beach, Breezes lane P.O. Box CB 13049, Nassau, Bahamas Tel: 001-242-702-8800 Email: [email protected]

4.2. The workshop language was in English.


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5. Support

5.1 The workshop was funded and supported by the Government of Malaysia through IMO’s ITCP.

The Bahamas Ministry of Transport and Aviation, The Bahamas Maritime Authority provided additional

logistics support to RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe and the participants. The Malaysian Maritime Authority,

OSRL, CTEH and Gallagher Marine Services provided technical experts who helped build the workshop

agenda and attended the workshop in person as instructors and facilitators. A team of NOAA experts

developed real-to-life oil spill trajectories, exercise inject materials, and presented topics via a

GoToMeeting's video conferencing software. The venue at the Super Club Breezes Resort, provided an

excellent, fully equipped classroom venue for a successful workshop.


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6. Findings

6.1 The course was very well received by all participants who found it very comprehensive and

informative (See: Annex 4-12 Results of Workshop Evaluation). The Introduction of IMS and NOAA’s

presentation on GNOME and ERMA were especially appreciated by the participants (Annex 4-12).

6.2 The TTX and various discussions highlighted that in the case of large regional spills, Wider

Caribbean countries are intimately connected. Potentially many countries could be affected by a major

spill in the region, and most countries do not have sufficient resources to deal with such scenarios on

their own.

6.2.1 During the TTX, participants discussed possible response actiond for two defined

scenarios, in two stages: 1) directly after notification; and 2) after spill trajectory

modeling has become available. The results are included in Table 6.1 and 6.2.

6.2.2 The potential impacts following the plausible trajectory of the hypothetical Scenario 2

(see Figure 3.1 above) presents impact that could occur to many countries, and clearly

shows the importance of regional coordination, both in terms of information exchange

and resource assistance. Several aspects were discussed related to Scenario 2 which are

summarized in Table 6.3.

6.2.3 The following conclusions were formulated based on the TTX:

• Currently, it is not clearly known which WCR government have, or have access to,

different stockpiles of spill response equipment and resources; and which countries

have MOU’s in place with commercial entities or neighboring States.

• The scenarios highlighted in this TTX shows that additional regional communication

and coordination exercises are needed.

6.3 Throughout the workshop, various countries indicated that they have resources which might be

helpful to assist other countries in case of an oil spill emergency. A list of these countries and resources

is presented in Table 6.4.

6.4 The Country Report-Out presentations gave the participants an opportunity to learn about the

status of maritime and offshore activities in each other’s country as well as the facilities and

organizations in place to possible response to oil spill incidents throughout the WCR.


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6.5 As requested by RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe prior to the workshop, several countries provided

detailed National Oil Spill Preparedness and Response Information (in the same format of the MTOP

Annexes) for consideration and possible future inclusion into the regional OPRC plans of the WCR. If

agreed upon, additional data will have to be collected from the other countries in the WCR to make such

annexes in the two regional plans complete.


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Table 6.1 Outcome TTX scenario 1 (tanker grounding north of Cuba)

Potentially affected countries

Notification IMS Resources Cha nges after update of scenario

Bahamas Notification to national parties, countries, US coastguard

IMS will be set up with ministry of environment in charge

Equipment not sufficient, O RSL will be conta cted (standing agreement in place) JIC will be set up. Ship representative is invited. Cuba authorities will be contacted online (as practiced in exercises)

Will set up joint operation with Cuba (two responses, coordinated) and US conform MTOP

Dominican Republic Notification of (deputy) oil spill coordinator

- -

Haiti Notification of (deputy) oil spill coordinator

- -

Jamaica Notification of (deputy) oil spill coordinator

- -


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Table 6.2 Outcome TTX scenario 2 (offshore blowout Suriname/ Guyana)

Potentially affected countries

Notification IMS Resources Changes after update of scenario

Guyana Notification to ministries, other countries (Suriname, T&T, Venezuela), oil company (Exxon), USCG, RAC/REMPEITC (maybe), other islands

• No system in place to set up IMS. Unclear who would be in charge

• Role of participant: render advise how to formulate plan

• Tier 3 • No bilateral agreement in

place with Suriname to respond

Resources are insufficient to deal with this scenario, will have to be arranged from abroad. No MOU ’s in place.

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Trinidad & Tobago - - Oil companies have equipment which can be used for other spills (MOU in place), agreement with OSRL

• Notification to contact points in region, ministries for maritime sector and energy, as well as coastguard.

• IMS will be set up (ICS experience in place)

• No experience in setting up JIC for region.

Suriname Yes Stand up IMS • Equipment of national oil company will be employed, expertise on IMS, manpower

• Resources required: will contact resource providers (no MOU’s in place)

-

St. Lucia - - ST Lucia has MOU with local oil facility regarding response equipment (can also use equipment for other types of spills, but have to pay).

Stand op IMS

St. Vincent - - - Not specified.


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Table 6.3 Regional coordination and communication aspects discussed in relation to scenario 2

- Exchange of information between countries is required - Saint Vincent: regional SAR Coordination Centre in Barbados? - Joint SAR Centers in Caribbean (i.e. also a discussion item from the November 2016 OPRC workshop in

Guadeloupe) might be able to help out - No coordination exercises between countries in the affected area have been done so far - Saint Lucia has an MOU with a local oil facility regarding response equipment (can also use equipment

for other types of spills, but have to pay). Trinidad and Tobago, and Dominican Republic also have similar arrangements.

- Many countries may be reluctant to provide equipment to another country if there is a possibility (even if slight) that they may become impacted by the spill at a later date.

Table 6.4 Potential resources to be shared with other countries

• Suriname: has personnel trained in ICS • Saint. Vincent: could provide ship drivers from the Coast Guard • Mexico: has extensive experience in their Environmental Protection Agency • Belize: could provide waste management expertise and response expertise • Colombia: could provide experienced Naval officers • Jamaica: experienced disaster prevention office for planning tasks in an IMS • Trinidad: has dispersant experience • Guyana: could provide manpower • Bahamas, Curacao: could provide aircraft • Colombia, St. Kitts: could provide drones for spill monitoring


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7. Recommendations:

7.1 The following recommendations were generated by the workshop participants during

facilitated discussions on the final day of the workshop:

7.1.1 Develop an online information platform for oil spills with data and contact

information across the region through the website of RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe. Data

that could be adopted into such a platform includes:

• National and regional equipment stockpiles; • National and regional oil spill contact list; • Offshore production locations; • Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) maps; and • Relevant documentation such as best practices

7.1.2 Set up an online webchat system that can be activated during an incident to allow for

easy communication between countries and on the regional level.

7.1.3 Provide additional training on financial mechanisms, claims, compensation, civil

liability, and legislation for personnel of the national organizations.

7.1.4 Support countries in setting up and implementing multi- and bilateral agreements.

7.1.5 Support the development of sub-regional Joint Communication Plans between

countries.

7.1.6 Support regional exercises on a regular basis in order to establish regional

communication, identification of resources, cross-border dispersant policies, and

increased understanding of offshore oil operations.

7.1.7 Provide additional training in the use of online software for spill trajectories (e.g.

GNOME) at a Regional Level for country representatives.

7.1.8 Develop and maintain a regional oil spill response user group.

7.1.9 Provide additional training at the national level about IMS for technical personnel of

the national organizations.

7.1.10 Update Maritime Safety Committee data for each country at MSC-MEPC which should

also be used for communication exercises.


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Annex 1 – Participants

DELEGATES

1. Belize Ms. Maxine MONSANTO Policy Analist Department of Environment Market Square, Belmopan Belize Tel: 001-501-822-2819 Email: [email protected]

2. Colombia Mr. Dario Sanabria GAITAN Capitan/ Oceanographer General Maritime Authority (DIMAR) 54 Street No:26-50 CAN. Bogota D.C Colombia Tel: 00571-220-0490 / 314-3549473 Email: [email protected]

3. Saint Lucia

Mr. Christopher ALEXANDER Director Maritime Affairs Saint Lucia Air and Seaport Authority Manoel Streets, Castries Saint Lucia Tel: 001-758-457-6152 / 7284846 Email: [email protected]

4. Dominican Republic Mr. Patricio CUEVAS MEDINA Environment Engineer Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Av. Cajetano Germosen, Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Tel: 001-809-576-4300 / 467-Email: [email protected]

5. Staint Kitts and Nevis

Mr. McClean HOBSON Director of Maritime Affairs Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Posts, Urban Development & Transport Water Services Building P.O. Box 878 Needsmust, Bassettere Saint Kitts and Nevis Tel: 001-869-466-7032 Email: [email protected]

6. Guyana Mr. Randy BARNWELL Marine surveyor/ technical officer Maritime Administration 1 Battery Road, Kingstom Georgetown Guyana Tel: 00-592-225-7330 / 226-3356 Email: [email protected]

7. Haiti

Ms. Myriam DESROSIERS SENATUS Director if Cooperation and Maritime Affairs SEMANAH Rue Toussaint Louverture, Delmas 31 Port au Prince Haiti Tel: 00-509-3788-4131 / 4893-7806 Email: [email protected]

8. Jamaica Mr. Alvin GAYLE Commanding Officer Offshore Jamaican Defence Force Coast Guard HMJS Cagway Port Royal Kingston 1 Kingston Jamaica Tel: 001-876-692-62123 / 877-2632 Email: [email protected]


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9. Mexico Mr. Carlos Enrique ANGULO HERNANDEZ Deputy Port Captain Direccion de Marina Mercante Boulevard Adolfo Lopez Mateosno: 1990 Ciudad de Mexico Mexico 0052-55-52-653257 Ext.26006 [email protected]

10. Suriname Mr. Radjoe BHOLA Head Operations Coast Guard Suriname Cornelis Jongbawstraat No. 2 Paramaribo Suriname Tel: 00597-426-426 / 857-3722 [email protected]

11. Trinidad and Tobago Ms. Natasha ISAAC Assistance Supervisor, Maritime Affairs Ministry of Works & Transport 127-129 Duke Street Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago Tel: 001-868-625-3804 / 499-9619 Email: [email protected]

12. Saint Vincent and The Grenadines Mr. Kemron BEACHE Director SVG Maritime Administration Cruise ship Terminal Suite 126-127 Kingston Saint Vincent and The Grenadines Tel: 001-784-456-1378 / 532-6442 Email: [email protected]

13. The Bahamas

Mr. Brent Williamson Consultant advising on Oil Pollution, Port Management and Legal Framework The Bahamas Ministry of Transport and Aviation P.O Box N-8175 Nassau The Bahamas Tel: 001-242-376-1316 Email: [email protected]

14. Bahamas Mr. Ryan ANTHONY Public Analyst Department of Environmental Health Services Nassau The Bahamas P.O. Box ss 19976 Tel: 001-242-557-0379 Email: [email protected]

15. Bahamas

Mr. Marques WILLIAMS Manager of Port Facilities Port Department Price George Wharf Nassau, The Bahamas Tel: 001-242-424-4144 Email: [email protected]

16. Bahamas Mr. Gilles DEAL Ministry Of Environment And Housing Shirley Street & Charlotte Street, 3rd Fl Claughton House P.O. Box: 4849 Nassau, The Bahamas Tel: 001-242-322-6005


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PRESENTERS AND ORGANIZERS

17. Mr. Keith M. DONOHUE U.S. Coast Guard Seconded as a Consultant for IMO RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe Seru Z/N Aviation Building Willemstad Curacao Tel: 005-999-839-3719Tel: 005-999-839-3719 Email: [email protected]

18. Ms. Carla BIKKER Office Manager / IMO Associate RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe Seru Z/N Aviation Building Willemstad Curacao Tel: 005-999-839-3716 Email: [email protected]

19. Ms. Maartje FOLBERT

Collaborator Maritime Authority Curacao RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe Seru Z/N Aviation Building Willemstad Curacao Tel: 005-999-839-3719 Email: [email protected]

20. Mr. Mohd Fairoz ROZALI Principal Assistant Director Marine Environment Protection Unit, Marine Department of Malaysia Alam Sekitar Marin (UPASM) Jabatan Laut Malaysia Tel: 03 3169 5239 Email: [email protected]

21. Mr. Ian MOSCOSO

Duty Manager / Training Manager Oil Spill Response USA Inc. (OSRL) 2381 Stirling Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 Tel: +1 954 983 9880 Ext: 318 Email: [email protected]

22. Mr. Kevin S. PERRY Senior Manager - Drills & Training Department Gallagher Marine Systems, LLC 305 Harper Drive Moorestown, NJ 08057 USA Tel: 001-856-642-2091 Email: [email protected]

23. Mr. Hank GARCIA Senior Consultant Global Preparedness and Crisis Management Division Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health 2000 Anders Lane Kemah, TX 77565 USA Tel: 001-832-671-2406 Email: [email protected]


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NOAA Office of Response & Restoration Emergency Response Division PRESENTERS DELIVERED VIA VIDEO TELECONFERENCE

24. Mr. Bradford BENGGIO NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator Office of Response & Restoration Emergency Response Division – for USCG D7 909 SE 1st Ave, Room 714. Brickell Plaza Federal Building. Miami, FL 33131. 305-530-7925. 305-530-7932 (fax). 954-684-8486 (cell) [email protected].

25. Mr. Glen Y. WATABAYASHI Chief of NOAA Office of Response & Restoration Modeling and Simulations Studies 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle, WA 98115 USA Tel: 001-206- 526-6324 Email: [email protected]

26. Mr. Jeff LANKFORD Oceanographer and Exercise Coordinator NOAA Office of Response & Restoration Emergency Response Division (ERD) 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle, WA 98115 USA Tel: 001-206- 526-6964 NOS Email: [email protected]

27. Mr. Jay COADY Response Information Specialist- Environmental Response Management Office for Coastal Management, Charleston. 2234 South Hobson Avenue Charleston, SC 29405-2413. USA Tel: 001-843-742-1318 Email: [email protected]


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Annex 2 – Agenda

IMO Sub-Regional Workshop on IMO’s Guidance on the Implementation of an Incident

Management System (IMS)

DAY 1

Sunday, 21 May 2017

Presenter/Facilitator

17:00- 18:00

Registration Opening remarks Photos

Hon Deputy Minister of Transport, Malaysia Bahamas MOT

18:00- 19:00

Case study : MV Wan Hai 301 vs APL Denver

Fairoz Rozali

19:00

Dinner


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DAY 2

Monday, 22 May 2017


08:30-09:30

1. WCR Regional Legal Framework, Mandates and Recommendations

Keith Donohue

09:30-10:15

2. ASEAN Regional framework

Fairoz Rozali

10:15- 10:45

Tea/Coffee Break

10:45-11:45

3. Oil Spill Response Options & Hierarchy Ian Moscoso

11:45 12:30

4. Roles and Responsibilities

Ian Moscoso

12:30- 14:00

Lunch

14:00-14:45

5. Managing Information

Hank Garcia

14:45-15:15

6. Leadership & Organization Challenges During an Emergency

Keith Donohue

15:15- 15:45

Tea/Coffee Break

15:45- 16:45

7.Intro to IMS

Keith Donohue Ian Moscoso

16:45- 17:30

8. Benefits of an IMS process

Ian Moscoso


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DAY 3

Tuesday, 23 May 2017


08:30- 09:30

1. IMS Background; History and examples around the world

Ian Moscoso

09:30-10:15

2. IMS Principles Hank Garcia

10:15- 10:30

Tea/Coffee Break

10:30- 11:45

3. Functional roles and Responsibilities With Exercise

Keith Donohue

11:45- 12:30

4. IMS Organization and Tiered Response: Ian Moscoso

12:30- 14:00

Lunch

14:00- 15:15

5. Management Principles: With Exercise

Keith Donohue Ian Moscoso

15:15- 15:30

Tea/Coffee Break

15:30- 16:00

6. Developing a Plan

Keith Donohue

16:00- 17:30

7. Exercise in developing a Plan

Ian Moscoso Fairoz Rozali Hank Garcia


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DAY 4

Wednesday, 24 May 2017


08:30- 09:30

1. IMS Capabilities, Competencies, Common Operating Pictures and Information Technology:

Hank Garcia

09:30- 10:30

2. Spill Management Teams, Salvage Companies, and Shipboard Technical Services

Kevin Perry

10:30- 10:45

Tea/Coffee Break

10:45- 11:15

3. Regional Response Capabilities, Industrial and Bi-lateral Mutual Aid Agreements

Ian Moscoso

11:15- 12:30

4. Incident Facilities and Joint Information Centers: Keith Donohue

12:30- 14:00

Lunch

14:00- 15:30

5. TTX Exercise

Participants Keith Donohue

15:30- 15:45

Tea/Coffee Break

15:45- 16:30

6. After Action / Regional Round Table Discussion of Exercise

Keith Donohue

16:30- 16:45

7. Country Report Out: Malaysia Fairoz Rozali

16:45- 17:30

15 min Country Report Out (1): 15 min Country Report Out (2): 15 min Country Report Out (3):

Participants Individually


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DAY 5

Thursday, 25 May 2017


08:30 10:15

15 min Country Report Out (4): 15 min Country Report Out (5): 15 min Country Report Out (6): 15 min Country Report Out (7): 15 min Country Report Out (8): 15 min Country Report Out (9): 15 min Country Report Out (10):


10:15- 10:45

Tea/Coffee Break

10:45- 11:30

15 min Country Report Out (11): 15 min Country Report Out (12): 15 min Country Report Out (13):


11:30-12:30

Breakout discussions (3 groups)

Group 1, 2 & 3with all instructor facilitating

12:30- 14:00

Lunch

14:00- 14:30

Breakout discussions Cont’d (3 groups)

Group 1, 2 & 3with all instructor facilitating

14:30- 15:30

Report out of Break out Groups & Facilitated discussion of Workshop Recommendations

Keith Donohue

15:30- 15:45

Tea/Coffee Break

15:45- 16:00

Closing Ceremony


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Annex 3 – Group Photo


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Annex 4 – Results of the workshop evaluation

1- Was the invitation received in good time?

2- Did you receive the information listed below about the event before your participation?

Yes100%

No 0%

No answer0%

invitation received in good time?

100%

No 0% No answer

0%

on its objective and scope


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3- Were the instructions on the following clear and easy to understand?

100%

No 0%

No answer0%

subject areas and programme

Yes86%

No 7%

No answer

7%

profile required of participant


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4- Did you receive logistical information on

Yes93%

No 0%

No answer7%

completion and submission of the nomination form

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

· venue· travel arrangements· DSA payments· accommodation

No answer

N/A

No

Yes


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5- If you were given any pre-event assignment, was it useful?

6- To cover the topics fully, was the event (please check the appropriate box)

Yes93%

No 0%

N/A7%

No answer0%

Too long

Just Right

Too short

No answer


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7- How do you rate the event with regard to the following?

8- How do you rate the following aspects of the materials?

9- How would you rate the following aspects of the presentations?

0

5

10

15

20

25

excellent good satisfactory poor No answer

Equipment

Facilities

Venue

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4

6

8

10

12

14

No answer

poor

satisfactory

good

excellent


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10- How would you rate the use of the following?

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5

10

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20

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35

40

excellent good satisfactory poor No answer

Comprehensiveness

Technical contents

Clarity

Design and structure

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2

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8

10

12

14

Course materials

IMO reference materials

Other resource materials

Group and practical activities

Field trips

No answer

N/A

poor

satisfactory

good

excellent


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11- Please rate each lecturer with regard to the following:


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12- What topics were of most interest and relevance to you?

• Structure of incident management system, development of a plan and the exercises; • Exercise in developing a plan, leadership and organization challenges during an emergency

and all other topics also were interesting; • Leadership/organization during an emergency, developing a plan, GNOME; • The topics were good for the first attendant. All the topics were interesting and relevant; • Media training, projection NOAA software; • The ICS/IMS, GNOME and ERMA; • Roles and responsibilities, IMS organization and tiered response; • The use of IMS concepts in addressing incidents. It allows for a systematic organized

approach to incidents; • Spill management, health and safety; • Functional roles and responsibilities; • Everything related to the IMS; • The implementation of an IMS; • How to contact other countries and which capabilities they have to help us to respond in

case of an oil spill.

13- Are there any topics which should be added?

• Compensation regimes, and MOUs and contract development; • Training in GNOME; • The possibility to do some practical training other than TTX; • Oil spill contingency plan structure; • Highlight more the similarities of Hazmat, project management to IMS and the importance of

combining the concepts in a way to efficiently address incidents; • Field exercises, review equipment; • Incident facilities and joint information centre; • Liability conventions applicable to oil spills; • How to structure international MOUs between countries to deal with an oil spill.

Yes43%

No 14%

No answer43%


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14- Do you consider that the objective of the event was met?

15- Are you likely to use the information you gained on the course when you return to your work?

Yes

No

No answer

Yes

No

No answer


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16- Will you have the opportunity to transfer the knowledge gained to your colleagues at work?

General Comments:

• Better time management of presentations is needed; • Visits should be made by RAC/REMPEITC to Guyana upon our anticipated invitation to do

awareness courses. This should be done also to other countries in the Caribbean region; • I will make translation to Spanish to transfer the knowledge to my colleagues in Mexico; • If possible extend to more workshops per year; • At some point get the bigger bosses involved to make it easier for the attendees and

responders; • See to link up with CDEMA; • This course was super, very glad I was a part. This course has now allowed me to have a more

organized approach to incidents; • The course was extremely practical in the enhancement of spill management techniques; • The conference was timely and rewarding. It allowed the ability to share information and to

see how each country face the same risks; • All countries should indicate progress made after attending the previous workshop to

maintain a steady progress and upgrade in the training being offered. The profile of the participants should be further clarified and the expectations after the workshop;

• Practical exercises and lessons learned are so important to understand the importance of this kind of exercises;

• Thank for the effort to organize this successful workshop that helps the governments to improve their responsibility.

Yes No No answer


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Annex 6 – Course Certificate


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Annex 7 – National Oil Spill Preparedness and Response Information Per Country Category Type of information BELIZE COLOMBIA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GUYANA MEXICO 24 HOUR NOTIFICATION POINT OF CONTACT

Point of contact:

Name 1. Mr. Martin Alegria 2. Armando Cobb 3. Mrs. Merlene Martinez (Alternate: Mrs. Shirlette Martinez)

Marco Antonio Olier Mendoza

Ydalia Acevedo Monegro Colonel (ret'd) Chabilall Ramsaroop, MSM

Enrique Casarrubias Garcia

Agency 1. Department of Environment 2. Belize Coast Guard 3. Belize Port Authority

Dirección General Maritimo

Ministerio de Medio Ambiente

Civil Defence Commission

Seccreataria de Comunicaciones y Transportes, Direccion General Adjunta de Marina Mercante

Position 1. Chief Environmental Officer 2. Operations Officer 3. Ports Commissioner

Responsabel Area Seguridad Integral Marítima

Viceministria de Costeros y Marino

Director General Director

Email 1. [email protected] 2. [email protected] / [email protected] 3. [email protected]

[email protected] [email protected]

[email protected]/ [email protected]

[email protected]

Website 1. www.doe.gov.bz 2. - 3. www.portauthority.bz

www.dimar.mil.co http://ambiente.gob.do/

Phone 1. +501-669-4480 2. +501-222-5260 / +501-222-5262 FAX: +501-222-5261 3. +501-222-5668

+87 12200490 Ext 2371 809-567-4300 F. 809.501.2692

(592) 226-1027 Ext 222 52-5552653257/ 52-55-57239300 Ext 26006

Txt Message Capable Phone Number

1. +501-669-4480 2. +501-615-4156 3. +501-610-0656

+87 3204333749


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Category Type of information BELIZE COLOMBIA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GUYANA MEXICO RESCUE COORDINATION CENTRE

Point of contact: Name 1. Coast Guard Operations Centre

(Rescue Coordination Centre) 2. National Maritime Communications Centre (Maritime Communications)

Jefe del Departamento Operaciones Fuerzo Naval del Caribe

Peña Miese Michael Tennant; Geoffrey Babb

MRCC - Mazatlan - Pacific Ocean

Agency 1. Belize Coast Guard 2. Belize Port Authority

Armada Nacional Armada Dominicana Maritime Administration Department (MARAD)

Mexican Navy MRCC

Position 1. Duty Officer on duty & Operations Officer – Coast Guard Headquarters operates 24 hrs basis 2. Vessel Traffic Officer on duty

Jefe del Departamento Operaciones Fuerzo Naval del Caribe

Director/ Comandancia de Puertos de la Armada Dominicana

Harbour Master/Chief Pilot

Email 1. [email protected] 2. [email protected]

[email protected] [email protected]/ [email protected]

[email protected]

Website www.armada.mil.co http://www.cdp.mil.do Phone 1. +501-222-5260 / 501-222-5262

2. +501-299 or +501-222-5667 809-593-5900 (592)227-5257/

(592)226-7842/ (592)227-2407

52-669-985-2411/ 52-669-985-2428


1. +501-615-4156 2. +501-601-5780

+87 3157319876 (592)649-1744/ (592)623-9222

Focal Point(s) of Contact for Oil Spills:

Name 1. Mr. Martin Alegria 2. Lt. Col. Shelton Defour (Ret’d)

Carlos Marquez Newell Dennison Direccion General Adjunta de Oceanografia, Hidrografia y Meteorologia


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Category Type of information BELIZE COLOMBIA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GUYANA MEXICO Agency 1. Department of Environment

2. National Emergency Management Organization NOTE: Department of Environment functions as Oil Spill Emergency Response Coordinator on behalf the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) Secretariat

Unidad Nacional de Gestión de Riesgo y Desastres

Ministerio de Medio Ambiente

Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC)

Mexican Navy

Position 1. Chief Environmental Officer 2. National Emergency Management Coordinator

Director Viceministria de Costeros y Marino

Commisioner (AG)

Email 1. [email protected] or [email protected] 2. [email protected] or [email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]


Phone 1. +501-669-4480 2. +501-822-2054

+87 8529696 809-567-4300 F. 809.501.2692

(592)225-3047 52-555-6246500 Ext 7277/ 52-555-6246543


1. +501-669-4480 2. -

(592)621-6573

FUNCTIONAL PROCEDURES

Spill monitoring and trajectory

Department of Environment Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute

Centro de Investigaciones Oceanográficos e Hidrograficos del Caribe [email protected] cel: +87 3118311243

Pedro Montero Teléfono. -809-501-2729 mail: [email protected]

Maritime Administration Department (MARAD)


Strategic communications

Belize Port Authority – National Maritime Communications Centre

Julia Ramirez, [email protected].

Georgetown Light House (MARAD)



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Category Type of information BELIZE COLOMBIA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GUYANA MEXICO do Telefono:809-567-4300

Subsea Operations: Containment and Chemical Dispersant Application

Department of Environment Ministerio de Medio Ambiente

Silmer Gonzalez Telefono: 809-567-4300 ext. 7219 Flota:809-501-6648


Vessel operations Belize Coast Guard Capitán de Puerto de la Jurisdicción

Manuel Elías Rodriguez Medina, Capitán de Navío, Jefe de Operaciones Navales ARD, 809-604-3530 Peralta Miese Teléfono: 809-593-5900/809-604-3839



Air operations Name: Brigadier General David Jones – Commander of Belize Defence Force Major German Burns – Head of Air Wing Unit Lt. Claudio Quiroz – Emergency Response Officer (Chemicals) Agency: Belize Defence Force - Air Wing Unit Email: [email protected] and [email protected] Website: www.bdf.mil.bz Phone: +501- Txt Message Capable Phone Number: +501-602-9698

Jefe de Operaciones Aerea Fuerza Aerea Colombiana Comandante Grupo Aeronaval del Caribe

Ministerio de Defensa-Fuerza Aerea Dominicana/Escuadron de Rescate : [email protected]/ orreo (@fard.mil.do) Telefono; 809-688-3333

Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA)


Chemical dispersant coordination


Silmer Gonzalez Teléfono: 809-567-4300 ext. 7219 Flota:809-501-6648



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Category Type of information BELIZE COLOMBIA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GUYANA MEXICO Mechanical recovery coordination

Department of Environment Belize Coast Guard

Capitán de Puerto de la Jurisdicción

Juan T. Filpo, Telefono: 809-567-4300 ext.7211, F.809-467-3698, Mail: [email protected]


In-situ burning coordination


Ydalia Acevedo Monegro. Telefono: 809.501.2692 mail. [email protected]

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Points of contact for distribution of Safety information

1) Department of Environment 2) Name: Mr. Andre Cho Agency: Geology and Petroleum Department Position: Director Email: [email protected] Phone: +501-802-2178 / +501-802-2651 Txt Message Capable Phone Number: +501-615-2233

Ministerio de Salud Publica- Sistema Nacional de Atención de Emergencias y Seguridad 911


Jefatura del Estado Mayor de la Armada Phone: 52-5556246388 [email protected]

Website and point of contact

1) Website: www.doe.gov.bz Name: Ms. Celi Cho Agency: Department of Environment Position: Environmental Officer – Public Awareness and Outreach Unit Email: [email protected]/ [email protected] Phone: +501-822-2819

Telefono:809-200-0328/809-541-3121 http://www.sespas.gov.do/contact-us 911 emergencias http://dned.salud.gob.do/[email protected]

[email protected] Jefatura del Estado Mayor de la Armada Phone: 52-5556246388 [email protected]


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Category Type of information BELIZE COLOMBIA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GUYANA MEXICO 2) Website: www.belize.gov.bz Name: Ms. Jeanelle Mencias Agency: Press Office Position: Senior Information Officer Email: [email protected] Phone: +501-828-8493 Txt Message Capable Phone Number:

Point of contact for distribution of indicators

Department of Environment Geology and Petroleum Department


Point of contact for distribution of regulations

Department of Environment Geology and Petroleum Department



LOGISTICS Customs and Immigration: TBD Disposition of Recovered Oil: 1) Oversight of recovery process – Department of Environment 2) Solid Waste Management Authority Page 5 of 6 Belize Oil Spill Preparedness and Response Information for OPRC & IMS – 4 May 2017


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Category Type of information BELIZE COLOMBIA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GUYANA MEXICO Waste Management: 1) Oversight of Process - Department of Environment 2) Name: Mr. Gilroy Lewis Agency: Solid Waste Management Authority Position: Director Email: [email protected] Phone: +501- 802-1527

NATIONAL SPILL REPONSE EQUIPMENT

Point of contact name:

Mr. Martin Alegria Carlos Marquez Juan Manuel Méndez / Vicealmirante Enríquez Peña Acosta

Direccion General Adjunta de Oceanografia, Hidrografia y Meteorologia

Agency Department of Environment Unidad Nacional de Gestión de Riesgo y Desastres

Centro de Operaciones de Emergencias – Armada Dominicana

Mexican Navy

Location Forest Drive, Belmopan Bogotá Santo Domingo Mexico City

Website listing www.doe.gov.bz www.coe.god.do -

Email [email protected] or [email protected]

[email protected]


Phone +501-669-4480 +87 8529696 (809) 472-0909-809-593-5900 52-555-4244543


+501-669-4480


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Category Type of information BELIZE COLOMBIA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GUYANA MEXICO Comments NOTE: Currently Belize has limited

response equipment to address oil spill incidents Most oil spill response equipment is kept by Private Petroleum Companies as part of the Emergency Response requirement and is accessible to the government upon request.

COMMERCIAL SPILL RESPONSE EQUIPMENT

Point of contact name:

1. Mr. Albert Roches 2. Mr. Ramsey Leacock, Mr. Freddy Flores

Marino Almanzar / Carlos Silie Komal Singh Direccion General Adjunta de Oceanografia, Hidrografia y Meteorologia

Agency 1. Belize Natural Energy 2. Puma Energy

SECIMAR/ CAPSA Gaico Construction and General Services

Mexican Navy

Location 1. Belize Natural Energy: a) Big Creek Port – Independence, Stann Creek District, b) Spanish Lookout Office – 3 Miles, Iguana Creek Road, Cayo District 2. Puma Energy: a) Belize City – Loyola Terminal

Santo Domingo Mexico City

Website listing

1. www.bne.bz 2. www.pumaenergy.com

http://capsa.com.do/www.secimar.com

www.facebook.com/gaico.inc.gy/

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Category Type of information BELIZE COLOMBIA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GUYANA MEXICO Email 1. [email protected]

2. [email protected]

[email protected]/ [email protected]


Phone 1. +501-823--393 2. +501-227-4949

1-809-540-3438 -/- 809-541-5742/1 809-688-8244

52-555-4244543


1. +501-650-5754 2. +501-610-4286

(592)638-6114

Comments

Actualmente Colombia se encuentra atualizando su plan de contingencia, por lo cual el aviso a ser importido sera uninsurno importante para llevar a cabo dicha actualización.

Skimmers Boats for deployment of booms Booms and other resources Dispersants pads


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Annex 8 – Key information from country report-outs

General presentation information: COUNTRY Developed by Delivered by Contact information BELIZE Department of Environment Maxine Monsanto [email protected] or

[email protected] +501-822-2819

COLOMBIA DIMAR DIMAR [email protected], cellular phone 3143549473

SAINT LUCIA Saint Lucia Air and Seaport Authority Christopher Alexander [email protected] 1758-7284846

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Patricio Cuevas, Analista de Gestion Ambiental Patricio Cuevas Mail: [email protected] Telef.809-567-4300 ext.6211 F.809-467-1756

SAINT KITTS & NEVIS Mc Clean Hobson Mc Clean Hobson Tel: 1869 466 7032 (W) 1869 663 8886 (M) EM: [email protected]

GUYANA Randy Barnwell Randy Barnwell, Pilot/ Technical Officer Email: [email protected] Phone: (592)222-7542, (592)617-2363

HAITI - - - JAMAICA Jamaica Defence Force Lt Cdr Alvin Gayle, JDF CG [email protected]

(876) 967-8031-3 Ext 3032 (876) 877- 2632

MEXICO Capt. Carlos E. Angulo H. – Participant Capt. Enrique Casarrubias Garcia - Director General Adjunto de Marina Mercante Julian Hernandez Ahuacatitla- National Navigation Director

Capt. Carlos Angulo [email protected] General Director of Merchant Marine [email protected] National Navigation Director

SURINAME Staatsolie NV Radjoe Bhola Marni Daal PR TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Maritime Services Division Ministry of Works and Transport Natasha Ginger Isaac [email protected]

1868-499-9619 SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES

SVGMARAD Kemron Beache [email protected]

THE BAHAMAS Brent Williamson Brent Williamson [email protected]


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Use of an Incident Management System (IMS): COUNTRY Have any IMS been

adopted? If so, nationally, locally, commercially…etc?

If so what system[s[? Does everyone who would be participating in an Oil Spill Response IMS know their respective responsibility clearly?

What (if any) are your IMS needs?

BELIZE Belize has adopted IMS for oil spill response

implemented nationally under National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO)

Incident Command System Not all responders or decision makers clearly understand their responsibilities

•Develop a Communications Plan for IMS, • UPDATE the IMS aligning with international standards, •Training / Building Institutional Capacity in IMS as it relates to oil spill response

COLOMBIA Not yet. Commercially have been implemented and some government institutions too. Nowadays, the national government have the proposal to implement this in the near future.

Government have a National Contingency Plan leader by the National Risk Management Unit – UNGDR.

Yes, at the level it have been implemented.

Have a precise responsibility of participants in each level (means each of the private and governmental institutions ).

SAINT LUCIA Yes Councils/Committees-Oil/Hazmat/Hurricane

IMS Operations- First responders Training

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

All the private companies using Incident Command Plan for oil spill response The Ministry has a list of Authorized Managers (Companies) to provide containment, collection, cleaning and transport and final disposal of oil residues.

AN OIL SPILL EMERGENCY PLAN

SAINTT KITTS & NEVIS

I am not aware of any - - Although they may have some ideas, I am not sure that they are fully clear. Since the creation of the National Contingency Plan, there were no exercise of the plan.

IMS training at the national level for all the agencies that will be involved in an oil spill response


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COUNTRY Have any IMS been adopted?

If so, nationally, locally, commercially…etc?



GUYANA None has been adopted but there is an IMS that is now being drafted.

National IMS is in Draft. Commercially two companies have an IMS in place: Repsol and Exxon Mobil.

Repsol and Exxon Response Plan

No! In Guyana, MARAD has the responsibility for Oil Spill Response, but there are agencies with some over lapping powers, such as the EPA, CDC and the Ministry of Natural Resources ( Environmental Division), However, in past situations MARAD has been the coordinator , but a lot more training is needed at frequent intervals.

Everything! Many needs: Technical advise on preparing a plan, Equipment, Resources, Training

JAMAICA Yes American Standard (Logistics, Planning, Administration and Finance), Used by the Jamaica Fire Brigade British Standard (Gold, Silver, Bronze Command), Adopted by the Jamaica Defence and Constabulary Forces Utilizes Operational and Tactical Command

ICS

MEXICO Yes Nationally by SEMAR (Navy Minister) and assisted by national oil company PEMEX

PLAN NACIONAL DE CONTINGENCIA PARA DERRAME DE HIDROCARBURO (National Emergency Plan for Oil Spill) was developed in 1981 by a committee of different authorities (Navy – Environmental – Pemex - Transport Minister) and PEMEX. Last Revision Dec 2016.

YES. Annual training people involved in National Emergency Plan according pag 32 of our plan.

Carry out an accurate and actualized national inventory of resources due in our country we have divided the country in 14 naval zones, some of them with limited resources, and other zones, Campeche Sound by example, production area, they have unlimited resources. I will recommend make new inventories and focus resources in the ports discharging FO to attack FO spill emergencies. More training and emergency drill . Are


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implemented according our NEP only one yearly.

SURINAME Yes Staatsolie Crisis and Emergency Management plan (CEMT)

Yes all emergency responsibilities /roles are laid down in our CEMT manual

Staatsolie’s management is convinced it is of critical importance that Staatsolie’s workforce is prepared to proactively and strategically manage these situations as efficiently as possible with minimal damage to people, the environment, our operations and reputation. Equally important is ensuring Staatsolie’s business continuity.

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

No but we do have an ICS

Command Centre/Reporting ODPM MEEA and Petrotrin

ICS Yes Challenges- Cooperation between government agencies within the ICS, training for first responders

SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES

There is no adopted Incident manage system however, elements have behind in cooperated into the National spill plan.

There is a Lead Agency falls under the ministry of National security: The National Emergency Management Organization. The Lead Agency would delegate its responsibility to the head of the Responds Agency, an example: A spill incident outside of a Port Area, the Responds Agency would be the Coast Guard, hence the head of the Coast Guard Commander would be the On Scene Commander. There should be developed an advisory group comprised of persons with relevant expertise in various sectors that would advise the On Scene Commander.

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THE BAHAMAS

NATIONAL AND LOCAL IMS are established

Clear roles of agencies are expressed in an Oil Spill Response

More training and exercises are required

Status of offshore activities: COUNTRY Are there any of the following offshore oil/gas : If so, list the major facilities,

vessels, refineries, lightering/bunkering, oil/gas companies operating

What, if any are your biggest offshore oil spill concerns?

Exploration Proven finds Production Public discussion/interest

BELIZE No (current updating petroleum legislation)

No national data exists No YES – citizens have pushed for establishment of a moratorium on Offshore Oil. Policy enacted in 2016 – no oil within 1 km of Belize Barrier Reef and Atolls.

- - Our inability to effectively respond to an incident,Lack institutional capacity (trained personnel), - Lack of equipment, and - Weak legislation (no compensation regime).

COLOMBIA yes yes not yet yes ANADARKO COLOMBIA COMPANY, SHELL and the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP), TEMPORAL UNION REPSOL S.A - EXXON MOBIL – STATOIL.

How to enforce our national law to protect this kind of incidents. How to deal with spills that comes from a ship which flagstate or ownership is not properly recognized.

SAINT LUCIA uncertain (Grinburg)

No No Outcome of Granburg Buckeye Ltd. Ten million barrels capacity

Fuel tank rupture, collision or grounding of Oil Tanker

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

No

SAINT KITTS & NEVIS

No No No - - -

GUYANA Yes ongoing for the pass four to

Experts now estimate that one of its offshore fields alone, known as Liza,

Production should started

Yes there is a lot of public interest both the

Companies: REPSOL, EXXON MOBIL, TULLOW, GECO

The environmental impact on our country and neighboring countries.


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COUNTRY Are there any of the following offshore oil/gas : If so, list the major facilities, vessels, refineries, lightering/bunkering, oil/gas companies operating



five years could contain 1.4 billion barrels of oil mixed with natural gas. The Payara field is part of a block of 6.6 million acres that Exxon Mobil is exploring with Hess Guyana Exploration and CNOOC Nexen Petroleum Guyana, a Chinese-owned company.

around 2020 to 2022

environmental impacts and most importantly how the “oil money” would be spend for the development of the country.

MARINE, CGX, CNOOC NEXEN PETROLEUM GUYANA.

The possible damage to the marine life if an oil spill should occur. Impact on the economy.

JAMAICA - - - - - - MEXICO YES, According YES The Oil & Gas Journal (OGJ)

estimated that as of 2016, the proven oil reserves in Mexico were 12.4 billion barrels (1.97×109 m3) but 50% in deep waters. Mexico does not have technology to extract in deep waters.

YES 2.2 million barrels per day

YES Vessels: Two FSO (2 millions barrels e/a) anchored permanently in Cayo Arcas Refineries: Two big refineries in Tampico and Coatzacoalcos (Gulf of Mexico) Are in project 2 big new refineries but not before 2022 como int operation Lightering – bunkering: Fleet under 50 medium vessels operating in Campeche area Platforms : Several exploration/production platforms in Campeche area. Few exploration platforms in Mexican Caribbean (onlu one, in exploration drilling in the Gulf of Yucatan). Gas company: Only gas company is national oil company PEMEX

Permanent fear of a similar uncontrollable oil spill as the platform Deep Water BP in 2010. Several production platforms are operating in Gulf of Mexico and Campeche area.


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COUNTRY Are there any of the following offshore oil/gas : If so, list the major facilities, vessels, refineries, lightering/bunkering, oil/gas companies operating



SURINAME Yes in partnerships No No No National Oil company is Producing three oilfields onshore and operates an oil refinery and is active in Bunkering and transportation in the region.

A blow out during exploration drilling

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

Yes Yes No


No No No No - -

THE BAHAMAS

Yes Yes No Yes Oil Storage- BORCO AND STATOIL VESSEL TRAFFIC; Oil COMPANIES; LIGHTERING/BUNKERING

The major concern is sufficient resources and obtaining sufficient technical support for maintenance and upkeep of equipment


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National Pollution Response Resources & Equipment Stockpiles: COUNTRY Are there national spill response

resources/equipments available in your country?

If so with what agency? If so, are lists of the equipment/resources available to be included in the OPRC Plan?

If so, list contact person and/or website:

BELIZE Currently limited oil spill response resources/equipment

Equipment management by Department of Environment

No equipment available for inclusion in OPRC at this time

-

COLOMBIA Yes National Risk Management Unit – UNGDR in coordination with DIMAR, ECOPETROL and CI International Fuels LTDA in Buenaventura. And DIMAR, ECOPETROL, BUNKER SOIL with CODIS CI SA in Cartagena.

Yes It can be coordinated through the Harbor Master in each city.

SAINT LUCIA Limited amount of Oil Spill equipment

Chairman-Christopher Alexander

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

The government don't, have oil spill equipment. The Dominican Navy has some basic equipment for spill containment (booms, compressors, fire extinguishers, tugboats, boats).

Dominican Navy

SAINT KITTS & NEVIS

YES a limited amount owned by private commercial companies

- - -

GUYANA Yes, but in extremely minimal supply

Civil Defence Commission (CDC); Gaico Engineering: Oil Companies.

Yes but no plan is fully in place as yet. Director General Ms. Claudette Rogers; Director of Maritime Safety Commander John .F. Flores; Director General of Civil Defence Commission Colonel Chubbilall Ramsaroop MSM; Harbour Master Mr. Michael Tenant.

JAMAICA Yes ODPEM. These equipment are kept at three main locations: - Warehouse in Kingston - Reynolds Pier, Ocho Rios - Freeport, Montego Bay


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COUNTRY Are there national spill response resources/equipments available in your country?

If so with what agency? If so, are lists of the equipment/resources available to be included in the OPRC Plan?


MEXICO Yes National oil company PEMEX and SEMAR (Secretaria de Marina)

PEMEX has a large of stock including dedicates skimming vessels, booms, vacuum trucks, pumps and dispersants. Cooperation exist between Pemex and Navy on access to their respective clean-up equipment. SEMAR.- Mexican Navy maintain small stocks of equipment in each of the Naval Zones on the Pacific, Gulf and Caribbean area.

Direccion General Adjunta de Marina Mercante [email protected] 52 55 57239300 ext 26006 or 52 55 52653257 Direccion General Adjunta de Oceanografia,Hidrografia y Meteorologia [email protected] 52 555 6246500 ext.7277 or 52 555 6246543

SURINAME Yes With The state oil Company who also acts as an agency of the state

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

Yes The National Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago PETROTRIN and the Multi National companies such as bpTT BGTT, BHP Billiton and Repsol do have stockpile of equipment such as Dispersants and Cleaners, Booms, Skimmers and Sorbents and other supporting equipment. In the event of a tier 2 or tier 3 oil spill the GORTT external source of specialist equipment, personnel and advice: Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) IMO REMPEITIC- Caribe


No - - -

THE BAHAMAS

Yes Port Department Yes Craig Curtis is the contact person at the Port Department (tel: and email are available)


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Commercial Pollution Response Resources & Equipment Stockpiles:

COUNTRY Are there commercial companies with spill response resources/equipment available in your country?

If so, with what company[ies] & where? If so, are lists of the equipment/resources available to be included in the OPRC Plan?


BELIZE Yes 1. Belize Natural Energy (BNE), Located at a) Spanish Lookout, Cayo District, b) Big Creek Port – Stann Creek District 2. Puma Energy - Located at Loyola Terminal, Belize City

No lists of equipment/resources available to be included in the OPRC Plan at this time. MOU would need to be developed

COLOMBIA Yes 1. VARICHEM COLOMBIA in Bogota. 2. ECOPETROL and CI International Fuels LTDA in Buenaventura. 3. ECOPETROL, BUNKER SOIL and CODIS CI SA in Cartagena

Yes

SAINT LUCIA Yes Company Equipment- BUCKEYE Ltd. BUCKEYE Ltd. Stored equipment on site Location-Cul de Sac http://buckeyeglobalmarine.com 200 Yards Boom at Marine Police Unit Forty (40) foot container of Sausage booms ( Excess stock of M/V ANGELN incident)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Yes Faquer ship service, Secimar EIRL, Almadores, Capasa, Empresas idemar, Proenergetico, Transdiesel del Caribe

- Booms, Absorbing Cloths, Skimmers,, Degreasers, - Equipment, Hoses, Suction Pumps - Tank trucks, storage tanks, receiving plants, processor, incinerator sorbents - Cranes, Tugboats - oily waste processing plant, - hazardous waste incinerator plant

SAINT KITTS & NEVIS

Yes SOL EC. Limited, Delta Petroleum, SKNDFCG, SKNFRS, Admiral Trucks

Yes, provided in presentation


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COUNTRY Are there commercial companies with spill response resources/equipment available in your country?

If so, with what company[ies] & where? If so, are lists of the equipment/resources available to be included in the OPRC Plan?


GUYANA Yes: Vessels, booms, skimmers, dispersant pads.

In Georgetown Gaico Engineering: Oil Companies have there’s at the drilling site at sea.

Not much! – Komal Singh - Gaico Engineering: Gaico Construction & General construction Inc. (Facebook)

JAMAICA Yes PETROJAM Caribbean Cement Company RUBIS Some Environmental NGOs Sandals Kingston Wharves Freeport Terminal

Yes The lists are available on request. The Operations Department JDF CG is presently coordinating the collection and compilation of the various equipment lists and contacts from the respective companies.

MEXICO NO. Due Pemex has a large stock of equipment. There are no private contractor in Mexico. In case an mayor emergency normally they contract US companies.

National oil company PEMEX maintain a large inventory are in Ciudad del Carmen (Campeche Zone). Mexican Navy maintain small stocks of equipment yn each Naval Zone.

PEMEX has a large of stock including dedicates skimming vessels, booms, vacuum trucks, pumps and dispersants. Cooperation exist between Pemex and Navy on access to their respective clean-up equipment.

[email protected] 52 55 57239300 ext 26006 or 52 55 52653257 Direccion General Adjunta de Oceanografia,Hidrografia y Meteorologia [email protected] 52 555 6246500 ext.7277 or 52 555 6246543

SURINAME Yes Staatsolie N.V.: has spill response equipment at its Saramacca operations and the Refinery (Tout-Lui-Faut, near Paramaribo)

See lists on slides 6 and 7 Prediep Goerdajal/Henk Chin A Lien (Saramacca), Carlos Hughes (Refinery)

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO


Yes SOL EC, RUBIS, Petro-Caribe/ Vinlec Yes See presentation

THE BAHAMAS

Yes * Bahamas Power and Light * Oil Companies * Freeport Harbour Company

Companies maintain listing and forward to National Oil Spill Advisory Committee

Contact persons are represented on the National Oil Spill Advisory Committee.


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Additional OPRC/IMS Information:

COUNTRY Are there any established National, Bi-lateral MOUs for spill response in your country?

Are there identified command posts for a spill response? - If so list

Are there any Search and Rescue Centers in your country? -If so list contact information & location[s]

Any additional OPRC and/or IMS Initiatives, updates, offers of cooperation/assistance, concerns ...etc to report?

BELIZE Currently Belize has NO established National, Bi-lateral MOUs for spill response

- NEMO EOC (Belmopan) - Belize Coast Guard Headquarter (Belize City)

Coast Guard Operations Centre Ongoing Initiatives 1. Updating National Oil Spill Contingency Plan - Using RETOS 2 Tool - Technical Assistance in reviewing document 2. Once Approved - Training responders in Updated NOSCP - Institutionalizing NOSCP into NEMO Emergency Response Process - Strengthen national legislation and compliance with conventions - Strengthen regional partnerships in spill response

COLOMBIA Yes, there is one with Equator. Yes, at the principal harbor cities there is a place at the mayors which is activate whenever the emergency is activated. It also have a room at the navy base or Harbour master building in each city.

Yes, they are distributed like I show in the graphic below.

Is there any additional cooperation to assist an emergency in a place far from the continental coast where the resources/equipments are limited and the marine environment is fragile, as for example San Andres or Providence Islands.

SAINT LUCIA Command Posts are active-NEMO HQ, On scene depends on incident Marine Pollution- (Marine Police) MRCC-Fort de France (Martinique)

Two identifiable SAR groups Marine Police Unit- (sea) – Castries/Vieux Fort (7584563870) Fire service (Castries)- Land- Ten outposts in towns/villages-758-4517667

Annual table top exercise Deployment of booms/skimmers Agreement with Buckeye Review- Overreliance on external Oil Spill stock Draft Bunkering Plan

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC


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SAINT KITTS & NEVIS

No These will be assigned based on the location of the spills. • There are no specific listing but the national plan sets out the guidelines for setting up command posts.

No but the Coast Guard is responsible for search and rescue

Drones, GIS capabilities, Soldiers,

GUYANA No, not that I am aware of. Not really. MARAD Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) is currently Identified.

Yes , MARAD MRCC is used. Contact: – Director General Ms. Claudette Rogers; Director of Maritime Safety – Commander John .F. Flores; Director General of Civil Defence Commission Colonel Chubbilall Ramsaroop MSM; -- Harbour Master Mr. Michael Tenant.

Urgent need for more training. Much more exercise to be done to encourage and enhance a collaborative effort.

JAMAICA Marine Based Oil Spill – JDF CG HQ Land Based Oil Spill – Jamaica Fire Brigade HQ

Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre: Address: HMJS CAGWAY Port Royal, Kingston 1 Tel: (876) 967-8193 (876) 967-8031-3 Email: [email protected]

1. Passing of the Shipping Pollution, Pollution, Prevention Response Liability and Compensation Bill. 2. International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) Convention. 3. South South Cooperation Agreements

MEXICO MEX-USA Agreement Environmental Contamination by Oil Spill and other Haz Substances - Cartagena Convention (with states of the Wilder Caribbean Region), Operative Networks for regional Cooperation among Maritime Authorities of South America, Mexico, Panama & Cuba (ROCRAM). Spill Responses : OPRC-90 and OPRC HNS

Yes, Local contingency plan are headed by the Commander of the Naval Zone (13 Naval Zones Pacific-Atlantic-Caribbean) and If spill exceed regional resourses National Contingency Plan is brought into force overall responsibility transfers to POMAM Headquarter in Mexico City.

Mexico City - Mexican Navy MRCC Mexico 52-555 6246599 ext 1000 [email protected] MRC Ensenada(Pacific) 52-646 1725009 [email protected] MRC Mazatlan (Pacific) 52-669-9852411 [email protected] MRC Tampico (Gulf of Mexico) 52-833 210720505 [email protected]

No cooperation agreements in case an oil spill emergency between Caribbean borders country's (Belize – Guatemala)

SURINAME A national oil spill contingency plan is available

Staatsolie is member of OSRL

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

SAR on land lies under the purview of the MONS,TTFS and the TTCG

No


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Email:[email protected] Address: Calliaqua, St. Vincent

THE BAHAMAS

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