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Article 6 Internationaal Verdrag inzake de voorbereiding op, de bestrijding van en de samenwerking bij olieverontreiniging

1 Each Party shall establish a national system for responding promptly and effectively to oil pollution incidents. This system shall include as a minimum:

a) the designation of:

(i) the competent national authority or authorities with responsibility for oil pollution preparedness and response;

(ii) the national operational contact point or points, which shall be responsible for the receipt and transmission of oil pollution reports as referred to in article 4; and

(iii) an authority which is entitled to act on behalf of the State to request assistance or to decide to render the assistance requested;

b) a national contingency plan for preparedness and response which includes the organizational relationship of the various bodies involved, whether public or private, taking into account guidelines developed by the Organization.

2 In addition, each Party, within its capabilities either individually or through bilateral or multilateral co-operation and, as appropriate, in co-operation with the oil and shipping industries, port authorities and other relevant entities, shall establish:

a) a minimum level of pre-positioned oil spill combating equipment, commensurate with the risk involved, and programmes for its use;

b) a programme of exercises for oil pollution response organizations and training of relevant personnel;

c) detailed plans and communication capabilities for responding to an oil pollution incident. Such capabilities should be continuously available; and

d) a mechanism or arrangement to co-ordinate the response to an oil pollution incident with, if appropriate, the capabilities to mobilize the necessary resources.

3 Each Party shall ensure that current information is provided to the Organization, directly or through the relevant regional organization or arrangements, concerning:

a) the location, telecommunication data and, if applicable, areas of responsibility of authorities and entities referred to in paragraph (l)(a);

b) information concerning pollution response equipment and expertise in disciplines related to oil pollution response and marine salvage which may be made available to other States, upon request; and

c) its national contingency plan.

Regeling
Internationaal Verdrag inzake de voorbereiding op, de bestrijding van en de samenwerking bij olieverontreiniging
Afkortingen
OPRC, OPRC 1990
Soort
Verdrag
Geldend vanaf
13-05-1995
BWB-id
BWBV0002364
Versie
1995-05-13_0

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