MEPC 43/21
ANNEX 20
CONTACT POINTS AND TERMS OF REFERENCE OF
THE CORRESPONDENCE GROUPS
Title: Correspondence Group on the Review of the Manual on Oil Pollution
1 To review the Manual on Oil Pollution: Section IV - Combating Oil Spills (1988 edition) and revise and/or update each chapter accordingly. The chapters, with the contributing countries and organization to undertake the review and revision are as follows:
Leader:
2 New Zealand has agreed to act as the lead country to co-ordinate the revision of the manual and has the following address detail:
Mr. David Crawford
Divisional Manager, Marine Environment Protection
Maritime Safety Authority of New Zealand
Level 8, AMP House
109 Featherston Street
P.O. Box 27006
Wellington, New Zealand
Tel No: 644 473 0111
Fax No: 644 473 1245
Email: david.crawford@msa.govt.nz
Terms of reference:
3 The purpose of the correspondence group will be to revise and/or update the manual with relevant technical information in accordance to the Guidelines for Correspondence Groups (MSC Circ.816 and MEPC/Circ.3311 , Appendix 2).
4 In reviewing/revising the manual the following process and timeline will, as far as practicable, be:
.1 Members of OPRC Working Group to submit to the lead country their views, if any, on parts of the manual that need revision including the need for addition of new material.
.2 The lead country will distribute this information to the members of the Correspondence Group for their consideration when reviewing each chapter.
