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RESPONSE
Tiered Response
Tier One
■Managed by vessel and terminal capabilities
Tier Two
■Managed by MPA with vessel, terminal and some supporting agencies capabilities
■EOC convened
■Deployment of Chemical Site Team
Multi-prong activation plan - EOC
Crisis Management Simulator - chemical spill
prediction + resource management modelling tool
Air & Sea surveillance
Tapping expertise of ITOPF, IOPC, P&I
Regional co-operation pact - Indonesia and Malaysia
Response Capability
MPA First Response Capability
■2 Fire-fighting / Anti-pollution craft
■24 Marine Emergency Officers / Assistances
■MSDS Database - Chemwatch
■CHEMMAP & Trace
Terminal Capability
■Anti-pollution craft
■Ancillary equipment
■PPE
■Trained personnel
■Containment barrier
Response Operation
・Notification
・Alert and Activation
・Mobilization
・Response Action
・Termination
RESPONSE RESOURCES
・MPA
・Police Coast Guard
・Immigration & Checkpoints Authority
・Singapore Armed Forces / Navy
・Singapore Civil Defence Forces
・PSA Corporation
・Chemical Handling Facilities
・Private Organisations
ROLE OF SHIPMASTERS & TERMINAL OPERATORS
・Evacuate people from danger zone
・Inform MPA
・Maintain in-house response capabilities
・Conduct regular exercises to keep staff prepared
EXERCISE AND SIMULATION TRANING
REGIONAL / INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
・ASEAN OSPAR
・RFC (Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore)
・Singapore party to the OPRC Convention, 1990
OPRC-HNS PROTOCOL
・IMO adopted the Protocol on 15 March 2000.
・Singapore is a party to OPRC-HNS Protocol since 16 Oct 2003
・Protocol covers Ships, Seaport & HNS Facilities
■National Contingency Plan
■Designate national authorities and operational local points for pollution preparedness and response
■Maintain HNS pollution incident emergency plans
■Establish minimum resources of HNS spill combating equipment
LIABILLY AND COMPENSATION
CONVENTION
- in the case of oil pollution
・Provide adequate, prompt and effective compensation for loss or damage
・Two-tier compensation regime
・Compensation fund to cover cost of loss or damage
・Participate actively in CG of Legal Committee
・Singapore party to CLC 92 and FUND 92
HNS CONVENTION
・IMO has yet to have in force the HNS Convention
・Main objectives
- Provide adequate, prompt and effective compensation for loss or damage
・Compensation fund to cover cost of loss or damage
・Monitoring the progress very closely
・Participate actively in CG of Legal Committee
・Singapore is party to OPRC-HNS Protocol
CONCLUSION
・Risk of major chemical spill is real
・Be prepared and respond expeditiously and effectively
・Cooperation by all relevant parties in combating and mitigating the chemical spill
・Convention contains essence of adequate, prompt and effective compensation
・Member States to consider to accede to this compensation regime for HNS
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