Expectations & Realities of Oil Spill Response in Malaysia

Capt. Chin Kon Wing
Manager, Operations & Training
Petroleum Industry of Malaysia Mutual
Aid Group (PIMMAG)INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION
Malaysia is a Nation blessed with;
Pristine coastline of 4800 km
Sensitive Ecosystem- Mangrove Swamp - 640 km- Bountiful Fishing Grounds- Over 270 islands that support rich coral &other marine life
Tourism &Maritime Industries

But there arethreats…..

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Labuan Nov ‘04
Bintulu Mar ‘96

Lutong River Mar’05

Pantai Rengit,
Oct 2000

The Worst Case ScenarioTg Piai2

The NOSCP is established to enhance the protection of theenvironment thru’ provision of pooled resources to respondto oil spill contingencies arising in Malaysia and the EEZ
to JapanSensitive andvulnerable areas

Malaysia’s
Malaysia’s International
International Obligations
Obligations toto Oil
Oil Pollution
Pollution ControlControl
International Convention for Prevention of Pollution
from Ships, 1973 as Modified by the Protocol of 1978
(MARPOL 73/78)

International Convention on Oil Pollution
Preparedness, Response and Cooperation, 1990
(OPRC)

1992 Civil Liability and Fund conventions

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MALAYSIA’s
MALAYSIA’s REGIONALREGIONAL OSROSR ARRANGEMENTARRANGEMENT SOP for Joint Oil Spill Combat Spill for Straits ofMalacca and Singapore - 1981
- Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore Lombok-Macassar Oil Network Response Plan – 1987
- Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines

 SOP for Malaysia & Brunei Darussalam - 1993
- Malaysia and Brunei

 ASEAN-OSRAP - 1994
- ASEAN countries

NATIONAL OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY PLAN
Objectives of NOSCP Establishing coordinated oil spill response system Enhancing response capability within available
resources & manpower Prevent detrimental effects of oilspill to the environment

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NATIONAL OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY PLAN
Tiered Response Local Response
Small spill within port limit & control of localresources State Response
For spill that has gone beyond the control oflocal response Regional Response
Major spill which requires assistance fromneighboring countries

MEMBERSMEMBERS OF
OF NATIONAL
NATIONAL OIL
OIL SPILLSPILLCONTROL
CONTROL COMMITTEECOMMITTEE (NOSCC)(NOSCC)• Department of Environment• Marine Department• Fisheries Department• Meteorological Services Dept
• Royal Malaysia Navy
• Royal Malaysia Air Force• Royal Malaysia Police• Police Air Wing
• Royal Custom & Excise• Immigration Dept
• Wisma Putra• National Security Div• MMEA• PETRONAS• PIMMAG• Fire & Rescue Dept

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PIMMAG, PAJ & Marine Dept. OSR Capability in Malaysia
PIMMAGWest PM= 63
East PM= 44
Sabah/Sarawak = 58
165 KB

Thailand
PIMMAG
Existing 44 KB
P.Pinang
MARDEP
3 KB

Prai
KertIhPeninsular
Malaysia
MARDEP
11 KB
PAJ
18 KB

PIMMAG
Existing 30 KB

P.Dickson
Malacca

MARDEP
10 KB

MARDEP
3 KB
JohorBahru

PIMMAG
Existing 63 KB

MARDEP
6 KB

LabuanPIMMAG
Existing9 KB

SabahTawau

PIMMAG
Existing 11 KB

MARDEP
10 KB

Kota
Kinabalu
Sandakan

MARDEP
10 KB

Singapore

MarDept & PAJ
81 KB

PIMMAG
Existing 8 KB

Port Klang
Kuala Lumpur

Miri
Bintulu

MARDEP
10 KB

Sarawak
Sibu

KuchingLabuan BasePIMMAG Bases

Kemaman Base

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PIMMAG&PAJ

PIMMAG Port Dickson Base

PAJ Stockpile, Port Klang

Marine Department
Stockpiles

Marine Dept Stockpile, Port Dickson

Marine Dept Stockpile, Miri

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Marine Dept OSR Exercise

PIMMAG boom deployment Nov’05

OSR
Exercises

Revolving Fund Committee OSR exercise July 2005

OIL SPILL RESPONSE
INFORMATIONPROGRAMMESOILMAPOSIS / SOCRATES

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Aerial Surveillance

Oil Dispersant

9DOE approval is required for use of dispersant.
Penalty for non-compliance with Environmental Quality Act
1974 is up to RM500,000 or 5 years jail or both115.300Coral

115.400

Sandy/mudP Kubong
Tanjung

Tanjung Balai
Mud/ShellCoralRecreation



O T. Layang Layangan

Tanjung LibaSand

K

5.30 N

Dispersant prohibited(See ESI-1 map for more details)

Kuala Klias

LABUANPSandP D$Tanjung KliasLabuanTanjung TerasMangroveSand  Industry

Coral

Tanjung
Punei

$

*F$
P

115.200

Large mobile Mudflats

Coral
Do not use dispersant
on rising tide

Pulau Papan

CoralO

Pulau DaatCoral

$P $Sand


SBM

$

*

Mud

Do not use dispersant
on rising tide$P

*

10A-Medium

Pulau Keraman

5.20 N

Mud



Coral

05

Do not use dispersant
on rising tide10O Pulau Rusukan Besar*

Mudkilometres*CoralDo not use dispersant
on rising tide

* Index
Environmental Sensitivity

MudSandCoral

BRUNEI BAY

Dispersant prohibited(See ESI-1 map for more details)

Prepared by
Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental
Conservation, University of Malaysia Sarawak.
March 2001
Scale 1 cm = 1.250km

Mud

5.10 N

115.10 E

Mud*ESI-25

115.20 E

5.10 N

Do not use dispersant
on rising tide

Projection Mercator, all positions are relative
to the Timbali (1948) datum.

Mud

MarineLogistics

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Manpower

Oil Recovery

11Waste Management
Waste streams ;1. Oil and water
2. Oil and organic debris e.g. leaves, logs
3. Oil and inorganic material e.g. absorbents booms4. Oil, pebbles and other sediment particles e.g. oily sand5. Oiled Personal Protective Equipment

After the clean-up
Spiller is required to submit a detailed report of;• Oil spill clean-up operations• Waste management• Environmental damage assessment• Oil pollution mitigation• Periodical monitoring• Claims and compensations• Cause of the spill• Measures to prevent recurrence1213