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Oil Spill Response arrangements
in Australia
Overview of Australia’
Australia’s National Plan• Australian environment, origin, role of AMSA, funding,management structure, response organisation.

Emergence and integration of industry
response arrangements• Establishment and operation of AMOSC, sharing
resources, fixed wing dispersant spraying.

Current/Future issues• Competency based training, chemical spill response,
places of refuge/ETV arrangements

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Japan:
0.36 m km2 land
29,020 kms coastline
Pop. 127.6 million
96% population nearcoast
Territorial sea 373,800
square kms
EEZ 3,648,393 square
kms
5 main islands

Australia:
7.6 m km2 land
66,500 kms coastline
Pop. 20.4 million
90% population nearcoast
Territorial sea 773,000
square kms
EEZ 6,664,000 square
kms
6 States
2 territories

Graphic - T.Gilbert AMSA

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Spills in Australia >1000
tons
Petriana, 1903
1,300 tons

OceanicGrandeur, 1970
1,100 tons
Kirki, 1991
17,000 tons

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2006
PAJOil Spills Reported to AMSA Over 10 Year Period
Jan. 1995 - Dec. 2004 = 3514 Reports

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Origin and Aims
Result of 1970 Oceanic Grandeur incident
in Torres Strait, commenced in 1973 National Oil and Chemical Spill
Contingency Plans
 State, local and industry contingency
plans Strategically positioned responseequipment
 Comprehensive national training program
including regular exercises
 Implements Australia’
Australia’s obligations as
signatory to OPRC 90.
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Thursday Is
DarwinGove
Groote Is

Weipa
CairnsTownsville
Bowen
MackayHay PointMourilyan

Port Hedland
Dampier

Port Alma

Gladstone
Bundaberg
Brisbane

Geraldton
Yamba

Fremantle
Bunbury

Pt Lincoln
Esperance
AlbanyNATIONAL PLAN
•High risk areas•Tier 2/3 stockpiles•Resource locations

Pt Pirie
Pt Adelaide

Newcastle
SydneyPort Kembla
Melbourne Eden
PortlandLakes Entrance
GeelongWestern Port
Launceston
BurnieDevonport
HobartPt Stanvac

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National Plan FundingQuarterly Shipping Levy ships carrying > 10 tonnes of oil• amount based on size of vessel• Raised $A4.3 million in 2003/2004

Pays for• Administration costs• Contingency Planning• Equipment and support systems• TrainingContingency for unidentified polluter
Costs recovered direct from the polluter whereverpossible• Importance of international insurance regimes

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National Plan Management
Structure

National Plan Management
Committee

National Plan Operations
GroupOil Operations
Working Group

Chemical Operations
Working Group

Environment
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Role of Australian Maritime
Safety AuthorityResponse to pollution outside 3 nautical miles
Assist State/industry combat agencies• National Response Team
Maintaining National Oil and Chemical Contingency
Plans
Databases of trained personnel and equipment
Standards and testing protocols for oil spill dispersantsDatabase of pollution incidents
Regional MOU’MOU’s

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Regional Agreements OPRC

New Caledonia

South Pacific Regional
Environment Program(SPREP) – PACPLAN
Australia responsible forNauru, Papua New
Guinea, Solomon islands,Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Kiribati

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Role of Australian Maritime
Safety Authority
Development and delivery of annual equipment
acquisition programs Auditing and inspecting equipment stockpiles;
 CoCo-ordinating and auditing the National Trainingprogram Managing R&D Projects
 Managing revenue collected by levy
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GREATBARRIER
REEF– QLD Government

RIGS, PLATFORMS & PIPELINES– Relevant oil company

IN PORTS(OTHER THANTERMINALS)– State/NT Authority

OUTSIDE 3 NAUTICALMILES - AMSAOIL/CHEMICAL TERMINAL– Relevant company
3 nm
WITHIN
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Incident –Grounding GBR
World HeritageArea

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Basis of Response PlanningTier 1 - small spill, less than 10 t(local response)
Tier 2 - medium spill, 10 - 1000 t(regional response)
Tier 3 - large spill, more than 1000 t(national response)

Note:

Quantities are indicative
and are for planning only

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Example of a Tier 3 Response
Organisation

AMOSC
Emergency
Services

Planning

AMSA

MARINEPOLLUTIONCONTROLLER

AffectedCompany

Incident
Controller

Operations

State Oil
Pollution C’tee
Environmental
Authority

Logistics

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Training
Senior Management (IMO Level 3)- Marine Pollution Controller Middle Management (IMO Level 2)- Oil Spill Management Course- Chemical Spill Response Course- Environment & Scientific Coordinator Operator/Admin (IMO Level 1)-Equipment Operator
Foreshore Cleanup
Finance/Administration

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Australian Oil Industry
Initiatives


Individual company
plans and resources
Mutual aid
arrangements(AMOSPlan)
AMOSPlan)
The Australian Marine
Oil Spill Centre (AMOSC)

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Australian Marine Oil Spill
Centre (AMOSC)Formed in 1991 as
subsidiary of AustralianInstitute of Petroleum$10 million capital costand net $900,000
annual operating costprovided by23 industry companies
Major response
equipment stockpile
and training centre
located in Geelong

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AMOSC Area of Operation

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The Role of AMOSC is:
Industry Tier 3 Response
Hire of resources for oilspill response Provision of training inoil spill response Administration ofAMOSPlan
 Provision of response
planning, auditing andexercise services
 Representation ofindustry oil spill issues


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AMOSC Response
Australia’
Australia’s Tier 3
equipment stockpile
 Equipment fully packaged
into containers andprepared for immediateroad or air transport Approx one third ofequipment immediately
available outside Australia
 Optimum combination ofroad or air transport used 5 permanent staff
 Core Group of 45
company personnel
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Industry Mutual Aid (AMOSPlan)

Equipment and personnelof the AMOSC subscriber
companies are available
for mutual aid to othercompanies through AMOSCManaged by AMOSC
Delivery of mutual aid iscoordinated through local
Mutual Aid Contacts.

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Resources
AMOSC/AMSA
Agreement makes
AMOSC’AMOSC’s stockpile
an integral part of
the National Plan AMOSC resources
available for any
incident regardlessof source

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Resources
Industry equipment
can be madeavailable to theNational Plan via
AMOSC
 AMOSC funds half of
the $620,000 annual
cost of the National
fixed wing aerial
dispersant spraystandby contract

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Australian Dispersant Distribution
and Air Service
Thursday Island
DarwinGove

Lockhart River

WyndhamCairnsBroomeTownsville
Dampier

MackayEmerald

Gladstone

ExmouthCarnarvon
St George
GeraldtonBrisbane

Moree

BalliduCedunaCoffs
harbour

PerthTintinara
Margaret River

Esperance
AlbanyAdelaide

SydneyBallarat
Eden

Mount Gambier
Melbourne

Lakes Entrance

Fixed Wing Aircraft Base
Major Airstrip

Launceston

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Global Response
Network

A coordinated network of international responseorganisations to achieve these objectives:• To enhance utilisation of industry resources across theglobe• To seek coordination of response to major spills whereverthis may be beneficial• To share best practices to promote good industry
standards• Launched in May 2005

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Benefits
Improved world coverage – “Call one callall”
all”
 Backing up one another’
another’s organisations
with personnel and equipment during aspill situation
 Setting of industryindustry-wide standards for
personnel and equipment
 Training opportunities through staffexchanges


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Government/Industry
Integration – SummaryIndustry representation in management structure
Signed agreement between AMSA/AMOSC on use ofequipment
Shared costs of aerial dispersant spraying
Industry personnel able to fill roles in response
structure
Integrated training program
Industry provides the major Tier 3 equipment stockpile
in Australia, part of National Plan response
arrangements
Joint sponsorship of SPILLCON, every three years

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Competency Based Training

Nationally agreed competency standards
and courses• Developed, delivered, managed and audited
internally by National Plan stakeholders• Consistent with International Maritime OrganizationStandards• Only changed if agreed to by all stakeholders• More appropriate to meet needs of OPRC 90• Making use of subject experts internal and externalto National Plan
• Initial focus on operational personnel (IMO level 1courses)

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Chemical Spill Response
Australia has acceded to OPRC HNSProtocol
 National Chemical Contingency Plan(Chemplan)
Chemplan) adopted in 1998, title ofNational Plan changed to include HNS.
 Unresolved funding basis for chemical spill
preparedness
 Lack of data/confidentiality issues
regarding types of chemicals being carriedby sea
 Lack of awareness of Chemplan
 Ability of Fire Authorities to combat
incidents in ports and offshore


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Places of RefugeSince Castor,Castor, Erika and Prestige,Prestige, issue of places of refuge
has been at forefront of IMO’
IMO’s work
• Guidelines on Places of Refuge for Ships in Need ofDistress adopted by Assembly Resolution A.949(23) in
Dec 2003
National Maritime Place of Refuge Risk Assessment
Guidelines
Assists Australian administrations, Masters and industry
identify:• place of refuge when incident can’
can’t be dealt with at sea;
and,• procedures to access a place of refuge
No prepre-designation.

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Places of Refuge
Requests for a Place of Refuge Deciding Whether to Grant a Request for aPlace of Refuge Management issues
• Handing over coordination between jurisdictions• Intervention powers• Liability and compensation
Annexes• Contact details• Initial Information to be Supplied With a Place ofRefuge Request• Respond to Maritime Casualty at Sea (checklist)• Selecting a Place of Refuge (checklist)

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National Emergency
Towage SchemeIntegrated package of measures to• Ensure a minimum level of emergency towage
coverage in strategic regions around the Australiancoastline;
dedicated vessel in the northern GBR region, will also
undertake navigation aid maintenance In other regions, ETV capability likely to be based on
existing port or offshore sector or other commercial
towage activities.
• Provide an appropriate regulatory framework for asingle national decision maker in response toincidents involving significant pollution

Based on UK “SOSREP” model.

Funding from existing oil pollution levy
• Proportion of salvage award

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Summary

Establishment of AMOSC in 1991 provided basis for
effective Government/Industry integration• Essential for best use of limited resources to protect
large coastline and EEZ, with many remote areas.
Now a genuine “partnership”
partnership” at management andoperational levels• Proven effective in incident response• Personal relationships, no “us and them”
them”.
Enables a coco-operative approach to examine new andemerging issues, such as competency based training
and places of refuge.
Need to improve coco-operative arrangements withchemical industry.

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