Coming into Effect of OPRC Convention‐International Cooperation on Oil Response‐

K o i c h i Yu n o k i

Director
Marine Disaster Prevention Division
Japan Maritime Safety Agency

Fig. 1

Organizational chart of Japanese Government
responsible for preventing oil pollution at sea

Origin Discharge control, Disasterofcountermeasures, etc.
marinepollutionSea

Oil combatingmeasuresat seaHq. Formajor
disastercountermeasures

Contact
point totheoverseas

Ministry of Transport andMaritime Safety Agency(ships, offshore facilities) "Law
Relating to the Prevention ofMarine Pollution and Maritime
Disaster"
Ministry of InternationalTrade and Industry(offshore drilling units)"Mine Safety Law"Land

Surveillanceand Law
enforcement

Maritime Maritime National
SafetySafetyLandAgency
AgencyAgencyFire-Defence Agency"law for Prevention of Disasters
at Petroleum Complex, etc."
Ministry of Health and Welfare"Waste Disposal and Public
Cleaning Law"
Environmental Agency"Water Pollution Control Law"

- 1 -MinistryofForeign
Affairs

Fig. 2

Organizational chart of Ministry of Transpot andMaritime Safety Agency responsible for oil pollution

Minister for Transport

Transport Policy Bureau

Environment and OceanDevelopment Division: Discharge control

Maritime Transport Bureau: Guidance tomaritime industry

Maritime Technology andSafety Bureau: Inspection ofships, etc.

Ports and Harbours Bureau: Oil refuse
desposal business: Survaillance, Law
enforcement, etc.
Maritime Disaster
Prevention Division

Maritime Disaster
Prevention Center: Combating
measures: Combating measures, fire-fighting,prepositioning ofequipment and materials, training, research and study
Contract Operators- 2 -Fig. 3

Systems of the "Law Relating to the Prevention of Marine Pollution and Maritime Disaster"regarding oil pollution prevention

Measures forPrevention
from occurring

Restrictions on acts ofpolluting○ Restrictions on discharge at sea area

Preparation of disposal
systems in the ship

* Appointment of oil pollution supervisors* Preparation of prevention rules of oil pollution○ Entry and reservation of oil record books○ Preparation of shipboard oil pollution emergency plan

Restrictions onstructures and facilities
of ships etc.

○ Standards of structures and facilities○ Undergoing of terminal inspections/Receipt of

Preparation of polluted
substances disposalsystems○ Preparation of waste oil disposal facilities and thecertificatestechnical standards

Inspection/Enforcement/Insruction

the LawSupervision and Enforcement by airplanes and patrol boats
Instruction etc.
○ Duty for report of discharge of oils

Enforcement of removal

Measures to betaken after
an incident

Duty for emergency measures and removal measures
Order for removal measures and leaving by the Commandantof the Maritime Safety Agency* Making discharged oil removal plan
* Duty for preparation of oil combating equipment and materials* Establishment of the Maritime Disaster Prevention Center

Preparation of removal
systems○ Disposal of property

Restrictions on ship's traffic
Technical study/Research
Punitive provisions/Administrative disposal○：*：- 3 -Enforcement of removal
Oil combating equipment and materials
for the use of shipowners
Training
Research and Study
Corresponding to International Conventions
Characteristics of the oil pollution prevention system in Japan

Fig. 4

Oil spill combating equipment and materials- 4 -Fig. 5Current conditions of Councils for countermeasuresagainst oil spill incidents■： Councils for countermeasures against
oil spill incidents established ineach port and harbour▲： Councils for countermeasures against
oil spill incidents established onwider-area basis- 5 -- 6 -

Fig.6

Measures to prevent Marine Pollution and Maritime Disasterin the case when a major oil spill incident occurredFig.7
Maritime disaster prevention measures under the commission ofshipowner and others- 7 -Fig.8
Oil spill combating measures under the direction of the Commandant of
the Maritime Safety Agency- 8 -INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION OF JAPAN1

Promotion of the OSPAR Project2

Holding of expert meetings

3

Organization of seminars and courses aimed for the transfer oftechnical expertise4

Regional co-operation to enhance the oil spill combating capabilities
under the Northwest Pacific Action PlanFUNCTIONS OF THE MARITIME DISASTER PREVENTION CENTER
1

Measures to combat spilled oil under the direction of the Comma ndantof the Maritime Safety Agency

2

Measures to prevent maritime disasters at the request of Ship owners
and others

3

Joint stationing and stockpiling of equipment and materials required
for maritime disaster prevention

4

Disaster prevention training

5

Research and StudyCOUNCIL FOR COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST OIL SPILL INCIDENTS
1Current Conditions(1)

Established in each port and harbour where petroleum
complexes, refineries or oil tanks are located(2)

Maintain close communication with relevant organizations,
make plans on countermeasures against incidents, arrange
stockpiling equipment and materials

1

Enhancement(1)

Extention of the areas covered by the Councils forCountermeasures against Oil Spill Incidents(2)

Organized co-operation among the Councils forCountermeasures against Oil Spill Incidents