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OIL SPILL CAPABILITY IN ASIA –CURRENT RISKS AND FUTURE CHALLENGESFOR SHIPOWNERS AND CHARTERERSDAVE ROUSE

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Through three lenses

Government

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People – Skilled & trained

Equipment – Dedicated,well-maintained

Other OSROs in Asia include:
Japan

China

Korea

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Memorandum of Agreement
between the Government of
the Socialist Republic of Viet
Nam and the Government of
the Republic of the Philippines
OPRC (1990)
on Cooperation in Oil Spill
Memorandum ofPreparednessand Response
OPRC(1990)
Understanding

between the Republicof the Philippines andStatement
the Kingdom ofon Oil Spill
Thailand on Joint OilResponseSpill Response StandardOperating
Procedure for
Joint Oil Spill
Combat in theSouth China Sea
Standard Operating
including Brunei
Procedure for OPRC
Joint(1990)
BayOil Spill Combat inthe Straits ofMalacca and OPRC (1990)
Singapore

OPRC Joint(1990)

Sulu- Sulawesi Sea Oil
Spill Response NetworkOPRC (1990)

OPRC (1990)

ASEAN Regional Cooperative Mechanism for Oil Spill Preparedness and Response
From Global Initiative South East Asia (GISEA) -http://www.gisea.org/#regional-information
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Define Scope

Identify hazardsEvaluate Risk
Analyseconsequence© Copyright. Oil Spill Response Limited.

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Memorandum of Agreement
between the Government of
the Socialist Republic of Viet
Nam and the Government ofthe Republic of the Philippines
OPRC (1990)
on Cooperation in Oil Spill
Memorandum ofPreparedness
and Response
OPRC(1990)
Understanding

between the Republic
OPRC(1990) ofJoint
the Philippines andStatement
on Oil Spill
Response

the Kingdom ofThailand on Joint Oil
Spill Response Standard
Operating
Procedure forJoint Oil Spill
Combat in theSouth China Sea
Standard Operating
Procedure for Joint
OPRC (1990) including Brunei
BayOil Spill Combat in
the Straits ofMalacca andOPRC (1990)
SingaporeSulu- Sulawesi Sea OilSpill Response NetworkOPRC (1990)

OPRC (1990)
From Global Initiative South East Asia (GISEA) -http://www.gisea.org/#regional-information
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… and how they impact oil spill risk

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Challenges…
… and how they impact oil spill risk

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