HNS Response Resource
Deployment and Emergency
Response ServiceShip Owners of HNS Tankers have legal obligation todeploy materials and equipment and secure experts.

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Maritime Disaster Prevention Center

INTRODUCTION
Maritime Disaster Prevention Center (MDPC) is the only designated maritime
disaster prevention organization that is able to carry out ‘HNS’ prevention
and cleanup operations, etc. upon entrustment by Ship Owners of ‘HNS’tankers and/or instructions by Commandant of the Japan Coast Guard in theevent of ‘HNS’ spills caused by maritime incidents involving ‘HNS’ tankers
in the surrounding waters of Japan.
MDPC has established a disaster response system; has deployed materials andequipment and secured experts in the Designated Areas (Tokyo Bay, Ise Bay and
Seto Inland Sea including Osaka Bay); and further has provided Ship Owners of‘HNS’ tankers with issuance service of the Certificate of ‘HNS’ Response
Resource Deployment at a reasonable price and also Emergency Response
service to conduct pollution prevention following prompt arrival at the incidentsite in the event of ‘HNS’ spill incidents since April 1, 2008.
This service may contribute to Ship Owners’ CSR and legal compliance.

DEFINITIONS○Hazardous and noxious substances (‘HNS’) means non-specific oil (explained in (a)to (c) below) and noxious liquid substances (explained in (d) below).
(a) Oil is divided into two categories under the Law Relating to the Prevention ofMaritime Pollution and Maritime Disasters (hereinafter the “Law”): specific oil andnon-specific oil.
(b) Specific oil means any persistent hydrocarbon oil including crude oil, heavy oil andlubricating oil.
(c) Non-specific oil means volatile hydrocarbon oil including gasoline, kerosene anddiesel fuel oil.
(d) Noxious liquid substances are liquid substances other than oil that are provided forby Ordinance as noxious substances from the point of view of marine environment
conservation. It roughly corresponds to MARPOL73/78 Annex II (Regulations forthe control of pollution by noxious liquid substance in bulk) Regulation 6 .
Therefore:(e) ‘HNS’ does not include LNG (liquefied natural gas) or LPG (liquefied petrol gas)and other substances, which are not liquid at ordinary temperatures.
○ “‘HNS’ tanker” is a vessel with structures capable of carrying ‘HNS’ cargo inbulk and is navigating loaded with ‘HNS’ as cargo.
○ “materials and equipment” means the “materials” and “equipment” as provided by
Article 39-5 of the Law.

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DEFINITIONS○○○“experts” means “persons who have sufficient knowledge of prevention andcleanup” of ‘HNS’ as provided by Article 39-5 of the Law. Specifically, they arethose who satisfy all of the following requirements;(a) qualified as fourth class or higher licensed mariner (officer/engineer)(b) completed training sessions for Noxious Liquid Substance Pollution Prevention
Manager(c) completed training sessions for Class A hazardous materials engineer(d) capable of using the deployed materials and equipment appropriately“Designated Areas” are sea areas prescribed in items 2 to 4 of Article 33-6 of theRegulation for Implementation of the said Law (hereinafter the “Regulation”), or theso-called Tokyo Bay, Ise Bay and Seto Inland Sea including Osaka Bay.
“Emergency Response” means actions taken by MDPC against the ‘HNS’ spill or athreat thereof from a ‘HNS’ tanker issued with the Certificate of‘HNS’ Response
Resource Deployment within the Designated Areas, including initial pollution prevention
and control operations, and firefighting operations to extinguish and control the fireand so forth, after prompt arrival (within approximately 2-3 hours) at the incident site.

The base map of Materials, Equipment and Experts
For Maritime disaster prevention in designated areas：Bases of Materials, Equipment and Experts for response to HNS incidents：MDPC Offices(Yokohama HeadQuarters, West Japan Regional office, Kyushu Regional office)：MDPC Disaster Response Depot (Yokohama, Sakaisenboku, Kitakyushu)：Designated Areas：A boundary of the Designated Areas

Kawasaki
Yokohama
HimejiMizushima
Kitakyushu

Ube

Yokkaichi

Yokosuka

Kobe
Sakai

Tokuyama

Tokyo Bay

Wakayama

ImabariMatsuyama
Oita

Osaka Bay
Seto Inland Sea

2ChibaIse Bay1. Contents of the Law
The Law, which was revised in June 2006, imposes a legal obligation toprevent and cleanup ‘HNS’ on Ship Owners of‘HNS’ tankers as of April
1, 2007, and further imposes a legal obligation on Ship Owners of‘HNS’
tankers over 150 GT to deploy the materials and equipment and secure theexperts which are necessary for ‘HNS’ prevention and cleanup at a location
where it is promptly accessible to the incident site when navigating in theDesignated Areas loaded with ‘HNS’ in bulk as of April 1, 2008. Please notethat a failure to fulfill this obligation shall result in a fine of not more than
500,000 yen3

(reference 1)
The contents of “Article 39-5 of the Law Relating to the Prevention ofMarine Pollution and Maritime Disaster”(materials for prevention and cleanup of Oil other than Specific oil andnoxious liquid substances)
Article 39-5 of the Law: The owner of a vessel provided by the Ordinanceof Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism which istransporting Oil (excluding Specific oil, hereinafter the same shall applyin this article) or noxious liquid substances shall, as provided by theOrdinance of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism,
deploy materials and equipment which are necessary for prevention andcleanup of spilled Oil, etc. (excluding spilled Specific oil, hereinafter thesame shall apply in this article) and shall secure experts who havesufficient knowledge of prevention and cleanup of spilled Oil, etc. at alocation where it is promptly accessible to the site where the vessel islocated or other locations provided by the Ordinance of Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism when the owner has the vessel
loaded with Oil or noxious liquid substances as cargo navigate in the sea
area where the vessel navigates constantly and which is provided by theOrdinance of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism asthe sea area with risk of serious marine contamination in case of spillingof Oil or noxious liquid substances based on the geography, tidal current
and other natural conditions.
(penal provisions)
Article 57 of the Law: A person who falls under any of the following items
shall be punished by a fine of not more than 500,000 yen.
Item 1 to 16(Omitted)
Item 17 A person who violates paragraph 1 of Article 39-4 or Article 395
Item 18 to 21 (Omitted)

42. MDPC’s Activity/Service Contents(1) Issuance of Certificate
When ‘HNS’ tankers which is over 150 GT navigate in the Designated
Areas loaded with ‘HNS’ in bulk, Ship Owners thereof have a legal
obligation to deploy the materials and equipment and secure the experts
which are necessary for ‘HNS’ prevention and cleanup at a location where
it is promptly accessible to the site where the vessel is located.
MDPC issues the Certificate of‘HNS’ Response Resource Deployment
which certifies that MDPC has deployed the materials and equipment andexperts on behalf of Ship Owners.
(2) Implementation of Emergency Response
In case of‘HNS’ spill incident caused by marine accidents such as
collision, grounding and so on within the Designated Areas, MDPC will
immediately arrive at the incident site and take quick and appropriate
response at the request of the vessel issued with the Certificate.
※ The Emergency Response by MDPC shall not be continued more than 24hours after its start. When there is a possibility of exceeding 24 hours,
necessary response measures shall be consulted among the relevant parties
such as whether they will continue or terminate operations, whether they will
shift the Emergency Response to Item-2 Operation provided by Article 42-14of the Law or to operations by any third party entrusted by Ship Owners, etc.
Detailed contents and Terms and Notes of Contract for HNS Response
Resource Deployment and Emergency Response service is published on ourwebsite (http://www.mdpc.or.jp).

5Flow chart - The Implementation of Emergency Response and to secure
Experts, Material and Equipment -（Reference 2）“Article 39-5 of the Law Relating to the Preventionof Marine Pollution and Maritime Disaster”

MDPC

Entrastment contract ofEemergency response

The owner of a vessel which is transporting Oil or Noxious liquid
substances shall deploy materials and equipment and shallsecure experts.

Entrustment of Equipment, Materials andExperts for oil/HNS spill

A vessel ownerContract of the Implementationof Emergency Response

14 Bases in thedesignated area
Disaster responsecontractors with MDPC・Storage managiment ofEquipment & Materials
・To secure HNS experts

MDPC dispatches
Equipment, Materials and Experts
For oil/HNS spill within aprox.2 hours

ＨＮＳ tankers

Implementation of Emergency
Response in the designatedarea (Actual cost)
HNS
To be able to secure Equipment,
Materials and Experts for oil/HNS spills
within designated areas for 24 hours

63. System of Service(1) Issuance of Certificates
Ship Owners of ‘HNS’ tankers may make an application on-line upon
agreeing to the Terms and Notes of the Contract published on ourwebsite. Once the receipt of the designated payment is confirmed,
MDPC will send the Certificate of ‘ HNS’ Response Resource
Deployment to Ship Owners via email. The due date of the applicationis 2 days before the start date of the validity period. In case of anemergency issuance, it is no later than 15:00 on the day before thestart date of the validity period.
(2) Types of Certificates
There are three types of Certificates:(i) Annual Certificate,(ii) Limited Annual Certificate (valid from the beginning of the fiscal year tothe midyear, or from the midyear to the end of the fiscal year, to be issued
on a monthly basis), or(iii) Specified Period Certificate (to be issued on a 2-week basis).
※ Limited Annual Certificate is a certificate prepared for cases of changeof ownership or shipbuilding in the middle of the fiscal year, and it is tobe issued continuously from/to an Annual Certificate.
(3) Effect of Certificate(i) MDPC will certify to the Japan Coast Guard that MDPC, on behalf of Ship
Owners, has deployed the materials and equipment and secured theexpert; provided, however, that this shall be limited to the Annual
Certificate.
(ii) In case of ‘HNS’ incident or a threat thereof in the Designated Areas,
Ship Owners or the Master of the vessel may request MDPC to take
Emergency Response. Ship Owners shall pay the cost for the Emergency
Response.

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（Reference3-1）

Flowchart for Issuance of Annual CertificationApplication Confirmationand the Certification fee
adviceMDPC

Deadline of application request:
March the 20th※( The deadline of the payment)

Depositconfirmationand issue
the certification

Application
Periodstarts

Deadline forCancellation
RequestApril the 1st

March the 31stof the following year

April the 30th
March the 31st

February the 1st

Certification
Application

Effective date ofAnnual Certification

Emergency Issuanceavailable（With additional fee）

Payment

Annual contract(Validated period: 1 yr)

Additional fee is required to issue
Annual Certification in this period

VesselOwner

Cancellation Request available period（Cancellation fee: 10,000Yen【Tax exclusive】）※ If March the 20th falls on a bank holiday,
your payment shall be done at least one bank business day prior to its due date.

（Reference ３-２）

Flowchart for Issuance of Specified Period Certification
MDPC
Application Confirmationand the Certification fee
adviceDepositconfirmationand issue
the certification

Effective date ofthe Certification ※3

Deadline forCancellation
RequestApplication Periodstarts
1 day prior※2

2 days prior ※1

Certification
Application

VesselOwnerPayment

15：00

Specified PeriodContract( A multiple of14 days)

Emergency Issuance available by
15:00（With additional fee）

Cancellation Request available
period（Cancellation fee: 10,000Yen【Tax exclusive】）※1、※2 ： Bank business day※3： We do not offer any refunds or money back for any certification has commenced.

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（Reference３-３）

Flowchart for Issuance of the Limited Annual Certificate【The case of starting midyear】
MDPC
Application Confirmationand the Certification fee
adviceDepositconfirmationand issue
the certification

Effective date ofthe Certification

Deadline forCancellation
RequestMarch the 31stof the following year

Application Periodstarts

1 day prior※2

2 days prior ※1Certification
Application
VesselOwnerPayment※3

Emergency Issuanceavailable
by 15:00（With additional fee）

15：00

Limited Annual
Contract

Cancellation Request available
period（Cancellation fee: 10,000Yen【Tax exclusive】）※1、※2 ： Bank business day※3 ： Computation of the certification fee is on a monthly basis which shall be
provided for separately.

94. Fees of each Certificate(1) Certificate of‘HNS’ Response Resource Deployment(Unit: yen)

150 G/T to less than 300 G/TAnnualCertificate
190,000

300 G/T to less than 500 G/T

228,000

38,000（41,000）

500 G/T to less than 750 G/T

266,000

44,000（47,000）

750 G/T to less than 1,000 G/T

285,000

47,000（50,000）

1,000 G/T to less than 3,000 G/T

323,000

53,000（56,000）

3,000 G/T to less than 5,000 G/T

342,000

57,000（60,000）

5,000 G/T to less than 10,000 G/T

399,000

66,000（69,000）

10,000 G/T to less than 15,000 G/T

437,000

72,000（75,000）

15,000 G/T to less than 20,000 G/T

532,000

88,000（91,000）

20,000 G/T or more

551,000

91,000（94,000）

Gross tonnage (G/T)

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Specified Period Certificate<2 weeks>
31,000 （34,000）

Fees excluding tax for four (4), six (6), eight (8), ten (10) and twelve (12)-week-period
certificates are 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 times the fee excluding tax for 2-week-period certificate
respectively.
The Limited Annual Certificate fee is to be calculated on a pro rata (monthly) basis based on
the Annual Certificate fee. Validity period of Limited Annual Certificate may be extended on amonthly basis.
The figures in brackets in the above table shows the amount including the fee for certificate
issuance.
Amount shown in the above table does not include tax. Tax is exempted except ships underJapanese flag.
Following the examples of IMO (stability of a ship is proportional to the length of freeboard, rather
than the capacity), the fee ratio for each GT category is the cubic root ratio (length) of theaverage of the tanker’s tank capacity.

(2) Additional Fees
In case of application for an emergency issuance after the closing date forapplication, the following additional fees (tax-exclusive) are charged on top of
the Certificate fee listed above.
(i)Specified Period Certificate: 50 % of the two (2)-week-period Certificate
fee(ii)
Annual Certificate: 10% of the Annual Certificate fee(iii)
Limited Annual Certificate: 10% of the Limited Annual Certificate fee

10(3) Service Fees(iv) Fee of issuing each Certificate is 3,000yen (tax-exclusive),
however, it is exempted for Annual Certificate and Limited AnnualCertificate.
(v)
Fee for re-issuing each Certificate when revising entries of theCertificate is 3,000yen (tax-exclusive).
(vi) Fee for refunding a part of the Certificate fee in case of scrapping
due to an accident at sea or for any other reasons during thevalidity period of an Annual Certificate (including Limited AnnualCertificate) is 3,000yen (tax-exclusive).
(vii) Fee for extending the validity period of Limited Annual Certificate is
3,000yen (tax-exclusive).
(viii) Bank transfer fee shall be borne by the applicant.
(ix) The cancellation fee for issuance of the Certificate (including
cancellation service fee) is 10,000 yen (tax-exclusive).
(4) Refund of Fees
Unless otherwise provided for in the Contract or the Fare Regulation,
MDPC will not refund the Certificate fee and other items. An exampleof refunding and amount of refund are as follows;(i)In cases of scrapping due to an accident at sea or for any otherreasons during the validity period of an Annual Certificate(including Limited Annual Certificate):
Refund = the amount to be paid at the time of application – (the amountof the Certificate fee calculated on a monthly basis up to andincluding the month of the effective date of scrapping, etc. +additional fees (if any) + fee for refunding process + bank transferfee)(ii)
In cases where the cancellation is made before the Certificate isissued:
Refund = the sum received at MDPC’s designated bank account – banktransfer fee(iii)
In cases where the cancellation is made after the Certificate isissued but the validity period has not yet commenced:
Refund = the amount to be paid at the time of application – (fee forissuing the Certificate + cancellation fee + additional fees (if any) + banktransfer fee)※
Please refer to the Contract or the Fare Regulation concerning
HNS Materials, Equipment and Experts Deployment Certificate Issuancefor more information

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5. Cost of Emergency Response
When MDPC takes the Emergency Response upon receipt of the request, thefollowing cost shall be borne in addition to the above Certificate fee.
(i) Costs and fees of a disaster response contractor with whom MDPC has
concluded a contract in advance for the Emergency Response operations(ii) Costs for the vessels, materials and equipment owned by MDPC and used
for Emergency Response(iii) Administrative costs of MDPC for Emergency Response(iv) Any other costs for Emergency Response, which are separately agreed
upon between Ship Owners and MDPC

12Maritime Disaster Prevention Center
6th fl. YOKOHAMA i-MARK PLACE, Minato Mirai 4-4-5,Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa-pref., 220-0012, Japan

Operation section, Disaster Prevention dept.
Tel045 (224) 4378 HNS Certificate (Direct)
045 (224) 4315 Accident response (Direct)
Fax 045 (224) 4323
URL http://www.mdpc.or.jp
Revised on September 1, 2017
Effective on October 1, 2017