【2021 PAJ Workshop by JCG】

Mission of Japan Coast Guard
Under the COVID-19Feb.22 2022
CDR YOSHIDA Shigeru JCG
Marine Environment Protection & Disaster Prevention DivisionJAPAN COAST GUARD

Table of Contents
１ Case Study・M/V WAKASHIO（Waters off Mauritius）
・M/V CRIMSON POLARIS（Waters off Hachinohe, Japan)
２ International Cooperation in Asia
３ Domestic response with Petroleum
Association of JAPAN(PAJ)Outline of M/V WAKASHIO【 Date and time】：Grounding at 1925 on July 25(at 0025 on July 26 JST ）Huge fuel oil spill on August 6【Site】：Shallow water 0.9 nm off the SE coast of Mauritius※About 65km from the capital, Port Louis【Status of Casualty 】：More than 1,000 tons oil out of 4,000 tons
spilled and washed ashore in mangrove

About 65㎞

Countermeasures
Headquarter

StrandedPointVessel Particular
Ship’s name：M/V WAKASHIO
Owner：OKIYO MARITIMECORPManagement Company：
Nagashiki shipping co.,LTD.
Operating Company：
Mitsui O.S.K Lines,Ltd.
Flag: Panama
Type of vessel： Bulk cargo
Long：300ｍ
Total Tonnage：101,932tons
Number of crew：20(Indian Captain)
Cargo ：Non
Fuel oil ：C type heavy oil 1,546tons
A type heavy oil 129tonsLubricating oil
4.3tons※This ship was heading from Chinato Brazil

Japan Disaster Relief(JDR) Expert
Team Dispatch【Period】 From departure to return: August 10～23（14days）
Local activity: August 12～21（10days）【Timeline】 ※JST （Time Difference：－5h）
July 25 19:25 “WAKASHIO” ran aground off Mauritius
Aug 6
Huge fuel oil spill
GOV of the Republic of Mauritius requested assistanceto GOV of Japan
Aug 9 14:00※ GOV of Japan decided to dispatch JDR Expert TeamAug 10 10:20 ※Departure from Narita Airport
Aug 11Arrival at Mauritius
Aug 12～21
Local activity
Aug 21 20:15 Departure from Mauritius
Aug 23 08:30 ※ Arrival in Narita Airport

Delegation

Total 6 members: MOFA 1、JCG 4、JICA1※ JCG: Headquarter 2, National Strike Team 2
Leader：Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MOFA)
Gomakubo Junji
Subhead：Director for International Marine Pollution Prevention,Marine protection and disaster prevention division, JCG
Takechi Keiji
Subhead：Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Imai Ken
Expert：Special Assistant, international Strategy Division,JCG
Nagata Seiichiro
Expert：Head, National Strike Team, JCG
Otsuka Hisashi
Expert：Member, National Strike Team, JCG
Ito Tadakuni

Dispatch destination of JDR TeamＰＣＲ Test/Antibody Test of COVID-19

Infections Measures against COVID-19

Base of JDR TeamHotel（PRESKIL ISLAND RESORT MAURITIUS）

AirportWAKASHIOCountermeasures Headquarter（Blue Bay Marina Park Centre）

Logistics Room

Main Activities in Mauritius①Survey at sea and coast② Public-private meeting③Lecture of Maritime Oil
Combatting Capability for MCG④Public Information

① Survey at sea and coast（１）Floating oil at Sea【August 13】0945～1310
North sea area
【August 17】1350～1455
South sea area

Survey of floating oil（August 13）

NCGボート発着場（ﾎﾟﾜﾝﾄｼﾞｭﾛｰﾑ）WAKASHIO
Survey of floating oil（ August 17）

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Survey on August 13

Survey on August 17

Inside Story of Survey on August 17

（２）Floating oil at coast【August 14】0950～1340
North shore from WAKASHIO
Total 9 sites:
4 mangrove forests, 5 beaches

Survey of dripping
oil on shore（August 14）

WAKASHIOCountermeasures Headquarter（Blue Bay Marina Park Centre）

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Survey on August 14

②Public-private meeting【August 12－】
（１）Public-private meeting（Relevant ministries and agencies, Local government,
Private companies, and Foreign aid organization）（２）Security Organization Meeting（Police, Fire fighting, and Coast guard)

③Lecture for Maritime Oil Combatting
Capability for MCG

Lecture for MCG

④Public information

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News in Mauritius

Case of “CRIMSON POLARIS”
Name: CRIMSON POLARIS
Flag : Panama
Total tonnage：39,910 ton
Type of vessel: Bulk cargo
Long: 200 m
Owner: MI-DAS LINE S.A.
Operating Company: Nippon Yusen
Kaisha(NYK)
Number of crew : 21
Cargo : Wood chip 44,035 ton
Load oil: C type heavy oil 1,657 ton
Light oil
5 ton※This ship was heading fromThailand to Hachinohe, Japan

Timeline of response

Distance
2.3NM（4.3km）

HachinohePort

Public-private meeting

11th 0354
0735
0815
1415
1853
12th 0415
1300

Anchored out of port
Grounding
Refloat and Crack
JCG started pick-up operation by Helicopter
Rescue finishedStarting split in two
Public-private meeting for oil spill prevention※ Some of the spilled oil drifted the beach and fisher area.

Fuel oil spilled area
“Spreading of spilled oil from the ship”
12th 1615
Oil achieved to Beach
Oil and woodchip“Oil dispersing by vessel”

The area of floating oilDistance
13NM（24.3km）

スキミン
グット

“Assessment of spilled oil by drone”CRIMSON POLARISOil spill response on the coastline
Condition of oil sill combating
August 13, 14
Coastal cleanup by beach cleaner
vehicles of MDPC and human power
MDPC: Maritime Disaster
Prevention CenterShip Condition
船首部

船尾部

Figure：NYKThe outline of National Strike Team
【Outline】
National Strike Team is the special team thathas expertized knowledge and skills for
dealing with oil and HNS spill incidents caused
by maritime accidents, natural disaster.
This team was established in 1995.

【Organization】
HeadCoordinator
National Strike Team• 4 teams• 1 team consists of 4 members）【Activity results by NST】

Advices on oil spill response

Gas detection in a ship

Dealing with fire on a ship

Technical cooperation toward foreigncounty’s Coast Guard officers

Table of Contents
１ Case Study
・M/V WAKASHIO（Waters off Mauritius）
・M/V CRIMSON POLARIS（Waters off Hachinohe, Japan)
２ International Cooperation in Asia
３ Domestic response with Petroleum
Association of JAPAN(PAJ)International Cooperation in Asia
JCG has dispatched MCT
members to 14 countries in theSoutheast Asia, South Asia,Pacific, Indian Ocean, East Africa
regions and totally 52 times
since its establishment of MCT in
Oct 2017. (As of Feb 2022).
NST has worked together withMCT on oil spill response
trainings in many countries.
NST： National Strike Team
MCT: Mobile Cooperation Team
Contents of Capacity
Building are mainly as below
1. Oil Spill Response Training
2. Rubber Boat Training
3. On-site Inspection Training
4. Arrest Technique Training
5. Search and Rescue Training

Number of MCT dispatch to foreign countries
2022*
2019
2018
2017
05

Southeast Asia

10South Asia

1520

25

Pacific islands

Africa3035

Others (US, UN)*JCG resumed MCT dispatch in January 2022 after 2 years suspension due to Covid-19 pandemic.

Main ContentsImages

1Content

Oil Spill Response
Training

Abstract

・Lecture of oil property
・Oil spill response equipment operation
・On shore operation
・Off shore operation

Rubber Boat Training

・Reaching/Leaving Pier・Trail tracking, side tracking
・Touch & go・Sandwich regulation
・Transferring
・Ship boarding

3On-site Inspection
Training

・Basics of site conservation
・Method of evidence sampling
・Fingerprinting
・photography
・Simulated overall exercise

4Arrest TechniqueTraining

・Verbal control
・Apprehension technique control
・Role playing drill

Search and Rescue
Training

・Survivor Transport Operation
・Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)・Rope work
・Vessel Towing Operation(lecture & training)25

Activities under the COVID-19 pandemic
JCG has conducted online lectures, seminars and trainings for 8 countries in the South East Asia, Pacific,
Indian Ocean, East Africa regions and 1 organization and totally 18 times since 2020. (As of January 2022)

Counterpart SideJCG side
Arresting techniques
Theory of Search and Rescue

Arresting techniques

Survivor Transport
Internet Connection

Forensics
Rope work

Lecture of International Law

Lecture of DivingLow enforcement

Oil spill responseTechnical Support to SLCG(Sri Lanka Coast Guard)
JCG has provided Sri Lanka Coast Guard with technical training on marine
environmental protection and maritime oil spill incident management based on therequest from the government of Sri Lanka since 2013.
MCT and NST conducted an online lecture for SLCG in Oct, 2021 and gave
guidance and advises for them in the comprehensive training led by SLCG dealing
with crude oil spill accidents in Feb, 2022.

Sri LankaColombo

Marine Pollution Exercise (MARPOLEX)
Background
MARPOLEX is an oil spill response exercise conducted by Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia.
MARPOLEX has been conducted every other years since 1988 in accordance with “Sulawesi Sea Oil Spill
Response Network Response Plan” with a view toenhancement cooperation between Indonesia, Philippines and Japan .
improvement of response capability in firefighting, rescue and oil spill recovery operation.

Exercise Contents & Flow
Tabletop
Exercise・Search and Rescue・Firefighting
・Oil spill recovery

Evaluation
Meeting
SulawesiSeaTable of Contents
１ Case Study・M/V WAKASHIO（Waters off Mauritius）
・M/V CRIMSON POLARIS（Waters off Hachinohe, Japan)
２ International Cooperation in Asia
３ Domestic response with Petroleum
Association of JAPAN(PAJ)Japanese National Contingency Plan
OPRC Convention
adopted by IMO(Nov. 30, 1990)

OPRC Convention
became effective(May 13, 1995)

Significant oil spillincident(Spill amount 6,240kl)(Jan.
2, 1997)

OPRC-HNS Protocol
became effective(Jun. 14, 2007)

Article 6
Establish a “NationalContingency Plan” forpreparedness andresponse
Clarify an immediate response
system, close cooperation
among relevant agencies, anddesignated role sharing

NCP formulated(Cabinet decision on Dec.
15, 1995)

NCP amended(Cabinet decision on Dec.
Expanding range of substances 19, 1997)
to “oil, noxious liquid
substances, hazardous
substances, and othersubstance” that may cause
marine pollution

NCP amended(Cabinet decision on Dec. 8,2006)

Large-scale Disaster in JapanYear

DisasterType ofCountermeasures

2017

Seasonal rain front andTyphoon No.3

N/A

2018

Heavy Rainfall in July

DCHQ

2019

Typhoon No.19

DCHQ

2020

Heavy Rainfall in July

DCHQ

2020

DCHQ: Disaster Countermeasures Head Quarter2019→In recent years, Japan has experienced large-scale disasters.Amendment of NCP
BeforeCabinet decision on May 25, 2021

Restricted or mid-scale disaster

Emergency or large-scale disaster

Precautionary Head Quarter (PHQ)

Disaster Countermeasures Head Quarter (DCHQ)
Chief : Minister of land,
Infrastructure and Transport

Chief：Commandant of JCG

PresentPHQ

Large-scale disaster

Emergency disaster

Specific Disaster Countermeasures HeadQuarter

DCHQ

Chief : Minister of land, Infrastructure and Transport

Chief : Prime Minister

Preparing for major oil spills
Equipment Stockpile Basesof Petroleum Association of Japan①Tokyo Bay(Sodegaura, Chiba)②Seto Inland Bay(Kurashiki, Okayama)③Ise Bay(Yokkaichi, Mie)
④Fukuoka（Kitakyusyu, Fukuoka）⑤Hokkaido(Tomakomai, Hokkaido)⑥Hokkaido, branch Wakkanai(Wakkanai, Hokkaido)

Occurs in the sea around Japan

Equipment Stockpile Bases(Hokkaido)(Source: PAJ)

METI

Occurs in domestic waters

NOWPAP（North-West Pacific Action Plan）
Four-country framework for the response
MDPCロゴ
MDPCDeployment of Equipment
Regional Contingency Plan: Equipment
Stockpile Basesof PAJ（Total: 6 sites）

High Capacity Oil Skimmer（Source : PAJ ）Thank you for your attention!

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