Marine chemical spill: an overview of response issues

1. INTERNATIONAL TANKER OWNERS POLLUTION FEDERATION LIMITED Marine chemical spill: an overview of response issues Stéphane Grenon Technical adviser ITOPF Intertanko Chemical Tanker Committee Singapore November 11, 2004

2. Outline • ITOPF • Issues with marine chemical spills • What is expected from ship owners? M/V Accord, China

3. What is ITOPF ? International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation

4. What is ITOPF ? • Established in 1968, following Torrey Canyon • Small not for profit org. based in London • Technical Advisers (Biologists, Chemists, Engineers) • International Service

5. ITOPF MEMBERS • Tanker owners & bareboat charters • > 8,400 tankers • 196 million GT • ~98% of world’s tonnage ASSOCIATES • All other types of ship • 310 million GT • > ½ of spills attended

7. ROLE ON SITE • Respond on behalf of members, clubs, IOPC Fund • Advise and assist all parties on most effective clean-up to minimise resource damage • Always advisory • Offer guidance on likely admissibility of claims (reasonableness) • Monitor events, clean-up activities and investigate damage to coastal resources

8. Technical Services • Response to marine oil & chemical spills • Damage assessment & claims analysis • Contingency planning & advisory work • Training, seminars, conferences • Information services • Publications • Databases • Website: www.itopf.com

9. ITOPF and chemical spill response • Internal working group • ITOPF response procedure • Training • Reference materials • Link with other partners (industry, governments) • Contract with UK National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC)

10. ITOPF Objectives To parallel our role with respect to oil spills and to provide prompt advice to our ship-owners and their insurers in the event of: • An emergency • General enquiries • HNS Convention • OPRC-HNS Protocol M.V. ‘ACCORD’, China, Oct. 2002

11. Chemicals & Other Substances- ITOPF’s Involvement Recently • Incidents Attended • ‘CO-OP VENTURE’ Japan, July 2002 (Oil & Corn) • ‘JOLLY RUBINO’, South Africa, Sept. 2002 (Oil & Class 3 hazard) • ‘ACCORD’, China, Oct. 2002 (Methyl methacrylate, Polypropylene Glycol Methyl Ether Acetate) • ‘FU SHAN HAI’, Sweden, June 2003 (Oil & potassium chloride) • ‘TASMAN SPIRIT’, Pakistan, July 2003 (Iranian Light crude oil) • ‘BOW MARINER’, USA, March 2004 (oil & ethanol) • Incidents Notified • ‘IRINA 2’, Papua New Guinea, July 2002 (Palm Oil) • ‘BOW EAGLE’, UK, August 2002 (Ethyl acetate) • ‘TAI PING’, New Zealand, Oct. 2002 (Urea) • ‘METIN KA’, Turkey, Dec, 2002, (Sulphuric acid) / Jan. 2004, Oman (Ethanol) • ‘JAMBO’, UK, June 2003 (Zinc concentrate & Cadmium) • ‘PANAM SERRENA, Sardinia, Italy, January 2004 (Benzene)

12. Issues with marine chemical spills

13. Risks • HNS spills not as frequent as oil spills • Quantities spilled can be small • Chemical tanker: 40000 m3 - 150000 m3 (many products onboard) • Container: 10m3 • ICB: 1m3 • Drum: 200 litres • But effects can be large! • 1 tonne chlorine = 4.8 km safety zone

14. Risks • Response might be complex • Wide variety of products • Wide variety of behaviour • Wide variety of toxicity • Effects on marine environment not well known • Response technologies not as developed as oil • Potential effects on population more severe than oil

15. The OPRC-HNS Protocol(Protocol on Preparedness, Response and Co-operation to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances, 2000) • Requires national & regional systems for preparedness and response to HNS incidents. • Calls for co-operation between governments, port authorities, shipping industry and the chemical industry.

16. OPRC-HNS Protocol Enters into force 12 months after 15 States have ratified the Protocol. Current Status = Ratified by 9 States (Ecuador, Greece, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Sweden, Uruguay, Vanuatu) IMO encouraging early ratification of both OPRC-HNS Protocol and the HNS Convention to provide maximum protection in the event of an HNS incident.

17. What is needed from ship owners?

18. Chemical emergency response Accident Alert Substance (s) Hazard Assessment Behaviour Sensitive resources Health & Safety Evaluate Plan Strategies Execute

19. Need for information • Access to the ship/cargo owner is critical • A strong communication link between owner and responders will be necessary! • Information on substance is critical M/V Panam Serrena, Italy

20. Which information? • Name and identification number • UN or CAS number, identification markings • type of packaging • Emergency contact number • Quantity on board or spilled • MSDS, bill of lading, stowage plans, cargo manifest M/V Jolly Rubinno, South Africa

21. Which information? • Name and contact details of the ship’s agent or shipper or manufacturer • Container/package type, size and quantity, condition • Local environmental conditions (weather, temperature, sea conditions, wind speed and direction) • Length, breadth and appearance of any slicks or plumes, including direction of movement and behaviour (i.e. floating, sinking, colour, odour, reaction, etc.)

22. Which information? • Have there been reports of any injuries or adverse effects to human health or the environment? • Proximity to sensitive resources and residential areas • Notification of emergency services, local / national authorities

23. Chemical responseSummary • More complex than oil spill response • Behaviour • Hazards • Health & Safety • Responders and population more at risk • Must have a contingency plan! • Experts (chemical + health) • Local authorities (protection of population) • Tools

24. Chemical responseSummary • Most of the information to start the response is with the ship owner/agent • Must be ready to transfer that information in the initial moments of an incident