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09-12 May 2011 Andrew Wood

Caribbean Regional Respons e Team . 09-12 May 2011 Andrew Wood . http://cep.unep.org/racrempeitc Tel: +5999 868 4612 Email: rempeitc@cep.unep.org. Contents. Wider Caribbean Region RAC/REMPEITC Mission Activities- general Achievements/Specific Activities Challenges.

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09-12 May 2011 Andrew Wood

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  1. Caribbean Regional Response Team 09-12 May 2011 Andrew Wood http://cep.unep.org/racrempeitc Tel: +5999 868 4612 Email: rempeitc@cep.unep.org

  2. Contents • Wider Caribbean Region • RAC/REMPEITC • Mission • Activities- general • Achievements/Specific Activities • Challenges

  3. WiderCaribbeanRegion • Definedby the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean (Cartagena, 1983) • 28 (+1) countries • 41 territories… • 4 languages • Coastline of 55,383 km • From 45 km (Montserrat) to 12,135 km (México)

  4. RAC/REMPEITC (Curacao) SPAW RAC (Guadeloupe) UNEP CAR/RCU (Jamaica) CIMAB (Cuba) IMA (Trinidad) RAN WiderCaribbeanRegion CARTAGENA CONVENTION Cartagena Convention 1976: Caribbean Environment Programme (Regional Seas) Adopted in 1983 In force since 1986 Protocol ConcerningCo-operation in Combating Oil Spills Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife(SPAW) Protocol Concerning Pollution fromLand-Based Sources and Activities(LBS) Adopted in 1983 In force since 1986 Adopted in 1990 In force since 2000 Adopted in 1999

  5. RAC/REMPEITC Regional OPRC Plan Central America OPRC Plan Project Belize Caribbean Island OPRC Plan Guatemala Honduras El Salvador Nicaragua Costa Rica Panama

  6. RAC/REMPEITC Mission “To assist countries to develop their national capabilities to implement the Cartagena Convention Oil Spill Protocol, the OPRC 1990 Convention and other IMO Conventions and Protocols relevant to preparedness for and response to oil, hazardous and noxious substances releases, and other marine environmental threatsfrom ships in the Wider Caribbean Region.”

  7. RAC/REMPEITC Activities • Training courses • OPRC Level I/II/III • OPRC/HNS (not yet delivered) • GloBallast Training packages • Seminars • MARPOL • AFS • Exercises • Technical support/consultancy • ESI workshop • National OPRC workshop • Oil Spill Response assessment • MARPOL assessment

  8. RAC/REMPEITC Governance Governments from the Wider Caribbean Region Donor countries IGOs, NGOs & Industry • Secondment of Consultant • Additional budget (training) • Travel • Project funds In-kind Support RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe • Suitable office • Communication facilities • Secretarial assistance • Local support services ITCP Activities Project funds Project funds

  9. Activitiesfor 2010-2011 • National OPRC Workshop ,Nicaragua • Angel N sinking, St Lucia • Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico • OSR Assessment & Action plan, Cuba • OSR Assessment & Action plan, Bahamas • ESI (Environmental Sensitivity Index) Map development, Dominica • MARPOL Annex V Workshop, Panama • AFS Convention Workshop, St. Lucia • BWM Legal Training (COCATRAM), Honduras • MARPOL Annex I & V Workshop, Jamaica

  10. Activitiesfor 2010-2011 • ROCRAM-CA, Costa Rica • Caribbean Sea Commission, Barbados • VI CongressoMaritimoPortuario, Guatemala • Curacao Marine Pollution Advisory group • 62nd MEPC, IMO, London • ARPEL Meeting to Review the OSR Assessment Manual and Tool, Brazil • 11th OPRC/HNS Technical Group, IMO, London • GloBallast GPTF (Global Task Force Meeting), London • IOSC (International Oil Spill Conference) Workshop, Brazil • 7th MOBEX (Mobilization Exercise), Brazil

  11. Activitiesfor 2010-2011 • Senior Maritime Administrators Workshop, Trinidad and Tobago • ESI Map development, Barbados • Ballast Water Management National Task Force Meeting, The Bahamas • Ballast Water Management Forum, Aruba • Caribbean Regional Response Team Meeting, St Croix • International Oil Spill Conference, Portland OR • UNDP OCT Funding Meeting, St. Maarten

  12. Activitiesfor 2010-2011 • OPRC Readiness meeting, St. Maarten • OPRC Readiness meeting, Curacao • REPECA meeting, Guatemala • ESI Map development, Antigua & Barbuda • GIS Mapping of Maritime Traffic in WCR and interactive website for risk based decision making + Uponrequest: workshops, consultancy

  13. Activitiesfor 2010-2011 On-going projects for 2010-2011 • Questionnaire requesting input for RAC/REMPEITC activities for 2012-2013 • Sent to all WCR countries….we received six responses. • Oil Spill Response Planning Readiness Assessment Manual ARPEL (Regional Association of Oil, Gas & Biofuels Sector Companies in Latin America & the Caribbean) • GloBallast Project – Four Lead Partnering Countries • Update of the Country Profiles

  14. Activitiesfor 2010-2011 On-going projects for 2010-2011 con’t • MARPOL Special Area designation becomes effective in May 2011 • GISIS – Countries need to update their Port Reception Facilities for MARPOL • Database of regional Oil Spill Response Equipment • Oil Spill Response Equipment – Customs clearance pre-authorization

  15. ARPEL Manual & Tool

  16. Futureactivities Proposed future activities for 2012-2013 • MARPOL Annex I&V Regional workshop to assess implementation adequacy (English/Spanish) • MARPOL Convention – Haiti • MARPOL Convention – Grenada • AFS Convention regional workshop (English/Spanish) • Spill Compensation Convention • GloBallast Regional Task Force Meeting

  17. Futureactivities Proposed future activities for 2012-2013 • OHPR-HNS Protocol – Guatemala • OPRC Convention – Train-the-trainer workshop ESI Mapping (English/Spanish) • OPRC Convention –Develop a local Oil Spill Response Committee – Haiti • OPRC National workshop – Cuba • OPRC Convention – ARPEL OPRC Assessment manual (English/Spanish) • Biofouling Introductory regional workshop (English/Spanish)

  18. Futureactivities Challenges • Extended mandate • Limited financial, technical, human and material resources • RAC/REMPEITC • Governments in the region • Sustained support from industry • Staff turnover • RAC/REMPEITC • Government • Lack of awareness, but also of political interest / commitment • Languages – Four languages plus local dialects

  19. Caribbean Island OPRC Plan Highlights Chapter One - Intro • 1.4.2 Carib Plan – considered a “supplement to” rather than a “substitue for” • 1.4.3 Each state should develop an NCP • 1.4.3 Therefore, Carib Plan is reserved for substantial spills beyond local capacity.

  20. Caribbean Island OPRC Plan Highlights ChapterTwo – Organizational Plan • 2.2.2 Requests for assistance are between states • 2.8 Rapid Response Agreement Offers an int’l mobilization scheme • 2.8.1 Major spill near a territorial border – “a rapid response agreement of equal right of access is considered an important function of the Carib Plan.” • 2.8.2 “Responding state will notfy the affected state of its interest in proceeding across territorial borders.” • 2.8.2 “The affected state will respond by granting or denying authorization.” • 2.8.2 -2.8.5 details code of conduct while operating within the affected state

  21. Caribbean Island OPRC Plan Highlights Chapter Three- Initiating Assistance • 3.1.1 Affected state should determine spill trrajectory • 3.3.1 Aerial Surveillance – prearrange rapid permission for over flights and use of airports (NCP) • 3.3.3 Trained look outs • 3.6.1 Requests for assistance should be detailed • 3.8.1 -3.8.8 Info to RAC/REMPEITC • Oil spill equip avail to other countries • Personnel with expertise • Laws, orders, decrees, institutions related to oil spill response • Procedure and activities related to prevention • Information of response materials • Information on Customs and Immigration laws • Information on Mutual Agreements.

  22. Caribbean Island OPRC Plan Highlights Chapter Four – CARIBPOLREP • 4.1.1 “Immediately inform neighboring states.” • 4.1.2 Provide rough prediction of spill movement • 4.3 CARIBPOLREP – format

  23. Caribbean Island OPRC Plan Highlights Chapter Five – Equip • 5.1.1 List of regional sources of equip – oil terminals* *REMPEITC needs to confirm • 5.1.2 Expectations that each state can respond to spills in its territory. • 5.1.3 Tiered Plan - Ea will have minimal response capability Carib plan activated only for persistent oil causes unexpected privation • 5.1.4 Equip – • size/capacity must be worth moving • Purchased/maint to protect local area • Chemical Dispersant – NCP, also see Chp 10 • List does not obligate loaning – concern re trained operators, etc.

  24. Caribbean Island OPRC Plan Highlights Chapter Six - Personnel • 6.2.1 List details of responding personnel including name and passport info • 6.2.1 Each state shall maintain a list of “spare” personnel who can go • 6.2.1 List of trained personnel should be provided to REMPEITC* • *need to confirm • 6.3.3 Requesting state shall notify national customs to permit equipment entry without assessment, duty or unnecessary delays

  25. Caribbean Island OPRC Plan Highlights Chapter Seven - Finances • 7.1.2 Travel and wages paid by responding state • 7.1.3 Living expenses paid by requesting state • 7.1.5 Responding state to invoice the requesting state • 7.1.6 Expenses re injured or ill personnel will be paid by requesting state

  26. RAC/REMPEITC THANK YOU • RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe SeruMahuma z/n Aviation and Meteorology Building Willemstad, Curacao • Phone: (+599 9) 868 4612 • Fax : (+599 9) 868 4996 • Email: awood@cep.unep.org

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