Aberdeen Harbour Board OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY PLAN Including HNS 16 Regent Quay Aberdeen AB11 5SS Tel: 01224 597000 Harbour Office Fax: 01224 571507 Vessel Traffic Services Fax: 01224 597007 Email: harbourmasters@aberdeen-harbour.co.uk Email: vts@aberdeen-harbour.co.uk Copy Number 1 Ref. No P010
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Contents Preface Contents... iii Distribution List... vii Revision Page... viii Letter to MCA... ix Letter of Approval from MCA... x Consultee Statements... xi Environmental Policy... xiii Glossary... xv Section 1 : Introduction and Policy Part 1: Strategy 1.1 Purpose of the Plan... 5 1.2 Use of the Plan...... 5 1.3 Area of operation... 7 1.4 Identification of the Roles and Responsibilities of Parties Associated with this plan... 9 1.5 Scope of the plan...10 1.6 Risk Assessment...11 1.7 Environmental sensitivities and priorities for protection...20 1.8 Categories of Incident...21 1.9 Waste Disposal Operations...22 1.10 Document Control and Plan Revision...24 Section 2 : Training and Exercise Policy 2.1 Training Policy...25 2.2 Exercise Programme...26
Section 3 : Incident Response Organisation 3.1 Introduction...27 3.2 Responsibilities and Incident Control Arrangements...27 3.3 Dispersant Use...28 3.4 Interface with other Contingency / Emergency plans...29 3.5 Internal Alerting and Call-out Procedures...29 3.6 Liaison Procedures with other Agencies...30 Section 4 : Response Strategies 4.1 Health and Safety...31 4.2 Oil Spills...36 4.3 Disposal Plan...37 Part 2: Actions & Operations Section 5 : Action Sheets 5.1 Observer of the Incident... 3 5.2 Harbour Master... 5 5.3 Aberdeen Harbour Board Chief Executive...10 Section 6 : Communications 6.1 Notification Matrix...11 6.2 Communication and Reporting...12 Section 7 : Sensitive Areas Response Information 7.1 Aberdeen Harbour and Local Coastline...13 7.2 Fisheries...17 7.3 Tidal Information...17
Section 8 : Report Forms and Checklists 8.1 CG77 POLREP Pollution Report Form...19 8.2 Incident Log Sheet...21 8.3 Waste Disposal Action Checklist...22 Section 9 : Press and Public Information 9.1 Press Statement...25 Part 3 : Data Directory Section 10 : Contact Directory... 3 Section 11 : Resources Directory 11.1 Tier 1... 8 11.2 Tier 2...10 11.3 Tier 3...11 Section 12 : Product Information Sheets... 12 Appendix I : STOp Notices Appendix II : Sensitive Areas Information Appendix III : Recommended wording for Samples Appendix IV: MCA Post Exercise / Incident report Appendix V : MCA Letter of Approval (review) Appendix VI ; Fast Facts Aberdeen Harbour
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DISTRIBUTION LIST COMPANY COPY NUMBER Aberdeen Harbour Board (Master Copy) 1 CPSO SCOTNI 2 Aberdeen MRCC 3 Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) ** Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) ** Marine Scotland, ** Briggs Marine Environmental Services ** ASCo Oils ** Caledonian Oil ** ASCO Marine ** Petersons ** Shell UK ** Total Oil Marine ** Dee District Salmon Fishery Board ** Police Scotland ** Procurator Fiscal ** Grampian Local Resilience Partnership ** ** Access to electronic copy of Master Copy No 1
REVISION PAGE DATE PLAN ISSUED: 2015 RECEIVED BY: COPY NUMBER: Section No. Remove Pages Insert Pages Date amended Received & inserted into plan by:
Letter of Approval from the MCA
Certificate of Approval from the MCA
Consultee Statements Aberdeen City Council Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
Marine Scotland Scottish Natural Heritage
GLOSSARY ACC AHB BMES CPSO SCOTNI CSAC DfT HMRC HMCG HNS HWS IMO LA LFO LRP Ltrs LWS MCA MFO MGO MRC MRCC NCP NNR OPRC OSCP POB SEPA SNH Aberdeen City Council Aberdeen Harbour Board Briggs Marine Environmental Services Counter Pollution & Salvage Officer, Scotland & Northern Ireland Candidate Special Areas of Conservation Department for Transport Her Majesty s - Revenue & Customs Her Majesty s Coastguard Hazardous & Noxious Substances High Water Spring International Maritime Organisation Local Authority Light Fuel Oil Local Resilience Partnership Litres Low Water Spring Maritime and Coastguard Agency Medium Fuel Oil Marine Gas Oil Marine Response Centre Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre National Contingency Plan National Nature Reserve Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response Convention Oil Spill Contingency Plan Persons On Board Scottish Environment Protection Agency Scottish Natural Heritage SPA SRC SSSI UKPIA Special Protection Area Shoreline Response Centre Site of Special Scientific Interest United Kingdom Petroleum Industry Association
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