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Art.3 |
Article 3 |
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Art.3.1.a |
(1) (a) Each Party shall require that ships entitled to fly its flag have on board a shipboard oil pollution emergency plan as required by and in accordance with the provisions adopted by the Organization for this purpose.[6] |
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Art.3.1.b |
(b) A ship required to have on board an oil pollution emergency plan in accordance with subparagraph (a) is subject, while in a port or at an offshore terminal under the jurisdiction of a Party, to inspection by officers duly authorized by that Party, in accordance with the practices provided for in existing international agreements[7] or its national legislation. |
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Art.3.2 |
(2) Each Party shall require that operators of offshore units under its jurisdiction have oil pollution emergency plans, which are co-ordinated with the national system established in accordance with article 6 and approved in accordance with procedures established by the competent national authority. |
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Art.3.3 |
(3) Each Party shall require that authorities or operators in charge of such sea ports and oil handling facilities under its jurisdiction as it deems appropriate have oil pollution emergency plans or similar arrangements which are co-ordinated with the national system established in accordance with article 6 and approved in accordance with procedures established by the competent national authority. |
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Art.6 |
Article 6 |
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Art.6.1 |
(1) Each Party shall establish a national system for responding promptly and effectively to oil pollution incidents. This system shall include as a minimum: |
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Art.6.1.a |
(a) the designation of: |
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Art.6.1.a.i |
(i) the competent national authority or authorities with responsibility for oil pollution preparedness and response; |
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Art.6.1.a.ii |
(ii) the national operational contact point or points, which shall be responsible for the receipt and transmission of oil pollution reports as referred to in article 4; and |
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Art.6.1.a.iii |
(iii) an authority which is entitled to act on behalf of the State to request assistance or to decide to render the assistance requested; |
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Art.6.1.b |
(b) a national contingency plan for preparedness and response which includes the organizational relationship of the various bodies involved, whether public or private, taking into account guidelines developed by the Organization.[11] |
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Art.7 |
Article 7 |
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Art.7.1 |
(1) Parties agree that, subject to their capabilities and the availability of relevant resources, they will co-operate and provide advisory services, technical support and equipment for the purpose of responding to an oil pollution incident, when the severity of such incident so justifies, upon the request of any Party affected or likely to be affected. The financing of the costs for such assistance shall be based on the provisions set out in the Annex to this Convention. |
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Art.7.2 |
(2) A Party which has requested assistance may ask the Organization to assist in identifying sources of provisional financing of the costs referred to in paragraph (1). |
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Art.7.3 |
(3) In accordance with applicable international agreements, each Party shall take necessary legal or administrative measures to facilitate: |
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Art.7.3.a |
(a) the arrival and utilization in and departure from its territory of ships, aircraft and other modes of transport engaged in responding to an oil pollution incident or transporting personnel, cargoes, materials and equipment required to deal with such an incident; and |
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Art.7.3.b |
(b) the expeditious movement into, through, and out of its territory of personnel, cargoes, materials and equipment referred to in subparagraph (a). |
