Art.6 |
Article 6 |
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: |
Art.6.1.a |
(a) the designation of: |
Art.6.1.a.i |
(i) the competent national authority or authorities with responsibility for oil pollution preparedness and response; |
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 |
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; |
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] |