Maritime Transport Act 1994

Plans and responses to protect marine environment from marine oil spills - Marine oil spill contingency plans

286: Purpose of marine oil spill contingency plans

You could also call this:

"Plans to Help New Zealand Prepare for and Respond to Marine Oil Spills"

The purpose of marine oil spill contingency plans is to help you understand how New Zealand plans to respond to marine oil spills. You will learn about planned responses at different levels, including on ships, at spill sites, and across regions and the whole country. This helps ensure that everyone knows what to do in case of a marine oil spill.

You will also find out what roles and responsibilities different people have when responding to marine oil spills, from those on ships to those working at national levels. This includes what you can expect from people in charge of responding to spills at different levels.

Marine oil spill contingency plans are in place to make sure you are prepared and know how to respond to a spill.

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"Get ready for oil spills from ships or sites by having a plan"

Part 23Plans and responses to protect marine environment from marine oil spills
Marine oil spill contingency plans

286Purpose of marine oil spill contingency plans

  1. The purpose of marine oil spill contingency plans is to—

  2. promote in New Zealand planned responses to marine oil spills at shipboard, site, regional, and national levels; and
    1. specify the functions and responsibilities of persons at shipboard, site, regional, and national levels, with respect to responses to marine oil spills.