The purpose of a regional marine oil spill contingency plan is to help you respond to a big oil spill in the sea. You want a planned and co-ordinated response when the people who caused the spill cannot handle it. This plan helps when the spill is too big for them to deal with on their own.

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

288Purpose of regional marine oil spill contingency plan

The purpose of a regional marine oil spill contingency plan is to promote a planned and regionally co-ordinated response to any marine oil spill within a region that is beyond the resources of the persons who have caused the marine oil spill or that has not been appropriately responded to by such persons.