Marine oil spill contingency planning

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Qiao, Bing | Chu, Jia-cheng | Zhao, Ping | Yu, Yuan | Li, Yun

Affiliations: Center of Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.;Waterborne Transportation Institute, Ministry of Communications, Beijing 100088, China. E-mail: [email protected] | Waterborne Transportation Institute, Ministry of Communications, Beijing 100088, China

Abstract: According to the practice researching and formulating "The Oil Spill Contingency Plan of South Chinese Sea", this paper analyses and discusses the structure, functions and main contents of marine oil spill contingency planning, programs the organizing and commanding system and emergency response system, and advances the planning and researching method to coordinate comprehensively and to design practically the detailed emergency response steps until to formulate the ease operating programs for the plan implementation (PPI) and the PPI to apply high-techniques supporting emergency administrations and response.

Keywords: contingency planning, oil spill, pollution, marine environmental protection, technical supporting systems

Journal: Journal of Environmental Sciences, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 102-107, 2002