RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe Steering Committee Meeting Activities Summary
This report summarizes the activities of the 10th Ordinary Steering Committee Meeting of RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe from July 2018 to May 2020. It discusses the mission, various protocols, conventions, workshops, and exercises conducted in the Caribbean region to enhance preparedness and response to marine environmental threats. The focus on NCP/OPRC/RETOS aims to standardize response operations, streamline documentation processes, and facilitate accessions to relevant conventions for improved regional response capabilities.
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10th Ordinary Steering Committee Meeting RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe Summary Report of Activities July 2018 May 2020 LCDR. Floyd Patterson IMO Seconded Consultant Maritime Authority of Jamaica RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe January 2013
Our Mission To assist countries to develop their national capabilities to implement the Cartagena Convention Oil Spill Protocol, the OPRC 1990 Convention and other IMO Conventions and Protocols relevant to preparedness for, and response preparedness for, and response to hazardous and noxious substances releases, and other marine environmental threats from ships in the Wider Caribbean Region. Caribbean Region. to oil, Wider
OPRC/RETOS -8 Compensation/OPRC -1 ESI Mapping 1 OPRC-HNS Protocol 1 MARPOL Convention Ratification - 4 Port Reception Facilities for SIDs -6 Antifouling Systems - 1 BWM 2 Mtgs. & Seminars 15 Total of 39 activities directly linked to training and capacity building.
Activities 2018 -2020 2019 Feb. 6th Pollution Prevention & Response Session (PPR6) London March High Level Symposium / SMA mtg. (Jamaica); Regional OPRC/IMS (St. Kitts); NCP/OPRC Convention (Guyana);MARPOL- (Haiti cancelled) May Exercise & Design (Belize) NCP/OPRC (Curacao) June 18th IGM SPAW-LBS Mtg. (Honduras) August Transboundary OPRC exercise w/s (Suriname) 2018 June - 9th Strg. Cte.Mtg. (Cuacao.) Regional W/S Antifouling/Biofouling (T&T) July XI Central American Port Forum (REPICA) (Dom.Rep.) Oct. NCP/OPRC Convention (x 3) Suriname, T&T, Mexico Nov. NCP/OPRC Convention (Cuba) - CARIBMEP -World Maritime Day Celebration (Cozumel, Mexico)
Activities 2018 -2020 2019 Contd. Sept. High Level Dialogue on Marine Litter & Waste Mmgt. Caribbean (Belize); Parallel Event, World Maritime Day (Colombia) Oct. NCP/OPRC w/s Jamaica; MARPOL w/s (Haiti Cancelled) Nov. Risk Assmt. & Sensitivity Mapping, Geographic Response Strategy (St. Lucia); National Maritime Incident Mmgt. Tabletop Exercise (Bonaire); Natl. w/s Ratification & Implementation of MARPOL Convention (Grenada. 2020 Jan. Pre-Pandemic March Pandemic (shut down)
Why Focus on NCP/OPRC/RETOS? Long overdue Guarantees standardization in plan and execution Same language use in spill response operations (Unison) Less time wasted in drafting NCP Guides SIDs to IMO/International standard of preparedness National Contingency Plan (NCP) required for ratifying Convention Help SIDs in completion of drafted NCP Help in increasing accession/ratification of relevant Conventions Guarantees quicker national / regional / international response NCP drives the Caribbean Island OPRC OPRC is the Manual designed for the WCR. Cost less in the long run.
National Contingency Plan Template The Guide to assist in Standardizing National Oil Pollution Preparedness plan In the Wider Caribbean Region. Coming soon !
Covid 19 Pandemic! Sink Or Swim?
Online Conferences 2020 2020 August Cont d Enforcement and Compliance, People, Structure and Systems; Panama Becoming the Americas Leading Maritime Hub Sept.- Caribbean Virtual Oil and Gas Summit; Nov. LBS Protocol; Satellite Oil Monitoring in the Caribbean Region. June Marine Debris, Sargassum, Marine Spatial Planning; Intro. to SCAT course; GIS for Oil Pollution. July Industry, Post Climate Change and Covid; Preparedness and Response to oil Spills; Facilitation of Trade and Transport, Caribbean Region; Resilience Building; August Roadmap to Recovery and Sustainability; GIS for Oil Pollution; Virtual XLII REPICA Mtg.
Findings and Recommendations Findings Several states have draft NCP; hardly any complete plan; ALL need to upgrade soonest. Several states are yet to ratify important conventions BUT need to complete their NCP. There needs to be more national training/exercises (and joint regional exercises) in order to raise confidence level in the region. Appears that oil and the environment are not treated as a matter of PRIORITY in most states. More public awareness needs to be aroused generally. Recommendations NCP Template be made available to assist/guide the drafting of their plan. More virtual/online training be done to help catch up on time lost to Covid-19. All states accept oil pollution and the environment as very important in state development. All state consider the Conventions as an INSURANCE in which they must invest. With Covid-19 almost gone, effort be made to do catch up on face to face, national and regional training.
