Marine Environment Protection

Reporting Ship Sourced Pollution

National Plan

Place of Refuge Guidelines

Educational resources and information

Major Oil Spills in Australia

Prevention of Pollution from Ships

National Maritime Emergency Response Arrangements

AMSAs Role in Maritime Environmental Issues

Register of Local Fuel Oil Suppliers

Hypothetical on three levels of Government involved in Oil Spill Response

(courtesy Parliamentary Education Office)

Objectives:

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Strategy:

These talks will probably reveal an amount of duplication and overlap of tasks. They may also pinpoint omissions or ideas not previously suggested. You may try to arrange for authorities to assist by giving a presentation or commenting on how the national emergency plan would operate in reality, emphasising the need for cooperation, coordination and explaining more clearly the roles of the different stakeholders in the operation.

Students may then want to ask questions.

Wind up the program by summarising what has happened and suggesting that there may be other issues or events which require similar cooperation between different government bodies. Ask the students to comment on the role of the public and suggest ways in which the public could assist or participate in government by being better informed.

Materials

Level

This program is more suitable for secondary students but upper level primary can also handle it, as the trial proved.

Time required

At least an hour, preferably an hour and a half.

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