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Prevention of Pollution from Ships
National Maritime Emergency Response Arrangements
AMSAs Role in Maritime Environmental Issues
Register of Local Fuel Oil Suppliers
Activities in States and the Northern Territory
Victoria
Significant Incidents
Bulk Grain Pier, Geelong
On 27 March 1996, around 2.5 tonnes of heavy fuel oil escaped from a vessel at the Bulk Grain Pier. Boom was deployed to contain the oil and a Marco skimmer was used to collect it. Organisations involved in the combat response were Victorian Channels Authority, Melbourne Port Services Pty Ltd, Melbourne Port Corporation and the Environment Protection Authority. Legal action is pending.
Gellibrand Pier Mobil Tank Farm, Williamstown
On 31 March 1996, a significant quantity of diesel/isomerate mixture entered port waters due to a ruptured pipeline on a portable pump. Crystallised product was washed up on St Kilda Beach. Legal action is pending.
Refinery Pier, Geelong
On 19 May 1996, around 2000 litres of fuel escaped through a small vent valve on a pier pipeline. Booming contained most of the oil, although there was shoreline impact at the entrance to Limeburners Bay. The shoreline cleanup, carried out by Shell Australia Ltd and the Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre, was successful. Representatives of the Victorian Channels Authority, as Lead Agency in the Port Phillip region, oversighted the response without any direct involvement. Representatives of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the Environment Protection Authority briefly attended but likewise had no direct involvement. There were no reports of affected wildlife. Legal action is pending.
Local Training
An oil spill operator course attended by a total of 14 representatives from the Port of Melbourne Authority, Esso, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and local government was conducted in October 1995 by Port of Melbourne Authority.
Administrative Changes To State/NT Response Arrangements
On 1 March 1996, as a result of the Victorian ports reform process, the Port of Melbourne Authority relinquished its legislative responsibility for oil pollution matters to a number of other State government and private enterprise organisations. Re-allocated responsibilities are outlined below:
Marine Board of Victoria
The Marine Board of Victoria will be the prime agency for oil spill response in all State coastal waters and will administer the State's responsibilities to the National Plan to Combat Pollution of the Sea by Oil. This includes the maintenance and implementation of the Victorian Marine Pollution Contingency Plan. Responsibility is enabled under the Marine Act 1988, as amended by the Port Services Act 1995, and the Emergency Management Act 1986.
Environment Protection Authority
The EPA will have responsibility for the control of marine pollution and for investigations and enforcement under the Environment Protection Act 1970 and the Pollution of Waters by Oil and Noxious Substances Act 1986.
Victorian Channels Authority
The VCA will be the lead agency for coastal waters from Cape Schank to Cape Otway, including all waters within Port Phillip Bay.
Port of Portland Pty Ltd
The PPPL will be the lead agency for the Port of Portland and coastal waters from Cape Otway to the South Australian border.
Port of Melbourne Authority
The PMA will be the lead agency in the Westernport region from Cape Schank to Wilsons Promontory, including Westernport bay.
Gippsland Ports C.O.M. Inc
Gippsland Ports will be the lead agency in the Gippsland Region from Wilsons Promontory to the NSW border.
Health and Safety Organisation Victoria
The HSOV will have responsibility for enforcement of the Dangerous Goods Act 1985 relevant to the handling and transfer of hazardous materials between ship and shore.
Equipment Acquisition
In addition to the equipment supplied under NATPLAN funding as indicated in the earlier section on equipment, the following equipment was acquired using State funding:
- Laptop Computer
- Storage of digitised coastal resources atlases, MOSAP and other software appropriate to oil pollution matters.
- Portable Generator Unit
- Replacement of unit on Emergency Response Division Caravan.
Exercises
In August 1995, Exercise Bolt Ride was held within the Port of Melbourne to test the effectiveness of the Emergency Co-ordination Centre and its new communication facilities, and cooperation between Emergency Response Division organisations involved in an incident. The desk top exercise was facilitated by the Port of Melbourne Authority. Other agencies which participated included the State Emergency Service (SES), Victoria Police, Melbourne Fire Brigade (MFB) and the Victorian Ambulance Service.
In September 1995, the Mobil Oil exercise at Gellibrand Pier in Williamstown was held to test the effectiveness of boom deployment, using Mobil, Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre (AMOSC) and PMA personnel and equipment. AMOSC deployed the Egmopol.
In October 1995, State National Plan Chair Tim Muir attended Exercise Southern Loop as an observer in Melbourne. The exercise, which involved National Plan observers in Melbourne and at BHP Petroleum's Ho Chi Minh City's response centre, aimed to test the inter-relationships between response, government and other organisations in Australia (eg AMSA, AMOSC); the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (eg VietSovPro); Singapore (eg East Asia Response Limited) and the United Kingdom (eg International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation). Also tested were BHP Petroleum's response capabilities.
In June 1996, the major national exercise under the National Plan, Exercise George Bass, was held in Victoria. The Marine Board of Victoria, as the State organisation responsible for implementing the National Plan in Victoria, played a major role in the exercise, with the assistance of a number of Victorian agencies and in coordination with interstate and Commonwealth agencies. Greater detail is provided on this exercise under the previous section on Training.
New or Updated Contingency Plans
The Victorian Marine Pollution Contingency Plan was amended in March 1996. Sections relating to the Gippsland region and the Westernport region were issued in May 1996.
A revised Regional Plan to replace the 1989 edition was issued by the Gippsland Region in May 1996. The Westernport Regional Plan was issued in May 1996 and the Port Phillip Regional Plan was issued in June 1996.
Other Matters
Coastal Resource Atlas (CRA)
The Victorian CRA, previously a paper based atlas, is being significantly revised and re-established on a computer based ArcView Geographic Information System (GIS) format by the Victorian Institute of Marine Sciences, now the Marine and Freshwater Resource Institute (MAFRI). To date, CRAs, funded by the National Plan, have been completed for Port Phillip and Western Port (including Mornington Peninsula) covering the coastline from Point Lonsdale to Kilcunda. The Surf Coast CRA covers the coastline from Point Lonsdale to Cape Otway and is expected to be completed during 1996.
State Committee Changes
Mr Tim Muir relinquished the role of Chair of the Victorian Marine Pollution Committee to Mr John Turnbull following Mr Turnbull's appointment to the Marine Board of Victoria.
Mr Allen Jones relinquished his role as Executive Officer of the Victorian Marine Pollution Committee with the transfer of that function to the Marine Board of Victoria.
Other changes to the State Committee included:
- Mr Bruce Butler replaced by Mr Ian Grose Shell Refining Australia
- Mr Tom Younger replaced by Mr Graham Arvidson Department of Agriculture, Energy and Minerals
- Mr Don Palmer replaced by Mr Gus Fabris Scientific Support Co-ordinator
- Mr Murray Adams replaced by Mr Leo Van Der Tooren Victoria Police
- Mr Ian Edwards replaced by Mr Frans Bregman Port of Geelong Authority
- Port of Geelong Authority responsibility was absorbed by the Victorian Channels Authority.
New South Wales
Significant Incidents
One potential significant incident was reported by New South Wales: the Pernas Arang incident of 14 February 1996, outlined under the section Incidents in Australian Waters 1995/96.
Local Training
Two Oil Spill Response courses were held: from 22-24 November 1995 and 7-9 May 1996 respectively, by the Port Kembla Port Corporation.
An Operator course was held from 30 April to 2 May 1996 by the Newcastle Port Corporation.
Administrative Changes To State/NT Response Arrangements
For the purposes of notification and response to oil spill incidents and regional contingency planning, the NSW coast has been divided into three regions and each of the port corporations has been assigned one of the regions.
The Office of Marine Safety and Port Strategy has established an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) within the Office and now has a dedicated 24 hour emergency telephone number for oil pollution incidents.
Equipment Acquisition
In addition to the equipment supplied under NATPLAN funding as indicated in the earlier section on Equipment the following equipment was acquired using State funding:
- Desmi 250 power pack
Sydney Port Corporation. - Sorbent materials
Sydney Port Corporation. - Hydronamic Circus (skimmer)
Sydney Port Corporation. - 60 metres Holaust GP 350 fence boom
Newcastle Port Corporation. - 50 metres Austpol mini beach boom
Newcastle Port Corporation. - 40 metres Genesis mini air boom
Newcastle Port Corporation.
Exercises
In May 1995, a desk top exercise was held by Newcastle Ports Corporation with Shell Company of Australia Ltd, the NSW Fire Brigades and other members of the Port's Mutual Aid Group. The exercise addressed a major road tanker incident leading to a fire and a loss of diesel oil into Styx creek.
Sydney Ports Corporation held three major exercises during this period:
- March 1996 - Tier 2 equipment deployment exercise
- May 1996 - Tier 2/3 equipment deployment exercise in conjunction with Ampol
- May 1996- Tier 3 table top exercise in conjunction with Ampol, Shell and AMOSC
New or Updated Contingency Plans
A major review of the NSW Marine Oil Spill Contingency Plan was completed in June 1996. The new plan also incorporates a subplan to the NSW Displan which will link the National Plan procedures with the State's Emergency Response Division procedures as required under the NSW State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989.
The plan also reflects new administrative arrangements between the Office of Marine Safety and Port Strategy and the three NSW port corporations as indicated above. The plan will be distributed in October.
The oil spill contingency plans for each of the port corporations have been recently reviewed and updated. The Shoalhaven Region Oil Spill Response Plan was completed and released in July 1995.
Other Matters
Coastal Resource Atlas (CRA)
The hardcopy Coastal Resource Atlases series for NSW was completed in September 1995. The project converting the hard copy atlases to a Geographic Information System (GIS) is well under way and is expected to be completed around the middle of 1997.
South Australia
Significant Incidents
There were no major oil spills in South Australia during the reporting year. Two major response operations were planned, however, with the threat of oil spills in August 1995 when the oil tanker Aladdin suffered structural damage on its way to Port Stanvac, and in December 1995 when the bulk carrier Sea Crane grounded on Tiparra Reef near Wallaroo. In the case of the Aladdin the Master had reported a discharge occurring while well offshore transiting the Indian Ocean en route to Australia, a problem the ship dealt with by transferring oil to spare tankage. In both cases, an oil spill did not eventuate.
In February 1996, a spill of coal tar occurred at Whyalla Harbour resulting from a pipeline rupture during ship loading operations. Details of this incident may be found under the section Incidents in Australian Waters 1995/96.
Local Training
Three officers of the South Australian Police and Crown Law investigators attended the Canberra Sampling workshop for training in sampling.
The Scientific Support Coordinator attended the Mount Macedon remote sensing workshop.
Metropolitan Fire Service Units were trained weekly in the Emergency Response Division vessel Gallantry.
South Australian Department of Transport Marine Safety Officers were given basic spill response training.
Administrative Changes To State/NT Response Arrangements
Over the past financial year, the South Australian National Plan State Committee was expanded to include a representative of the Metropolitan Fire Service (Chemical Spills) and the Department of Mines and Energy (Offshore Exploration). It is intended to further examine the possibility of having Local Government Association and Conservation Trust participation in the near future.
An agreement was reached with the South Australian Police Technical Services Branch to undertake the sampling and forwarding of evidence following spill incidents.
Equipment Acquisition
In addition to the equipment supplied under NATPLAN funding as indicated in the earlier section on Equipment the following equipment was acquired using State funding:
- 30 Boom Anchor sets. Distributed to ports holding containment booms.
- Two Foreshore 'Cleanup' Trailers fitted out. Equipment for 100 people.
- Foilex Weir Skimmer. Port Adelaide.
- Wild Life 'Cleanup' Trailer.
- Five Turnout chests.
- Full set of 'NATPLAN SA' Tabards.
Exercises
In October 1995, a joint exercise in boom deployment was held in conjunction with the South Australian Department of Transport (SADOT), South Australian Ports Corporation (SAPC) and the Divisional Disaster Committee.
In February 1996, an exercise in night slick tracking was held, in conjunction with SADOT, the Environmental Protection Authority and AMSA, on board the Metropolitan Fire Service's Gallantry.
In March 1996, an exercise in booming of mudflats and mangroves was held at Torrens Island on board the Gallantry, in conjunction with SADOT, South Australian Ports Corporation and the Electricity Trust of South Australia.
In March 1996, a major spill response exercise was held in conjunction with SADOT, the South Australian Ports Corporation and the Environmental Protection Authority on board the Gallantry at Port Giles. 250 metres of boom was transported and deployed by Gallantry at Port Giles. The exercise was a simulation of a tier 2 loss of bunker fuel, following a berthing incident.
In June 1996, a joint training exercise was carried out at Torrens Island with SADOT, the Metropolitan Fire Services and Electricity Trust of South Australia personnel.
New or Updated Contingency Plans
The State Contingency Plan is scheduled to be presented to the State Disaster Committee on 29 August 1996.
Other Matters
Coastal Resource Atlas (CRA)
The South Australian CRA was completed during 1995/96 for all the South Australian coastline on a GeoVision Geographic Information System (GIS), and detailed maps have been printed and distributed to response personnel. During 1996/97 it is planned to revise the SA CRA and download the information into a portable ArcView GIS system for use by the Scientific Support Co-ordinator and field personnel.
Tasmania
Significant Incidents
Iron Baron Oil Spill, Hebe Reef
A summary of the Iron Baron oil spill incident is outlined under the section Incidents in Australian Waters 1995/96. Considerable progress has been made in implementing those recommendations for which Tasmania is responsible. These include:
- revision of the State supplement to the National Plan (close to finalisation);
- preparation of a plan to deal with oil-impacted wildlife (expected to be complete by August 1996);
- review of the Tasmanian Pollution of Waters by Oil and Noxious Substances Act 1987 which deals with ship sourced pollution; and
- redevelopment of the Tasmanian Coastal Resource Atlas.
Port contingency plans for Tasmania will be reviewed when the review of the State supplement to the National Plan is complete.
Immediately after the oil spill, the State Marine Pollution Committee established a group tasked to put in place a program to monitor the long term impact of the oil. The group included representatives from BHP Petroleum and the State Government.
The group engaged a consultant to prepare a proposal for a monitoring program which would allow an assessment to be made of the long term impact of the spill and which would also provide information on the effectiveness of the oil spill clean up and the success of the penguin rehabilitation program.
A two year program was agreed to and was funded by BHP Petroleum up to an agreed limit. It is apparent at this time that the environmental impact of the spilled oil has largely disappeared. However, it is not possible to say at this stage what the long term impact will be on penguin populations in the area.
Local Training
In view of the extensive training gained through the Iron Baron incident, no formal local training occurred in Tasmania during 1995/96.
Administrative Changes To State/NT Response Arrangements
Following a recommendation of the Review Group into the Iron Baron oil spill, a decision was made that an Executive Officer should be appointed for the State Marine Pollution Committee. John Isaac, Senior Executive Officer, State/Commonwealth Relations, Department of Environment and Land Management, was appointed to that position.
Richard Hammond, the State Oil Pollution Coastal Officer, is responsible for operational matters under the State supplement.
Equipment Acquisition
No equipment was acquired by Tasmania during 1995/96, other than that supplied under the National Plan as detailed in the earlier section on Equipment.
Exercises
Tasmania participated in Exercise George Bass in June 1996 by providing real time advice on resources available in the State which could be used in providing support for the response and by arranging for an officer from the Environment and Planning Division in the Department of Environment and Land Management to attend as an observer at the incident site.
New or Updated Contingency Plans
Port contingency plans in Tasmania will be reviewed when the review of the State supplement to the National Plan is completed.
Other Matters
Tasmania was represented at the first meeting of the National Oiled Wildlife Response Working Group in Melbourne on 3 May 1996 by Mr Steve Smith, Acting Assistant Director Wildlife Parks and Wildlife Service from the Department of Environment and Land Management.
A special meeting of the State Marine Pollution Committee on ship salvage was held on 23 May 1996 and addressed by Mr Dale Cole from Howard Smith Industries and Mr Ian Hoskison of United Salvage.
Coastal Resource Atlas (CRA)
In 1995/96 the Tasmanian paper-based CRA was revised and incorporation onto a MapInfo Geographic Information System (GIS) by the Department of Environment and Land Management was commenced. It is planned during 1996/97 to include in the CRA details of seabird, wader, seagrass and shellfish distributions.
Queensland
Significant Incidents
There were no major oil spills in Queensland ports, coastal waters and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park during the year. There were 75 minor marine pollution incidents reported throughout the state. Of the 75 reported incidents, only 30 required a response to be activated.
The most noteworthy response, using Queensland resources, was in respect of the grounding of the Iron Baron. At AMSA's request, five officers from the Marine Pollution Section, Maritime Division and one from the Southern Region (Gladstone) assisted in the response to the incident, as part of the National Response Team. Specialised oil spill response equipment was also sent from Brisbane and Gladstone to assist in the response action.
Local Training
There was a significant training program conducted for marine pollution response throughout the state during the year. A total of five Operator response courses were conducted by Queensland Transport, with 148 participants from various agencies attending. Courses have been attended by representatives from industry, local government, port authorities, Queensland Transport and other government agencies. Other groups and communities have been targetted for training, such as indigenous marine park rangers and emergency services personnel from local authorities.
Administrative Changes To State/NT Response Arrangements
No administrative changes to State response arrangements occurred in Queensland in 1995/96.
Equipment Acquisition
Construction of two sister oil recovery vessels, Tusk - destined for Townsville - and Baler - destined for Brisbane - started and is nearing completion. Significant items of equipment were purchased and delivered during the reporting period. In addition to the equipment supplied under NATPLAN funding as indicated in the earlier section on Equipment the following equipment was acquired using State funding:
The new oil recovery vessel, Cassis, acquired by Queensland
Exercises
A number of oil spill response exercises were conducted during 1995/96 to test the various contingency plans. The most significant of these was Exercise Sugar Slick in Townsville.
Various exercises were conducted in ports throughout the state by industry and port authorities. The major national exercise, Exercise George Bass, was attended by four officers from Queensland Transport.
New or Updated Contingency Plans
The Queensland Coastal Contingency Action Plan and Torresplan were reviewed. Arrangements are in place to review the Border Plan.
Other Matters
Legislation
A major milestone was achieved for marine pollution response in Queensland during the year, with the delivery of the Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act and pursuant legislation. The Act took effect in Queensland coastal waters on 15 November 1995. The legislation is consistent with NATPLAN requirements.
The Act was introduced to provide protection for Queensland's coastal waters and environment
from discharges of a range of pollutants (oil, noxious liquid substances, harmful substances, sewage and garbage) from all classes of ships and boats.
The previous legislation, the Pollution of Waters by Oil Act 1973 (now repealed) dealt specifically with oil and oil based substances, rather than all forms of pollution.
Internationally agreed methods for the control of pollution, namely MARPOL, are incorporated in the legislation.
The aim of the legislation is to provide:
- protection for the marine and coastal environment, through establishing a responsible control mechanism over a wide spectrum of ship-generated marine pollutants; and
- support for the government's social justice objectives with regard to the economic, ecological and amenity effects of marine pollution in Queensland.
Coastal Resource Atlas (CRA)
The Queensland CRA, based on a Macintosh Hypercard system, was revised during 1995/96 with details added of some major Queensland ports. In May 1996 it was agreed at a workshop held in Townsville that data sharing between environmental and resource agencies would be greatly enhanced if a common Geographic Information System (GIS) platform was adopted. A sub-Committee of the Queensland State Committee has recommended the current Strategic Atlas Program (ASAP) system be converted to an ArcView GIS-based CRA which will enable greater data exchange within Queensland and provide an interface with the oil spill trajectory modelling system being developed by AMSA. This conversion is planned to start during 1996/97.
Western Australia
Significant Incidents
No significant oil spills occurred in Western Australia in 1995/96.
Local Training
10 Operator courses were held throughout the State.
Administrative Changes To State/NT Response Arrangements
No administrative changes to State response arrangements occurred in Western Australia during 1995/96.
Equipment Acquisition
No equipment was acquired by Western Australia during 1995/96, other than that supplied under the National Plan as detailed in the earlier section on Equipment.
Exercises
Major desk top exercises were held in Esperance in March and Port Hedland in May to test internal communications and reporting arrangements.
BP Kwinana held a major exercise in June which involved a fire and simulated a spill of 500 tonnes of light crude oil. The Fremantle Port Authority took the opportunity to exercise its Crisis Management Plan and the State Chairman was appointed as Oil Spill Commander for the incident. The Fremantle Port Authority's Emergency Response Division vessel was deployed and exercised.
The BP Kwinana exercise June 1996, Fremantle
New or Updated Contingency Plans
The WA Marine Oil Pollution Emergency Management Plan is being further updated (last reviewed May 1995) and is expected to be completed and distributed by August 1996.
Fremantle Port Authority (FPA) is currently reviewing its Emergency Response Division Plan in light of recent organisational changes and has also concluded a 'partnership' agreement with the WA Fire and Rescue Service (WAFRS) to cover chemical spills in its area of responsibility.
An action group consisting of WAFRS, FPA and Western Australian Department of Transport members has been formed to further extend chemical response coverage to the rest of the State.
The Dampier and Port Hedland Port Authority contingency plans were reviewed and issued during the year and all the remaining port authorities have been requested to review their contingency plans in line with AMSA guidelines.
Development of the WA Offshore Petroleum Emergency Management Scheme is continuing. The Scheme addresses the integrated response of State, Commonwealth and industry resources to an emergency situation involving an offshore petroleum facility.
Other Matters
Coastal Resource Atlas (CRA)
With funding and co-operation from AMSA, the WA CRA program has for the last two years been establishing a comprehensive State-wide database of coastal information, to assist oil spill response groups in the management of such incidents. Further development is required to make the CRA more user friendly to outport users.
Establishing the WA CRA as a central Coastal Information Database within the next three year phase is seen as the most important stage in the development of the WA CRA.
Maintenance of NatPlan Equipment
The Western Australian Department of Transport has identified two problems it has regarding its responsibilities under the National Plan Equipment Loan Agreement. These relate to equipment maintenance returns and defect reports not being copied to the Chair of the State Committee, and to funding for equipment maintenance.
Steps have been taken to ensure WA equipment custodians send copies of their maintenance returns to the State Chair as well as AMSA, and for deficiency reports identified by AMSA's audit process to also be sent to the State Chair, for information and action where necessary.
With regard to funding for equipment maintenance, Western Australia is experiencing problems arising from the requirement that its ports now operate on commercial lines. With significantly reduced work forces they do not have the personnel or financial resources to undertake oil pollution equipment maintenance. For the past two years, the Western Australian Department of Transport has accepted this responsibility and has made funds available to the ports for maintaining National Plan equipment.
Northern Territory
Significant Incidents
No significant oil spills occurred in the Northern Territory in 1995/96.
Local Training
A Local Equipment Operator familiarisation course was conducted by the Marine Branch of the Department of Transport and Works on 12 October 1995 in conjunction with Exercise Tropics. Two Marine Branch staff members attended On Scene Coordinator courses.
Administrative Changes To State/NT Response Arrangements
No administrative changes to the Northern Territory response arrangements occurred during 1995/96.
Equipment Acquisition
No equipment was acquired by the Northern Territory during 1995/96, other than that supplied under the National Plan as detailed in the earlier section on Equipment.
Exercises
The Darwin Port Authority and the Marine Branch of the Department of Transport and Works, in conjunction with Shell Company of Australia Ltd, conducted a one day Oil Spill Exercise in Darwin Harbour on 17 October 1995. The scenario involved a pipeline leak during bunker operations followed by a ruptured cargo tank during relocation of the vessel. Five separate booms were deployed, together with the new TC3 helicopter bucket, Warren Springs equipment and Vikoma spray units. All personnel involved in the Darwin Contingency Plan were exercised and the 'oil' was simulated by some 3000 oranges. The umpires, supplied by Shell, found the exercise extremely successful. This was the first major test of the Contingency Plan for Darwin Harbour.
New or Updated Contingency Plans
In addition to the Darwin Harbour Plan, funds have now been allocated for the development of a full NT Contingency Plan in mid-1996.
Other Matters
Coastal Resource Atlas (CRA)
Development of the Northern Territory CRA on an ArcView Geographic Information System (GIS) resides with the Department of Lands, Planning and Environment. The NT CRA is being jointly funded by the Ocean Rescue 2000 program and the National Plan.
During 1995/96 the Eastern coverage from Cape Arnhem to the Queensland border was completed. The Central Coverage, from Darwin to Cape Arnhem region of the Northern Territory, will be completed in 1996/97.
last updated:
18 June 2001