Index of supporting documents for the National Plan

The National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies (the National Plan) sets policy for management of maritime incidents in Australia.

Implementation of the National Plan is supported by:

• Policies underpinning strategic management arrangements
• Guidance on the application of specific response arrangements
• Advisories providing scientific, technical and operational advice.

Policies

• Role of technical advisors NP-POL-001
• National response team policy NP-POL-002
• Incident management system NP-POL-003
• Register of oil spill control agents for maritime response use NP-POL-004
• Air attack supervisors and aerial observers NP-POL-005

Guidance

• Deployment of National Plan equipment NP-GUI-001
• Use of National Plan equipment by states/NT NP-GUI-001A
• Induction of the national response team NP-GUI-002
• Accessing National Plan support arrangements NP-GUI-003
• National Plan learning from pollution incidents and exercises and Lessons management handbook: access the EMA Lessons management handbook 8 NP-GUI-004
• Deployment of the National response team NP-GUI-005
• AMOSC activation by AMSA NP-GUI-006
• Coordination of international incidents: notification arrangements NP-GUI-007
• Claims Management NP-GUI-008
• Joint Investigations Guidance NP-GUI-009
• National Maritime Casuality Management Guidance NP-GUI-010
• Contingency planning NP-GUI-012
• Management and disposal of oil spill debris NP-GUI-015
• Discharges of oil and oily water during maritime emergency or response NP-GUI-016
• Activation of fixed wing aerial dispersant capability NP-GUI-017
• National maritime places of refuge risk assessment guidance NP-GUI-018
• Conduct of National Plan exercises: access the EMA Managing Exercises Handbook  NP-GUI-019
• Australian Government coordination arrangements for maritime environmental emergencies NP-GUI-020
• Spill trajectory modelling NP-GUI-021
• Coordination of cross-border incidents NP-GUI-023
• Demobilisation of equipment NP-GUI-024
• Response, assessment and termination of cleaning for oil contaminated foreshores NP-GUI-025
• Aide-memoire for Marine Pollution Response NP-GUI-026
• Marine oil spill response health and safety guidance NP-GUI-027
• National guidelines for complex maritime emergencies NP-GUI-028
• Register of oil spill control agents NP-REG-001

Advisories

• Communication plan NP-ADV-002
• Volunteer management NP-ADV-001

Relevant information

• National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies
• National Plan equipment hire-out rates
• Identification of oil on water—aerial observation and identification guide
• Fixed wing aerial dispersant capability 
• Marine incident geospatial support guideline 2018