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