National workshop on contingency planning

  • Date(s)
    7-10 May 2018
  • Location
    Equatorial Guinea (Malabo)

Information

ActivityNational workshop
TopicContingency Planning
Number of Participants40
HostMinistry for Transport and the Post Office

Objectives

The main objective is to develop a national system to prevent, prepare for and respond to marine oil spills. This system is based on the following elements :

  • drafting of documents (instruments of ratification, laws, decrees, regulations etc.) to ratify relevant IMO conventions and implement them into national law as well as to clarify responsibilities
  • completion of a national oil spill contingency plan