The ASEAN Regional Oil Spill Contingency Plan was adopted by the 24th ASEAN Transport Ministers Meeting, held in Bangkok, Thailand, on 8 November. The Regional Oil Spill Contingency Plan provides a mechanism where ASEAN Member States can request and provide mutual support in response to any oil spills.
The plan also ensures a common understanding and effective integration between affected and assisting ASEAN Member States, in the event of oil spills.
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The final adoption of the Regional Plan was made after the recommendation of the ASEAN Maritime Transport Working Group (MTWG) during its 36th Session held in August 2018 in Singapore. During these MTWG Meetings, IMO focused on the importance of the development and adoption of the regional plan.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) includes:
- Brunei Darussalam;
- Cambodia;
- Indonesia;
- Lao PDR;
- Malaysia;
- Myanmar;
- the Philippines;
- Singapore;
- Thailand;
- Vietnam.
In order to support the Plan, IMO has delivered national and sub-regional activities in the ASEAN countries. These include an IMO workshop held Malaysia in July 2018, to familiarize stakeholders with the content of the final draft of the plan.
This assistance has been provided through the Global Initiative project for South East Asia (GI SEA), a joint project with the oil and gas industry (IPIECA).