Protocol for application of dispersants



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THE BAHAMAS OIL/CHEMICAL SPILL

CONTINGENCY PLAN

PROTOCOLS THE FOR APPLICATION OF DISPERSANTS.

(The Format for Getting Permission for the use of Dispersants.).

The National Oil/Chemical Spill Plan page 23, paragraph 15.1 and 15.2, addresses the criteria for the use of dispersants in conjunction with the Caribbean Plan which requires that The Oil/Chemical Spill Contingency Advisory Committee (OCSCAC) will approve the use of dispersants in Bahamian Waters and Environmental Health Act; Chapter 217 gives the Director of the Department of Environmental Health Services the authority to establish which substances may be use, and in what concentrations.


The Bahamas is at considerable risk for adverse impact from the effects of oil spills at sea, and where the nature of the porous limestone surfaces of the islands, and the precious reserves of portable groundwater. It is therefore considered best strategy to not allow petroleum to impact the land. It is best to tackle with the oil while in the water. It is also vital that responders have access to a key intervention, the application of dispersants. Petroleum handlers, marina operators, shipping agencies and persons transporting petroleum products and chemicals are hereby advised that:

  1. Application of dispersants may only be effected with the adherence to the OPRC guidelines for dispersant use, as summarized in Annex I of the Plan; and where widest possible consultation must precede the determination to use this policy-especially, consultations with BORCO, SRPHL, BEC and MARINA OPERATIONS where depth of water, and proximity to the coasts, may be issues.




  1. The following dispersants are approved for use: COREXIT 9500 and COREXIT 9527.




  1. Prior to any other dispersants being allowed to be used, such permission must be obtained from DEHS/OSCAC.

PROTOCOL FOR DISPOSAL OF DERELICK

VESSELS IN REFERENCE TO OSCAC

The necessary steps in the preparation for any such project will involve.





    1. The cleaning of the vessel of all noxious material, all floatable, and all (mobile) metal parts (eg. Iron, chromium, tin, lead) and materials;




    1. The verification of cleanliness by a marine inspection agent;




    1. The designation or selection of the site for scuttling; and




    1. Once each step has been completed, and with appropriate reports in hand, this should satisfy the requirements, and records, of the Port Department, and the Department of Environmental Health Services; then




    1. The Fisheries Department will make a determination concerning the permit for the site, and method for scuttling/deposit.

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