Preliminary Study on Marine Oil Spill Contingency Plan System in China

Incomplete system framework, out-dated contents and poor operability are prominent problems existing in the current marine oil spill contingency plan system of China. In order to solve these problems, this paper put forward the three-level marine oil spill contingency plan system, which is formed by the national, local government and enterprise marine oil spill contingency plans. The three-level plans have their own focuses. The national contingency plan focuses on constructing an orderly and efficient emergency command system according to the national laws and regulations, and conducting cross-regional coordination of emergency resources. The local government contingency plan puts emphasis on constructing the graded emergency response system, coordinating the emergency resources within the local area and making the normative emergency disposal procedures. The enterprise contingency plan is the specific disposal procedures prepared by the oil spill high risk areas or enterprises in order to response to marine oil spill accidents, with more clear responsibilities and stronger operability.