The Canadian Marine Oil Spill Preparedness and Response Regime

Environment
Canada
Environnement
Canada
Transport
Canada
Transports
Canada
Canadian Coast Guard
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Spill Response is managed through leadership, organization,
teamwork, and shared responsibility
Industry pays for preparedness (Response Organizations)
Responsible Party manages & pays for ALL cleanup costs
Response Organization can provide a incident management
team, the equipment and personnel resources for the
response
Province of BC & Environment Canada advise the On Scene
Commander on response priorities.
Response Organization and
Oil Handling Facilities Regulations
Canada
Shipping Act
Regulations
And
Standards
Regional Environmental
Emergencies Team (REET)
Lead Agency / RO
Integration
Fishers, Contractors,
Advisors, Mutual Aid
Oil Pollution Prevention
Regulations (Ships)
Stakeholders
Response
Organization
Support
Personnel
Prevention
And
Preparedness
Plans
Canada's
Approach to Oil
Spill
Management
Response Organization Plans
Ship and OHF Plans
Western Canada Marine
Response Corporation
Response
Organizations
Eastern Canada
Response Corporation
Point Tupper
Spill Response
Management
System
Incident Command
System
(ICS)
Job Aids
Alert
By Law under the Canada Shipping Act
The following must have an arrangement
with a Response Organization in order to
Operate in Canadian Waters:

All Vessels (non Bulk) 400 GT and greater

All Vessels (bulk oil carriers/barges) 150 GT and
greater

Oil Handling Facilities receiving or shipping oil by
marine delivery.
Equipment Deployment :

150 tonne - annually

2500 tonne - every two years

Cross border/Mutual Aid - annually
Table Top

1000 tonne - annually

10,000 tonne – every three years
Three main sources of funding:
BOCF – Bulk Oil Cargo Fee
Membership Fees
(2000+ Oil Handling Facilities, Vessels)
Response Fees
(equipment/personnel cost recovery)
Prince Rupert
Kitimat
Queen Charlotte City
WCMRC has:

Shearwater
Head office/warehouse in Burnaby
 Regional facilities in Duncan and Prince Rupert
 Mobile command centre/office
 50+ equipment trailers & 31 vessels located
throughout the province
Port Hardy
Campbell River
Powell River
Sechelt
Port Alberni
Nanaimo
Duncan
Esquimalt
12 vessels strategically located
throughout the Burrard Inlet
Western Canada Marine Response Corporation
customer base is 2200+ members:
Oil
Companies
Tankers
Barges
Freighters
Ferries
Cruise
Oil
Ships
Handling Facilities
 All WCMRC, Spill Advisors and Government
personnel have been trained in the Incident
Command System
WCMRC West Coast Area Plans
The Response Organization in conjunction with
government entities have developed eight Area
Response plans on the west coast of Canada.
Each plan describes:
 Area sensitivities
 Coastal Mapping
 Location of Incident
Command Post
 Protection / treatment
strategies
 Local contacts
 Equipment resources in
the area
 Staging areas/Helicopter
landing Pads
 Vessel launch locations
 Logistical support
services
WCMRC’s operational team is comprised of a well-trained,
professional staff and contractor network located throughout
the province ensuring a quick, safe and effective response
WCMRC trains & exercises with over 100 response
contractors each year
Crew of fishing vessel towing general
purpose boom from the deck of
Burrard Cleaner No. 17 during annual
Basic Spill Responder training.
WCMRC’s response equipment includes the latest available
technologies from around the world
Vessels, booms, skimmers, transfer pumps and storage
tanks have been selected for use in BC waters

Sheltered

Unsheltered

Shorelines (urban and remote)

Ports
 WCMRC has 31 vessels, ranging from small skiffs to the
largest dedicated oil skimming vessel in Canada
 WCMRC also has a number of barges which act as work
platforms and/or temporary storage
Rozema Boat Works
51 ft. side skimmer
WCMRC Response Capability
Equipment includes:
 100,000 + ft of boom
 31 response vessels
 50+ response trailers
 3 Mobile Command Centers
Incident Command Post Equipment:
 Section FOG’s – field operating guides
 Display boards
 ICS trailers (3 geographical areas)
24hrs. a Day/Year Round Coverage
On-call through EMERGENCY number 604-294-9116 or 1855-294-9116 toll free in Canada
WCMRC has developed partnership arrangements with a
number of government and non-government agencies
• Canadian Coast Guard
• BC Port Authorities
• Transport Canada
• MSRC (Washington State)
• Chamber of Shipping of BC
• ECRC (Eastern Canada)
• Environment Canada
• Dept. of National Defence
• Province of BC
• BC Wildlife Societies
• WSMC
• APICOM (Assoc. of Petroleum
Industry Co-ops)
• Global Response Network
Current Initiatives
New modular Training Program
GRP fact gathering/strategies/tactics
Five year business plan / 10 year capital plan
Capital 2013:
• 50’ Shoreline response trailer
• Hyab/Flatdeck Truck Vancouver Island
• Current Buster
• increased boom inventory, misc. equipment
Global partnerships – GRN, APICOM
www.wcmrc.com