Documents & Guides
Explore a variety of topics about marine spills, response and compensation matters in the pages below.
Each topic and area of interest provides access to more detailed documentation that is freely downloadable.
This includes our 18 Technical Information Papers which are fully illustrated with photos and diagrams and are available in several languages.
Compensation for Ship-source Marine Oil Spills
What legal arrangements and sources of compensation are available for a spill from a ship?
Disposal
What planning and waste management systems need to be put in place to reduce the volume of oily waste for treatment or disposal?
HNS
What are the specific chemical response strategies for responding to a Hazardous and Noxious Substance spill, and what are the potential effects on human and marine life?
Contingency & Response Planning
What information is needed for an effective oil spill contingency plan? How can aerial observation and protective strategies assist with response operations?
Economic Effects
Which industries might suffer temporary economic losses and loss of market confidence?
Fate of Oil Spills
What happens to oil in the marine environment over time when spilled at sea? How do different factors such as volume and physical and chemical properties affect the fate of oil spills?
Explore the Resources
OGP Good Practice Guide: Sensitivity mapping for oil spill response
These publications represent a consensus of industry and government viewpoints, the content of which
has been peer reviewed by experts from around the world, through both the IMO’s Marine Environment
Protection Committee, the IPIECA Oil Spill Working Group, and the OGP Environment Committee.
Categories: Contingency Planning & Advice, Good Practice Guides
Oil spill risks and the state of preparedness in the regional seas (2003)
The International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation, 1990 (OPRC Convention) defines the basic elements for co-operation between government and industry in marine pollution response. This paper reviews the current status of the partnership between government and industry for dealing with spills arising from the transportation of oil by sea.
Categories: Contingency Planning & Advice, Papers
Oil spill preparedness and response : Expectations & realities (2010)
Against a background of reducing oil spills from tankers, maintaining oil spill preparedness and response is a challenge.This paper highlights the evolution of expectations and realities in preparedness and response over time.
Categories: Spill Response, Contingency Planning & Advice, Papers
Information document – the role of ITOPF (2011)
This information document is offered to delegates in order to provide some background to the origin of ITOPF and its role in supporting the P&I Clubs and the IOPC Funds following incidents. It provides a description of ITOPF's funding and its objectivity in spill response and preparedness.
Categories: Spill Response, Damage Assessment, Contingency Planning & Advice, Papers