The Joint Marine Pollution Contingency Plan (JCP) provides a coordinated mechanism for planning, preparing for, and responding to spills in contiguous waters and established procedures for the coordination of spill response efforts between Canada and the US. The Plan covers all potential sources of marine pollution (i.e. ships, offshore platforms, mystery spills). This Contingency Plan is an Agreement between the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) and the United States Coast Guard. It evolved out of the 1972 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) and is designed to deal with accidental and unauthorized releases of pollutants that cause or may cause damage to the environment along the shared maritime boundary. The Plan serves as a means for Canada and the US to meet their commitments under the International Convention for Oil Pollution Prevention Response, and Cooperation (OPRC), 1990, which states that countries should have agreements in place in place to quickly inform other nations of marine spills that may impact their waters, and to seek aid in the event a spill exceeds one nations ability to respond. Canada is committed to ensuring cooperative bilateral response planning at the local and national levels to releases of pollutants that affect the geographical areas included in the annexes. The text consists of 14 Chapters as follows: Introduction (I); Principles and Roles (II); Planning and Preparedness (III); Operational Concepts (IV); Response Phases (V); Transboundary Movement of Response Resources (VI); Public Information (VII); Funding (VIII); Post-Incident Reports (IX); Administration and Non-Binding Intent (X); Modifications (XI); Distributions (XII); Authorities (XIII); Geographical Areas of Responsibility (XIV).
كندا, الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية · 2013-05-15