List of IMO OPRC-HNS related guidance and manuals
The materials listed below cover many aspects of marine pollution preparedness and response, predominantly developed through the former OPRC-HNS Technical Group, a subsidiary group of the Marine Environmental Protection Committee. Their purpose is to support the implementation of the OPRC Convention and OPRC-HNS Protocol.
OPRC and HNS related IMO Publications
- Manual on Oil Pollution:
- Section I – Prevention (2011 edition)
- Section II – Contingency Planning (1995 edition)
- Section III – Salvage (1997 edition)
- Section IV – Combating Oil Spills (2005 edition)
- Section V – Administrative Aspects of Oil Pollution Response (2009 edition)
- Section VI – IMO Guidelines for Sampling and Identification of Oil Spills (1998 edition)
- IMO/UNEP Guidelines on Oil Spill Dispersant Application including environmental considerations (1995 edition)
- Manual on oil spill risk evaluation and assessment of response preparedness (2010 edition)
- IMO/UNEP Guidance Manual on the assessment and restoration of environmental damage following marine oil spills (2009 edition)
- Guidance document on the implementation of an incident management system (IMS) (2012 edition)
- Guidance on the safe operation of oil pollution combating equipment (2017)
- Guideline for oil spill response in fast currents (2013 edition)
- Bioremediation in marine oil spills (2004 edition)
- Guidelines for the development of shipboard marine pollution emergency plans (2010 edition)
- IMO/FAO Guidance on managing seafood safety during and after oil spills (2002 edition)
- Manual on chemical pollution:
- Section 1 – Problem Assessment and Response Arrangements (1999 edition)
- Section 2 – Search and Recovery of Packaged Goods lost at Sea (2007 edition)
- Field guide for oil spill response in Tropical waters (1997 edition)
OPRC relation publications developed jointly with the oil and gas industry
IMO/IPIECA Report Series:
- Vol 1: Sensitivity mapping for oil spill response (1996)
- Vol 2: Guide to oil spill exercise planning (1996)