Fuel Storage and Handling
The Representatives,
Recalling Article 3 of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (“the Protocol”) which requires that activities in the Antarctic Treaty area shall be planned and conducted so as to limit adverse impacts on the Antarctic environment;
Noting the provisions of Article 15 of the Protocol;
Conscious that implementation of the provisions requires actions by the Parties;
Recognising that the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (“COMNAP”) and the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (“IAATO”) have undertaken initiatives on fuel storage and handling, and oil spill contingency planning;
Recalling Resolution 6 (1998) and Resolution 3 (2005);
Recommend that:
1. their Governments continue to implement measures for fuel spill prevention, oil spill contingency planning and response, and reporting, as incorporated in the COMNAP Fuel Manual guidelines. In particular:
a. that their Governments either replace bulk fuel facilities currently lacking secondary containment with double-skinned tanks or provide them with adequate bunding, and have adequate oil spill contingency plans in place;
b. that their Governments introduce and maintain oil spill contingency plans based on the COMNAP Fuel Manual guidelines and that to the extent possible they carry out regular contingency exercises, both theoretical and practical on land and at sea, to test and thereby refine their contingency plans, and report on results of the exercises to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (“ATCM”); and
2. COMNAP be requested to keep under periodic review, and revise, as appropriate, the Fuel Manual guidelines.
The Representatives,
Recalling Article 3 of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (“the Protocol”) which requires that activities in the Antarctic Treaty area shall be planned and conducted so as to limit adverse impacts on the Antarctic environment;
Noting the provisions of Article 15 of the Protocol;
Conscious that implementation of the provisions requires actions by the Parties;
Recognising that the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (“COMNAP”) and the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (“IAATO”) have undertaken initiatives on fuel storage and handling, and oil spill contingency planning;
Recalling Resolution 6 (1998) and Resolution 3 (2005);
Recommend that:
1. their Governments continue to implement measures for fuel spill prevention, oil spill contingency planning and response, and reporting, as incorporated in the COMNAP Fuel Manual guidelines. In particular:
a. that their Governments either replace bulk fuel facilities currently lacking secondary containment with double-skinned tanks or provide them with adequate bunding, and have adequate oil spill contingency plans in place;
b. that their Governments introduce and maintain oil spill contingency plans based on the COMNAP Fuel Manual guidelines and that to the extent possible they carry out regular contingency exercises, both theoretical and practical on land and at sea, to test and thereby refine their contingency plans, and report on results of the exercises to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (“ATCM”); and
2. COMNAP be requested to keep under periodic review, and revise, as appropriate, the Fuel Manual guidelines.
