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7.3.6 DEFINITIONS
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The definitions hereunder are intended to clarify
terms or appelations as used in this draft. For the
sake of convenience, some of the appelations are the
same as found in the inter-ministerial draft contingency
plan earlier referred to.
i) National Standing Committee for Emergencies at Sea (NSCES)
The NSCES is the coordinating authority within the
national Government designated as having an overall
responsibility for preparihg for and the conduct of
maritime environmental emergency responses and related
matters. The divisional contingency plans shall each
have a Standing Committee for Emergencies at Sea. The
latter shall perform similar functions as the NSCES but
to a reduced scale. The NSCES shall act as an advisory
body.
ii) National Command Team (NCT) and others
The NCT is a team of experts and trained personnel
that actually handles the operations. The team shall be
constituted by the NSCES from a standby call list composed
as indicated below: its ‘composition being determined, as
it were, by the nature and location of the spill. ‘ At the
divisional levels, the command team shall be constituted
by the divisional SCES from a standby call list. The
local command teams shall play similar roles as the NCT,
at their levels as would be shown below.
iii) On-Scene Commander (OSC)
The OSC is the individual commander on-scene
designated by the SCES to lead and direct the operations.
The size and location of spills shall act amongst other
things as determining factors in the selection of
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less economical, some experts in the field hold that it
is necessary to appoint for each command team two on
scene commanders, one for the operations at sea and
the other for the onshore/inshore operations. For
Cameroon, it would be advisable to combine the two
operations under one on-scene commander in each case,
for the time being.
iv) National Command Call List (NCL)
The National Command Call List shall consist on the
one hand of a list of important personalities, trained
and/or skilled personnel and organizations with addresses,
telephone and telex numbers, likely to be called upon in
the event of an emergency at sea. On the other hand,
the list shall consist of an inventory of all available
equipment and materials ready for use in an emergency.
The persons, materials and equipment may be normally
engaged in regular duties from which they may be called
and temporarily detached in the case of an emergency.
The Command Teams at the divisional levels shall be
required to establish each one a call list. The call
lists shall be regularly reviewed and updated.
7.3.7 FyNCTIONS_^D_CO^OSITION_gF_THE_CONTINGENCY_PLANS
National Contingency Plan (NCP)
The national marine pollution contingency plan is
an emergency plan for combating major accidental spills
of oil or other noxious substances within the national
marine environment. The NCP shall be subdivided into
two main functional parts, namely, the NSCES and the
NCT, the former acting as lead agent.
7.3.8 FUNCTIONS
The functions of the NSCES shall consist in the
i) Scientific studies of the marine environment and
the resources therein.
ii) Studies on the physical features of the entire
marine environment and the natural forces acting
upon it.
iii) Assessment of the nature and size of the threat to
which the country is likely to be subjected.
iv) Acquisition of resources.
v) Training of personnel.
vi) Control and coordinate operations at the divisional
levels.
vii) Response to emergencies at the international level.
viii) Information and guidance of the affected populations.
ix) Control of all financial deals relating to marine
pollution.
x) Monetary evaluation of the national marine environ
ment.
COMPOSITION
The NSCES shall essentially be composed of
competent representatives of:
i) Ministry of Armed Forces (Naval and Air Forces).
ii) Ministry of Transport (Merchant Marine, Ports
Authority, National Meteorology).
iii) Ministry of Equipment.
iv) Ministry of Mines and Energy (Refinery and Oil
Companies).
v) Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific
Research (Marine Science experts - University
of Yaounde., M.A.B.).
vii) Representatives of the SCES from Douala, Limbe
and Kribi.
7.4.1 NATIONAL COMMAND TEAM
7.4.2 FUNCTIONS
i) Planning and directing the operations.
ii) Selection of equipment and personnel for the
operations.
iii) Actual clean-up of spills and salvage operations.
iv) Provision of operations support.
V) Administration of the operations.
Vi) Regular drills and exercises.
7.4.3 COMPOSITION
i) Trained technicians for the operation of sea, land and air transport systems.
ii) Trained personnel for communication and operation
of communication equipment.
iii) Trained technicians for the clean-up and operation
of clean-up equipment.
iv) Logistical support for surveillance and monitoring
from ships, aircraft and land.
V) Vessel traffic control specialists to regulate access to operation area.
Vi) Fire brigades and salvors.
vii) Marine scientists.
7.4.4 NATI0N^_C0MMMD_TE^_C^L_LIST__(NCL)
COMPOSITION:
The following services shall provide information
and any other form of assistance leading to the establish'