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3.5 Prepare a regional/transboundary
oil and chemical spill prevention and contingency plan.
· Establish oil
pollution reporting procedure for ships and offshore units (linked to activity
3.1).
· Plan and perform
emergency spill response exercises, with national and regional
authorities, to demonstrate and evaluate capabilities of the regional response.
· Improve regional capacity for oil and
chemical spill containment and clean-up by identifying existing
equipment and facilities (including using the oil spill brigade in
Guatemala as a regional model) and gaps in available
facilities.
Develop national emergency response
plans for ship fires and groundings (national obligation).