National Oil Spill Contingency Plan of Trinidad and Tobago. Pays/Territoire Trinité-et-Tobago Type du document Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Environnement gén., Mer Mot clé Autorisation/permis Commerce/industrie/sociétés Préservation de l'écosystème Sécurité environnementale Eaux continentales Gestion intégrée Pollution de la mer Pollution par les hydrocarbures Protection de l'habitat Gestion/conservation ZEE-Zone Economique Exclusive Planification environnementale Aire marine Monitorage Politique/planification Principe de précaution Protection de l’environnement Santé publique Évaluation/gestion des risques Mer territoriale Aire géographique Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, AMERIQUE LATINE ET CARAIBES FAO, Atlantique nord, Petits États insulaires en développement Résumé The overall objective of this Plan is the prevention, abatement and combating of oil pollution within the territorial area and the clean-up of oil contaminated areas, in order to protect the environment, human, plant and animal health, terrestrial and marine ecosystems, forests, agriculture, inland water courses, water intakes, groundwater reservoirs as well as other economically relevant facilities and amenities at risk. A coordinated response mechanism will be developed to minimize the detrimental effects of oil spills on marine and terrestrial areas. The surveillance of the country’s territorial waters, including its Exclusive Economic Zone, will be strengthened for the timely detection of oil spills and other related emergencies. Furthermore, timely and effective response mechanism will be developed to spills or the threat of an oil spill. The availability of appropriate equipment and training of human resources will be ensured for efficient response to, and containment, recovery and clean-up of oil spills. Oil and gas operations, including but not limited to, oil, gas, petrochemical, storage and bunkering operations, shall only be carried out within the approval of the Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.energy.gov.tt