Protocol on Preparedness, Response and Co-operation to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances

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The Protocol on Preparedness, Response and Co-operation to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances is an international maritime treaty that strengthens global measures for preventing, preparing for, and responding to pollution incidents involving hazardous and noxious substances other than oil.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international treaty ⓘ
maritime treaty ⓘ
adoptedBy International Maritime Organization ⓘ
adoptionDate 2000-03-15 ⓘ
adoptionPlace London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
aimsTo minimize environmental damage from HNS pollution incidents ⓘ
strengthen global measures for HNS pollution preparedness ⓘ
strengthen global measures for HNS pollution response ⓘ
alsoKnownAs OPRC-HNS 2000 Protocol ⓘ
linked to: OPRC-HNS Protocol
appliesTo offshore units involving hazardous and noxious substances ⓘ
sea ports handling hazardous and noxious substances ⓘ
ships carrying hazardous and noxious substances ⓘ
terminals handling hazardous and noxious substances ⓘ
bindingOn States that have ratified the Protocol ⓘ
category environmental treaty ⓘ
treaty concluded in 2000 ⓘ
depositary Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization ⓘ
encourages exchange of information on HNS risks and response techniques ⓘ
technical co-operation and assistance among Parties ⓘ
enteredIntoForceDate 2007-06-14 ⓘ
excludes oil pollution incidents covered by the OPRC Convention ⓘ
field marine environmental protection ⓘ
maritime safety ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalBasisFor development of national and regional systems for HNS incident preparedness ⓘ
parentTreaty International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation, 1990 ⓘ
partOf international maritime pollution liability and preparedness regime ⓘ
relatedTo International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) ⓘ
International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 1996 ⓘ
requires designation of national authorities responsible for HNS preparedness and response ⓘ
emergency response procedures for HNS incidents ⓘ
international co-operation in HNS pollution response ⓘ
national contingency plans for HNS pollution incidents ⓘ
reporting of HNS pollution incidents ⓘ
training and exercises related to HNS incident response ⓘ
shortName OPRC-HNS Protocol ⓘ
subjectMatter international co-operation in pollution incident management ⓘ
preparedness for pollution incidents by hazardous and noxious substances ⓘ
response to pollution incidents by hazardous and noxious substances ⓘ

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International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation → hasProtocol → Protocol on Preparedness, Response and Co-operation to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances ⓘ
OPRC-HNS Protocol → fullName → Protocol on Preparedness, Response and Co-operation to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances ⓘ