Title	:	PAJ Oil Spill Symposium 2001 - Changes on OSR System in Major Countries / Recent Movement of Compensation Scheme-
Date	:	March 1, Thu. & 2 Fri. 2001
Venue	:	Hotel Okura (South Wing 2F: Orchard Room) 2-10-4, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8416, Japan TEL: +81-3-3582-0111 FAX: +81-3-3582-3708
Objectives	:	The "International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation, 1990" (the OPRC Convention) was adopted at a diplomatic conference of the IMO in November 1990 and entered into force on May 13, 1995.  Based on this Convention, each nation has worked to improve its system for responding to oil pollution, and in Japan as well a "National Contingency Plan for Preparedness and Response to Oil Pollution Incidents" was adopted as a Cabinet Resolution on December 15, 1995.  This National Contingency Plan was subsequently revised in December 1997 based on the lessons learned from the Nakhodka oil spill, which occurred in January 1997. Ten years have now passed since the adoption of the OPRC Convention, and the leading nations that have experienced major oil spills have upgraded their systems to respond to oil spills in a more efficient manner. The "PAJ International Symposium 2001" is being held to examine these changes in response systems and to provide useful information for the implementation of the "Major Oil Spill Response Programme" by PAJ and other concerned entities in Japan. The Symposium program will also include presentations regarding (1) recent movement of oil pollution damage compensation fund in relation with the Erika oil Spill, (2) the response to Natuna sea incident , and (3) new oil spill response technologies.
Language	:	English and Japanese With simultaneous interpretation
Organizer	:	Petroleum Association of Japan (PAJ)
Supporter	:	Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Secretariat (contact)	:	Oil Spill Response Department, Petroleum Association of Japan, 1-9-4, Ohtemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan TEL: +81-3-3279-3819 FAX: +81-3-3242-5688

P R O G R A M Day1 Thursday March 1 ，2001

		Symposium Coordinator: Kenji Nishigaki General Manager, Oil Spill Response Dept, PAJ
10:00		Opening Address Masayoshi Okai Chairman of Transportation Committee, PAJ Chairman of Tonen General Sekiyu K.K
10:10		Speech by the Honorable Guest Mr. Koji Murata Director, Petroleum Refining and Reserve Division, Agency of Natural Resources & Energy, METI
		Keynote Speech
10:20		Oil Spill Response - Experience, Trends and Developments Following Major Incidents Dr. Ian White Managing Director, The International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Limited (ITOPF Limited)
		Erika Incident
11:00		Response to Erika Incident and French Oil Spill Response Scheme after the Incident Dr. Michel Girin Director, Center of Documentation, Research and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution(CEDRE)
11:35		Erika Incident and Response to the Spill Mr. Patrick Le Floch General Manager, LE FLOCH DEPOLLUTION
12:10 -13:30		Lunch
13:30		Recent Developments Regarding the International Compensation Conventions Following the Erika Incident Mr. Joe Nichols Head of Claims, International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds)
		Movements in Japan after Nakhodka Incident
14:05		Changes of Japanese Oil Spill Response Scheme after the Nakhodka Incident Mr. Seiji Noma Director, Maritime Disaster Prevention Division, Guard and Rescue Department, Japan Coast Guard (JCG)
14:40		Government Emergency Response Measures to Oil Spill Incident Mr. Kazuo Inaba Counselor (National security and Crisis Management) Cabinet Secretariat
15:15 - 15:30		Coffee Break
		Current Topics
15:30		Natuna Sea Incident - Singapore's Experience Capt. Mark Heah Deputy Director, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)
16:05		Natuna Sea Incident and the Response to the Spill Mr. Chris Richards Manager, Singapore Oil Spill Response Center Pte Ltd (SOSRC)

P R O G R A M Day2 Friday March 2 ，2001

		Changes of Oil Spill Response Scheme after Major Oil Spill Incidents in a few countries (Contingency Plan, Government and Industry Cooperation, Budget and Organisation, Estimated amount of Oil Spill
10:10		Exxon Valdez Incident and Changes of Oil Spill Response Scheme after the Incident Capt. Harlan Henderson, Commander of the United States Coast Guard's National Strike Force, United States Coast Guard (USCG)
10:35		Braer and Sea Empress Incidents and Developments in Oil Spill Response Programmes after the Incidents Mr. Robin Middleton, Secretary of State's Representative for Salvage and Intervention (SOSREP), Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)
11:10		Norwegian Oil Spill Contingency and Risk based Governmental Contingency Planning Mr. Jan Nerland, Senior Adviser, Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (SFT)
11:45 - 13:00		Lunch
13:00		Oil Spill Response Scheme in Finland and the Co-operation within Baltic Sea Countries Mr. Kari Lampela, Chief Engineer, Finnish Environment Institute (FEI)
13:35		Oil Spill Incident and Changes of Oil Spill Response Scheme after the Incident Mr. Ray Lipscombe, Manager, Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)
14:10		Sea Prince Incident and Changes of Oil Spill Response Scheme after the Incident Mr. Lee Bong-Gil Director, Marine Pollution Surveillance Division, Korea National Maritime Police Agency (KNMPA)
14:45 - 15:00		Coffee Break
		Current Topics
15:00		Recent Trends of Improvement and Application of Dispersants and New Technologies Mr. David Salt Operations Manager, Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL)
15:35		PAJ & PIMAG Joint Oil Spill Response Exercise in Port Dickson Capt. Abdullah H. Mohammad General Manager, Petroleum Industry of Malaysia Mutual Aid Group (PIMMAG)
16:10		Closing Address Masayoshi Okai Chairman of Transportation Committee, PAJ, Chairman of Tonen General Sekiyu K.K