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7.6 Response Time
The Marine Department will respond within 24 h after the oil spill incidents have
occurred for tier 1 and tier 2 in Peninsular Malaysia and within 48 h in Malaysia
West including Sabah and Sarawak [12]. Malaysia does not refer to any benchmarking
country as a standard in the issue of the oil spill response time [12].
7.7 Conclusion
The statistic shows that there are a smaller number of collaborations in responding
to the oil spill incidents among the main agencies especially the Marine Department,
DOE, and PIMMAG. The PIMMAG responses only to their 28 registered members
regarding the oil spill cases. The main issues raised by the DOE and Marine Department during the collaborations are miscommunication while sharing information on
the data and facts about the oil spill incidents, and lack of expertise in determining an
effective cleaning method. Additionally, lack of logistic and stockpiles by the DOE
that solely depended on the Marine Department, and the need to face the unexpected
events such as wind change, strong current and adverse weather further contribute to
the difficulties that may affect the cleaning activities after the oil spill incidents [12,
13]. All these problems are required to be addressed promptly when facing the oil
spill incidents to ensure a successful combating the oil spill incidents in Malaysia.
Acknowledgements This study is conducted by the collaboration among the government authorities such as the Department of Environment and Marine Department. Certainly, without the cooperation granted by all dedicated team members and the respective government agencies, this study
cannot be completed.
References
1. Marchenko, N., Borch, O.J., Markov, S.V., Andreassen, N.: Maritime activity in the high
north—the range of unwanted incidents and risk patterns. POAC (2015)
2. Singh, A., Asmath, H., Chee, C.L., Darsan, J.: Potential oil spill risk from shipping and the
implications for management in the Caribbean Sea. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 93(1–2), 217–227 (2015)
3. Matsuzaki, Y., Fujita, I.: In situ estimates of horizontal turbulent diffusivity at the sea surface
for oil transport simulation. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 117(1–2), 34–40 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/
j.marpolbul.2016.10.026
4. Guo, W.: Development of a statistical oil spill model for risk assessment. Environ. Pollut. 230,
945–953 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.07.051
5. Chilvers, B.L., Finlayson, G., Ashwell, D., Low, S.I., Morgan, K.J., Pearson, H.E.: Is the way
an oil spill response is reported in the media important for the final perception of the clean-up?
Mar. Pollut. Bull. 104(1–2), 257–261 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.01.013
6. Malaysia, M.: Annual Transport Statistics. Ministry of Transport Malaysia, Putrajaya (2016)
I. C. Ishak et al.
7.6 Response Time
The Marine Department will respond within 24 h after the oil spill incidents have
occurred for tier 1 and tier 2 in Peninsular Malaysia and within 48 h in Malaysia
West including Sabah and Sarawak [12]. Malaysia does not refer to any benchmarking
country as a standard in the issue of the oil spill response time [12].
7.7 Conclusion
The statistic shows that there are a smaller number of collaborations in responding
to the oil spill incidents among the main agencies especially the Marine Department,
DOE, and PIMMAG. The PIMMAG responses only to their 28 registered members
regarding the oil spill cases. The main issues raised by the DOE and Marine Department during the collaborations are miscommunication while sharing information on
the data and facts about the oil spill incidents, and lack of expertise in determining an
effective cleaning method. Additionally, lack of logistic and stockpiles by the DOE
that solely depended on the Marine Department, and the need to face the unexpected
events such as wind change, strong current and adverse weather further contribute to
the difficulties that may affect the cleaning activities after the oil spill incidents [12,
13]. All these problems are required to be addressed promptly when facing the oil
spill incidents to ensure a successful combating the oil spill incidents in Malaysia.
Acknowledgements This study is conducted by the collaboration among the government authorities such as the Department of Environment and Marine Department. Certainly, without the cooperation granted by all dedicated team members and the respective government agencies, this study
cannot be completed.
References
1. Marchenko, N., Borch, O.J., Markov, S.V., Andreassen, N.: Maritime activity in the high
north—the range of unwanted incidents and risk patterns. POAC (2015)
2. Singh, A., Asmath, H., Chee, C.L., Darsan, J.: Potential oil spill risk from shipping and the
implications for management in the Caribbean Sea. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 93(1–2), 217–227 (2015)
3. Matsuzaki, Y., Fujita, I.: In situ estimates of horizontal turbulent diffusivity at the sea surface
for oil transport simulation. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 117(1–2), 34–40 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/
j.marpolbul.2016.10.026
4. Guo, W.: Development of a statistical oil spill model for risk assessment. Environ. Pollut. 230,
945–953 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.07.051
5. Chilvers, B.L., Finlayson, G., Ashwell, D., Low, S.I., Morgan, K.J., Pearson, H.E.: Is the way
an oil spill response is reported in the media important for the final perception of the clean-up?
Mar. Pollut. Bull. 104(1–2), 257–261 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.01.013
6. Malaysia, M.: Annual Transport Statistics. Ministry of Transport Malaysia, Putrajaya (2016)