IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee periodically updates the list of national operational contact points responsible for the receipt, transmission and processing of urgent reports on incidents involving harmful substances, including oil, from ships to coastal states.
This information enables compliance with Regulation 26 of Annex 1 of MARPOL 73/78 which, inter alia, requires that shipboard oil pollution emergency plans (SOPEPs) shall contain a list of authorities or persons to be contacted in the event of an oil pollution incident.
National contact information can be found on a dedicated page on the IMO website at: www.imo.org/Circulars/mainframe.asp?topic_id=337 or via the "National Contacts" link from the homepage menu: www.imo.org
