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Support for environmental protection



The reinforcement of the removal system of the oil at the time of the oil spillage accident outbreak by the marine transportation route

Background and purpose

The oil disaster caused by increasing number of supertanker in the Southeastern Asian peripheral sea area wreak serious marine environmental pollution.Once big oil disaster occures, surrounding ocean area will suffer serious environmental pollution.
It is necessary to prepare for the oil spillage accident and establish precise oil removal system and an antipollution measure with surrounding countries. However, there aren't enough knowledge and technology to maintain these things in the Southeast Asian coutries .Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Japan Coast Guard support to make an effective emergency plan on regional scales for different countries.
And we reinforce the oil removal system in Asian countries and preserve marine environment.


Business Summary

Conducted assistance for emergency response plan in the regional scales from 2001 to 2004.


  • Intended country : Indonesia, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam@and Philippines
  • The field work of oil removal system in the intended country
  • Acceptance of trainees from the intended country to Japan and support technical transfer of oil removal through the lecture and practical training at the Maritime Disaster Prevention Center.

The training of beach cleanup The tabletop exercise for oil spill response
The training of beach cleanup The tabletop exercise for oil spill response

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