Type of plan:
national
Following the Tricolor incident in 2003, Belgium started to develop a national response plan, which was implemented in 2005.
It closely follows the IPIECA Guidelines and has the recommended tripartite structure - Strategy, Operations and Data. The plan is available in Dutch and English and its latest version (2006) can be requested from secretariat@sea-alarm.org.
Status plan - European Oiled Wildlife Preparedness: