This page provides a brief summary of the Oil Spills Protocol and links to relevant documents.

• Hypertext version of the Oil Spills Protocol
• The Final Act of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries
  (a ceremonial signing which reflects a summary of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries)
• Current Status of the Protocol
• The The Regional Marine Pollution Emergency, Information and Training Centre in the Caribbean (REMPEITC-Carib) homepage

The Assessment and Management of Environmental Pollution (AMEP) Sub-Programme of the Caribbean Environment Programme co-ordinates activities related to the Oil Spills Protocol in collaboration with the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency, Information and Training Centre (REMPEITC-Carib), an International Maritime Organization (IMO) agency located in Curaçao. REMPEITC-Carib has been established by IMO and UNEP in order to:

1. Strengthen national and regional preparedness and response capacity of the Island States and Territories of the Wider Caribbean Region and to foster and facilitate cooperation and mutual assistance in cases of emergency in order to prevent, control and combat major oil spill incidents.
2. Strengthen the operational effectiveness of the implementation of the Cartagena Oil Spill Protocol and the Caribbean Islands OPRC (Oil Preparedness and Response Co-operation)-plan and Convention through the provision of technical services.