Contingency Plan
All related agencies responding to pollution incidents are the Marine Department, Royal Thai Navy, Pollution Control Department, provincial governmental agencies in risk areas, etc.
Thailand also cooperates with neighboring countries to prepare for unexpected major pollution incidents.
The chain of command will be determined by the severity of the situation and the area of the incident. For example, if there is a spillage in the port limit areas, Marine Department
will act as both the coordination and command centers. Whereas, if the incident occurs outside the port limit areas, Royal Thai Navy will be the command center; meanwhile, the Marine
Department will still be the coordination center. As the coordination center, the Marine Department will closely coordinate with all relevant agencies to mobilize all available personnel
and equipment needed to tackle the pollution incidents in accordance with the National Contingency Plan approved under the Office of the Prime Minister Notification.
Moreover, to improve the enforcement on pollution response, Thailand has recently issued the Office of the Prime Minister Regulation on Management of Marine Oil and Chemical Pollution.
Under such regulation, the Committee on the Prevention and Combating of Oil and Chemical Pollution was established as the decision-making body and chaired by Prime Minister. Thailand
is developing the new National Contigency Plan which covers oil and chemical pollution response.
>>> (Prime Minister Regulation on Management of Marine Oil and Chemical Pollution) <<<
Pollution control and waste management
The Pollution Control Department (PCD) of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) is responsible for water quality and management, hazardous materials and pollution
control with coordination mechanisms between Environmental Affairs Division, Marine Department (MD) under the Ministry of Transport (MOT) and the Office of Natural Resources and
Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) to manage the environmental and social impacts of IWT.
Environmental Affairs Division, Marine Department
Safety and Environment Bureau, 1278 Yotha Road, Talardnoi, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100
Office Tel: +66 (0)2 233 1311 ext. 8
Hotline: 1199
Website: https://safetyenvbureau.md.go.th/
Google map: https://goo.gl/maps/qS6wtQMP8hXfsuqg6
The Pollution Control Department (PCD)
92 Phahon Yothin 7, Phayathai, Phaya Thai, Bangkok 10400
Office Tel: +66 (0)2 298 2000
Website: https://www.pcd.go.th/
Google map: https://goo.gl/maps/LCm66WgexW6UJdGG9
The Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning
60/1 Phibun Watthana 7 Alley, Samsen Nai, Phaya Thai, Bangkok 10400
Office Tel: +66 (0)2 265 6500
Website: https://www.onep.go.th
Google map: https://goo.gl/maps/3qrx49RMusGjCywc9
However, in the event of an emergency occurring in the Mekong River Basin, You can also contact the agency on the Emergency Response page as well.
