Kent and Medway Shoreline Pollution Emergency Plan

The Kent and Medway Shoreline Pollution Emergency Plan outlines a policy framework for coastal shoreline pollution planning and response in Kent and Medway.

The objectives of the plan are to:

• outline organisational responsibilities for shoreline pollution planning and response
• provide emergency points of contact
• determine relevant operational requirements of agencies in Kent
• ensure the availability of personnel for effective co-ordination and delivery of the response
• ensure that appropriate personnel are trained and exercised
• ensure that liaison takes place across key partners
• ensure effective planning for, and operational interventions to, pollution incidents impacting Kent's natural and built coastal environment
• collate existing zonal shoreline access and sensitivity information and booming plans for Kent and Medway in one document.