The purpose of this National Oil Spill Contingency Plan (NOSCP) is to provide a national framework for responding to oil spills and protecting the coastal resources of the Sudan. This contingency plan describes the policy and procedures for the response to oil spills in the coastal waters of the Sudan, including the organisational relationship of the various bodies involved. The scope of this plan includes internal waters including ports, harbours, estuaries, bays and lagoons. On land, it includes the foreshore and any adjacent land affected by an oil spill. This publication may be cited as