The Twenty Fourth ASEAN Transport Ministers (ATM) Meeting, held on 8 November 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand, adopted the ASEAN Regional Oil Spill Contingency Plan, which was developed to implement Article 2 Paragraph 1(c) of the MOU on ASEAN Cooperation Mechanism for Joint Oil Spill Preparedness and Response signed in 2014.
The Contingency Plan provides a mechanism whereby ASEAN Member States can request and provide mutual support in response to oil spills, to the extent that their resources allow, and ensures there is a common understanding and effective integration between affected and assisting ASEAN Member States, in the event of incidents involving oil spill. (Source: Paragraph 8 of JOINT MINISTERIAL STATEMENT)