1 The present Briefing package will facilitate
the preparation of a comprehensive and, at the same time, concise
brief for senior government officials and high-level executives, by
expanding on, or providing answers to, the basic statements listed
below. The resulting brief should enable the relevant senior government
officials and high-level executives within the national maritime Administration
responsible for oil spill preparedness and response to obtain the
information on technical and political issues arising from a major
oil spill, as well as the probable implications and consequences of
the incident in question, necessary to take well-suited and timely
executive decisions. The information so provided will also enable
the senior government officials and high-level executives to produce
appropriate answers to questions that might be asked by the media
and the public at large.