The strategic objectives of the Oceans and Coasts programme are to ensure effective management of the ocean and coastal environment by gaining approval for the Ocean Management White Paper by 2013/14 and promulgating the draft legislation by 2015/16; ensuring response preparedness for oil spills along the South African coast through the review of 14 of the 25 oil pollution response plans by 2015/16; and launching the national coastal management programme to enable management of the entire coastline, including planning and conservation of the coast, by 2014/15. Other strategic goals under this programme are to: