OPRC IMO LEVEL 3
Oil spill response personnel training is an integral part of preparedness and response; a warehouse stocked with state-of-the-art oil recovery equipment is of little or no use without the properly trained workforce to deploy and operate the equipment efficiently and effectively. In any oil spill incident and scenario, the response time is critical to clean-up operations’ successful outcomes and long-term impacts on ecosystems and environments. This course provides delegates with the essential skills and tactical knowledge required to initiate and terminate response, to perform the role of Incident Commander and effectively manage an emergency response team. It builds the delegate’s confidence and awareness to make the right decisions and maintain the organization’s reputation.
OBJECTIVES
Upon completing this course, participants will better understand:
- The International Conventions and legal frameworks in place that can support an incident
- Roles of Government Agencies and industry during an incident
- Effective implementation of contingency plans
- Appreciation of the additional hazards faced by responders during an incident
- Media expectations and effective communications whilst protecting your company’s reputation
Syllabus
- Causes, fate, and effects of spilled oil
- Contingency planning
- Oil spill response strategies, limitations, and issues
- International co-operation – the legal framework
- Liability, compensation, and cost recovery
- Spill management, roles, and responsibilities
- Communication and media issues
- Termination of response, Post spill monitoring
- Oil spill modeling
- Case histories
- Table-top exercises
Target Participants
- Personnel responsible for emergency response management and command of oil spill response incidents
- Decision-making managers within the oil, gas and shipping industries
- Individuals performing the role of an Executive Commander, Incident Controller or Incident Commander in an Emergency Response Team
- People belonging to regulatory or statutory bodies associated with emergency response
- Senior officials from Government agencies involved with spill response
- Harbourmasters, Port Captains, Incident Managers at large ports
