OBJECTIVE:
The course introduces delegates to preparedness and response requirements for marine spills at ports and hydrocarbon handling facilities.
Throughout the course, delegates cover:
- Oil spill contingency plan
- Response strategies
- Health and safety considerations of responding to an oil spill
- Participate in a practical deployment exercise
Throughout the course delegates are made to consider their involvement in their organisation’s contingency plan should it be activated and how to operate oil spill response equipment safely and effectively.
Upon completion delegates will receive an accredited certificate of competence.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
- Operational staff who require a basic understanding of oil spill preparedness and response.
- First instance response personnel expected to deploy sorbent and mechanical oil spill response equipment.
PROGRAM CONTENT:
- Contingency Planning
- Spilt Oil Behaviour
- Fate and Effects
- Health and Safety
- Response Planning
- Booms and Skimmers Monitoring
- Absorbent Materials
- Shoreline Clean-up
- Dispersant Systems
- Waste Handling
- Sampling Techniques
- Environmental Considerations
COURSE LOAD: 12 HOURS
Discover the other modules of the Oil Spill course:
- MCA 1P Intro to an Oil Spill
- MCA 3P Supervisor Beachmaster
- MCA 4P Spill Operations Supervisor
- MCA 5p Spill Operations Executive Commander
- OPRC IMO 1 Operations Staff
- OPRC IMO 2 Supervisors and On Scene Commanders
- OPRC IMO 3 Senior Management Personnel
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