Environmental Counter Pollution services

The main purpose of the contract is to provide storage of the MCA’s equipment, to maintain it through a programme of planned preventative maintenance and repairs as required and to deploy the equipment in marine pollution incidents using trained and competent responders with experience in this industry.

Project Works:

As well as a 24hr response, the project involves at least one ‘heavy deployment’ no notice drill once a year. We also take part in national exercises the MCA are involved in and deliver approximately six Beach Supervisor courses, which focus on training the local authority and involve both theory and a practical.

Other services supplied within the contract include:

The delivery of Nautical Institute accredited training on MCA courses;

The provision of logistical support during incidents;

The provision of technical advice for equipment purchases, exercise planning and more generally in the field of oil spill response; and

The provision of a Technical Advisor to the MCA’s Marine Response Centre during incidents.

Results:

24hr emergency response service and guaranteed onsite resources within 12hrs of mobilisation;

The delivery of accredited training on MCA courses (over 400 trained);

The provision of logistical support during incidents;

The provision of technical advice for equipment purchases, exercise planning and more generally in the field of oil spill response; and

The provision of a Technical Advisor to the MCA’s Marine Response Centre during incidents.