COURSE OVERVIEW

 This practical and highly-interactive course includes various practical sessions and exercises. Theory learnt will be applied using our state-of-the-art simulators. 

 

The International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation, 1990 (OPRC) calls for the International Maritime Organization, along with relevant international and regional organisations, oil and shipping industries, to develop a comprehensive training programme in the field of oil pollution preparedness and response including the availability of expertise for the development and implementation of training programmes. In this regard, it was decided to develop three model training courses aimed at the following:- 

 

Level one: First Responders 

Level two: Supervisors and On-Scene Commanders 

Level three: Administrators and Senior Managers 

 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Oil Spill Management & Response. It covers the IMO OPRC guidelines and the types and sources of oil spills; the environmental and economic impact of oil spills and assessing public health risks; the initial assessment, spill characterization and contingency planning and preparedness; the legal and policy frameworks and containment and recovery techniques; the chemical dispersants and their use, in-situ burning and shoreline clean-up methods; the bioremediation as a response tool and health and safety in spill response; and the incident command system (ICS) and resource mobilization and coordination. 

 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the communication plans for stakeholders; managing media relations during oil spill incidents and crisis communication strategies; the importance of continuous training and skill development, designing and implementing spill response drills and evaluating performance and improvement areas; the strategic use of technology in oil spill response and coordinating with international organizations (e.g. IMO, ITOPF); the recent oil spill responses and common challenges in oil spill management; the post-spill review framework and equipment handling; and developing an oil spill response action plan, customizing response strategies for difference scenarios and creating actions checklist and contingency triggers.