Location

Integrated Simulator Complex

Objectives

• • Improvement of the performance of the first responders.• Hands on training on oil spill combating equipment.

Outcomes

• Handling and operation of oil spill combating equipment.• Awareness of oil spill response options.

Course Contents

• Overview of Oil Spills• Fate and Behavior of Spilled Oil• Chemical Health Hazards of Oil • Oil Spills Logistics Operations • Booms (Selection, Deployment, Configurations and Failures)• Skimmers (Deployment and Operation)• Use of Dispersants• Shoreline Types and Clean-Up• Maintenance and Storage of Oil Spill Combating Equipment• Practical sessions for deployment of various kinds of oil spill combating equipment at the training site.• Shoreline survey and clean-up.• Demonstration on maintenance of oil pollution combating equipment.