Location

Integrated Simulator Complex

Objectives

• • Increasing the background knowledge of oil spill response strategies and management aspects.• Enhancement of the capabilities of personnel to respond to and manage oil spills through an extensive training on the oil spill simulator.

Outcomes

• Awareness of oil spill response and management strategies.• Coordination among the involved agencies in the oil spill crisis management.

Course Contents

• Introduction to Oil Spill Crisis Management • Causes, Fate and Effects of Spilled Oil• National Oil Spill Contingency Plan• International Co-operation and Legal Framework• Spill Response Strategies: Their Limitations and Issues Arising• Spill Management: Roles and Responsibilities• Liability and Compensation• Communications and media Issues• Termination of Response• Geographic Information Systems in Maritime Applications• Field Trip: Oil Spill Combating Equipment Training Center• Manual drawing of oil spill trajectory• Oil Spill Prediction Model• Table Top Exercise