Location

Integrated Simulator Complex

Objectives

• • Enhancement of the capabilities of personnel to respond to oil spills.• Increasing the background knowledge of oil spill response options.• Training on deployment of real oil spill combating equipment.

Outcomes

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

Course Contents

• Introduction to Oil Spills • Oil Spill Properties, Behavior and Fate• Safety at the Spill Site• Health hazards of Oil Spill Response• Environmental Sensitivity and Impacts• Response Organization and Control Strategies • Oil Containment Booms• Oil Skimmers• Management of Oily Wastes• Use of Dispersants• Shoreline Clean-up• Cleaning, Maintenance and Storage of Equipment• Oil Sampling• Case Study-Real Oil Spill Incident• Manual drawing of the oil spill trajectory• 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