1. The Marine Response Centre SPEAKER NAME SPEAKER APPOINTMENT National Contingency Plan – Environment Group Training

2. Counter Pollution & Salvage Response Philosophy 2. Dealing with the casualty Salvage Control Unit - SCU 3. Counter pollution at sea Marine Response Centre - MRC 4. Counter pollution on shore Shoreline Response Centre - SRC 1. Search And Rescue Search And Rescue - SAR Search And Rescue - SAR National Contingency Plan – Environment Group Training

3. Six Main Response Options 1. Dispersant Spraying 2. Contain and Recover 3. Cargo Transfer 4. Protection 5. Beach Cleaning 6. Leave it! ( Monitor and evaluate ) National Contingency Plan – Environment Group Training

4. MRC – Structure Chair- MCA or Harbour Master if incident within Port limits EnvironmentGroup Membership may include: MCA CPSO MCA Logistics Officer Harbour representative, if a harbour is involved Officer from fisheries department Local Authority Officer to liaise with the SRC Environmental Liaison Officer MCA Public Relations Officer National Contingency Plan – Environment Group Training

5. Marine Response Centre Venue & Priorities Venue - Determined by Chair of MRC (Likely to be at MCA or Port Authority premises) Venue - Determined by Chair of MRC (Likely to be at MCA or Port Authority premises) Priorities: Priorities: –Assess and monitor the situation at sea –Initiate and control dispersant-spraying operations on spilled oil at sea –Initiate and control mechanical recovery options at sea National Contingency Plan – Environment Group Training

6. Monitor and Evaluate If oil is moving away from the shore there may be no need to respond - small oil slicks are eventually broken up by the effects of wind and currents If oil is moving away from the shore there may be no need to respond - small oil slicks are eventually broken up by the effects of wind and currents Informs other response cells Informs other response cells Aerial and satellite surveillance is used to identify oil slicks or illegal oil discharges from ships Aerial and satellite surveillance is used to identify oil slicks or illegal oil discharges from ships National Contingency Plan – Environment Group Training

7. The purpose of using dispersants Oil spill dispersants are used to rapidly disperse the spilled oil into the sea before it gets into shallow water or hits the shoreline where most damage occurs Oil spill dispersants are used to rapidly disperse the spilled oil into the sea before it gets into shallow water or hits the shoreline where most damage occurs Dispersants have limits: Dispersants have limits: –They will not work in some cases, –They are not an appropriate oil spill response method in other cases National Contingency Plan – Environment Group Training

8. Contain and recover at sea Dedicated recovery vessels Dedicated recovery vessels Booms can be used to contain oil around source Booms can be used to contain oil around source Booms can be towed by ships in various configurations to concentrate the spilled oil into smaller area Booms can be towed by ships in various configurations to concentrate the spilled oil into smaller area Skimmers can then be used to collect the oil Skimmers can then be used to collect the oil National Contingency Plan – Environment Group Training

9. Role of Environment Liaison Officer (ELO) Take advice from EG and convey it accurately and cohesively to the MRC Take advice from EG and convey it accurately and cohesively to the MRC To receive information and questions from the MRC and communicate these accurately and cohesively back to the EG To receive information and questions from the MRC and communicate these accurately and cohesively back to the EG Provide an environmental perspective to any statements to the media produced by the MRC Provide an environmental perspective to any statements to the media produced by the MRC National Contingency Plan – Environment Group Training