1. Government-Initiated Unannounced Exercises (GIUE)
U.S. Coast GUARD Sector Columbia River
Government-Initiated Unannounced Exercises (GIUE)

2. National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (PREP) Guidelines
References
33CFR (b)
33CFR (c)
MER Policy Letter 01-15
National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (PREP) Guidelines

3. GIUE Background & Purpose
Was designed to evaluate plan holders emergency response.
Exercises Vessel/Facility Response Plans.
Tests Oil Spill Removal Organizations and Facility owned equipment.
Evaluates spill response time.

4. Facility / Vessel Selection
Risk based candidate selection process
Past performance in spills or exercises.
Safety and environmental compliance history of the plan holder.
Concerns about the equipment meeting planning requirements.
Proximity to environmentally sensitive areas.
Public safety, economic or political concerns.
Products carried or transferred.

5. Use a realistic scenario to test plan holders response capabilities
Exercise objectives
Scope of GIUE is the Average Most Probable Discharge (AMPD) “a discharge of the lesser of 50 barrels or 1 percent of the volume of the worst case discharge during cargo transfer operations.”
Use a realistic scenario to test plan holders response capabilities
Primary objective is to deploy response equipment
Boom deployed within one hour
Recovery Device deployed within two hours
Conduct exercise safely

6. Safety is paramount to success of exercise.
GUIE Execution
Safety is paramount to success of exercise.
Facility/Vessel will be issued with an Initiation letter and scenario.
Field observers will document actions and performance on scene.
A time line noting important events and notifications will be generated.

7. Unsuccessful completion of guie
A GIUE is unsuccessful if;
The response plan could not be properly implemented.
The response resources were not operational or available.
The response personnel were not adequately trained.
Significant safety violation.

8. successfully completed guie
Facilities and Vessels
They receive credit for the following.
Qualified Individual notification exercise
Equipment deployment exercise
Unannounced exercise
Will not be subject to another GIUE for 36 months
Results and feedback are delivered in a letter issued by the Captain Of The Port. (COTP)

9. U.S. Coast GUARD Sector Columbia River
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