Marine pollution crisis management : spill response
Accredited by the Nautical Institute - IMO Level 3
Objectives
- Identify the risks of accidental pollution linked to maritime transport
- Anticipate the fate and behavior of oil and chemicals spills in the aquatic environment as well as hazards humans and the environment
- Seek out initial information and effectively manage the initial stages of response in the event of a spill
- Gain concrete knowledge of the actions and strategies to be implemented
- Understand the organisation and the regulatory and legal framework for response at sea
- Be capable of joining an incident command centre
- Be involved in the development of contingency plans
Content
- Legal foundations:
- Context and challenges of spills at sea
- The right to intervene
- Liability and compensation issues
- Understanding spills at sea
- Behaviour of oil and HNS in case of a spill at sea
- Detection of slicks at sea
- Decision support systems
- Response strategies and techniques : dispersion, containment and recovery
- Methodology and crisis management
- Feedback from past incidents
Pedagogy
- Theory lectures in the classroom
- Tours of CEDRE's facilities
- Tabletop role play exercise
- Resources available on CEDRE's online training platform
80%
Theory20%
TutorialsSkills assessment
- Oral questions
- Tabletop exercise
- Practical exercises and debriefs
- Issue of a course completion certificate