The refining and transfer of oil cargoes are processes that entail many risks. One of these potential risks is potential oil spills which could result in devastation to the marine and coastal environments and have a negative impact on the production and export operations. Hence, all personnel dealing with oil cargoes should be familiar with oil spill hazards, response, and crisis management operations in cases of larger spills.
This training course will highlight:
- The key elements and challenges of an oil spill response using a case history
- The main role of the Supervisor / On-Scene Commander
- The steps in spill response
- The need for pre-planning and response preparedness
- The interests and roles of other parties to the spill, such as environmental organizations, media representatives, and how they might impact on the role of the Supervisor / On-Scene Commander
DAY 1
- Oil Spill Properties, Behaviour and Fate
- Response Organisation and Control Strategies
- Health and Safety
- Environmental Sensitivity and Impacts
- Demonstrations of Physical Properties
- Oil Containment Booms
- Failures of Containment Booms
- Boom Selection
- Deployment, Recovery and Configurations of Oil Containment Booms
DAY 2
- Oil Skimmers
- Deployment and Operation of Various Types of Skimmer
- Storage and Transportation of Recovered Oil
- Demonstrations of Equipment Storage and Maintenance
- Post-Module Written Test
- Use of Dispersants
- Use of Absorbing Materials
This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Refinery staff
- Tanker crew
- Personnel dealing with oil and gas cargoes and shipments
- Personnel working at onshore and offshore sites