Petroleum Oil and Chemical Spill Management

Course Length: 4 days 

Course Description

This course will give you an insight into some of the key complexities that you may face on an oil spill incident and the tools to use to overcome these. The course, being very interactive gives you the chance to use your own initiative and thought processes
throughout the course to understand the challenges of incident management. You are also able to witness first-hand the difficulties faced in deploying equipment with a hands-on practical exercise. The course will give you a structured journey of an oil spill from the causes and fates of oil spills through to oil spill response termination

Who Should Attend

• This is an ideal course for those required to take the position of Incident Commander during an oil spill incident. It is also ideal for those in a position of government who are likely to be involved in emergency response and represent their jurisdiction.
• Personnel responsible for emergency response management and command of oil spill response incidents
• Decision-making managers within the oil, gas and shipping industries
• Individuals performing the role of an Executive Commander, Incident Controller or Incident Commander in an Emergency Response Team
• People belonging to regulatory or statutory bodies associated with emergency response
• Senior officials from Government agencies involved with spill response (Environment, Coast Guard, Navy and Army)
• Harbour masters, Port Captains, Incident Managers at large ports

What you will learn

• This comprehensive course looks at the fundamentals of incident management; from legal frameworks to support during an incident through to response strategies and effective communications
• This course will give you the knowledge and understanding in the following areas:
• The International Conventions and legal frameworks in place that can support an incident
• Roles of Government Agencies and industry during an incident
• Effective implementation of contingency plans
• Gaining a comprehension of the incident strategies and tactics that could be implemented throughout a response
• Appreciation of the additional hazards faced by responders during an incident
• Media expectations and effective communications whilst protecting your company’s reputation