Fewer oil spills every year mean that the industry has commensurately less in-house experience of how to deal with them. Being able to determine that people’s expertise is kept current and that they are proficient at running a successful response is key. To do this Oil Spill Response have introduced a suite of competency standards.
Loading the ADDS Pack onto the Hercules aircraft for deployment
Fluoroscein marks used to indicate the start and end of a simulated slick
All staff members had to either be assessed or assess others achieving respective occupational standards. Ten operations staff were able to gain first exposure to ADDS pack and dispersant application operations while a further 21 staff took on the challenge of being developed in new roles.

 

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