OSRL’s West Africa Surveillance Platform (WASP) supports the Gabonese Navy in a search and rescue operation
quinta-feira, 4 de fevereiro de 2021
OSRL has recently supported the Gabonese Navy in a fantastic collaboration between multiple agencies to save lives at sea.
On Sunday 24th January, a mayday message was sent by the ‘Marie Alexandra’, a French fishing trawler in distress...
Managing A Virtual IMS
sexta-feira, 4 de dezembro de 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has required us to change much of what we do to maintain the same level of service throughout the last eight months. We have responded to oil spills using social distancing rules, delivered our courses remotely and conducted exercises on virtual platforms.
We know that dealing with an incident remotely presents a significant challenge for many organisations. Taking this into account, we are pleased to publish OSRL's Incident Management System Core Group addendum on the Virtual Incident Management System.
Learning about Seabird Response with SANCCOB
sexta-feira, 4 de dezembro de 2020
Since collaborating with SANCCOB on the opening of the South Africa operation back in 2012, the relationship continues to grow. Here we talk about SANCCOB providing an essential service in South Africa, particularly in its fight to save the critically endangered African Penguin.
Oiled Wildlife Preparedness and Response: Reflecting on the past and planning for the future
quarta-feira, 18 de novembro de 2020
Oil Spill Response’s Board of Directors recently endorsed an ambitious Five-Year Strategic Plan for Wildlife Emergency Preparedness & Response. Here's why it's an important milestone for oiled wildlife response.
Remote Training – the way forward
quarta-feira, 8 de julho de 2020
Is remote training the way forward? Remote training has considerable benefit to delegates such as time and cost savings and is also a more environmentally sustainable option reducing carbon footprint.
But how could we deliver the IMO recognised courses of up to 40 hours of learning, including practical deployments?...
Embracing Remote Working
terça-feira, 16 de junho de 2020
Although this period has been testing on everyone, having remote experiences from different viewpoints enables us to explore and further improve our service delivery. Learning what pitfalls to avoid and what makes for a pleasant albeit remote customer journey can be shared and incorporated into our services. As the world moves towards a more virtual work setup, OSRL will not linger behind.
Logistics Planning Guides
quarta-feira, 4 de março de 2020
OSRL recognises the benefits of having our members informed on the logistics steps and requirements when mobilising our equipment. This information can be found in our Logistics Planning Guides (LPGs).
Water Column Monitoring
quarta-feira, 4 de março de 2020
The WCM program was developed by CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) and has been integrated into operational plans and desktop exercises conducted in the U.S. and internationally since 2014. Designed for deepwater deployments, water column characterization, water sampling, and monitoring during subsea dispersant injection (SSDI), he instruments enable in situ, real-time characterization of water column properties with depth, including temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and two types of fluorescence, as well as the remote triggering of water sampling bottles at any depth.
Introducing our Global Logistics Team
domingo, 9 de fevereiro de 2020
OSRL’s Global Logistics Team is set up to provide high quality expertise within OSRL and to the wider industry. Comprising of logistics specialists, the team provides management, control and improvement of procedures and processes related to movement of OSRL personnel and equipment on a global basis.
Current Buster 6 exercise
sexta-feira, 16 de agosto de 2019
The Current Buster 6 systems represent the latest in offshore containment and recovery technology.