In this second session of a 16 part series, Simon McCosh, Aviation Liaison Officer (EMEA) and Simon Blean, Geomatics Supervisor, will explain the importance of situational awareness in a response and the considerations surrounding Surveillance, Modelling and Visualisation during decision making.

ATSEA-2 Regional Project Management Unit (RPMU) and OSRL collaborated this year to deliver quarterly technical webinars. This is the first of the four technical webinars titled "Causes, Fates and Impacts of Marine Oil Spills".

Tiered Preparedness and Response is an internationally recognised planning approach that enables integration of local, regional and global capabilities into oil spill response planning. 

In this introductory session of a 16 part series, Andy Nicoll, Principal Preparedness and Response Authority, will provide an overview of the 15 capabilities that represent the scope of Tiered Preparedness and Response. 

Please note: This seminar is available for Members only. To access this seminar recording, contact myosrl@oilspillresponse.com and request the password.

This seminar provides an overview of the preparedness recommendations from the Cyprus workshop and an introduction to the preparedness wheel concept then use real-world case studies to demonstrate how this process has been used and applied in a variety of country and regional contexts.

In the third episode of this wildlife series, Paul Kelway OSRL’s Wildlife Preparedness and Response Manager is joined by JD Bergeron, CEO of International Bird Rescue. With 20 years of non-profit leadership under his belt and being the co-founder of a bicycle fundraiser in Zambia to raise money for girls in empowerment and HIV AIDS, you can’t miss the passion JD has for making a difference to the world.

Dr Jodi Harney, Senior Scientist from CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. will join Mario Fazio, OSRL SWIS APAC Manager to talk about the Water Column Monitoring equipment, personnel and services available to OSRL SWIS Capping Subscribers. Jodi will run through the equipment background and use for Operational and Scientific Monitoring applications together with services that are available through the OSRL Global Subsea Response Network.

Wildlife Emergency Preparedness and Response is an integral component of oil spill preparedness and response good practice. A group of leading wildlife response organisations has been working to develop a framework for Tier 3 (international) wildlife response that can meet the needs of the wildlife response community, the oil industry and other stakeholders. The GOWRS project has now culminated in a proposal for a future Tier 3 Global Oiled Wildlife Response Service.

Learn more in this video.

In this interview, Chris talks about the risk of a lack of oiled wildlife responders in the next generation and how the GOWRS service is helping address this by bringing more sustainability and resilience to the wildlife response community.