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National Plan to Combat Pollution of the Sea by Oil and other Noxious and Hazardous Substances
Annual Report 1997/98

Primary focus during the reporting period was to continue the rolling program to ensure that all ports have a basic set of equipment incorporating booms and skimmers and support equipment to enable a first strike capability. Items delivered during the reporting period included:

585 metres of general purpose boom for the following locations:

Geraldton, WA 195 metres

Burnie, TAS 195 metres

Yamba, NSW 195 metres

920 metres of shoreline protection boom for the following locations:

Bunbury, WA 140 metres

Port Hedland, WA 140 metres

Darwin, NT 160 metres

Bell Bay, TAS 140 metres

Hay Point, QLD 140 metres

Melbourne, VIC 200 metres

14 recovered oil tanks for the following locations (2 units per site):

Useless Loop, WA

Geraldton, WA

Groote Eylandt, NT

Yamba, NSW

Eden, NSW

Portland, VIC

Bundaberg, QLD

Four Spate pumps for use with small skimmers for the following locations:

Yamba, NSW

Thursday Island, QLD

Brisbane, QLD

One sweep boom system was ordered in February for delivery during the next reporting period to Dampier, WA

Ballast & Inflation pumps and a repair kit for Port Kembla, NSW

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Oil spill response support systems

During the reporting period AMSA purchased a handheld infrared camera for use during oil spill response operations. The camera will enable response personnel to track the movement of the oil at night in conjunction with satellite tracking buoys and spill trajectory models.

The infrared camera will be held in Canberra and is available to accompany AMSA members of the National Response Team when mobilised in response to a major incident.

During the reporting period MEPS’ technicians carried out audits of National Plan equipment held at Westernport, Port Welshpool and Portland in October; Cairns, Mourilyan and Townsville in November and Melbourne in January.

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last updated:
18 June 2001