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Training Program July 2008 - June 2009
The National Plan to Combat Pollution of the Sea by Oil and Other Noxious and Hazardous Substances
The National Plan is a cooperative arrangement involving the States, the Northern Territory, and the petroleum, chemical and shipping industries, which aims to maximise Australia's marine pollution response capability. To assist in maintaining this capability frequent training courses are conducted.
Organisations interested in training personnel to provide assistance to a marine incident are encouraged to take advantage of the courses offered by various National Plan organisations. If you or personnel in your organisation are interested in participating in any of the courses offered please refer to the relevant sections in the program for further details, contact personnel, etc.
The following outlines the National Training Program for the period July 2008-June 2009.
This information has been prepared by AMSA on behalf of the National Plan organisations, the Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre and Maritime New Zealand.
Please be aware that all course dates and venues could be subject to change.
Contact National Plan Training for further information.
Course Outlines
Training Contacts
Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) Graham Whitehead - 02 6279 5873 |
New South Wales Maritime Rob Lea - 02 9563 8717 |
Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre (AMOSC) Cindy Esler- 03 5272 1555 |
Northern Territory Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment (DIPE) Matthew Phillips 08 8999 5237 |
Maritime New Zealand Toni Pressman-Hyde - 64 9 834 3908 |
South Australia Department of Transport and Urban Planning (DTUP) Judith Jones 08 8348 9575 |
Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) Mark Alen - 07 3120 7407 |
Tasmanian Department of Tourism, Arts and Environment Coleen Cole - 03 6233 6387 |
Marine Safety Victoria (MSV) Tony Milne - 03 9655 9797 |
Western Australia Department for Planning and Infrastructure (DPI) Rowena Bucklow - 08 9216 8943 |
Course Program 2008-09
July |
Dates | Org | Course | Location |
| 8-10 Jul 08 | DPI | Equipment Operator | Broome | |
| 7-11 Jul 08 | Maritime NZ | Regional Responder | Taranaki | |
| 21-24 Jul 08 | Maritime NZ | Regional Responder | Taranaki |
September |
Dates | Org | Course | Location |
| 3-5 Sep 08 | DPI | Exercise | Port Hedland |
October |
Dates | Org | Course | Location |
| 7-9 Oct 07 | DPI | Equipment Operator | Fremantle | |
| 14-17 Oct 08 | AMSA | Oil Spill Management | Melbourne | |
| 22,23 Oct 08 | Maritime NZ | Regional Responder | Otago |
December |
Dates | Org | Course | Location |
| 1-4 Dec 08 | Maritime NZ | Regional Responder | Northland | |
| 2-4 Dec 08 | AMSA | Chemspill Response Level 1 | Gladstone |
January |
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February |
Dates | Org | Course | Location |
| 3-5 Feb 09 | AMSA | Chemspill Response Level 2 | Sydney | |
| 10-13 Feb 09 | Maritime NZ | Regional Responder | Northland |
March |
Dates | Org | Course | Location |
| 30 Mar -3 Apr 09 | Maritime NZ | Regional Responder | Northland |
April |
Dates | Org | Course | Location |
| 29-30 Apr 09 | Maritme NZ | Marine Oil Spill Oiled Wildlife Response | TBA |
Course outlines
Marine Pollution Controller Workshop
A two day training workshop for Senior Management of Government and IndustryTarget Group
- Selected Federal and State Government/NT personnel expected to perform the role of Marine Pollution Controller
- Selected Industry personnel who could perform the Industry Adviser role during a major marine pollution incident
- High level issues confronting Government and Industry
- Potential problems arising from issues which could cause conflict of interest between Government and Industry
- Political, media issues and interest group pressure
- Existing legislation
- Legal framework relating to Protection and Indemnity Club issues
Subjects addressed:
- Overview of major disaster management
- Oil Spill Response Incident Control System (OSRICS)
- Role of the Marine Pollution Controller
- Role of the Senior Industry Adviser
- Intervention, Places of Refuge and Cost Recovery
- Role of the Protection and Indemnity Club
- Techniques of disaster management
- Crisis decision making
- Salvage
- Crisis to a company
- Crisis to a community
- Crisis to the environment
- National and State/NT disaster organizations
- Chemplan and Emergency Response Division training
- Media
Course attendees will be provided with a book of reference material covering course subjects.
Attendees will be required to attend an evening dinner on the first day of the workshop.
Oil Spill Management
A four day training course which covers topics relating to management of an oil spill response
Target Group
- Government or industry personnel who could be expected to perform a role in the Incident Management team during a marine pollution incident.
- Personnel having undergone previous training requiring refresher training.
Participants will gain knowledge of:
- Oil Spill Response Issues
- Response Options and Strategies
- Response Equipment Capabilities and Limitations
- Legislation and Insurance Issues
- Salvage
- Media Requirements
- Oil Spill Management considerations
Course attendees will be provided with a book of reference material covering course subject.
Subjects Addressed:- Overview of Oil Spill Management
- Response Organisation for a Major Marine Pollution Incident
- Role of the Marine Pollution Controller
- Role of the Industry Adviser
- Legislation and Conventions
- Role of the P&I Club
- Decision support tools
- Environmental considerations
- Oil Spill Response Control System (OSRICS)
- Safety management
- National and State/NT oil spill response organisations
- Media management
Course attendees will be provided with a book of reference material covering course subjects.
Attendees will be required to attend an evening dinner on the first day of the workshop.
Marine Chemical Spill Response - Level 2
A three day course providing participants with a detailed understanding of the strategies, planning, response techniques and environmental consequences of marine chemical spills. Videos of actual marine chemical incidents and desktop exercises with realistic chemical release scenarios play an important role in this training program.
Target Group
- Maritime response, Fire Brigade, Hazmat or Environmental personnel who may be expected to be involved in marine chemical, hazardous and noxious substance (HNS) incidents.
- Potential incident controllers and their deputies.
- Response planners, middle management and supervisor level.
Participants will gain a knowledge of:
- Effective planning and management of chemical/HNS incidents
- Contingency planning arrangements in Australia
- Behaviour of chemicals spilt at sea and environmental consequences of chemical spills
- Hazards of chemicals and essential safety planning
- Techniques and requirements for monitoring of chemicals during spill events
- Chemical spill response techniques and their limitations
Subjects addressed:
- Transport of chemicals at sea - ship types and operations
- Overview of International HNS conventions and protocols
- National Chemical Spill Contingency Plan
- Marine chemical spill arrangements across Australia
- OSRICS in chemical spill management
- Roles and responsibilities of agencies
- Hazards of chemicals (HNS) bulk and packaged dangerous goods
- Movement and behaviour of chemical spills
- Monitoring techniques of chemicals in the environment
- Risk analysis and information gathering for response planning
- Response options and countermeasures
- Decision support tools
- Chemical databases available
- Safety in chemical spill response
- Desktop exercises
Course attendees will be provided with a book of reference material as well as an interactive CD-ROM with resource material
Oil Spill Administration
A two day workshop relating to the provision of adequate administrative support to oil spill response operations
Target Group
- Government or industry personnel who could be expected to perform functions with the Finance and Administration section in the event of a marine pollution incident
- Operational marine pollution response personnel desiring to gain a knowledge of administrative support
Participants will gain knowledge of:
- Marine Pollution Response Administrative Issues
- Marine Pollution Response and Supporting Organisations
- The Requirements in setting up and management of administrative tasks for an Incident Control Centre
Subjects Addressed:
- Oil Spill Response Incident Control System (OSRICS)
- Role of the Finance and Administration section
- Response Organisations
- Administrative Support Organisation
- Contingency Planning
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Security/Crowd Control
- Communications
- Recording
- Accounting/Cost Estimating
- Liability and Compensation
- Personnel and Logistics
- Media Requirements/Public Enquires
- Incident Control Centre Management
Equipment Operator
A two day training course which provides an awareness of the behaviour of oil on water and knowledge of appropriate strategies as to its containment and recovery
Target Group
- personnel who may be required to deploy equipment to respond to a marine pollution incident
- personnel who may be required to take overall charge of an oil spill response who require basic knowledge and training as a pre requisite to higher level training
Participants will gain knowledge of:
- Oil behaviour in the marine environment
- Strategies to contain/recover oil
- Capabilities and limitations of oil spill response equipment by practical deployment
Subjects Addressed:
- Oil behaviour and characteristics, Response Options & Strategies
- Effects of response and cleanup
- Environmental effects of response and cleanup
- Control and recovery
- Deployment & use of equipment
- Oil Spill Response Incident Control System (OSRICS)
Course attendees will be provided with a book of reference material covering course subjects.
Oil Spill Response
A two to four day training course which provides an awareness of oil spill response issues and a knowledge of strategies to ensure an effective response is conducted
Target Group
- personnel who may be required to deploy equipment when responding to an oil spill
- personnel who require a knowledge of oil spill response operations and management considerations
- personnel who require training as to the operation of oil spill response equipment
Participants will gain knowledge of:
- oil behaviour in the marine environment
- strategies to contain/recover oil
- capabilities and limitations of oil spill response equipment by practical deployment
- response management considerations
Subjects Addressed:
- Oil Behaviour and Characteristics
- Response Options & Strategies
- Foreshore cleanup
- Control and Recovery
- Deployment & use of Equipment
- Oil Spill Response Incident Control System (OSRICS)
- Contingency Planning
Course attendees will be provided with a book of reference material covering course subjects.
Shoreline Cleanup
A two day course providing participants with an understanding of strategies, techniques and environmental factors, which will affect foreshore cleanup operations
Target Group
- personnel who could be expected to be part of a clean up team following impact of oil on area(s) of foreshore
- from operator to supervisor level
Participants will gain a knowledge of:
- Oil Spill Incident Control System (OSRICS)
- Shoreline characteristics and sensitivities
- Oil Spill Response Atlas and modelling
- Assessment of oiled foreshore
- Waste handling requirements
- Workforce and site management
- Logistics
Subjects Addressed:
- Spill Response Organisation
- Shoreline Characteristics
- Shoreline Sensitivities
- Coastal Resource Atlas
- Shoreline Assessment
- Shoreline Cleanup Strategies
- Waste Handling
- OH&S
- Communications/Reporting
- Personnel Support
- Workforce/Site Management
- Logistics
- Media
- Shoreline Protection
- Documentation
- Demobilisation/Termination
Course attendees will be provided with a book of reference material covering course subjects.
Oil Spill Response Incident Control System (OSRICS)
A one day training course which provides an awareness of the Oil Spill Response Incident Control System (OSRICS)
Target Group
- Government and Industry personnel who may be required to perform either management, control room or administrative support roles during a marine pollution incident
Participants will gain knowledge of:
- The management structure to be implemented in response to a major marine pollution incident
- This structures ease of escalation and retraction and its ability to cater for incidents of whatever size
- The relationship between the incident management team and response operations
- Identify key planning issues and the responsibility of personnel within this system
Subjects Addressed:
- The principles and concepts of the Oil Spill Response Incident Control System (OSRICS)
- The incident management structure
- The incident management team roles and responsibilities
- The functional sections roles and responsibilities
Course attendees will be provided with a book of reference material covering course subjects.
Environmental and Scientific Coordinators (ESC) Workshop
A three day workshop relating to the development of knowledge and skills of environmental and scientific personnel within the National Plan.
Target Group
- Nominated Federal, State, Territory and Industry based environmental and scientific personnel and their deputies
- International environmental personnel may be considered where space permits on the workshop
Outcome of the workshop
The major focus for the ESC workshop is skills development for nominated ESC's and their deputies. Each workshop agenda is determined in conjunction with the Environment Working Group and input from the ESC's network. Alternative workshops on a biennial basis focuses on marine pollution response and ESC policy development, research and technology project development and outcomes.
Subjects and Topics covered
- Reports from each jurisdiction related to ESC activities
- Recent incidents and lessons learnt from each jurisdiction
- The changing roles and responsibilities of ESC's
- Latest knowledge on the impacts of oil and chemical spills in marine and coastal environments
- Environment Working Group (EWG) activities and directions
- ESC training materials and future requirements
- ESC in chemical spill and wildlife response
- Actions required by National Plan Operations Group (NPOG)
- Other topics as determined by EWG and ESC network
- Research, development and technology project priorities and planning
- RD&T project outcomes and reports
- National Plan ESC decision support systems
Attendees are required to provide a report of ESC activities from their jurisdiction and participate in any field activities. Course attendees will be provided with a book of reference material covering the material discussed and the proceedings will be published on the AMSA web site under the ESC Toolbox. The latest "ESC Training and Induction Resource" disk will also be provided.