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Equipment and Training
National Plan Equipment Procurement
During the 2005 – 2006 financial year eight curtain sided shipping containers were purchased for conversion into storage and transport containers for Rolands Ro Bay boom.
The storage and transport containers are located in the following National Plan regional stockpiles.
| Location | Quantity |
Maritime Safety Queensland, Townsville Operations Base |
4 |
| Sydney Ports Corporation, Glebe Operations Base | 4 |
| Port of Brisbane | 2 |
National Plan Equipment Audits
During the 2005-2006 financial year, audits of National Plan equipment were undertaken at the following locations:
- Darwin Tier 2/3 Stockpile – August 2005
- Hobart – October 2005
- Launceston Tier 2/3 Stockpile – October 2005
- Brisbane Tier 2/3 Stockpile – October 2005
- Port of Brisbane – October 2005
- Melbourne Tier 2/3 Stockpile – November 2005
- Adelaide Tier 2/3 Stockpile – November 2005
- Sydney Tier 2/3 Stockpile – December 2005
Also conducted during the reporting period were audits of Fixed Wing Aerial Dispersant Capability aircraft. They were undertaken at the following locations:
- Ballidu WA – 4 August 2005
- Emerald QLD – 19 September 2005
- Adelaide SA – 28 November 2005
- Ballarat VIC – 20 April 2006
- Ballidu WA – 17 May 2006
Training
The National Plan training program for 2005-2006 included the AMSA run courses and workshops shown in Table 1.
| Course | Location |
Date |
Number of Participants |
| Equipment Operator Refresher Training | Darwin NT | 17 August 2005 | |
| Tier 2/3 Equipment Training | Williamstown VIC | 26-28 October 2005 | 20 |
| Oil Spill Management Course | Melbourne VIC | 8-11 November 2005 | 22 |
| Oiled Wildlife Response Workshop | Perth WA | 29 November – 1 December 2005 | 26 |
| Chemical Spill Response Course | Newcastle NSW | 21-24 February 2006 | 25 |
| AeroRescue SAMC Training | Darwin NT | 4 May 2006 | 5 |
| Environment and Scientific Coordinators (ESC) Workshop | Darwin NT | 6-8 June 2006 | 25 |
| Oil Spill Management Overview Course | Townsville QLD | 13-14 June 2006 | 26 |
| Equipment Operators Course | Hobart TAS | 19-20 June 2006 | 18 |
| Dispersant Aircraft Loading Training | George Town TAS | 21 June 2006 | 22 |
| Equipment Operators Course | Bell Bay TAS | 22-23 June 2006 | 19 |
Table 1 - AMSA training courses
The Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre (AMOSC) conducted 35 specific workshops for a total of 556 personnel as shown in Table 2. Of these, seven programs for 58 personnel were conducted outside of Australia. A further 18 overseas students were trained at AMOSC.
| Course | Number of courses | Number of Participants |
| Response | 6 | 95 |
| Operators | 10 | 87 |
| Management Overview | 8 | 170 |
| Other | 11 | 204 |
Table 2 - AMOSC training courses
AMOSC has pre-deployed oil spill response equipment into Western Australia. The resources are stored in Exmouth and include 30 tonnes of dispersant, a Simplex bucket, boom, recovery devices and ancillary gear. Exmouth was selected as a base after discussion with AMSA and industry and represents a optimal distribution of federal, state and industry resources.
AMOSC worked with AMSA in presenting training in spill response and aerial dispersant operation to regional participant during the reporting period.