Course descriptions

Who is this course for?

The Marine Pollution Response (MPR) Incident Management course is designed for marine pollution responders who would be expected to perform in the role of either an operations officer, planning officer or logistics officer during a marine pollution incident or who aspire to perform this role in the future. Please note: learners would only enrol in one function as part of the course, they will not be completing all three functions.

Course outline

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) MPR Incident Management course is designed to prepare marine pollution responders to command human and physical resources to achieve the resolution of a level 2 marine oil spill incident. Following completion of the course, learners will be able to:

• Operations officer learners:
  • Develop an operational structure to respond to marine oil spill incidents.
  • Contribute to the development of the incident action plan.
  • Manage the operations section and implement the operations portion of the incident action plan.
  • Establish effective communications across the operations section and with external stakeholders.
  • Participate as a member of a marine oil spill incident management team.
  • Monitor and review the operations section and contribute to the post incident reporting process.
• Planning officer learners:
  • Describe the stages and information needs to establish a planning section for a marine pollution incident.
  • Describe how a planning officer will establish and maintain situational awareness during a marine pollution incident.
  • Describe the key deliverables from the Planning section during a marine pollution response.
  • Describe where to access and demonstrate how to use specialist information and technical advice during a marine pollution response.
  • Describe the incident planning cycle and incident notification and deployment procedures.
  • Demonstrate management of the planning section during a marine pollution incident.
  • Describe the audiences that the planning section will need to liaise with during a marine pollution incident.
  • Describe the planning and monitoring considerations for demobilising personnel and resources after a marine pollution incident.
  • Describe the recovery considerations after a marine pollution response.
• Logistics officer Learners:
  • Establish logistics section for a level 2 marine pollution response.
  • Develop logistics plans for basic procurement of goods or services to resolve a marine pollution incident.
  • Manage activities for provision of logistics support and procurement.
  • Manage logistics processes and receipt of goods and services.
  • Participate in the incident management team.
  • Monitor and review logistics functions.
  • Provide written feedback to post-operations reports.

Course duration

• 5 days face-to-face

Units of competence

• All learners:
  • PUAOIL401 Apply decision making strategies in an oil spill response.
• Operations Officer learners:
  • PUAOPE023A Manage operations for a level 2 incident.
• Planning Officer learners:
  • PUAOPE025A Manage planning for a level 2 incident.
• Logistics Officer learners:
  • PUAOPE022A Manage logistics for a level 2 incident.

Assessment

As the MPR Incident Management course is competency based training, participants will be required to complete assessments during the course and post course.

Who is this course for?

There are two courses for incident controllers.

Incident Controller Level 2

The level 2 Incident Controller course is designed for marine pollution responders who would be expected to perform in the role of incident controller during a level 2 marine pollution incident or who aspire to perform in this role in the future. The course focusses on developing the leadership skills of learners with the intent of them being able to:

• Implement activities including approving plans and strategies to control and manage the response.
• Establish systems and procedures for the safety, health and welfare of personnel at the incident.
• Establish effective liaison and cooperation with organisations and people working inside and outside the incident management structure.
• Manage the interface with organisations, communities and people affected, or likely to be affected, by the incident.

Incident Controller Level 3

The level 3 Incident Controller course is designed for marine pollution responders who would be expected to perform in the role of incident controller during a level 3 marine pollution incident or who aspire to perform in this role in the future. The course focusses on developing the leadership skills of learners with the intent of them being able to:

• Manage all activities undertaken to control a protracted incident subjected to political, economic, environmental, community and media interest.
• Establish systems and procedures for the safety and welfare of personnel at the incident.
• Establish an incident management structure where deputy incident controllers and divisions may be established.
• Manage the interface with organisations and people working outside the incident management structure.
• Manage the interface with organisations, communities and people affected, or likely to be affected, by the incident.

Duration

Both the incident controller courses run for five days face-to-face and cover units of competency from the Public Safety Training Package.

Units

The Incident Controller Level 2 course is a pre-requisite for the Incident Controller Level 3 course.

Incident Controller Level 2

• PUAOPE018A Control a level 2 incident.

Incident Controller Level 3

• PUAOPE019A Control a level 3 incident.

Assessment

As the Incident Controller courses are competency based training, participants will be required to complete assessments during the course and post course.