TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
Oil Spill Capability Review To be fully prepared and ready to respond effectively to an oil spill incident takes considerable planning and careful assembly of equipment resources, trained personnel and exercised procedures. A Capability Review ensures oil spill capability investment is maximised with the provision of recommendations commensurate to the risk, adhering to legislative requirements and in line with international best practice.
The Service There are many aspects to be considered when developing a comprehensive and robust oil spill response system. Oil Spill Response draws on years of handson spill response experience, applying the highest industry standards and to rigorously review each element of our customer’s capability in terms of oil spill preparedness and response. A Capability Review is the first step in assessing the level of oil spill preparedness for your operation and would typically focus on: Oil Spill Management
Tier 1 Capability
Framework
Tier 2 and 3 Arrangements
Contingency Planning
Training and Exercise Programmes
Our Approach Whether making operational changes, implementing process improvements
Improved capability
or responding to regulatory pressures, you can call on Oil Spill Response to conduct a Capability Review specific to
your
operational
requirements.
Limitations can be addressed and
Initial information request
recommendations made, with the aim of enhancing your incident response
Recommendations implemented
capability. Our approach is to involve the client from the outset, from initial information
Onsite assessment
requests through to site visits and finally report delivery. The steps involved are
Report compilation
illustrated here:
The Benefits An increased awareness of the oil spill
for improvements will be thoroughly
response resources, personnel and
justified, based on the experience Oil
overall capability can be gained from an
Spill Response has developed. All recommendations made will be commensurate
to
the
risk,
meet
Following the compilation of the report,
legislative controls and be a reflection
any areas highlighted for preparedness
of industry best practice. Application
improvement
of
can
be
discussed,
any
recommendations
should
allowing opportunities for positive and
ensure the spill response capability is
practical improvement of the oil spill
efficient, effective and best suited to the
response capability. Recommendations
operation.
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review are: Independent assessment
Oil Spill Capability Review conducted by Oil Spill Response.
The key features of a capability
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