📘 Course Description:
This comprehensive course is designed to equip environmental, safety, and operations personnel with the knowledge and skills to prevent, control, and respond to oil spills in both offshore and onshore environments. Participants will gain a strong understanding of spill dynamics, risk assessment, containment techniques, clean-up strategies, and regulatory compliance.
Through interactive sessions, real-world case studies, and hands-on exercises, the course covers best practices for spill prevention planning, emergency response coordination, and environmental impact mitigation.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
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Recognize the causes and types of oil spills
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Develop and implement spill prevention strategies
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Select appropriate containment, recovery, and clean-up methods
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Comply with national and international regulations
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Coordinate effectively during an oil spill emergency
✅ Day 1: Fundamentals of Oil Spills
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Registration & Introduction |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Overview of Oil Spill Incidents (Case studies & lessons learned) |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:00 | Types, Sources & Causes of Oil Spills |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch Break |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Physical & Chemical Behavior of Spilled Oil |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Break |
| 14:45 – 16:30 | Environmental Impacts of Oil Spills (marine, coastal, land) |
✅ Day 2: Spill Prevention & Risk Management
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:30 | Spill Prevention Planning (SPCC Plans) |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:00 | Risk Identification and Assessment Techniques |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch Break |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Preventive Measures in Pipelines, Storage, and Loading Areas |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Break |
| 14:45 – 16:30 | Oil Spill Risk Audit and Inspection Programs |
✅ Day 3: Spill Response Equipment and Techniques
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:30 | Oil Spill Response Planning (OSRP) and Incident Command System (ICS) |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:00 | Containment Tools: Booms, Skimmers, Sorbents |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch Break |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Dispersants & In-Situ Burning: Application & Limitations |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Break |
| 14:45 – 16:30 | Hands-on Demonstration or Video Simulations of Response Equipment |
✅ Day 4: Spill Response Operations & Clean-up
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:30 | Initial Response: Notifications, Safety, & Assessment |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:00 | Shoreline & Inland Response Techniques |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch Break |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Waste Management and Disposal of Recovered Oil |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Break |
| 14:45 – 16:30 | Monitoring and Post-Spill Evaluation |
✅ Day 5: Legal Framework, Exercises & Wrap-Up
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:30 | Regulatory Requirements & Compliance (IMO, MARPOL, EPA, OPA-90) |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:00 | Stakeholder Roles & Communication in Emergency Response |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch Break |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Tabletop Exercise or Spill Drill Simulation |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Break |
| 14:45 – 16:30 | Course Summary, Q&A, Assessment, Certificates |
📦 Training Materials Include:
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SPCC & OSRP templates
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Equipment data sheets
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Oil spill case study videos
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Emergency contact & response flowcharts
🎯 Who Should Attend:
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HSE Officers & Engineers
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Environmental Consultants
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Terminal & Port Operators
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Emergency Response Teams
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Maritime and Offshore Personnel
