OIL SPILL RESPONSE TRAINING IN THE SOUTH BALTIC SEA REGION

The Baltic Sea is a unique and sensitive brackish-water ecosystem vulnerable to damage from shipping activities. Despite high levels of maritime safety in the area, there is a continued risk of oil spills and associated harmful environmental impacts. Achieving common situational awareness between oil spill response decision makers and other actors, such as merchant vessel and Vessel Traffic Service center operators, is an important step to minimizing detrimental effects. This paper presents the Next-Generation Smart Response Web (NG-SRW), a web-based application to aid decision making concerning oil spill response. This tool aims to provide, dynamically and interactively, relevant information on oil spills. By integrating the analysis and visualization of dynamic spill features with the sensitivity of environmental elements and value of human uses, the benefits of potential response actions can be compared, helping to develop an appropriate response strategy. The oil spill process simulation enables the response authorities to judge better the complexity and dynamic behavior of the systems and processes behind the potential environmental impact assessment and thereby better control the oil combat action.

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Geoecological study of the soil microbial communities of the natural and agricultural ecosystems in the south-eastern Baltic sea region

International Journal of Environmental Studies ◽

10.1080/00207233.2020.1845533 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-22

Author(s):

Marina Kurkina ◽

Pavel Maslennikov ◽

Anton Umanskiy

Keyword(s):

Baltic Sea ◽

Microbial Communities ◽

Soil Microbial Communities ◽

The South ◽

Agricultural Ecosystems ◽

Soil Microbial ◽

South Eastern ◽

Baltic Sea Region ◽

Eastern Baltic

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INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT, AND REGIONAL EFFORTS IN OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY PLANNING: MALAYSIA'S PERSPECTIVES

International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings ◽

10.7901/2169-3358-1995-1-503 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 1995 (1) ◽

pp. 503-508

Author(s):

Hussein Bin Rahmat ◽

Mohd Radzuan Bin Yusof

Keyword(s):

South China Sea ◽

Oil Spill ◽

South China ◽

Oil Spills ◽

The South China Sea ◽

The South ◽

Contingency Plan ◽

China Sea ◽

Oil Spill Response ◽

Strait Of Malacca

ABSTRACT The increasing incidence of oil spills in the Strait of Malacca and the South China Sea has resulted in growing concern about Malaysia's capability to respond to oil spills in its waters. This concern is compounded by the ever-growing number of oil tankers plying the Strait of Malacca and the South China Sea, as well as the intensifying exploration and development of offshore petroleum resources. Various measures were taken by the government to deal with the problem, including a review of its National Oil Spill Contingency Plan (NOSCP) and incorporating a coordinated and a cost-effective response mechanism among the various government agencies. The incorporation of the Petroleum Industry of Malaysia Mutual Aid Group (PIMMAG), which enables the oil industry to pool its oil spill response resources, reflects the industry's commitment to strengthen the NOSCP. Since the mid 1970s, a number of regional plans have been instituted including the Traffic Separation Scheme for the Strait of Malacca, the Strait of Malacca and Singapore Revolving Fund, the Lombok-Macassar Oil Spill Contingency Plan, the Brunei Bay Oil Spill Contingency Plan, the ASEAN Oil Spill Response Plan, and the proposed ASCOPE Oil Spill Contingency Plan.

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TRAINING AND DOCUMENTATION1

International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings ◽

10.7901/2169-3358-1995-1-1011 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 1995 (1) ◽

pp. 1011-1011

Author(s):

Michael D. Cain ◽

Linda C. George

Keyword(s):

Oil Spill ◽

Administrative Support ◽

Tracking System ◽

Federal State ◽

Regulatory Requirements ◽

Response Training ◽

Oil Spill Response ◽

State And Local ◽

Local Agencies

ABSTRACT This presentation will visually demonstrate information on oil spill response training and documentation for compliance with current requirements, with a link to the response training and documentation requirements of international, federal, state, and local agencies. Administrative support and a computer-generated tracking system are used to assist in compliance with these regulatory requirements.

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ON COURSE: THE CALIFORNIA UNIFIED OIL SPILL CONTROL TRAINING PARTNERSHIP

International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings ◽

10.7901/2169-3358-1997-1-513 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 1997 (1) ◽

pp. 513-515

Author(s):

John H. Giesen ◽

Jon D. MacArthur

Keyword(s):

Oil Spill ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Coast Guard ◽

Management Approach ◽

Public And Private ◽

The Public ◽

Response Training ◽

Oil Spill Response ◽

Ultimate Objective ◽

Spill Control

ABSTRACT Faced with training and travel dollar constraints, California's Department of Fish and Game and the 11th U.S. Coast Guard District worked to form a multiorganizational partnership designed to leverage required resources to conduct a premier operational-level oil spill response training program in the state. The partnership included no less than six major organizations from both the public and private sectors, each playing critical roles in planning and conducting the training. Major hurdles overcome were curriculum development and operational support. Both of these challenges were resolved through a unified management approach in which the ultimate objective became success of the course. The lessons learned from the program provide guidance and rationale for future such efforts.

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Enhancing Oil Spill Response Capacities in the South Baltic Sea Region via Cross-Border Utilization of Biodegradable Oil Binders

Maritime Technology and Research ◽

10.33175/mtr.2020.238164 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

pp. Manuscript

Author(s):

Anastasia Christodoulou ◽

Dimitrios Dalaklis ◽

Henrik Nilsson ◽

Jennie Larsson ◽

Anne Pazaver

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

International Cooperation ◽

Oil Spill ◽

Baltic Region ◽

The South ◽

Special Equipment ◽

Cross Border ◽

Area Of Interest ◽

Main Challenge ◽

Oil Spill Response

Occurrences of oil spills are responsible for very significant environmental degradation; they are more likely to happen in areas with dense shipping traffic, or in close vicinity of transport pipelines and/or other infrastructures used for production and processing purposes. Without international cooperation, individual countries often lack sufficient resources and assets to successfully respond to large-scale oil spill incidents. This can be related to the vast quantities of oil involved in those incidents or the lack of necessary special equipment for dealing with the tasks at hand by the country under the need to respond. For successful resolution of oil spill incidents, close and effective international cooperation -especially between neighboring countries that usually “share the burden” of oil pollution- is a vital necessity. On this basis, the South Baltic Oil (SBOIL) project aims to strengthen the existing oil spill response capacities in the South Baltic region, introducing a cross-border spill response tool based on the new ‘green technology’ of biodegradable oil binders (BioBinders). In order for this new concept to be implemented, it is necessary to examine the international and national regulations and guidelines with reference to sorbent use and exchange of oil spill equipment in the area of interest and also analyze the national oil spill contingency plans of the different countries involved in the project. After investigating the legal requirements for the utilization of BioBinders in the South Baltic region, the analysis at hand presents the outcomes of a Table Top Exercise that was based on a realistic oil spill scenario in the wider region. This Exercise tested the compatibility of International/National/Regional plans regarding the use of the BioBinders and examined the topics of recovery and waste management, including alternative techniques available for oil spill response. Results point towards the direction that the use of the BioBinders is promising and represents a response option to improve the existing oil spill response capacities in the South Baltic region; the main challenge lies with the difficulty in dealing with waste management, mainly because of the current legislation in place within the participating countries.

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Oil spill modelling methods: application to the south–eastern part of the Baltic Sea

Baltica ◽

10.5200/baltica.2014.27.11 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 27 (special) ◽

pp. 15-22 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Alexander Kileso ◽

Boris Chubarenko ◽

Petras Zemlys ◽

Igor Kuzmenko

Keyword(s):

Baltic Sea ◽

Oil Spill ◽

Oil Spills ◽

The State ◽

The South ◽

The Baltic Sea ◽

South Eastern ◽

The Baltic ◽

Modelling Methods ◽

State Of Art

The state-of-art in oil spill modelling methods is summarized, focusing on development since 2000. Some recommendations for possible application of these methods to the south–eastern part of the Baltic Sea are prepared. Particular attention is paid on the methods of parameterization of volume of oil spill and calculation of advection of the oil spills. Consideration is also given to methods used in oil weathering models.

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