UTILIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY WINDOWS OF OPPORTUNITY IN MARINE OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY PLANNING, RESPONSE, AND TRAINING

1997 ◽  
Vol 1997 (1) ◽  
pp. 993-994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Champ ◽  
Atle B. Nordvik ◽  
James L. Simmons
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Contingency Planning ◽  
Marine Oil ◽  
Windows Of Opportunity ◽  
Utilization Of Technology ◽  
Oil Spill Response ◽  
And Training

ABSTRACT This paper discusses a newly developed scientific and engineering planning and decision-making tool, the technology windows-of-opportunity concept, and how it can be used for marine oil spill contingency planning, response, education, and training on a global basis. The “windows-of-opportunity” approach provides a common foundation for the development of a rapid and cost-effective tool for oil spill contingency planning and spill response decision making. It is intended for use by state and federal agencies, response planners, cleanup organizations (responders), insurance companies, tanker owners, and transporters. The “windows” concept has the potential for significant environmental and cost benefits in spill response. It will provide policymakers and decision makers with a scientifically based and documented “tool” in oil spill response that has not been available before.

scholarly journals Time Window-of-Opportunity Strategies for Oil Spill Planning and Response

1999 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atle B. Nordvik
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Time Window ◽  
Time Windows ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Specific Response ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Oil Spill Response

This paper presents an integrated scientific and engineering strategy to improve and bring planning and decision-making for marine oil spill response to a higher level of knowledge. The most efficient, environmentally preferred, and cost effective spill response is dependent on the following factors: chemistry of the spilled product, quantity, location, response time, environmental conditions, and effectiveness of available response technologies at various degrees of oil weathering.Time windows is a highly targeted process, in which the selection of response technologies will be more efficient, cost effective, technically correct, and environmentally sensitive and appropriate. The strategy integrates dynamic oil weathering data and performance effectiveness data for oil spill response technologies derived from laboratory, mesoscale, and experimental field studies. Performance data has been developed from a wide range of viscosities of different weathering stages of transported oils into a dynamic oil weathering database to identify and estimate time periods, called "technology windows-of-opportunity." In these windows, specific response methods, technologies, equipment, or products are more effective during clean-up operations for specific oils. The data bases represent the state of the art for response technologies and research in oil spill response.The strategy provides a standard foundation for rapid and cost effective oil spill response decision-making, and is intended for use by local, state, federal agencies, response planners, clean up organizations (responders), insurance companies, tanker owners, and transporters. It provides policy, planners and decision-makers with a scientifically based and documented "tool" in oil spill response that has not been available before.

Australia's Fixed-Wing Aerial Dispersant Capability

2001 ◽  
Vol 2001 (1) ◽  
pp. 329-334
Author(s):  
Ray Lipscombe ◽  
Don Blackmore ◽  
Dennis Elliott
Keyword(s):  
Delivery System ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Maritime Safety ◽  
Marine Oil ◽  
Australian Institute ◽  
Response Contingency ◽  
Payload Capacity ◽  
Oil Spill Response ◽  
Aircraft Type

ABSTRACT Since January 1997, Australia has had in place a fixed-wing aerial dispersant capability (FWADC) designed to provide the country with a cost-effective aerial dispersant delivery system. The FWADC is managed by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and is funded jointly by AMSA and the Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP) through its subsidiary, the Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre (AMOSC). The FWADC is based on the concept of using single-engine turbine-powered agricultural aircraft with a payload capacity of between 1,850 and 3,100 Liters of dispersant, depending on aircraft type. At a cost of AUD$400,000 per annum, Australia has access to a minimum of two primary aircraft, 24 hours every day of the year. Additional aircraft complement the two primary aircraft on an “aircraft of opportunity” basis. This paper addresses the background to the development and implementation of Australia's fixed-wing aerial dispersant capability and its integration into Australia's national oil spill response contingency arrangements. It also provides an overview of AMSA's role in managing the capability and providing training for aircraft operators and support crews in aerial dispersant-related operations.

scholarly journals The Use of Dispersants in Marine Oil Spill Response

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen K. White ◽  
Stacee Karras
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Biological Effects ◽  
Deep Ocean ◽  
Careful Consideration ◽  
Alternative Response ◽  
Response Options ◽  
Marine Oil ◽  
Oil Spill Response

ABSTRACT Each marine oil spill presents unique circumstances and challenges that require careful consideration of which response options are most appropriate for mitigating impacts to local communities and the environment, which may include the use of dispersants. Dispersants are chemical countermeasures that reduce the amount of floating oil by promoting the formation of small droplets that remain or become entrained in the water column, where they are subjected to greater dissolution and dilution. During the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, an unprecedented volume of dispersants was used at the surface and in the deep ocean. The spill stimulated interest and funding for research on oil spill science, especially regarding dispersant use. Building on two previous reports and using this new information, a committee of experts convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) conducted a review and evaluation of the science on dispersant use. The committee's review focused on various aspects of dispersant use in offshore marine oil spills, including dispersant and oil fate and transport, human health considerations, biological effects, decision making, and alternative response options, among others. The findings and recommendations of the committee were published in the recent report, The Use of Dispersants in Marine Oil Spill Response (available for free download at https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25161/the-use-of-dispersants-in-marine-oil-spill-response). The presentation summarizes the committee's findings and recommendations within the context of oil spill response science and technology. A key area of consideration is how they relate to and support a robust decision making process in the event dispersants are considered for use in future spills.

scholarly journals Integrating marine oil snow and MOSSFA into oil spill response and damage assessment

2021 ◽  
Vol 165 ◽  
pp. 112025
Author(s):  
Jesse Ross ◽  
David Hollander ◽  
Susan Saupe ◽  
Adrian B. Burd ◽  
Sherryl Gilbert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Damage Assessment ◽  
Marine Oil ◽  
Oil Spill Response
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