CONTINGENCY PLANNING, OPERATIONS & TRAINING - Part 4

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Video Running Time: 24 minutes

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RESPONSE TO MARINE CHEMICAL SPILLS PART 4 - CONTINGENCY PLANNING, OPERATIONS AND TRAINING

The final program in the series begins with another case history. [MV Cason] The major part of the program consists of a detailed response exercise in which a ship reports a leak in a tank container. The chemical concerned is titanium tetrachloride (UN No1838). Every aspect of the response is dealt with. It is based on a sound and well exercised contingency plan. We follow the response commander and his team through all stages of the response. Among the issues dealt with are the following:

• The importance of the contingency plan
• The importance of having good communications and a well understood chain of command
• The requirement for all interested parties to be represented in the response organisation
• The establishing of a response centre or incident room
• The necessity of the response team to be able to deal with a wide range of governmental and non-governmental organisations
• The role of training in establishing an effective response organisation
• The priorities of the response team - the first being their own safety
• Dealing with the press