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RESPONSE TO MARINE OIL SPILLS

RESPONSE TO MARINE OIL SPILLS

A five part series covering pollution clear-up, response to marine oil spills

PART 1 - THE OIL SPILL
PART 2 - CONTAINMENT AND RECOVERY
PART 3 - THE USE OF DISPERSANTS
PART 4 - SHORE-LINE CLEAN-UP
PART 5 - PLANNING AND OPERATIONS

THE OIL SPILL - Part 1 Code No: 9918

Click Here To View THE OIL SPILL - Part 1 The video opens with the description of a tanker accident but then puts this cause of oil spills into perspective by comparing the statistics of oil spilled from tanker accidents with other inputs into the sea, including natural seepage and municipal waste. The...

CONTAINMENT AND RECOVERY - Part 2 Code No: 9919

Click Here To View CONTAINMENT AND RECOVERY - Part 2 This video opens with a scene showing an improved boom being constructed from indigenous materials. It is explained that one of the fundamental approaches to oil spill response is to contain the oil for subsequent recovery or to deflect it away from sensitive areas....

USE OF DISPERSANTS, THE - Part 3 Code No: 9920

Click Here To View USE OF DISPERSANTS, THE - Part 3 Different application techniques using aircraft and vessels are described and compared including where dispersants should or should not be used. Nozzle types and the modification and maintenance of equipment are also described, together with practical advice on how to...

SHORE-LINE CLEAN-UP - Part 4 Code No: 9921

Click Here To View SHORE-LINE CLEAN-UP - Part 4 This video looks at the consequences of an oil spill reaching the shore and some of the ways of dealing with it. It reviews the various clean-up procedures for heavy, moderate and light contamination of different types of beach substrate. It explains that good...

PLANNING AND OPERATIONS - Part 5 Code No: 9922

Click Here To View PLANNING AND OPERATIONS - Part 5 It opens with the on-scene commander being woken at 04.00 hours to be notified of a serious accident. We then see how he establishes an oil spill response operations room and follows a standard notification and alerting procedure. Attention is given to the possible...