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Class Schedule
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Course Description
OIL212 - Freshwater Oil Spill Control Refresher - 24.00 Hours
Prerequisites
Either successful completion of the 40-hour Freshwater Oil Spill Control offered by the Center for Marine Training and Safety (or a similar type of course) or demonstrable "hands-on" experience from past spill events or training exercises.Description
This 24-hour core course re-emphasizes hands-on capabilities for oil spills in rivers and small stream environments. It is designed for persons in industry, the regulatory community and the emergency response area who will be required to respond to an oil-spill incident.
The course provides students with interesting and challenging response scenarios beyond basic response skills. Classroom tim ewill account for approximately 6 hours of the training time; the remainder of the time will be "hands-on" field time with emphasis on booming strategy and tactics.
Topics
Classroom Topics covered in the course include:
- Containment and Cleanup Strategy and Tactics
- Boom and Skimmer Design and Function
- NIMS ICS
- Communications Exercise
- Decontamination, PPE and HAZWOPER Issues
- Sorbents and Chemical Agents
- NRDA and Shoreline Assessment Issues
- "Hands-On" Topics:
- Multiple boom deployment operations to include: Cascade booming operation, Vessel/Rig enclosure containment operation, Mobil booming operation
- Skimmer and Crude Oil Exercise
- Mobile Skimming Operations
- Large Scale Simulated Release Exercise
- "Hands-On" Topics:
Other Information
Class size: minimum 6 students
Participation in this class will require a signed Risk Release on the first day of class.