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Preparedness and response training

Find out about training and exercises available for the development of response capability for maritime environmental emergencies.

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Training and workshops

The Department of Transport’s (DoT) Maritime Environmental Emergency Response Team provides training and workshops that are either informal or courses that award nationally-recognised units of competency.

DoT’s Maritime Environmental Emergency Response Team also facilitates access to training and workshops provided by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority under the National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergency.

To nominate for training opportunities, please contact us by email at MEER.training@transport.wa.gov.au

Maritime Environmental Emergency Response Team facilitated training

The schedule and offerings for training and workshops facilitated by DoT’s Maritime Environmental Emergency Response Team are outlined in the training schedule.

DoT’s Maritime Environmental Emergency Response Team are the training coordinators for attendance on Maritime Environmental Emergency Response Team facilitated training and workshops.

Training schedule

The following is the proposed training schedule for the MEER Program over the dates of 1st July 2023 to 31st December 2023.

For any queries relating to training, please email meer.training@transport.wa.gov.au

Start Date	Location	Course/Event
04/09/2023	Fremantle	State Response Team Deployment Day 3
16/10/2023	Broome	Exercise Roebuck Challenge – Kimberley Port Authority
30/10/2023 - 03/11/2023	Fremantle	Basic Equipment Operator / Oiled Shoreline Response
30/11/2023	Fremantle	State Response Team Deployment Day 4
05/12/2023	Two Rocks	First Strike Response Training

Australian Maritime Safety Authority National Plan facilitated training

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has designed competency based training courses, online training and workshops for responders under the National Plan.

Find out more about the training and workshop schedule on the AMSA website.

DoT’s Maritime Environmental Emergency Response Team are the training coordinators for attendance by Western Australians on AMSA National Plan facilitated training and workshops.

Exercises

DoT’s Maritime Environmental Emergency Response (MEER) Team facilitates:

a State MEER Exercise every year
access to National Plan Exercises provided by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority under the National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergency.

Nominations to participate in exercises are either sought through registration processes outlined in exercise flyers, or by calls for nominations direct from the DoT MEER Team.