Oil spill response training

DoT delivers a complete 5-day course to cover aspects of shoreline assessment and response and basic equipment operations. Allocation of positions on competency-based training is prioritised to organisations that are members of the WA Oil Spill State Response Team.

Proposed 2021 oil spill course dates are:

Proposed 2021 WA State Response Team Deployment Days are:

The AMSA online learning centre provides an introduction to pollution response and consists of four modules:

• The National Plan.
• Health and safety in an oil spill.
• Introduction to oil spills.
• Introduction to chemical spills.

These modules are available to everyone. There is no cost or timeframe for completion, with one exception. Participants attending any AMSA National Plan management training are required to complete these four modules as they underpin learning.

The modules should take approximately four hours in total and must be completed prior to attending. Modules can be accessed from the AMSA Learning Centre. A certificate of completion will be forwarded once you have successfully completed the modules.

	Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA): Learning Centre

DoT facilitates attendance at AMSA competency based training sessions run in Western Australia or around the country. These course include:

• Advanced oil spill equipment operator
• Introduction to AIIMS (Australian Inter-service Incident Management System) for oil spill response
• Marine Pollution Response – Incident Management Training
• Incident Controller level 2 and 3

Further information on National Plan courses can be found on the AMSA website.

	Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA): National Plan Training

The 2021 WA State Maritime Environmental Emergency Response Exercise will be conducted 19–21 October focussing on a shipping incident within the Port of Geraldton. This will be run in partnership with the Mid West Ports Authority (MWPA), the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation & Attractions (DBCA), City of Greater Geraldton and many other organisations.

	2021 WA State Maritime Environmental Emergency Response Exercise flyer	Kb

2018 WA State Maritime Environmental Emergency Response Exercise Amity Albany conducted by WA Department of Transport.

This video was taken at the '2017 SpillCon' event. It shows an on-water display of the different type of Maritime Environmental Emergency Response Equipment that can assist in the response to a maritime environmental emergency.

In Western Australia there are two national oil spill response equipment stockpiles located in Fremantle and Dampier. These stockpiles are administered and maintained by Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). Stockpiles comprise various oil spill response equipment including Roulands Ro-Bay 1500 inflatable curtain boom also known as Ro-Boom.

Ro-Boom is a heavy duty containment boom designed to handle offshore conditions. It can be deployed from a vessel or fixed shoreline structure such as a wharf.

The deployment of this equipment safely, efficiently and effectively requires careful planning.

This video has been produced by the Department of Transport with assistance from Svitzer, Fremantle Ports, AMSA and the members of WA State Oil Spill Response Team to assist in planning and preparation for Ro-Boom deployment.

WA State Response Team Ro-Boom deployment (video)

This video is provided to demonstrate a Shoreline Boom deployment from a beach location. Purposes of such deployments are containment, deflection or exclusion of the oil from the shoreline.

The objective of this deployment is to create a containment pocket in order to catch or hold oil at a location where the oil can be collected using various skimming techniques.

WA State Response Team Shoreline Boom deployment (video)

The State Emergency Management Committee, in partnership with the Department of Transport has created a short video to detail the State's response arrangements to a Marine Transport Emergency and Marine Oil Pollution incident.