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Tiered Preparedness and Response is recognised as the basis on which to establish a robust oil spill preparedness and response framework. (Revision 2016)
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on estimating the effectiveness of dispersant application in the field by describing: the factors that determine the effectiveness of dispersant; and how the effectiveness of dispersant application in the field may be monitored, evaluated and verified
This report provides a summary and analysis of the current ROV fleet...
The document provides an overview of the key concepts and solutions in oiled wildlife response preparedness, and explains how a higher level of integrated preparedness can be achieved. (Revision 2016)
An effective incident management requires the ability to establish command and controlâi.e. to move the management of the response from the initial reactive
This document provides guidance on constructing an exercise programme that is suitable for meeting an organization's or facility's requirements in training for spills associated with oil exploration (Revision 2016)
Ipieca has published the report of its 40th Anniversary conference held in London on 3 April 2014.
This report focuses on identifying capabilities and gaps associated with surveillance monitoring from aircraft, covering both surveillance platforms and sensors. The report then conducts an assessment of the capabilities of the technology for OSR and provides findings for enhanced use of the technology by the industry.
The Oil Spill Industry Project (JIP) technical report (Revision 2016)
Good practice guidelines for incident management and emergency response personnel (Revision 2016)
Title Type Theme Published Download 
Tiered preparedness and response Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 15 Jan 2015 
At-sea monitoring of surface dispersant effectiveness Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 15 Dec 2014 
Capabilities and uses of sensor and video - equipped waterborne surveillance-ROVs for subsea detection and tracking of oil spills. Awareness brief Marine spill preparedness and response 14 Dec 2014 
Wildlife response preparedness Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 15 Oct 2014 
Incident management system (IMS) Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 23 Aug 2014 
Oil spill exercises Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 24 Jul 2014 
Ipieca 40th Anniversary Conference Report Awareness brief Marine spill preparedness and response, Corporate 05 Jun 2014 
An assessment of surface surveillance capabilities for oil spill response using airborne remote sensing Awareness brief Marine spill preparedness and response 16 May 2014 
Regulatory approval of dispersant products and authorization for their use Awareness brief Marine spill preparedness and response 15 May 2014 
Oil spill waste minimization and management Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 17 Apr 2014