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Good practice guidelines for incident management and emergency response personnel.
This report provides recommended practice for GIS/mapping in support of oil spill response...
Dispersant use can be an effective way of minimizing the overall ecological and socio-economic damage, by preventing oil from reaching coastal habitats and shorelines (Revision 2016)
Oil spill contingency planning is the process of developing a suitable spill response capability that is in compliance with the local regulatory framework and commensurate with the oil spill risks of an organization or facility. (Revision 2016)
This Good Practice Guide is based on the Aerial Observation of Oil Pollution at Sea Operational Guide developed by CEDRE, and provides guidance on the identification and observation (Revision 2016)
The Oil Spill Response Joint Industry Project (OSR-JIP) technical document (Revision 2016)
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)
Title Type Theme Published Download 
In-water surveillance of oil spills at sea Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 01 May 2015 
Common Operating Picture Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 17 Apr 2015 
Dispersants: surface application Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 15 Apr 2015 
Contingency planning for oil spills on water Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 15 Apr 2015 
Aerial observation of oil spills at sea Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 15 Feb 2015 
At-sea monitoring of surface dispersant effectiveness Oil Spill Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 08 Feb 2015 
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