Monday 11th May 09 0900-1730
Oil Pollution Claims and Compensation Workshop
€135 exc TVA
While statistics show that better safety procedures, awareness and legislation
are helping to reduce the number of large oil spills, incidents continue to
cause significant and costly disruption to anything from fishing to life on the
beach. Members of the public suddenly find themselves as third party claimants,
suffering losses that have the potential to threaten their livelihoods, while
administrations tasked with the clean-up of affected areas are suddenly faced
with the need to engage specialist contractors.
The IOPC Fund administers claims for compensation following oil pollution
incidents involving tankers on behalf of its member states. Many of the
principles developed by the Funds over the years serve as guidance for claims
handling throughout the shipping world. If you have ever considered what you
would need to do if you were directly affected by a serious oil pollution
incident, this workshop should give you some answers. If you have not, it is
probably even more important that you start doing so, because by the time you
find yourself actually involved in an incident, it will be too late.
Whether you are professionally engaged in working with response personnel and
need to administer record keeping and contractual arrangements, or whether you
may need to claim privately for getting your oiled sailing boat cleaned or for
the losses you incur because tourists avoid polluted beaches, we will explain
the international oil pollution compensation regime and what it means in
practical terms.
Covering various types of claims, from clean-up and preventive measures to
economic losses and property and environmental damage, this workshop will allow
an in depth discussion of the principles underlying the compensation regimes,
the criteria for admissibility and assessment of claims and their application
in practice.
Numbers have been strictly limited to allow a personal interaction with the IOPC
Funds
’ claims team facilitating the event. Presentations throughout the workshop will
explain some of the difficult and complex real life issues, often arising in
the aftermath of oil pollution incidents. The exercises are designed to allow
the participants as much as possible to experience situations they would have
to deal with in case of an oil pollution incident.
Monday 11th May 09 0900-1300
Oil Spill Response Issues
€95 exc TVA
This course will provide responders with a bigger picture view of oil spill
response options and associated issues. The effectiveness of response measures
will be compared and assessed in the light of environment trade-offs and
potential impacts. Case studies will illustrate the methods and problems faced
by decision makers in identifying and implementing an acceptable course of
action.
Agenda
1. Introduction and role of ITOPF
2. Fate, behaviour and assessment of spilled oil
3. Issues in at-sea response
4. Issues in shoreline protection and cleanup
5. Issues in waste management
6. Potential impacts of an oil spill
The course aims to highlight a number of technical issues regularly faced by oil
spill responders. The main aspects of oil pollution response as listed in the
agenda will be discussed with the view to underline advantages and limitations
of response options and strategies. Throughout the course, practical examples
from oil spills attended by ITOPF staff will illustrate specific issues.
Monday 11th May 09 1330-1730
Operational Considerations in the Use of Oil Spill Dispersants
€95 exc TVA
A four hour seminar dealing with the issues of dispersant use in response to an
oil spill. The programme will deal with the principles of how dispersants work,
the considerations to be made when using them and the practical issues to be
considered during operations.
Agenda
1. Role of Dispersants in Spill Response and NEBA
2. Basic Chemistry and Physics of Dispersants
3. Fate and Effects of Dispersed Oil
4. Regulatory Strategies for Dispersant Approval and Use
5. Testing Effectiveness of Dispersants
- Simple lab tests for regulatory registrations
- Testing in Wave Basins (cold temps, heavy oils)
- Testing in Wave Basins (wave energy, OMAs)
- Testing at Sea (North Sea trials, CEDRA field tests
6. Dispersant Application Equipment
7. Operational Considerations and Logistics
8. Examples of Operational Dispersant Applications
Presented by internationally recognised, experienced oil spill professionals
including: Dave Salt, Operations Director, Oil Spill Response Limited, UK;
Darren Waterman, Training Manager, Oil Spill Response Limited, UK; Alun Lewis,
Independent Oil Spill consultant UK; Ken Lee, Executive Director, COOGER,
Fisheries
& Oceans, Canada; Joseph Mullin, Research Coordinator, OHMSETT, US Minerals
Management Service, USA; Jim Clark, Oil Spill R
&D Program Manager, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering, USA; Francois Merlin, R
and D Manager, Cedre, France
Monday 11th May 09 1330-1730
Hazard Assessment and Decision-making for HNS Pollution Incidents
€95 exc TVA
Emergency oil spill responders have developed the skills to enable them to
recognise the properties of oil in order to mount an effective and safe
response. Chemicals, however, can be perceived as having much more complex and
diverse properties; how do you decide which of these affect its behaviour when
spilt in the marine environment?
The course aims to provide delegates with a basic practical understanding of the
principles of hazardous and noxious substances (HNS). We will discuss the main
risks and hazards associated with HNS, and how these can impact responders and
the marine environment. Other topics to be introduced are monitoring methods
for HNS and basic response techniques, as well as a brief introduction to the
use of model simulations and their strengths and weaknesses. The importance of
choosing the correct protective clothing will also be discussed. Throughout the
course, practical examples will illustrate specific aspects of the theory
behind HNS response as well as highlighting any limitations.
By the end of the course it is anticipated that responders will be able to:
• Identify from an MSDS/shipping documents which are the hazards of immediate
concern
• How the chemical is likely to behave in the water
• Decide which safety equipment is needed to enable Emergency Responders to be
safe
• Where is the pollutant likely to go and what can be done?
The course will be presented by staff from ITOPF, CEDRE and the IMO.
