Oil Spill Solutions

This site will give you all the details on international conventions etc.

IOPC site: compensation schemes and conventions are explained here.

Here you will find pdf downloads in various languages covering oil spill related topics.

This site give further detail on incident data as well as papers covering various oil spill strategies, the yearbook is well worth downloading.

Is the international professional body for qualified seafarers and others with an interest in nautical matters. We provide a wide range of services to enhance the professional standing and knowledge of members who are drawn from all sectors of the maritime world.

The Oil Spill Response Incident Control System (OSRICS) is based on the Incident Control System (ICS) developed in the United States.

The Manual contains information needed for counter-pollution operations, general reference material concerning policy/strategy of pollution combating and a section on the administration related to incidents.

Cedre is a non-profit-making association acting as an operator for the French State. It was created in 1978, in the aftermath of the Amoco Cadiz oil spill.

This government site covers many of the aspects of response as well as procedures for work in the USA.

The federal government

Our vision is to be a world-class organisation that is committed to preventing loss of life, continuously improving maritime safety, and protecting the marine environment: Safer Lives, Safer Ships, Cleaner Seas.

This US government site has various downloads and galleries of US spills.

Consultancy company specializing in oil spills and their control as well as engineering and environmental studies associated with offshore oil exploration and development, coastal mine sites, and marine transportation.

This is the site of ISCO non members can download or read online the weekly newsletter covering a range of related topics.

An interactive web-based training tools on occupational safety and health topics. This eTool is designed to provide basic information about the Incident Command System and the Unified Command, specifically as it relates to the National Contingency Plan 40 CFR.300. Thank you Alaa

INTERTANKO is the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners INTERTANKO has been the voice of independent tanker owners since 1970, ensuring that the oil that keeps the world turning is shipped safely, responsibly and competitively.

Consultancy company specializing in oil spills and their control as well as engineering and environmental studies associated with offshore oil exploration and development, coastal mine sites, and marine transportation.

The bi-annual World Catalog now 9th edition which started out as a basic listing of equipment specifications in 1986, and it has since evolved to be a useful reference book with descriptions of how equipment works, how to select equipment for different applications, and summaries of field and tank tests. It includes comprehensive data listings with information on containment booms, skimmers, sorbents, oil/water separators, pumps, and temporary storage devices.

This site has up to date information on the response industry and response organisations in your area. This site is also where you find THE LITTLE BLACK BOOK OF OIL SPILL CONTRACTORS This directory has been published for a number of years now and is recognized as a leading industry directory.

Lists all the Accredited Contractors in the UK and Ireland, who comply with standards supported by the Environment Agency of England & Wales (EA), the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA), the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) and the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA), (the Regulators).

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Was BPOSSC, OSSC, OSRL, OSRL/EARL

Canada and North America

California

France

The Response Network is a collaboration of seven major oil industry funded spill response organisations whose mission is to harness cooperation and maximise the effectiveness of oil spill response services world wide.

Norway

Clean seas organisation. Middle East

Inland remediation Brasilian comany

The firm provides comprehensive services for the resolution of all aspects of environmental liabilities, focusing on environmental stewardship.

A training resource producer and distributor based in Sydney, Australia and has been operating in the industry for thirty years, striving to provide a comprehensive range of Safety training resources to meet the learning and development goals of all organisations. Offering an exclusive range suitable for supervisor and management training using DVDs / workshops, e-learning, intranet and at their newly established training and consulting division The programmes are available in several languages including Portuguese, Spanish, Mandarin, German, French etc.

Live Ships Map is a worldwide ship movements site, excellent when waiting for vessels to enter your port

Maptech has 90% of the Admiralty chart symbols online at this address.

Simple program to use just key in yours and what you want to change it to.

This is a look at the world as I saw it at the time of my visit. History, my point of view and at the end a section on how to stay safe in strange places.

This easy to use site builder gave me the opportunity to put this site together. If you are thinking of building a site this is the place to start.