FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2008 COURSES WERE FULLY BOOKED

OIL POLLUTION PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE & COOPERATION (OPRC)
IMO LEVEL 2 TRAINING COURSE

Venue: G HOTEL, Jalan Gurney, Penang, Malaysia http://www.ghotel.com.my/
Date: 22nd to 25th September 2008
Course Fees: RM 3600.00

For Enquiries and Application Forms, contact:
Mr. Michael P.W. Lee F.IK – IKMAL Secretariat.
Mobile: 6012 6289640
Email: mikepwlee@gmail.com

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Introduction:
There is an ever growing Shipping & Oil Industry activity in the Asian region. It is therefore important for Oil Spill Response (OSR) preparedness to grow together. This can be accomplished by:
• The building up of OSR resources – equipment and manpower
• Training & exercises to ensure the resources and equipment can be deployed and operated efficiently and effectively
• Having a robust Oil Spill Contingency Plan
• To ensure quality in response (will it work)
• Use the Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response & Cooperation (OPRC) IMO OSR training courses
• Have World class presenters to instruct
• Have Experienced oil spill professionals’ to instruct and advise.

All the above needs Management / Authorities commitment & support. Organizations realize the need for Oil Spill Response (OSR) training and exercises, and having a good, robust Oil Spill Contingency plan (OSRCP) is the key to “Preparedness and response capability”. The training and exercises will enable designated staff to be familiar with their specific roles in an OSRCP which is another challenge these organizations face. “"Preparedness is the key to an effective and efficient response”.

Taking into consideration the Government’s and industry’s need in Malaysia, IKMAL in collaboration with the Malaysian Marine Department, will conduct an OPRC IMO Level 2 course to address this need.

Benefits
Besides tailoring the course contents to meet the specific training needs of the oil & shipping industry in the Asian region other benefits for such a course are:-
• Cost effectiveness. The course is in Malaysia and participants do not have to make their way to various destinations outside of Malaysia.
• Familiarization of equipment available in Malaysia/Asia
• Customized course materials with regards to Malaysian/Asian operations
• Workshop manual & technical papers supplied
• Tailored exercises to suit Malaysia’s/Asia’s need
• Local and external guest speakers
• Conducted by local world class experienced professional with over 15 years of oil spill response and training experience
• 4 days course - 65% classroom; 25% syndicate & Tabletop exercises; 10% static demo of equipment
• OPRC IMO International course materials, standards and practices
• Course Director’s good understanding of Malaysian and Asian local customs & culture
• Conducted in English and with knowledge of Bahasa Malaysia

Content Introduction:
In an oil spill incident, the primary role and responsibility of the Incident Commander (IC) is to effectively coordinate and manage the response to an oil spill incident. He needs to develop, organize and put into place an Incident Management Team (IMT) & Response Organization, coordinate the work of other Agencies involved in the response, decide on the response strategies and tactics to be used to clean up the spilled oil and coordinate the collection of information necessary to recover costs. These and other demands made to the IC and his/her IMT during the oil spill incident will be addressed in this OSR course.

Course Objectives:
• To obtain a good technical overview of oil spill response and all the supporting activities that forms an integral part of the response effort.
• To equip the Incident Commander and members of his Incident Management Team (IMT) with the technical knowledge and processes required to enable them to carry out their roles and responsibilities as required by the their Oil Spill Response Contingency Plan (OSRCP).
• To appreciate the importance of understanding the Oil Spill Response Contingency Plan (OSRCP) and its impact on the effectiveness of a response.

Who Should Attend:
• Shipping and Oil Industry executives, Port Officials and Government Authorities who will be part of the IMT in handling the crisis.
• P&I Club and their Agents will find the course most useful in the conduct of their activities in a spill incident.
• Those persons, who will be involved in an oil spill response incident in the Command Centre, or having supervisory and training responsibilities and who are likely to be in charge of coordinating and managing a spill response.

Course Duration
4 Days

Topics Covered:
• Overview of Spill Response
• Oil Spill Properties, Behavior and Fate
• Spill Assessment
• Containment & Protection Booming
• Recovery Devices of Oil
• Operations Planning
• Syndicate Exercise – Strategic Planning
• Dispersants
• Shoreline Cleanup
• Waste Management
• Site Safety
• Exercises on Spill Assessment.
• Contingency Planning, Response Management and Organisation
• Liability and Compensation
• Response Deactivation
• Post Incident De-briefing
• The Malaysian National Oil Spill Contingency Plan
• Examination and Demonstration of Oil Spill Response Equipment
• Media Relations
• Case Studies
• Table Top Oil Spill Response Exercises

WORKSHOP DIRECTOR
Capt. Patrick B.H. Ooi, Oil Spill Advisor / Consultant

Professional Qualifications
Master Mariner/ Class 1 Foreign going (U.K) 1984
Member of Institut Kelautan Malaysia (IKMAL)

Experience
Patrick Ooi has 18 years sea going experience (1970 to 1988) finishing as Master/Captain in the tanker fleet.

Patrick was with Esso Production Malaysia Inc. as a Mooring/Loading Master from 1988 to 1993. He was Emergency Response Coordinator in 1993 and for 3 years was fully involved in emergency response and preparedness work, especially in oil spills. He was also the Marine Advisor to the Esso Asia Pacific Oil Spill Response Core team.

Patrick joined EARL as Superintendent Technical Services in 1996 and was subsequently promoted to the position of Operations Manager (1997 to 2000), Technical Manager (2001) and Training & Consultancy (T&C) Manager from May 2001 till August 2006.

Besides managing the T&C department, Patrick has conducted more than 100 OPRC IMO Level 1, 2 and 3 types of Oil Spill Response Training courses as well as numerous OSR customized courses including practical hands-on equipment deployment training. These courses were conducted for the IMO, oil industry and shipping members and Governments.

He has also conducted numerous consultancy projects for the oil, shipping and mining industries including Governments. Projects include:
• Assessment on oil spill response capabilities of facilities / terminals including equipment reviews
• Oil Spill Contingency Plan review and development / enhancement
• Development and conduct of oil spill response exercises – both practical and Tabletop.

Patrick also assumes the role of the EARL Incident Commander (overall in-charge of the EARL response team) in the event of an oil spill and has been involved in a total of over 30 international oil spills to date. Patrick assumes the roster position of the acting Chief Executive Officer of EARL when the CEO is away.

Malaysian Marine Department
The Malaysian Marine Department encourages parties who will be involved in an oil spill incident to attend this OSR Workshop

The Malaysian Marine Department is pleased to welcome participants from Malaysia and the countries in this region to this OPRC IMO Level 2 course

Situated strategically between the West and East , Malaysia is the hub of South East Asia’s oil and shipping activity. It is a focal point for the region’s oil trading, crude oil producing and refining, a maritime centre offering a huge variety of maritime services including training.

This OPRC IMO Level 2 course will assist participants in effectively managing an oil spill incident when it occurs. Effective response means “minimizing damage to the environment”. The best way to encourage an effective response is to be prepared – have regular training and exercises.

We encourage all parties who will be involved in a response to an oil spill incident to support and participate in this OPRC IMO Level 2 course. It will enhance and support you in the response to an oil spill incident.