Preparedness |
| Although the Navy's primary goal is to prevent spills, the Navy is fully prepared to immediately respond and to undertake direct action to minimize the impact of a spill on the environment. Preparedness is the Navy's term for the ability to respond to and mitigate the effects of an oil spill. Throughout the Navy, preparedness is accomplished through systematic training, exercises and contingency planning. |
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Training
The key training course for NOSCs, NOSC staffs, Facility Incident Commanders
(FICs), and senior FIC staff personnel is the NOSC/FIC Oil and Hazardous
Substance Spill Contingency Planning Course, also known as the NOSC course.
Offered three times annually, this course provides knowledge and skills to
coordinate and manage a major oil or hazardous substance release. The course
focuses on establishing and implementing the response structure required by
federal regulations and addresses issues related to worst-case discharges.
The Navy Occupational Safety and Health
Environmental Training Center offers several courses on Spill
Management Training (SMT) for Navy facilities on oil and hazardous substance
response and equipment handling techniques. Additionally, there are workshops,
conferences, and seminars that are held throughout the year related to
preparedness.
Drills & Exercises
The Navy participates in the
Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (PREP). This program is an
efficient and cost effective way to meet all oil spill response exercises
required by federal regulation. Documentation of these exercises must be kept
in order to obtain credit for compliance purposes.
Contingency Planning
Facility Plans
The Navy's oil spill response program requires that facilities and ships
maintain plans for responding to oil spills. Naval Facilities and Engineering
Command (NAVFAC) has developed a model facility response plan to meet the
requirements of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
NOSC Contingency Planning
The NOSC Contingency Plan is the Navy's regional plan for responding to oil or
hazardous substance pollution incidents. The contingency plan describes how the
NOSC and the various Navy commands within their Area of Responsiblity (AOR)
shall respond to oil spills and hazardous substance releases originating from a
Navy facility or vessel. Every NOSC plan is specific to each NOSC region;
however, there is a model NOSC Contingency Plan
that provides guidance on plan content. The U.S. is divided into nine NOSC
regions and each is covered by a different NOSC plan.
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