Marine Pollution Emergency Emergency exercise, Exercise Beadon. This Response Preparedness and Training In December 2015, the annual table top Staff regularly train for marine pollution exercise was conducted based on a response emergency response across each Pilbara The second phase of the exercise is scheduled to a scenario to understand the resources Ports Authority port, and also participate in in September 2016 and will involve staff from required to respond to a larger event and external exercises with other government all Pilbara Ports Authority sites in both the where these may be sourced from. agencies. This includes the National Plan Incident Management Team and field roles. At the Port of Port Hedland, Exercise Airey was and Department of Transport (DoT) training, Other training included emergency conducted on 21 and 22 June 2016 involving where staff completed courses in Incident preparedness at the Port of Dampier involving Pilbara Ports Authority staff, and Management Team development, logistics, the local Marine Oil Pollution committee. This participants/observers from BHP Billiton, shoreline and basic operator courses during brought together key government and port Fortescue Metals Group, Rivtow and Roy Hill. the reporting year. industry stakeholders to enhance marine The exercise involved an Incident Management In June 2016, several Perth and Port of oil spill response through the effective Team scenario, a salvage workshop and field Dampier staff participated in the first phase coordination of training, exercises, equipment deployment. of the DoT State Marine Environmental and people. Pilbara Ports Emergency Response Plans reviewed and updated in 2015/16 Authority’s was the first State exercise to be conducted in accordance with proposed new WestPlan’s PORT OF ASHBURTON PORT OF DAMPIER PORT PORT Marine Transport Emergency and Marine Oil Emergency Response Plan Contingency • 2010 Oil Spill Environmental • Pollution plans. Plan Marine Oil Pollution Plan Risk Assessment and • – Reviewed and updated to Capability Review The scenario involved a vessel grounding in align with current port status the Port of Onslow, causing pollution in waters Emergency Response and WestPlan MOP • bordering the ports of Ashburton and Onslow. Procedure – Emergency Response • Operational and The objective of the exercise was to test the Procedures and Checklists Facilities new WestPlan Marine Oil Pollution and Marine Safety Plan • Emergency Marine Transport plans, and the cross Response Emergency Response Plan • Procedure jurisdictional response. Marine Safety Plan • Marine Pollution •
Marine Pollution Emergency Response Preparedness and Training Staff regularly train for marine pollution emergency response across each Pilbara Ports Authority port, and also participate in external exercises with other government agencies. This includes the National Plan and Department of Transport (DoT) training, where staff completed courses in Incident Management Team development, logistics, shoreline and basic operator courses during the reporting year. In June 2016, several Perth and Port of Dampier staff participated in the first phase of the DoT State Marine Environmental Emergency exercise, Exercise Beadon. This The second phase of the exercise is scheduled in September 2016 and will involve staff from all Pilbara Ports Authority sites in both the Incident Management Team and field roles. Other training included emergency preparedness at the Port of Dampier involving the local Marine Oil Pollution committee. This brought together key government and port industry stakeholders to enhance marine oil spill response through the effective coordination of training, exercises, equipment and people. In December 2015, the annual table top exercise was conducted based on a response to a scenario to understand the resources required to respond to a larger event and where these may be sourced from. At the Port of Port Hedland, Exercise Airey was conducted on 21 and 22 June 2016 involving Pilbara Ports Authority staff, and participants/observers from BHP Billiton, Fortescue Metals Group, Rivtow and Roy Hill. The exercise involved an Incident Management Team scenario, a salvage workshop and field deployment. was the first State exercise to be conducted in accordance with WestPlan’s proposed new Marine Transport Emergency and Marine Oil Pilbara Ports Authority’s Emergency Response Plans reviewed and updated in 2015/16 PORT OF ASHBURTON PORT OF DAMPIER PORT PORT Pollution plans. The scenario involved a vessel grounding in the Port of Onslow, causing pollution in waters bordering the ports of Ashburton and Onslow. The objective of the exercise was to test the new WestPlan Marine Oil Pollution and Marine Transport plans, and the cross jurisdictional response. • Emergency Response Plan • Marine Oil Pollution Plan – Reviewed and updated to align with current port status and WestPlan MOP • Emergency Response Procedures and Checklists • Marine Safety Plan • Emergency Response Plan • Marine Safety Plan • 2010 Oil Spill Environmental Risk Assessment and Capability Review • Emergency Response Procedure – Operational and Facilities Emergency Response Procedure • Marine Pollution Contingency Plan
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