Certified Coastal Water Oil Spill Control – Refresher Course (CWOSC)

Course Description

This 24-hour core course re-emphasizes hands-on capabilities for responding to oil

spills in estuarine and coastal environments. It is designed for persons in industry,

the regulatory community, and the emergency response disciplines who may be

required to respond to an oil-spill incident.

The course provides you with interesting and challenging response scenarios

beyond basic response skills. Classroom time accounts for approximately six hours

of training time. The remainder is hands-on field time with emphasis on booming

strategy and tactics.

Learning Objectives

Boom and Skimmer Design and Function  Containment and Cleanup Strategy and Tactics  Large Scale Simulated Release Exercise  Mobile Skimming Operations  Multiple boom deployment operations to include Cascade booming operation, Vessel/Rig enclosure containment operation, Mobil booming operation  Skimmer and Crude Oil Exercise  Sorbents and chemical agents  National Incident Management System (NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS) Communications Exercise  Decontamination, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Hazardous Waste Operations  Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) Issues  Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) and Shoreline Assessment Issues

Who Should Attend

First responders  Construction Managers  Building Contractors  Safety Supervisors  Hazardous Waste Managers  Training Managers  Industrial Hygienists  Government employees  Any other individuals who may be tasked with responding to oil-spill incidents