Sierra Leone: Shoreline Clean-up training and the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan (NOSCP) table top exercise

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Objectives

The overarching objective of the workshop was to support the development of national capacity on effective shoreline response in the event of a marine oil spill incident within Sierra Leone. The workshop was required to provide delegates with a thorough understanding of the common challenges and complexities in implementing an effective shoreline response, from first response to termination including waste management aspects.

This was achieved through a combination of classroom theory sessions which covered fundamentals such as oil properties, weathering, responder safety, socio-economic consequence, waste management and Shoreline Clean-up Assessment Technique (SCAT) and practical exercises in conducting shoreline surveys and response equipment demonstration.

The objective of the table-top exercise was to test the organisation, processes and information flow as described in the NOSCP.