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Emergency Contact Numbers

  • Europe, Middle East & Africa

    +44 (0)23 8033 1551

  • Asia Pacific

    +65 6266 1566

  • Americas

    +1 954 983 9880

Please note that:

Response services are guaranteed ONLY for Members. Non-members are not guaranteed a response and will be required to sign a Non-member contract. Services and rates differ. Duty managers can be contacted for exercises.

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Course details

Certification
  • OPEP1
Learning Type On Demand
Duration Self Paced - 1.5 Hours
Price from £187 £214
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Training Courses On Demand

UKCS On-Scene Commander (OPEP Level 1)

  • OPEP1

This training course is the minimum requirement for all UKCS Offshore Installation Managers (OIMs) and other relevant offshore personnel responsible for assessing, reporting and responding to offshore oil spills.

  • OSRL is a Nautical Institute accredited training provider

Confidently assess oil spills, their consequences and know how to effectively activate your Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (OPEP). 

This interactive and informative course guides you step-by-step through a realistic scenario, providing up-to-date guidance on current legislation, reporting procedures and response techniques.

Is This Course Right For Me?

This training course is essential for all UKCS OIMs and other relevant offshore personnel responsible for assessing oil spills, activating an Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (OPEP) and reporting pollution incidents to the relevant UK authorities. 

The accreditation obtained through this course is only recognised within the UK and has no International equivalent under IMO Level standards. It is recommended that any offshore personnel, such as OIMs, likely to have an expanded role or responsibility of operating in International waters should undertake the full IMO Level 2 course, Oil Spill Clearance - On-Scene Commander.

This course accreditation is valid for 3 years.

 

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What Will I Learn On This Course?

This course guides you step-by-step through a realistic scenario, providing training on key aspects of oil spill response, such as relevant UK legislation, reporting procedures and response techniques. 

You will learn and gain understanding in the following areas: 

  • Spill response techniques and how to effectively activate an Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (OPEP)
  • Assessing the spill and its inherent risks
  • The principles of dispersant spraying and the oil weathering process
  • How to predict the movement of spilled oil and quantify oil slicks
  • Offshore spill reporting procedures required under OPRC, MARPOL and UK legislation
  • Completion of the PON 1 reporting pro-forma
  • The role of the Secretary of State’s Representative (SOSREP) 
  • The functions of the Operations Control Unit (OCU) and how it could potentially interface with your company and other relevant government agencies. 
Course Modules

This on-demand course can be taken at your own pace; the average time for completion is approximately 1.5 hours.

Course Modules:

  1. Spill
  2. Notify
  3. Mobilise
  4. Assess and quantify
  5. Report
  6. Track and sample
  7. Respond
  8. Assessment
Learning Management System

Delivered through e-learning, you will have access to OSRL’s online Learning Management System (LMS). This innovative digital learning system allows you to conveniently manage your study time over single or multiple sessions.

Course Reviews

Excellent course, really enjoyed the training week here at OSRL, thanks for all your hard work presenting the classroom material, and for the trainer's enthusiasm on the 3 excellent field exercises. Deployment exercise very enjoyable and good practical demonstration of use of spill response equipment.

Oil Spill Clearance - On-Scene Commander Delegate

Good mix of presentations and exercises. Course content very informative, all modules have necessary perspective for the required content.

OPEP 3 Delegate

I found the training beneficial for my role as a superintendent. I would like to praise Tim's facilitation skills, the entertaining format, and the effective use of Teams. I appreciated the remote training's suitability for the course duration and content.

OPEP 2 Delegate

Emergency Operations Centre Tour was educational and it taught us the importance of protecting nature and the complications involved during an oil spill response to mitigate the damage to nature.

Oil Spill Response Management Delegate

Sessions

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Learning Type On Demand
Price £187 pp. £214 pp.

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Overview

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Overview

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