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  • 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
  • OPEP4
Learning Type Face To Face
Duration 2 Days
Price from £1038 £1207
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OPEP 3 to OPEP 4 Upgrade

  • OPEP4

Need certification in OPEP 4 and have a current OPEP 3? By booking this course, you can upgrade your OPEP 3 certification to an OPEP 4. Join the practical days of our flagship Oil Spill Clearance - On-Scene Commander (IMO Level 2 equivalent) course to upgrade to OPEP 4!

  • OSRL is a Nautical Institute accredited training provider

Become an effective management team member involved in responding to a UKCS offshore or relevant oil handling facility, and enhance your understanding of response requirements, including the practicalities of oil spill response.

If you have a valid OPEP 3 certification, with your role now requiring you to advise on the spill response strategy, this course is the required level of training to fulfill this UK training requirement.

Is This Course Right For Me?

If you require OPEP 4 certification and currently have a valid OPEP 3 certification, then you can upgrade your certification on this course.

The BEIS Guidance Notes For Preparing Oil Pollution Emergency Plans states that a company must have access to persons competent to OPEP Level 4 (IMO Level 2 equivalent), to advise on the spill response strategy. This upgrade will give you the required to fulfill this UK training requirement.

 

What Will I Learn?

You will develop on your OPEP Level 3 training course by understanding the response techniques used during an incident. You will conduct practical elements of both a shoreline and an offshore response, by deploying equipment in both scenarios.

 

Course Programme

During this course, you will cover the following areas:

  • Conduct an offshore exercise
  • Conduct a shoreline exercise

Course Reviews

Fiona and Rhea were great and communicated the course materials clearly. It is very hard to run a course remotely. The ladies did a great job in creating an interactive virtual classroom makes learning so much easier and fun in the process. Thanks!

OPEP Refresher Delegate

Excellent presentation, focus on crucial issues. Well-led, good dialogue, competent facilitators in an interactive small group setting

Customised OPEP Level 2 Course 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

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