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exercised from the evaluation of the exercises and for making necessary changes
to the response plans to ensure the highest level of preparedness.
Participation in Exercises
1.45. The exercises will be programmed by RCA and coordinated by Dist
Headquarters / stations under jurisdiction from the stakeholders control centre in
order to assess their capability on communication and response action. As far as
possible all stakeholders within the area will be involved in conduct the exercise.
The DOS DCP should form an umbrella plan to work up individual resource
agency contingency plan and thereafter evaluation should be carried out for
further amendments for improvement. Efforts should be made to involve
volunteer organisation for simulating shoreline clean up measures with active
participation of State Pollution Control Board, District Collectorate, Scientific
Organisation etc. The revenue officials of the district will play a major role during
oil spill crisis and all effort to be made to involve them in exercises and also carry
out the state contingency plan actions.
Level of Exercises
1.46. The level of exercises ranges from table top exercise, exercising
communication links and extent upto full mobilisation and deployment of
equipment. The level at which an exercise is conducted normally depends on the
size, threat and likely consequences of a spill. The features of each exercise
levels are:-
(a) Level 1. Spill scenarios are focused on smaller, higher
probability, operational type spills. The operational exercises are focused
on port/oil handling company's contingency plans, their emergency
operating procedures. Initial response actions, on-site equipment
readiness and equipment deployment. ICG assets may be used for overall
training exposure but the priority should be made to evaluate the resource
agency plans and their response system.
(b) Level 2. Spill scenarios involve, collision, grounding of tankers or
rapture of pipelines or spill from offshore installations or FPSO units and
involve the need for assistance and additional resources from outside the
individual organisation. ICG assets are to be utilized in addition to
mobilisation of resources from all other agencies in the area. During this
exercise, salvage tugs, shoreline cleanup organizations may also be
involved for evaluating response actions. The Level 2 exercise would