U.S. Navy Ship Salvage Manual Volume 6 - Oil Spill Response

S0300-A6-MAN-060• Medical Personnel. First aid support by qualified Navy corpsmen or doctors will beneeded on board the support platform. The requesting activity will be expected toassign such personnel for deployment with the support vessel. Also, emergency medicalsupport must be quickly available to the staging area.• Emergency Communications. The requesting activity will be expected to maintain 24-hour communications with all remote operating platforms and staging areas. Radio frequencieswill be established for emergency communications between all deployedunits.• Evacuation Plan. In the event of an emergency, a medical emergency evacuation planmust be established. The execution of the plan will be under the control of theNOSCDR or the requesting activity. The plan must include:(1) Ambulance availability.(2) Helicopter medical evacuation.(3) Fast boat transportation.• Hospitals. A list of civilian and military hospitals that will provide emergency servicesto the SUPSALV response team (including contractor personnel) must be identified inthe contingency plan and given to the SUPSALV representative upon his arrival.C-2.2.9 Water, Fuel, Lube and Hydraulic Oils. The SUPSALV equipment is not deployedwith sufficient fuel and consumables for prolonged operations. These items must be available atthe staging area upon arrival of the equipment. Upon deployment of the equipment from theESSM base, SUPSALV will notify the requesting activity of the initial and daily requirements,for the following:• Water - Potable water for personnel; water for equipment cleanup and maintenance.• Fuel - Diesel fuel #2 and gasoline for outboards.• Oils - Lubricating and hydraulic oils.Most miscellaneous maintenance items such as belts and filters are shipped with the equipment.However, contingency plans should identify local industrial and marine suppliers. Consumablescan be open-purchased by the SUPSALV response team directly from commercial sources.Locally available government fuels and consumables should be provided, whenever possible, toreduce costs.C-2.2.10 Transportation. The SUPSALV ESSM equipment will be deployed to the spill areafrom the ESSM base by the most appropriate transportation method. These methods includetruck, air cargo and ship/barge transportation. The most appropriate transportation mode will bedetermined by SUPSALV on the basis of distance, the time available and the equipment needed.C-9