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

S0300-A6-MAN-060Figure 1-2. Federal Regions.1-3.3 Federal On-Scene Coordinator (FOSC). The FOSC is the principal federal official whodirects response efforts and coordinates all other efforts at the scene of a discharge or release. TheCoast Guard provides predesignated FOSCs for oil and hazardous substance (OHS) spills into orthreatening U.S. coastal waters; the EPA provides FOSCs for spills into or threatening inlandregions.1-3.4 Special Teams and Resources. Special teams are available to the predesignated FederalOn-Scene Coordinator. Each team has special technical skills upon which the OSC may call. Specialteams are available to the Navy OSC via the predesignated Federal OSC or by special directarrangement.1-3.4.1 National Strike Force (NSF). The NSF consists of three Coast Guard strike teams basedat Fort Dix, N.J., Hamilton Air Force Base, Calif. and Mobile, Ala. The National Strike ForceCoordination Center (NSFCC) located in Elizabeth City, N.C. coordinates activity among theteams and ensures that they are uniformly trained and equipped.The strike team concept was designed to airlift pollution response experts and specialized containmentand removal equipment to the spill site to assist and advise the FOSC. Strike teams alsoprovide communications support and expertise in shipboard damage control.1-5