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

S0300-A6-MAN-060airfield in the first aircraft. The SUPSALV Contingency Planning Guide includes MHE requirementsso contingency plans may include them. The 13-ton command van is the heaviest elementin the ESSM system. If the MHE at each transshipment point can handle the command van, it canhandle all other parts of the system.3-6.3 Logistics Support. Logistics support for NOSCDR spill responders is provided by Navyand DOD forces in the area, as specified by the applicable contingency plan. Normally, the sameunits will support SUPSALV contractors and Navy salvage forces tasked to assist the NOSCDR.If necessary, logistics assistance can be sought from adjacent NOSCDRs or the NOSC.The National Response Team (NRT) supports the Federal On-Scene Coordinator and can providelogistics support to Navy spill response teams, including SUPSALV assets, tasked to participatein a non-Navy spill response. The NRT, made up of officials from 15 federal agencies includingDOD, can arrange for aircraft and other assets—a task that may be difficult and time-consumingfrom the field. NRT organization and membership is discussed in Chapter 1.The Military Airlift Command (MAC), responding directly to SUPSALV or via the Coast Guard,has provided aircraft for logistics support often. Special Assignment Airlift Missions (SAAM)provide dedicated but very expensive air transportation. The urgency of the response and thepotential environmental damage that delay could cause may justify the expense of SAAM aircraft.The Supervisor of Salvage office should be contacted both for ESSM equipment and transportationarrangements, including SAAMs.3-6.4 Ship and Vessel Support. A variety of ships and smaller craft may be required to supportlarge spill response operations. Typical vessel requirements include:• Working platforms from which boom is deployed and positioned.• Platforms for vessel of opportunity skimming systems (VOSS).• Boom and skimmer towing to move and recover oil.• Personnel and equipment transportation, including towing of smaller craft.• Towing oil storage bladders or barges.• Afloat command centers.• Mobile, afloat maintenance and logistics support for small craft.• Tending moored boom.• Spill monitoring and tracking.• Vessel salvage.3-23