USE OF DISPERSANTS - U.S. National Response Team (NRT)

• Comply with the dispersant use planning protocols for the CRRT region including completing ofany checklist, consultations, and dissemination of required information to the CRRT or others.• Continue other countermeasures and operations as appropriate while waiting for dispersants orin conjunction with dispersant use.• Treat thickest part of the slick as the priority.• Consider using a tiered response plan (e.g. most available response means fist while waiting formore desirable response equipment). For example, start dispersant treatment with vessels andfire monitors or helicopters with a spray bucket until larger platforms, such as a C-130, arrive.• Determine the relationship between the RP and the government's implementation of theDispersant Operations Group Supervisor responsibility.• Develop Safety Plan for Dispersant Operation.• Establish applicable Safety Zones and Restricted Airspace to ensure safety of vessels, aircraft,and personnel during the operation.• Use the NOAA dispersant mission planning software to develop a range of scenarios and acomparison table for planning purposes.• Initiate recording and download capability for GPS or written documentation.• GPS capability and maps should show application and no-application zones for open ocean.