Type of exercise
Full-scale exercise
Action tested
Equipment deployment
Communication
Coordination
Modelling
Protocol compliance
Type of incident
Spill
Coastal
Organisation
Prefecture Maritime de la Méditerranée
Port of Sete, France
The objective of this exercise was to test the international/national/local emergency response procedures, train personnel and exercise cooperation between response units, including EMSA assets.
Marine/coastal environments
National
English
French
Exercises documentation
POLMAR MER 2015
Dissemination materials
On 12 and 13 May 2015, the maritime prefecture of the Mediterranean organised a major exercise in the fight against pollution at sea, in front of the regional port of Sete. The participants were the French Navy, customs, the national gendarmerie, the European maritime safety agency, the CHAMBON and JIFMAR towing companies and two Sète trawlers from the SA-THO-AN shipping line.
2015
French
Drills and Exercises Annual Report 2015
Report
To achieve the level of performance for pollution response required by the EMSA, the agency performs regular training, drills, Equipment Condition Tests (ECTs) and exercises. This report summarises the drills and exercises carried out in 2015.
2016
English