Type of exercise
Full-scale exercise
Action tested
Equipment deployment
Communication
Coordination
Modelling
Protocol compliance
Type of incident
Spill
Coastal
Open-sea
Organisation
Spanish Maritime Safety Agency (SASEMAR)
Vigo, Spain
The main objectives of this exercise were to evaluate the performance of the vessels, crews and response coordinators, reinforce and encourage closer cooperation between SASEMAR-EMSA in Spill Response, verify Oil Spill Response equipment functionality and preparedness.
Marine/coastal environments
National
International
English
Spanish
Exercises documentation
Exercise SASEMAR-EMSA Atlantic 2013
Report
Exercise to combat marine pollution in the Vigo estuary. The objective of the drill was to reinforce and consolidate the procedures for requesting support and the operational cooperation.
2013
Spanish
Drills and Exercises Annual Report 2013
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 2013.
2014
English