Type of exercise
Full-scale exercise
Action tested
Equipment deployment
Communication
Coordination
Modelling
Protocol compliance
Type of incident
Spill
Coastal
Organisation
Spanish Maritime Safety Agency (SASEMAR)
Ría de Arousa, Spain
The main objectives of this exercise were to test the performance of the participating units, including crews, to reinforce cooperation between SASEMAR and EMSA during oil recovery operations and to verify the functionality and preparedness of the pollution response equipment, and to test the established mobilisation procedures between ERCC, Spain, EMSA and Remolcanosa to request the assistance by EMSA contracted vessels.
Marine/coastal environments
National
English
Exercises documentation
Exercise GALICIA 2014
Dissemination materials
At-sea oil spill response exercise SASEMAR- EMSA Galicia 2014 was carried out in Ria de Arousa, Spain, 18 June 2014.
2014
Spanish
Drills and Exercises Annual Report 2014
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 2014.
2015
English