EQUIPMENT HOLDINGS AND MAINTENANCE
Equipment and Resources Form (pdf)
The assessor will completed the form for each company owned base and company operated (but not owned) base. The levels of equipment held will be part of the basis upon which the level of accreditation to be granted is assessed.
As an indication we would expect contractors to hold the following types and minimum levels of response equipment:
Level 1 - Freshwater
Oil absorbent materials.
Level 2 - Freshwater
As above plus:
20 metres oil retention booms (minimum size 25cm overall height)
Simple skimming device
Level 3 - Freshwater
As above plus:
Efficient weir or oleophilic oil skimmer
100 metres inflatable oil retention booms (minimum size 45cm overall height)
Pumps
Emergency recovered product holding tanks
Oil/water separation facilities
Small Port or Harbour
(Broadly defined as small & medium marinas, some fishing boat activity)
200 metres minimum 60cm rapidly deployable harbour boom with associated ancillary equipment (anchors etc)
Small boat to assist with boom deployment
Oil Skimmer with minimum 10 tonnes/hr capacity of design appropriate for the pollutant viscosities likely to be encountered
Emergency holding tanks – total emergency storage capacity 14 tonnes
2 x 10 metre lengths water ballasted shore seal boom
Such other equipment as may be specified in contingency plans for a specific port Tier 2 response.
Medium size Port & Harbour
(Broadly defined as large marinas, fishing boat activity and some commercial traffic)
400 metres minimum 60cm rapidly deployable harbour boom with associated ancillary equipment (anchors etc)
Small boat to assist with boom deployment
Two Oil skimmers of at least 10 tonnes/hr capacity each of designs appropriate for the pollutant viscosities likely to be encountered.
Emergency holding tanks – total emergency storage capacity 28 tonnes
16 x 10 metre lengths water ballasted shore seal boom
Such other equipment as may be specified in contingency plans for a specific port tier 2 response
Large Commercial Port
400 metres minimum 60cm rapidly deployable harbour boom with associated ancillary equipment (anchors etc)
200 metres minimum 70cm rapidly deployable harbour/estuarial boom with associated ancillary equipment (anchors etc)
Two small boats to assist with boom deployment and evidence of a contract with local tug operating company.
Adequate radio/telephone communications facilities
Two skimmers of at least 10 and 20 tonnes capacity respectively of designs appropriate for the pollutant viscosities likely to be encountered.
Emergency holding tanks – total emergency storage up to 50 tonnes
4.x 10 metre lengths water ballasted shore seal boom
Such other equipment as may be specified in contingency plans for a specific port Tier 2 response.
Groundwater
Contractors must hold equipment for recovering oil from boreholes. Using only specialist sub-contractors is not sufficient at this level of accreditation. Evidence of attendance at a relevant external training course may be required.
Land-based spills
In additional to other methods such as vacuum extraction, contractors must be able to demonstrate a knowledge of bio-remediation techniques. Evidence of attendance at a relevant external training course may be required.
Equipment Maintenance
Equipment requires protective storage and careful maintenance. Do you have a planned maintenance program? Please attach a statement of your equipment maintenance procedures and storage arrangements to your application.
APPLICATION FORM NOTES
LEVELS OF ACCREDITATION
RELEVANT CERTIFICATIONS
SERVICES AND OPERATING STANDARDS
EQUIPMENT HOLDINGS AND MAINTENANCE
TRAINING
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