Counter Pollution training event
A week of training organised by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency is being held at Portland to test out counter pollution equipment.
The training which started yesterday (13
September) will see tests of counter pollution kit on shoreline, at sea, in the
harbour area and in the air.
It gives the Maritime and Coastguard Agency the
opportunity to test new and old equipment, whilst giving training for its new
staff in a ‘real-time’ situation.
Equipment which would be used in the event of
pollution in UK waters includes offshore booms, skimmers, different types of
vessels and specialist oil containment kit.
Other organisations are also taking part in the
training including Portland Port, HM Coastguard, contractors that are used by
the MCA in pollution incidents, Marine Management Organisation and local
authorities.
All the training is being carried out under
normal Health and Safety considerations and existing Government guidelines on
COVID-19.
Exercise director Jerry Connors from Her
Majesty’s Coastguard said: “We continue to carry out training at this level
because we know how vital it is if we need to react to a real incident at any
time.
“Training in this kind of environment helps to
familiarise everyone with the equipment and build the kind of relationships
between groups and organisations that will matter even more if the worst should
happen.”
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