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Title	TRAINING--THE WEAK LINK IN OIL SPILL RECOVERY
Accession No	00193568
Journal Title	Pollution Monitor No. 41
Corp. Authors / Publisher	Wealden Press Limited
Publication Date	19780200
Description	p. 11-12
Abstract	Oil recovery, like any emergency operation, requires a constant high pitch of training and readiness. Unready crews are at present the critical oil pollution factor. The preferred method of cleanup is physical removal using oil-retention booms and a rotary oil skimmer. British Petroleum Company and Vickers Limited have developed 2 booms-the Vikoma Seapack and the Vikoma Oceanpack. The Seapack and Oceanpack booms incorporate a double-tube system; the lower tube if filled with pressurized seawater and acts as a keel, while the upper tube is filled with air. This design allows efficient operation of the Seapack in winds less than 40 km and waves less than 10 ft high. Flat when deflated, the boom is easy to transport and is deployed and inflated almost entirely automatically. The Oceanpack is larger and has twice the tensile strength of the Seapack and is intended to withstand even greater stress. The booms are intended for use with the Vikoma Seaskimmer rotary oil skimmer. The ease of operation may encourage better training of oil recovery crews.
TRT Terms	Oil booms ; Oil recovery equipment ; Oil spill cleanup ; Pollution control ; Ship crews ; Training ; Training programs
Other Terms	Crew training (General); Oil removal equipment; Oil skimmers; Oil spill removal; Training courses (Pollution control)
Subject Areas	M14 POLLUTION ABATEMENT AND CONTROL
Availability	Wealden Press Limited Order Number: 79-01643 Pollution Abstracts
Document Source	Data Courier, Incorporated
TRIS Files	MRIS
Database	TRIS Online

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