Goals and objectives for 2006
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As part of Recso’s efforts to continuously improve and develop itself, the organisation will be tackling several issues both internal and external. First and foremost it will continue efforts to improve the management structure and other internal matters with regard to policies and procedures.
The Recso Agreement
The Agreement is the binding contract between Recso and its members. It dictates the function and role of Recso. The Agreement needs to be adjusted in order to fit in with the times and Recso’s new role.
 Currently it does not reflect the new climate of the organisation and its goals and objectives. This endeavour is very important and must be addressed. Once the new Agreement is aligned with Recso’s new role then many of the obstacles presently deterring the organisation will be removed and the path will be clear for Recso to move forward and step up to the different challenges it has set for itself.
Recso Training Courses
Recso has also identified the training courses it will run for the year 2006. These are the courses that will meet the needs of our members. We will be running three courses for this year as follows:
IMO Model Training Course Level 3 for Administrators and Senior Managers. March - 3 days
This course covers the main issues and challenges facing senior administrators and managers in a major spill. It also explains the roles and responsibilities of the on-scene commander and his team and how they can effectively and successfully respond to a spill.
 The course provides a general overview of oil spill response, strategies, limitations and issues. It involves interaction between training delegates on issues such as: net environmental benefit when choosing response options, health and safety; media response; multi-agency interest/engagement; claims and compensation; public scrutiny of the response; when to terminate the cleanup and the ever present pressure to succeed. The importance of contingency planning at the national and industry levels and how it plays a key role to the success of a response to a spill is also emphasised.
Training Course on Oil Spill Management. July - 3 days
The Oil Spill Management Course provides a review of the main functions of oil spill management teams and the issues they must contend with during an incident. This includes the roles and responsibilities of industry and government agencies, spill management, communications and media issues, initial spill assessment, strategic response planning, monitoring and terminating clean-up, post spill monitoring, liability and compensation. Management of safety issues forms a vital part of a response effort and this issue is addressed throughout the course.
Training Course on Shoreline Clean-up (Beach Master). November – 2 days
This course embraces the topic of shoreline clean-up specifically and develops the key issues that need to be addressed by those responsible for management and operational matters on site. The clean up of oiled shorelines can involve hundreds of people from different backgrounds including the oil industry, government, volunteers and other interested parties. This course provides an introduction to shorelines and the behaviour/fate of stranded oil, describes shoreline clean-up strategies, techniques and equipment and presents the issues of waste management, command and control, record keeping and site safety.
This course will provide delegates with the skills and knowledge to act as efficient oil spill shoreline clean-up supervisors. |
