Boat Handling – Oil Spill Containment & Recovery

$1850

June 13 - 15, 2012

Enform Nisku Training Campus

The ERCB's Directive 071 requires all petroleum companies to be properly equipped and trained for emergencies such as oil spills. This three-day "on-the-water" course meets that ERCB requirement as it is designed for environmental contractors and/or company oil spill response personnel and for WCSS Oil Spill Cooperative personnel who operate WCSS watercraft to contain and recover oil spills in large rivers or lakes or during oil spill training exercises.

Topics covered include boat safety and operation, boat maneuvering, river reading, boat maintenance, equipment deployment, anchor deployment and retrieval, and boom handling. A practical skills evaluation will be done at the end of the three days.

Notes:

The registration cut-off date for this course is May 25, 2012.

All students should consider bringing foul weather clothing including steel-toed rubber boots.

The course starts at Nisku and then moves to Devon (information is provided in the classroom at Nisku).

WCSS sponsored students must be approved by WCSS prior to registering. Click here to access the WCSS Application Form.  Completed forms may be sent to Mike Locke at mike.locke@wcss.ab.ca or by fax to Mike's attention at 780.955.2454.

If students wish to operate WCSS boats, they will also need to take the 2-day Marine Emergency Duties (MED A3) course, also offered by WCSS. The MED A3 course precedes the 3-day Boat Handling course. You will need to register separately for it.

Students who register for both the Marine Emergency Duties - MED A3 and the Boat Handling courses will be offered special pricing of $2,400.00.

For more course information, or to register as a non-WCSS sponsored student, contact Shannon Jarrell at shannon.jarrell@wcss.ab.ca.

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