Certified Coastal Water Oil Spill Control – Refresher Course (CWOSC)

Course Description

This 24-hour core course re-emphasizes hands-on capabilities for responding to oil spills in estuarine and coastal environments. It is designed for persons in industry, the regulatory community, and the emergency response disciplines who may be required to respond to an oil spill incident.

The course provides participants with interesting and challenging response scenarios beyond basic response skills, with approximately six hours of classroom training. The remainder of the course is focused on hands-on field time, emphasizing booming strategy and tactics.

Learning Outcomes

Boom and Skimmer Design and Function.

Containment and Cleanup Strategy and Tactics.

Large Scale Simulated Release Exercise.

Mobile Skimming Operations.

Multiple boom deployment operations to include the Cascade booming operation, Vessel/Rig enclosure containment operation, and Mobil booming operation.

Skimmer and Crude Oil Exercise.

Sorbents and chemical agents.

National Incident Management System (NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS) Communications Exercise.

Decontamination, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and Hazardous Waste Operations.

Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) Issues.

Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) and Shoreline Assessment Issues.

Requirements / Prerequisites

This course requires completion of a 40-hour Coastal Oil Spill Control course or an equivalent program, or demonstrable hands-on experience gained from past spill events or training exercises.

Target Audience

This course is designed for first responders, construction managers, building contractors, safety supervisors, hazardous waste managers, training managers, industrial hygienists, government employees, and any other individuals who may be tasked with responding to oil spill incidents.