Zarzis Tier 2 Oil Spill Response Exercise Report

ZARZIS Terminal Oil Spill Exercise
Lessons Learned
IEMS-PC-DEP/4-EXT/4
OIL SPILL RESPONSE EXERCISE
Lessons Learned
IEMS-PC-DEP/4-EXT/4
Prepared by:
International Environmental
& Marine Services – IEMS
Chem. Mohamed El Sheikh
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Contents
PART1: Development and Execution ..................................................................................... 3
1.1 EXERCISE INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 4
1.2 EXERCISE RESOURCES .............................................................................................................. 4
1.3 EXERCISE OBJECTIVE ................................................................................................................ 5
1.4 THE SCENARIO (Scene setting) ................................................................................................ 5
1.5 ESC /Meeting ........................................................................................................................... 6
1.6 EXERCISE Team ........................................................................................................................ 6
1.7 EXERCISE PICTURE DIARY ........................................................................................................ 7
PART 2: Lessons Learned ..................................................................................................... 11
2.1 LESSONS OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS INTRODUCTION ................................ 12
2.2 REFRENCE ............................................................................................................................ 15
Figure List
Figure (1,2) )Visit ZARZIS terminal .............................................................................................. 7
Figure (3) ZARZIS Terminal ................................................................................................................. 7
Figure (4) OSR Equipment .................................................................................................................. 7
Figure (5,6) Pre-Exercise Day .............................................................................................................. 7
Figure (7,8) Opening Day ................................................................................................................... 7
Figure (9,10) Exercise day .................................................................................................................. 8
Figure (11,12) Boom Deployment ........................................................................................................ 8
Figure (13) Weir Skimmer Deployment ............................................................................................... 8
Figure (14) Fast Tank Deployment ............................................................................................... 8
Figure (15,16) ECUMED Boom Deployment .......................................................................................... 9
Figure (17) ECUMED Weir Skimmer Deployment
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Figure (18) ECUMED fast tank Deployment ................................................................................... 9
Figure (19) Evaluation Process .......................................................................................................... 9
Figure (20) Word from ETAP............................................................................................................... 9
Figure (21) Exercise day – End of Operation ...................................................................................... 10
Figure (22,23) Last Day – Debriefings ................................................................................................ 10
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1.1
EXERCISE INTRODUCTION
This exercise has been organized between Mediterranean Oil Industry Group (MOIG), MARETAP S.A
Exploration, ECUMED Petroleum, International Environmental Marine and Services (IEMS), Merchant Marine,
Ports Office (OMMP), National Office of Civil Protection (ONPC), PA Resources and Company of Storage and
Transport of fuel (SSTC)
The MOIG Director and the Exercise Director visited ZARZIS Terminal in Tunisia at 17-18/03/2015 to outline
the exercise and prepare an Exercise Working Document.
ZARZIS (1) Oil Spill Exercise based on a Tier 2 scenario, which conducted at ZARZIS terminal located on ZARZIS
City on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea , South-Eastern Tunisia. The exercise held between 26th-28th May
and conducted in three parts;
The theoretical part (Presentations, Induction, Exercise familiarization) of the Exercise has been
introduced to participants on the 26th 2015 in Eden Star hotel in ZARZIS City,
The Practical part conducted at ZARZIS terminal on 27th of May.2015,
Debriefing of exercise (lessons learned) held on 28th of May.2015.
1.2
Exercise Resources
Exercise participants devoted manpower/Equipment to developing the exercise according to table 1.2.
Table 1.2 – Exercise Resources
S/N
Participant
Resources Available
1
MOIG
Conference room for Exercise presentation
2
MARETAP
Personal / Oil Spill Response Equipment
3
ECUMED
Personal / Oil Spill Response Equipment
Vessel
Personal / Oil Spill Response Equipment / Fork Lift
4
OMMP
Vessel
Incident coordination centre/Control Room
Firefighting Truck
5
ONPC
2 Ambulance
Zodiac
6
IEMS
Personal – Technical Support
7
REMPEC
Technical Support
8
SSTC
Personal
9
PA-RESOURCES
Personal
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1.3
Exercise Objective
Table 2.2.8 – Exercise Objective
1.4
1
Notifications
Test the notifications procedures identified in response Plans
2
Operations
3
Safety Affairs
4
Containment
5
Recovery
6
Coordination
Demonstrate the ability to coordinate or direct operations related to the
implementation of response action contained in the respective emergency plans;
Demonstrate the ability to monitor all field operations and ensure compliance
with safety standards
Demonstrate the ability of the response team to deploy containment booms in
various locations
Demonstrate the ability of the spill response team deploy the recovery equipment
within the containment area.
Integrate and test (Local) Oil and Gas companies’ ability to communicate through
the exercise.
THE SCENARIO (Scene setting) / RESPONSE STRATEGY
TABLE 3.1.1 - LOCATIONS – INITIAL DATA
Initiating the
Quantity
Location
Oil Type
3
Event
(m )
Lat. (N)
Field
Source
ZARZIES
Oil storage Tank
in terminal
Break in Oil
charging Hose
70
Crude Oil
Long. (E)
33°28'57.36"
11° 7'11.33"
FIGURE 3.5.1 – RESPONSE STATEGY
N
O.M.M.P Vessel
Fence Boom 100m
Mini Max Skimmer
Fence Boom 160m
Current Direction
Weir Skimmer
ECUMED Vessel
Sorbent Boom
Sorbent Boom
Fast Tank
Fast Tank
Vacuum System
ECUMED Site
Firefighting truck
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AmbulanceZARZIS Terminal Jetty
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1.5
Exercise Steering Committee “ESC” / Meeting
To ensure appropriate and managed integration it was necessary to hold exercise introductory and meetings
between Exercise Steering Committee “ESC” . This meeting was held at 18th Mar.2015 & 15th April.2015 and
20th May.2015.were used to define the exercise scale, designation of the exercise management and following
development process of the exercise.
1.6
Name
Table 1.5 – Exercise Steering Committee Members
Company Name
Company
DHAOU LAJNEF
MARETAP
HOUCINE MEJRI
MOIG
MOHAMED BOUKHROUF
ECUMED
MOHAMED ELSHEIKH
IEMS
FARAH DOUZI
P-CIVIL
SELIM DOUIHECH
PA-RESOURCES
BESSEM BOUFERGUINE
SSTC
CHEDLY BEN JEMAA/ SALIM NAFFATI
OMMP
EXERCISE TEAM
Name
Table 1.6 – Exercise TEAN
Company
Role/Responsibility
Khaled Tohamy
IEMS
Design Team Manager
Mohamed Elsheikh
IEMS
Exercise Director
Ahmed Samir
IEMS
Exercise Coordinator
Houcine Mejri
MOIG
Evaluation Director
Chedly Ben Jemaa
OMMP
Incident Coordinator
Salim Neffati
OMMP
On Scene Commander
Mohamed Miled Boukhrouf
ECUMED
Site Team Leader
Abdelmoneem Chammakhi
MARETAP
Site Team Leader
Selim Douihech
PA RESOURCES
HSSE Director
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1.7
EXERCISE PICTURE DIARY
Figure (1,2) )Visit ZARZIS terminal and meeting with exercise Rep participants 18-19/03/2015
Figure (3) ZARZIS Terminal
Figure (4) OSR Equipment
Figure (5,6) Pre-Exercise Day – Participant briefings
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Figure (7,8) Opening Day – Participants Introduction and Presentations
Figure (9) Exercise day – Safety Induction
Figure (10) Exercise day – Briefings
Figure (11,12) Exercise Day – MARETAP Boom Deployment
Figure (13) Exercise Day – Weir Skimmer Deployment
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Figure (15,16) Exercise Day – ECUMED Boom Deployment
Figure (17) Exercise Day – Weir Skimmer Deployment
Figure (18) Exercise Day – Fast Tank Deployment
Figure (19) Exercise Day – Evaluation Process
Figure (20) Exercise Day – Word from ETAP
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Figure (21) Exercise day – End of Operation
Figure (22,23) Last Day – Debriefings & Lessons Learned
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PART 2: Lessons Learned
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2.1
OBJECTIVES / OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Prior to the exercise the key participants identified objectives which they hoped to achieve with regards to
the testing of plans, procedures and personnel. The exercise scenario was developed to incorporate these
elements, whilst maintaining flexibility to develop and evolve in response.
The following table shows the lessons and recommendations of the objective review.
1: NOTIFICATIONS
REF
A
B
C
OBSERVATIONS
RECOMMENDATION
Oil Spill Contingency Plan was not available at
the Incident Coordination Centre (ICC) OMMP.
MARETAP Oil Spill Contingency Plan doesn’t
include technical data such ( Notification chart
trajectory Modeling, Waste management plan,
Resource available in area….ect)
Developing Oil Spill Contingency Plan for
ZARZIS terminal
Update MARETAP Oil Spill Contingency Plan
Bilingual forms (Arabic and France) to be
considered in future.
Notification form was in Arabic.
2: OPERATIONS
A
Incident Action Plan (IAP) was not created.
B
There appeared to be a fragmented
communication between sites and EOC.
C
D
E
F
Task distribution at Incident Coordination Centre
(ICC) was not coordinated to maximize the
utilization of those present.
Environmental Data (Wind, Current, Visibility,
water depth, wave height, etc…) was not
displayed in the Incident Coordination Centre
(ICC)
A template is recommended to reduce time.
Developing
Communication
plan
for
emergency to clarify radio channel and means
of communication between different company
An Emergency Operation Procedure should be
available includes roles and responsibility.
Information Board should be available at the
Incident Coordination Centre (ICC)
A chart folio containing the port chart, and the
surrounding area should be available at the
port.
Waste Management Plan not available in the Waste management plan should be available
EOC.
at the port
3: CONTAINMENT
No Charts were available in the EOC.
Communication and positioning
marine units to be planned.
A
between
Workboats and Zodiac were not functioning
according to the exercise scenario.
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clearly define the roles for
utilization and safety concerns
B
maximum
Roles and responsibilities were not adequately
distributed on the response team.
C
Containment Boom accessories were missing.
(Buoys and Anchors)
The containment system is part of a package,
each part should be checked before
mobilization.
D
The Towing bridle was not buoyed (with the
Elastic Boom).
Response team should take training on
deployment and should be regularly practiced.
No Sorbent Boom was available on sites.
Sorbent Kit, including sorbent booms should
be readily available within the port. ( In
accordance to legislation and industry best
practice).
E
4:Recovery
OBSERVATIONS
RECOMMENDATION
A
Minimax Skimmer submerging.
The skimmer operationally checked prior to
deployment. (Connect floats on Discharge an
Hydraulic hose)
Weir Skimmer lip was higher than water surface.
The floats need to be adjusted to higher level
B
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The Discharge hose should have a lashing
securing the discharge hose to the tank frame.
C
Discharge hose wasn’t fixed properly to the fast
tank.
5: Safety
A
Site safety plan was not discussed at the safety
brief.
B
Life Jackets were not used at the jetty,
workboats.
A site safety plan template should be available
at each site with each team leader (Risk
Assessment).
Safety Signs to be used to illustrate the
surroundings hazards.
Use lashing to fix boom rack or any other
equipment.
C
Elastic boom rack turned over
Visitors area should be located, and to have a
guide with each group.
D
Visitors were not properly guided.
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No
Reference
1
OB1/A
2
OB1/B
3
OB1/C
Collective Recommendation
1.Notification
What is required
Tasked To
2.Operation
4
OB2/A
5
OB2/B
6
OB2/C
7
OB2/D
8
OB2/E
9
OB2/F
10
OB2/A
3: CONTAINMENT
11
OB3/A
12
OB3/B
13
OB3/B
14
OB3/D
15
OB3/E
4:Recovery
16
OB4/A
17
OB4/B
18
OB4/C
5: Safety
2.2
19
OB5/A
20
OB5/B
21
OB5/C
22
OB5/D
REFERENCES
Document Title
Reference Number
Issue Date
Rev
MARETAP Contingency plan
Exercise Development Procedure
IEMS-PC-DEP/4
National Oil Spill Plan Tunisia
O.M.M.P Notification Procedure
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