Source: Environment Canterbury Regional Council
Responders deployed a range of response equipment including a mobile incident control point, boom sets, oil skimmers and holding tanks. The orange land/sea booms, for example, are rolled out then filled with water and air. These booms can protect sensitive areas and assist the recovery of oil on water.
“The equipment requires specialist training, so it’s essential to have regular exercises to maintain the capabilities of our responders,” says coastal response and readiness lead Emma Parr.
Staff preparing oil spill response equipment
Marine oil spills are responded to using a three-tier approach laid out in the Maritime Transport Act 1994, with regional councils being responsible for planning and responding to Tier 2 (regional) marine oil spills. Regardless of the type of spill, the goal is always to minimise the environmental impacts on Canterbury’s precious coastal area.
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