Environment Group - Role of Environment Group - Role of Environment Liaison Officers (ELOs)Environment Liaison Officers (ELOs)

Conduit for Conduit for timely, prioritised, focussed timely, prioritised, focussed advice from Environment Group (EG) advice from Environment Group (EG) to to each response celleach response cell

Includes Includes allall environmental and public health environmental and public health adviceadvice

Deliver feedback on operational activity Deliver feedback on operational activity response progress to the EGresponse progress to the EG

EG advice only – ELO is not decision makerEG advice only – ELO is not decision maker

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Environment Group - Role of the Environment Group - Role of the ELOsELOs

EG must have ELO in each response cellEG must have ELO in each response cell EG Chair to arrange for suitable ELO(s)EG Chair to arrange for suitable ELO(s) ELO should be suitably trained for roleELO should be suitably trained for role EG core members to identify their ELOsEG core members to identify their ELOs Major/complex incident may require several Major/complex incident may require several

ELOs and/or specialist adviceELOs and/or specialist advice

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Competencies of ELOsCompetencies of ELOs

Ability to command respectAbility to command respect Ability to communicate clearly and succinctlyAbility to communicate clearly and succinctly Ability to exercise delegated authority on Ability to exercise delegated authority on

behalf of the Groupbehalf of the Group Ability to work under pressure of time and Ability to work under pressure of time and

workload - some (many) decisions may workload - some (many) decisions may need to be made in quick timeneed to be made in quick time

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Role of ELOs in the Salvage Control Role of ELOs in the Salvage Control Unit (SCU)Unit (SCU)

Definitely only one ELODefinitely only one ELO Useful to become familiar with salvage Useful to become familiar with salvage

proceduresprocedures Will represent EG at daily SCU meetings Will represent EG at daily SCU meetings

– SOSREP, PCPSOSOSREP, PCPSO– SalvorsSalvors– Salvage advisersSalvage advisers– ShipownersShipowners

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Role of ELO in the Salvage Control Role of ELO in the Salvage Control Unit (SCU)Unit (SCU)

Will liaise directly with SOSREP and CPSOWill liaise directly with SOSREP and CPSO May be asked for a view on operational May be asked for a view on operational

matters in quick timematters in quick time Important to agree and maintain sharp two-Important to agree and maintain sharp two-

way communication protocol with EGway communication protocol with EG 24hr operations will clearly require 24hr operations will clearly require

nominated deputies / clear handovers nominated deputies / clear handovers

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Role of ELO in the Marine Response Role of ELO in the Marine Response Centre (MRC)Centre (MRC)

May need to familiarise themselves with May need to familiarise themselves with technical issues of :technical issues of :– at-sea response options - dispersants, recovery at-sea response options - dispersants, recovery

etc.etc.

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Role of the ELO in the Shoreline Role of the ELO in the Shoreline Response Centre (SRC)Response Centre (SRC)

EG likely to be located close to SRCEG likely to be located close to SRC ELO on both Management and Technical ELO on both Management and Technical

Teams?Teams? Useful to understand:Useful to understand:

– fate of pollutantfate of pollutant– clean-up techniquesclean-up techniques– dispersantsdispersants– waste disposal issueswaste disposal issues

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Role of Salvage Control Unit ELO in Role of Salvage Control Unit ELO in WILLY incidentWILLY incident

ELO = Keith Hiscock (MBA)ELO = Keith Hiscock (MBA) Daily SCU meetingsDaily SCU meetings Inform SCU of key sensitivities Inform SCU of key sensitivities in a concise in a concise

structured mannerstructured manner Provide EG view on possible impact on Provide EG view on possible impact on

public healthpublic health Provide advice on impact of IFO 180Provide advice on impact of IFO 180

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Role of Salvage Control Unit ELO in Role of Salvage Control Unit ELO in WILLY incidentWILLY incident

Provide updates on environmental Provide updates on environmental monitoring of impact on immediate rockpool monitoring of impact on immediate rockpool communitiescommunities

Provide impact assessments on oil release Provide impact assessments on oil release scenariosscenarios

Involvement 1 week +Involvement 1 week +

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Role of Salvage Control Unit ELO in Role of Salvage Control Unit ELO in KODIMA incidentKODIMA incident

ELO = Colin George DEFRAELO = Colin George DEFRA Main threat = 450 tonnes IFO 180Main threat = 450 tonnes IFO 180 Problem associated with timber cargoProblem associated with timber cargo Daily SCU meetings at QHM LongroomDaily SCU meetings at QHM Longroom Advice provision on sensitivities (already Advice provision on sensitivities (already

worked up during WILLY incident)worked up during WILLY incident) Very different character Very different character

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Role of Salvage Control Unit ELO in Role of Salvage Control Unit ELO in KODIMA incidentKODIMA incident

SOSREP SOSREP does notdoes not require: require:– Detailed descriptions of nematode lifecycleDetailed descriptions of nematode lifecycle– Lengthy explanations of why areas are Lengthy explanations of why areas are

environmentally sensitiveenvironmentally sensitive– Lengthy discussion in SCU meetings on how Lengthy discussion in SCU meetings on how

the EG has come to and agreed viewthe EG has come to and agreed view

SOSREP SOSREP doesdoes require require– ConciseConcise environmental and public health advice environmental and public health advice

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The Environment Group - The Environment Group - Role of the ELORole of the ELO

How many of you would be comfortable with How many of you would be comfortable with role of ELO?role of ELO?

Anyone here nominated as potential ELO?Anyone here nominated as potential ELO? Do you see gaps in expertise? What?Do you see gaps in expertise? What? Do you have training requirements?Do you have training requirements? Do you have a process for identifying Do you have a process for identifying

ELOs?ELOs?

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Thank you for your attentionThank you for your attention

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