Type of exercise
Full-scale exercise
Action tested
Equipment deployment
Communication
Coordination
Modelling
Protocol compliance
Type of incident
Spill
Open-sea
Coastal
Rescue
Organisation
Maritime and Coastguard Agency UK
UK, several locations
The main objective of this exercise was to test the National Contingency Plan for Marine Pollution from Shipping and Offshore Installations (NCP).
Marine/coastal environments
National
English
Exercises documentation
UK National Contingency Plan Exercise GREY SEAL Report
Report
Exercise grey seal was held over 22nd and 23rd November 2016 to test the national contingency plan for marine pollution from shipping and offshore installations (NCP). Government departments, local authorities, the shipping industry and their contractors were all tested in their response to a major shipping incident resulting in offshore and onshore pollution. As well as testing the response cells described within the NCP the office of the minister for transport also participated.The aim of the exercise was to test the United Kingdom (UK) response to a major oil spill within the UK Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
2017
English