Type of exercise
Full-scale exercise
Action tested
Equipment deployment
Communication
Coordination
Modelling
Protocol compliance
Type of incident
Spill
Rescue
Open-sea
Organisation
Republic of Cyprus - Ministry of Defence, JRCC Larnaca
Cyprus
The main objective of this exercise was to further develop the effective cooperation and coordination among all the involved Services of the Republic of Cyprus and the neighbouring and friendly States on the prompt response to emergency situations on-board merchant vessels and oil/gas platforms in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Marine/coastal environments
International
English
Exercises documentation
Drills and Exercises Annual Report 2017
Report
To achieve the level of performance for pollution response required by the EMSA, the agency performs regular training, drills, Equipment Condition Tests (ECTs) and exercises. This report summarises the drills and exercises carried out in 2017.
2018
English
Exercise NEMESIS 2017
Dissemination materials
The one-day exercise took place on October 17 in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Cyprus, with the participation of SAR Units and Personnel from the Republic of Cyprus, Greece, Israel, France and the United Kingdom as well as the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and commercial vessels of EDT Offshore and SAIPEM S.p.A. The exercise is aimed at developing coordination in the prompt response to emergency situations onboard merchant vessels and oil and gas platforms, as well as other humanitarian operations in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
2017
English