Type of exercise
Full-scale exercise
Action tested
Equipment deployment
Communication
Coordination
Modelling
Protocol compliance
Type of incident
Spill
Coastal
Open-sea
Rescue
Organisation
DGMM (Dirección General de la Marina Mercante), SASEMAR
Málaga, Spain
The main objective of this exercise was to establish the response mechanisms to an event of accidental marine pollution by creating precise bodies and the development of the systems of relationship and coordination of the various public administrations competent in the field in order to ensure effective action in cases of contamination.
Marine/coastal environments
National
English
Spanish
Exercises documentation
Exercise POLEX 2019
Report
POLEX 2019 was a national exercise of rescue and fight against marine pollution organized by the Spanish DGMM and SASEMAR, held on November 19 and 20, 2019 in Malaga.
2019
Spanish
Drills and Exercises Annual Report 2019
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 2019.
2020
English