Type of exercise
Full-scale exercise
Action tested
Equipment deployment
Communication
Coordination
Modelling
Protocol compliance
Type of incident
Spill
Open-sea
Organisation
Maltese Ministry of Transport
Malta
The aims of the exercise were several. Maltese responders, from various national entities and private contractors, got the opportunity to exercise for the eventuality of a real spill, testing both the communication systems, the equipment and to make sure all roles and responsibilities of the personnel listed in the National Pollution Contingency Plan will be effective during an actual response.
Marine/coastal environments
National
English
Exercises documentation
Exercise MALTEX 2018
Dissemination materials
National oil pollution response exercise coordinated by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and hosted by Transport Malta. The aims of the exercise are several. Maltese responders, from various national entities and private contractors, including Oceancare, got the opportunity to exercise for the eventuality of a real spill, testing both the communication systems, the equipment and to make sure all roles and responsibilities of the personnel listed in the National Pollution Contingency Plan will be effective during an actual response.
2018
Drills and Exercises Annual Report 2018
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 2018.
2019
English