Type of exercise
Full-scale exercise
Action tested
Equipment deployment
Communication
Coordination
Modelling
Protocol compliance
Type of incident
Spill
Coastal
Open-sea
Organisation
Préfecture Maritime de la Manche et de la Mer du Nord
Port of Calais, France
The objective of this exercise was to train the participants to manage a major event at sea in close cooperation with neighbouring countries and EMSA, test the alarm procedures, the response time and capability of the Bonn Agreement Contracting Parties and EMSA participating units to deal with oil pollution at sea.
Marine/coastal environments
National
English
French
Exercises documentation
MANCHEX 2014
Dissemination materials
The exercise was performed off the North coast of France, with a starting point at Anchor off the Port of Calais, 30 September 2014. This large-scale, oil pollution response exercise in the Channel area, organised by France annually, and is part of the organization defined by the ORSEC Maritime system.
2014
English
French
Drills and Exercises Annual Report 2014
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 2014.
2015
English