Type of exercise
Full-scale exercise
Action tested
Equipment deployment
Communication
Coordination
Modelling
Protocol compliance
Type of incident
Spill
Coastal
Organisation
Préfecture Maritime de l’Atlantique.
Estuary of Gironde, France
The objectives of this exercise were to test the international/national/local emergency response procedures, and train personnel and exercise cooperation between response units, including EMSA assets.
Marine/coastal environments
International
English
Exercises documentation
ORSEC BISCAYE 33
Dissemination materials
The Atlantic maritime prefecture organized a large-scale maritime ORSEC exercise off the Gironde estuary and in Arcachon (ocean and basin) on June 18 and 19.
2014
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