IMO Level-2 Oil Spill Preparedness and Response Training Course, jointly organized by OSRL/EARL and Yantai Oil Spill Response Technical Centre （China MSA）, was held on 11-14 Nov. , 2008 in Yantai, China.

Officials and staff from oil companies (i.e. Shell, BP, ExxonMobile ) and MSA , including Mr. Jiang Meng from CMS attended the 4-days training course programme, which includes modules of

-     oil spill cause     -    oil spill assessment    -    contingency plan    -    environmental Impacts     -    incident command system    -     monitor and evaluate     -     dispersants     -     protection and containment     -    shoreline cleanup     -    recovery devices     -    response option     -    incident action plan     -     waste management     -      site safety    -     response demobilization   -  termination and post spill monitoring    -  equipment familiarization    -    liabilities, compensation and insurance     -  Media issues

Trainers / consultants from OSRL / EARL, and Yantai Oil Spill Response Technical Centre presented training lectures on the course and awarded Certificate of Completion to the competent attendees.

attendees' group photo                                                                  training course

on site explanation                                                                     on site demonstrating

oil response equipment center                                                     certificate to Jiang Meng