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2 With the increased acceptance and use of computers in the workplace and the ever changing area
of electronic communications, it is seen that these systems will become the major information medium
into the 21st century. In view of this, the OPRC Working Group developed the Catalogue of Computer
Programs and Internet Information Related to Responding to Oil Spills. The Catalogue contains computer
based information sources, including software, as a prime data source for those involved in the prevention
and response to oil spills in the marine environment. The Catalogue is not considered exhaustive and only
currently available in English. The Secretariat will keep the Catalogue updated regularly.
3 This circular is issued to disseminate the Catalogue as an important guide to Internet information
access and on computer software related to responding to oil spills to Member States, Parties to the OPRC
Convention (1990) and regional bodies as well as a supplemental reference document for OPRC Model
Training Courses.
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INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION
CATALOGUE OF
COMPUTER PROGRAMS
AND INTERNET INFORMATION
RELATED TO
RESPONDING TO OIL SPILLS
DISCLAIMER
The contents of this publication (document) do not necessarily reflect the views or
the policies of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) or contributory
organizations. The designations employed and the presentations do not imply the
endorsement or the expression of any opinion, whatsoever on the part of IMO
concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or its authority, or
concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
CONTENTS
ACRONYMS.......................................................................................................................................................ii
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................... 1
BACKGROUND................................................................................................................................................. 1
INFORMATION FORMS ................................................................................................................................... 1
COMPUTER PROGRAMS ................................................................................................................................ 1
Education ...................................................................................................................................................... 2
Oil Spill Education Kit ............................................................................................................................... 2
Spill Trajectory Modelling.............................................................................................................................. 3
Current Analysis for Trajectory Simulations (CATS®).............................................................................. 3
Trajectory Analysis Planner (TAP)............................................................................................................ 5
Oil Spill Prediction Modelling System (OILMAP) ...................................................................................... 6
WinOIL...................................................................................................................................................... 8
OSSM ....................................................................................................................................................... 9
WOSM and Oil Map Worldwide.............................................................................................................. 10
Oil Spill Information System (OSIS)........................................................................................................ 11
Environmental / Scientific Assessment ....................................................................................................... 13
The Oil & Chemical Spill Impact and Assessment Model System (SIMAP) ........................................... 13
Shoreline Oil Clean-up Recovery and Treatment Evaluation System (SOCRATES) ............................. 15
BMT Geographical Information System (BMT GIS) Incorporating MapEdit ........................................... 17
Response Techniques ....................................................................................................................... 18
Mechanical Equipment Calculator (MEC)............................................................................................... 18
Dispersant Mission Planner (DMP)......................................................................................................... 20
In-Situ Burn Calculator ........................................................................................................................... 21
Equipment Databases................................................................................................................................. 22
World Catalogue of Oil Spill Response Products ................................................................................... 22
Transport and Logistics Databases / Systems............................................................................................ 23
Inventory Maintenance Management System (IMMS) ........................................................................... 23
Crude Oil and Refined Product Databases................................................................................................. 24
Automated Data Inquiry for Oil Spills (ADIOS)®..................................................................................... 24
Oil Properties Catalogue ........................................................................................................................ 25
Spill Response Cost Tracking Databases / Systems .................................................................................. 26
Pollution Costing Template (PCT) .......................................................................................................... 26
Training ....................................................................................................................................................... 27
National Exercise Program Information Management System (NEPIMS).............................................. 27
Oil Spill Response Management Simulator (Oil Guard) ......................................................................... 28
Pollution Incident Simulation, Control and Evaluation System (PISCES) ..... ……………………………...30
Other Databases / Systems ........................................................................................................................ 32
Mapping Application for Response, Planning, and Local Operational Tasks (MARPLOT) ® ................. 32
Marine Pollution Incident Reporting System (MPIRS) ............................................................................ 34
Port Emergency Response Information System (PERIS)....................................................................... 35
Canadian Coast Guard Air (CCGAIR) Reporting System.......………………………………………………36
Sea Empress Response Information System (SERIS)........................................................................... 37
Search and Rescue Information System (SARIS) .................................................................................. 38
Internet Addresses For Oil Spill Responders & Planners ....................................................................... 40
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ACRONYMS
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INTRODUCTION The catalogue concentrates on those areas that are
likely to be of interest or assistance. Information has
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) through been categorised into the following broad areas:
its Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response Co-
operation (OPRC) Technical Working Group has • Education programs
compiled this catalogue of available computer based • Spill Trajectory Modelling
information sources, including software, as a prime • Environmental/Scientific Assessment
data source for those involved in the prevention and • Response Techniques
response to oil spills in the marine environment. • Equipment Databases
The prime target of this information is developing • Transport & Logistic Databases/Systems
countries to assist in the enhancement of their • Maintenance Databases
response capabilities and knowledge base in relation • Crude Oil and Refined Product Databases
to responsibilities for oil spill prevention and response • Spill Response Cost Tracking Databases/Systems
activities. • Training
• Other Databases / Systems
IMO thanks all of those organisations and individuals
who contributed information for inclusion in the COMPUTER PROGRAMS
catalogue.
The catalogue is not considered exhaustive but rather
BACKGROUND an outline of systems that contributing countries
currently support or are systems known to exist within
As part of the assistance to the development of oil spill the commercial domain. In addition the catalogue
response capabilities in developing countries IMO includes a list of related Internet sites.
through its OPRC Technical Working Group addresses
a range of programs and systems to increase the
knowledge and expertise in target countries. This
includes the formation and delivery of training
programs, assistance in the identification of equipment
sources and support in such areas as enhancement of
knowledge and experience via publications, education
programs and the sponsoring of attendance at
workshop, course and seminars
INFORMATION FORMS
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Education
7. Operational Experience
The oil spill education kit has been available since late
Oil Spill Education Kit 1996.
3. Input
4. Output
6. Form of Presentation
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Spill Trajectory Modelling
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration CATS® requires the vertices (positions and depths) of
(NOAA) Hazardous Materials Response & Assessment the finite element domain. Details of the required file
Division (HAZMAT) CATS® application quickly format are included with the application. CATS® will
generates a 2-D current pattern from digitized finite create the finite element triangle topology and its
element vertices and assumptions regarding the local directional acyclic graph. Users are required to set the
physical oceanographic dynamics and boundary parameters relevant to their choice of dynamic model
conditions. The current patterns created can be output (frictional coefficients, Coriolis parameter, wind stress,
in a public domain digital format and can be used depth scale, etc.).
directly in all of the NOAA HAZMAT trajectory models
(OSSM, ClassOSSM). Over the years NOAA HAZMAT has created an
extensive collection of American and international finite
2. Description elements bathymetric data sets. The appropriate data
is generally in the public domain and can be made
CATS® solves for barotropic steady-state current available with the application.
patterns in topographically complicated domains
efficiently and quickly using the finite element method. 4. Output
This allows the user to easily experiment with
boundary conditions and model parameters to create CATS® current patterns can be displayed and printed
a desired current pattern within the constraints of a in graphical format. The current patterns data may be
chosen dynamical regime. Three different dynamic exported as scaled and unscaled triangle velocities,
models are currently in use with more under scaled and unscaled grided velocities (interpolated
development. onto a user specified n x n element grid). Also, the
boundary conditions set by the user, the finite element
Streamline Analysis of Currents (SAC) is most useful triangle topology and the directional acyclic graph of
for calculating current patterns in complex channels the topology derived by the application can each be
and small bays where tides can be approximated by a exported separately.
standing wave.
5. Operational Requirements and Restrictions
Diagnostic Analysis of Currents (DAC) calculates
current patterns subject to geostrophic and bottom CATS® runs on Macintosh platforms. Windows
Ekman dynamics for an irregular continental shelf versions are available, though development for this
region. DAC solves for the required barotropic mode platform lags the Macintosh version.
and subsequent bottom frictional layer that satisfies
continuity and the assumed boundary conditions. 6. Form of Presentation
Wind Driven Analysis of Currents (WAC) is the third in CD-ROM, 3.5” diskettes.
the series of geophysical flow models. The WAC
model solves a subset of the shallow water and 7. Operational Experience
continuity equations. WAC was originally developed to
simulate wind driven shallow lagoon dynamics where The model was created in 1974 and continues to be
the flows result from a wind driven response developed and extended.
constrained by a complex shoreline. The WAC model
can also be used to simulate river flows in multiply 8. Originator and Technical Support
connected or braided channels.
Comments regarding this program can be directed to
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Dr. CJ Beegle-Krause, National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration, Hazardous Materials
Response & Assessment Division, Seattle,
Washington.
9. Availability
Contact NOAA.
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floating concentration of six types of oils for six
different time intervals.
• A colour contour map showing the locations of to determine TAPs availability in specific areas.
potential spills that could threaten a selected
sensitive site; 10. Condition on Use
• A graph that shows the probability that a spill at a
given area will travel to the site over time; Contact Jerry Galt for conditions of use at phone: (206)
• Tabular data that gives more quantitative 526-6323 or email: galt@hazmat.noa.gov.
information about the threat;
• TAP generates two types of tables:
- First, a concentration table which requires the
amount spilled as input;
- Second, based on the amount spilled, TAP
displays a table with the predicted maximum
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3. Input
Oil Spill Prediction Modelling System OILMAP requires environmental data. The resolution
(OILMAP) and scope of data is dependent upon the intended
application of the respective models. In general this
data should include both hydrodynamic and
meteorological data for the area under study, details on
the type of oil and the level and scope of the spill
scenario.
1. Purpose and Objectives
4. Output
OILMAP - The Oil Spill Prediction Modelling System is
intended to provide both technical staff and OILMAP’s user interface and embedded GIS can
management within industry, government regulators display the following model outputs:
and international agencies to help address a range of
oil spill and pollution activities including: • Location and extent of surface/subsurface slicks;
• Location and extent of shoreline oiling;
• Help review and upgrade emergency oil spill • A detailed breakdown of the fate of the oil, in both a
contingency plans; temporal text and graphical format, showing levels
• Help develop and support oil spill exercises and of evaporation, entrainment/dispersion in the water
training; column, and impact ashore;
• Provide immediate trajectory and fate predictions in • Stochastic model outputs including the probability
the event of a real spill incident, and thereby help distribution of sea-surface and shoreline oiling;
priorities oil spill response activities; • All model outputs integrated within the model’s GIS
• Perform risk assessments for important resources system, with additional capability of supporting other
(beaches, fisheries, marine wildlife, marine parks GIS systems including MapInfo and Arc View.
and other protected coastal areas);
• Help develop coastal planning and management 5. Operational Requirements and Restrictions
data bases using OILMAP’s GIS.
OILMAP requires an IBM-compatible 486 or better PC,
2. Description with 16 Mb RAM, 30 Mb minimum free disk space on
the hard drive, a VGA colour monitor, and Microsoft-
OILMAP Version 2.0d is an industry standard PC- compatible mouse, running Microsoft Windows 3.1,
based trajectory and fates oil spill model system. A Windows NT or Windows 95. OILMAP can be used by
range of modes are available within the model system most technical staff and management, who have a
including trajectory and fate, stochastic, receptor and reasonable understanding and experience of using
shoreline response, offering the user with a range of computers.
applications. Linked to an integrated geographic
information system (GIS), the model’s main features 6. Form of Presentation
and functions presently include:
OILMAP software systems are delivered with a series
• Predict the weathering and surface/subsurface of diskettes and technical manuals. A comprehensive
transport of spilled oil; three day training program is provided by Applied
• Predict the probability of key areas being impacted Science Associates (ASA) staff. In addition ongoing
from a given site; technical maintenance support and software upgrades
• Backtracking the model to help determine the likely are available to the user.
spill source;
• Overflight update facility; 7. Operational Experience
• Provision of environmental data including relevant
current and wind data; ASA has 17 years experience in the development of oil
• Provision of customised shoreline response decision spill modelling systems and support services. OILMAP
software; is constantly being updated to meet users needs. The
• Predict the transport and fate of a range of system is presently used by both industry and
subsurface spill incidents; government clients in over 200 locations worldwide,
• Provision of an integrated GIS data management including the offshore oil industry, shipping and port
system. operators, government regulators, universities and
research institutes.
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8. Originator and Technical Support
9. Availability
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5. Operational Requirements and Restrictions
6. Form of Presentation
1. Purpose and Objectives This model is still being developed, but will be available
on CD-ROM or 3.5 diskettes.
The purpose of this program is to predict the motion of
oil on and under water. 7. Operational Experience
2. Description
Information concerning operational experience is
available from the consortium that developed the
WinOil uses algorithms developed over the past
model (see below).
decades by research groups in a number of countries
including Canada, United States, England, 8. Originator and Technical Support
Netherlands, Norway and Australia. These algorithms
and vector addition are used to calculate the motion This model was developed by a consortium including
(trajectory) and fate (weathering) of the oil. Chevron, Imperial Oil and the US Minerals
Management Service.
Four different modes are included:
9. Availability
• Simple trajectory (advection due to winds and
currents); Information concerning availability are available from
• Trajectory and fate (advection plus weathering {oil the consortium that developed the model (see
on shoreline, evaporation, dispersion, dissolution, paragraph 8).
emulsification, sedimentation});
• Stochastic mode (probability of oil hitting a given 10. Condition on Use
area based on wind statistics);
• Receptor (working the trajectory backwards from an Information concerning availability are available from
impact to a probable source). the consortium that developed the model (see
paragraph 8).
3. Input
4. Output
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• The oil fate model can be used to generate mass
balance tables and graphs;
• All graphic outputs can be printed, saved as bitmaps
OSSM viewable on Macintosh and Windows machines, or
saved in a MOSS file format that can be imported
into a GIS.
1. Purpose and Objectives All of the applications will run on a Macintosh platform,
most have also been ported to Windows.
OSSM predicts the motion of pollutants (like oil) on the
water. 6. Form of Presentation
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5. Operational Requirements and Restrictions
• Simple trajectory (advection due to winds and This model was developed by a consortium of (US Oil
currents); companies, Environment Canada, the US Army Corp
• Trajectory and fate (advection plus weathering {oil of Engineers and the Canadian Association of
on shoreline, evaporation, dispersion, dissolution, Petroleum Producers) by a consultant ASA (Applied
emulsification, sedimentation}); Science Associates) of Narrangansett, Rhode Island.
• Stochastic mode (probability of oil hitting a given ASA has the responsibility for the model from its offices
area based on wind statistics); in Narrangansett.
• Receptor (working the trajectory backwards from an
impact to a probable source.) 9. Availability
3. Input Contact:
4. Output
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• Surface oil slick trajectory and spreading
• Status panel display of model run oil properties and
time
Oil Spill Information System (OSIS) • Weathering characteristics of oil e.g. volume,
viscosity, evaporated volume, water content and
flashpoint
• Location and extent of beached oil
• Impacted resource identification
• Graphical display stochastic model results through
colour coded probability distribution patterns
1. Purpose and Objectives • Graphical displays of results in a variety of graphs
3D bar, 2D bar, line graph, plot, Z cluster in either
Oil Spill Information System (OSIS) has been horizontal vertical
specifically designed to provide government regulators,
response organisations and scientists alike with a fully 5. Operational Requirements and Restrictions
validated and calibrated software tool for prediction of
oil spill trajectory, fate and oil weathering OSIS has been designed to operate on an entry level
characteristics. PC running Windows 3.x, Windows 95 and Windows
NT. OSIS Version 3 (due for release at the end of
A wide range of easy to understand out puts from 1998) is a 32 bit software application and will operate
OISIS can be used for: on Windows 95 and Windows NT.
• Prediction of oil spill trajectory, fate and oil System requirements are 486 or higher processor, 16
weathering characteristics; Mb RAM, 10 - 50 Mb free hard disk space, VGA
• Contingency Planning - review and modification; compatible colour monitor, 3 ½ ” floppy drive or CD
• Emergency response operations and planning; ROM, keyboard and mouse or pointing device.
• Environmental sensitivity mapping using the in built
BMT Geographical Information System (GIS); 6. Form of Presentation
• Risk Assessment;
• Training of operational, planning and technical staff. OSIS is available in a variety of formats according to
customer requirements including floppy disk, CD ROM,
2. Description ZIP Disk etc. Video is available on CD ROM. The
system is supplied with a full documentation (user
OSIS is a PC- based fully validated and calibrated manual) together with context sensitive help and in-
trajectory, fate and oil weathering oil spill model. Jointly built on-line help systems similar to those used in
developed by BMT MIS and AEA Technology (formerly Microsoft software applications. Training is provided
Warren Spring). OSIS combines over 20 years of with the single user licence agreement.
scientific investigation and full-scale field trials with
state-of-the-art software user interfaces. Central to the 7. Operational Experience
system is the GIS which has been specifically
developed for ease of use and incorporates electronic OSIS has a long history of development starting 25
admiralty standard charts. years. OSIS can be configured to work anywhere in
the world and is currently used by government
3. Input regulators, offshore oil & gas industry, emergency
response organisations, shipping and port operators,
OSIS is supplied and configured with in-built databases universities and research organisations. OSIS has
of oil properties, tides and currents together with been configured and installed in the UK, NE Europe,
relevant scale maps or charts reducing the amount of Thailand, Indonesia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Black
user input. The environmental, metocean, mapping Sea, Caspian Sea, Indian Ocean, Falkland Islands etc.
detail and extent is configured according to user
requirements and best available information/data. 8. Originator and Technical Support
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Phone: 01703 232222
Fax: 01703 232891
Email: mis@bmtmis.daemon.co.uk
Internet: www.bmtmis.com.
9. Availability
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Environmental/Scientific Assessment
The Oil & Chemical Spill Impact and Assessment SIMAP requires environmental data. The resolution
Model System (SIMAP) is intended to provide scientific and scope of data is dependent upon the intended
staff and management within industry, government application of the respective models. In general this
regulators and international agencies to help address data should include both hydrodynamic and
a range of oil and chemical spill impact assessment meteorological data for the area under study, details on
activities including: the type of oil and the level and scope of the spill
scenario. In order to develop SIMAP’s marine habitat
• Provide scientific model output data during spill grid, a wide range of well researched data covering
response planning to help minimise adverse wildlife, fisheries and other ecosystems is also
impacts on important resources (beaches, fisheries, required. For 3D applications bathymetric data is
marine wildlife, marine parks and other protected required.
areas);
4. Output
• Help assess the ecological risk from potential spill
incidents;
SIMAP’s user interface and embedded GIS can display
• Help support environmental impact and cost/benefit
the following model outputs:
analyses;
• Determine impacts in fisheries, wildlife and the
• Location and extent or surface/subsurface slicks;
ecosystem after a spill incident;
• Location and extent of shoreline oiling;
• Help assess the appropriate level of damages after
• A detailed breakdown of the fate of the oil, in both a
a spill incident.
temporal text and graphical format, showing levels
of evaporation, entertainment/dispersion in the
2. Description
water column, and impact ashore;
SIMAP is a sophisticated software application, which • Stochastic model outputs including the probability
estimates physical fates and biological affects of distribution of sea-surface and shoreline oiling;
releases of oil and hazardous chemicals. Both the • Water column concentration of total hydrocarbons
physical fates and biological effects models are three- in submerged droplets and dissolved aromatic
dimensional. There is also a two-dimensional oil spill concentrations in the water column;
model to support quick trajectories and screening of • Sediment concentrations of both total hydrocarbons
emergency spill scenarios incorporated similar to and dissolved aromatics;
OILMAP. • Impacts assessed and listed for each of a series of
habitats affected by the spill all model outputs
SIMAP’s models are coupled to a GIS which contains integrated within the model’s GIS system, with
environmental and biological data, and also to additional capability of supporting other GIS
chemical properties and biological abundance data- systems including MapInfo and Arc View.
bases containing necessary input for the models.
5. Operational Requirements and Restrictions
In brief SIMAP contains several major components
including: SIMAP requires an IBM-compatible 486 or better PC,
with 16 Mb RAM, 30 Mb minimum free disk space on
• 2D trajectory and fate model; the hard drive, a VGA colour monitor, and Microsoft-
• 3D trajectory and fate model, which simulates compatible mouse, running Microsoft Windows 3.1,
surface oil, entrained fuel droplets, and dissolved Windows NT or Windows 95. SIMAP requires the user
aromatic hydrocarbons; to have a suitable marine science degree, and a more
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intimate knowledge and experience of software
systems.
6. Form of Presentation
7. Operational Experience
9. Availability
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set of logically ordered dialog boxes which allow
planning and decision making supported by the
decision support system.
Shoreline Oil Cleanup Recovery and
4. Output
Treatment Evaluation System
(SOCRATES) SOCRATES has been specifically designed to provide
the user with a range of outputs in a variety of easy to
understand formats. These include:
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SOCRATES can be configured to work anywhere in the
world and is currently used by government regulators
in the UK and Thailand.
9. Availability
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free hard disk space, VGA compatible colour monitor,
3.5” floppy drive or CD ROM, keyboard and mouse or
pointing device.
BMT Geographical Information System
(BMT GIS) Incorporating MapEdit 6. Form of Presentation
The BMT GIS and MapEdit have been specifically Contact BMT Marine Information Systems Limited.
designed to provide the user with a range of outputs in
a variety of easy to understand formats.
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Response Techniques
This program estimates the rates at which mechanical Oil slick growth (thickness reduction) due to spreading
equipment, such as skimmers, can recover oil from a is not considered over the duration or Operational
specified oil slick. The MEC assists responders in Period of each simulation. Large changes in area or
selecting, staging and deploying response equipment. average thickness or extended utilization times can be
handled with a number of short-duration simulations.
2. Description
The model contains data from several sources for
The Mechanical Equipment Calculator (MEC) is one specific skimming systems. These data are included
component of a suite of models and calculators as examples only and NOAA does not certify that any
developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric of these data are correct. It is the user’s responsibility
Administration’s Hazardous Materials Response and to insure that correct and reasonable data are entered
Assessment Division (NOAA HAZMAT), collectively on Platform cards when using this model.
known as Spill Tools. The MEC allows planners to
enter a spill scenario, set weather conditions, 4. Output
designate the available equipment systems, and then
calculate the oil recovery rate for the situation. The The program calculates the oil recovery rate for the
model provides rapid assessment of how changes in a scenario. Recovery systems can be evaluated for the
skimmer’s configuration or operation can affect estimated volume of oil recovered and the area
potential recovery of oil from a specified oil slick. accessed within an operational period.
Recovery systems can be evaluated for the estimated
volume of oil recovered and the area accessed within 5. Operational Requirements and Restrictions
an operational period.
The Spill Tools, including the MEC, are Oracle Media
The model can assist in: Objects ™ stacks that run on Macintosh computers as
well as in Microsoft Windows.
1) The selection and staging of appropriate
equipment, To run, one need the runtime application “OMOPlayer”
2) The optimization of various mechanical recovery and supporting files, which are distributed with them.
systems and operations, and
3) The comparison of performance associated with 6. Form of Presentation
various response options.
Available on the Internet at:
3. Input
www.orca.nos.noaa.gov/projects/hazmat/oilaids.html
The user interface consists primarily of Scenario cards
and Platform cards. Each Scenario card defines an oil 7. Operational Experience
slick scenario and displays a summary of calculations
for recovery systems or platforms assigned to the This program was originally developed in hypercard and
scenario. later changed to Oracle Media Objects stacks. This program
will continue to be maintained, enhanced, and used
For the purposes of this model, a scenario is defined operationally.
as a slick of oil characterized by a specified “average”
thickness. The model will accommodate multiple 8. Originator and Technical Support
scenarios for an oil spill incident, each with its own set
of up to ten assigned recovery systems. Conversely, The MEC was developed by the Hazardous Materials
each platform may be assigned to multiple scenarios. Response and Assessment Division, National Ocean
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Service, NOAA. Contact Dr. Robert Pavia, National
Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Hazardous
Materials Response & Assessment Division, Seattle,
Washington.
9. Availability
wwworca.nos.noaa.gov/projects/hazmat/oilaids.html.
Contact NOAA.
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Oil slick growth (thickness reduction) due to spreading
Dispersant Mission Planner (DMP) is not considered over the duration or operational
period of each simulation. Large changes in area or
average thickness or extended utilization times can be
handled with a number of short-duration simulations.
4. Output
1. Purpose and objectives
Using estimates of the thickness and extent of an oil
This program provides a rapid assessment of how slick, the DMP calculates the dosage required to treat
changes in dispersant platform configuration or the slick at a given dispersant to oil ratio (DOR). A
operation can affect potential dispersant application. typical DOR for dispersants listed in the NCP Product
List is 1:20, i.e., 1 volume of dispersant to 20 volumes
2. Description of oil to be treated.
The Dispersant Mission Planner (DMP) is one 5. Operational Requirements and Restrictions
component of a suite of models and calculators
developed by NOAA HAZMAT collectively known as The Spill Tools, including the DMP, are Oracle Media
Spill Tools. The DMP model is a mathematical Objects ™ stacks that run on Macintosh computers as
description of various parameter relationships well as in Microsoft Windows. To run, one need the
associated with the application of dispersants to oil runtime application “OMOPlayer and supporting files,
slicks. The model can assist in: which are distributed with them.
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The results obtained by this calculator should be used
with caution. The calculator permits rapid
In-Situ Burn Calculator computations for a range of conditions for a burn
scenario which should provide an “envelope” of realistic
solutions.
The In-situ Burn Calculator was designed to provide oil 6. Form of Presentation
spill planners and responders with time estimates and
fire boom lengths to burn oil in two different modes, a The program includes a users guide and is available
batch spill or continuous release spill. for multiple computer platforms.
The In-situ burn Calculator ™ is one component of a The In-situ Burn Calculator is a result of numerous
suite of models and calculators developed by the years of field experience. The In-situ Burn Calculator
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s was developed under contract to the Hazardous
Hazardous Materials Response and Assessment Materials Response Division of NOAA/Department of
Division (NOAA HAZMAT),collectively known as Spill Commerce. Coding, in Oracle Media Objects, was
Tools. Calculations can be based on either a single performed by Genwest Systems, Inc. using algorithms
release (batch mode) or a continuous release of oil provided by Alan Allen, Spiltec.
(continuous mode). The model can assist in: 1) the
selection and staging of appropriate equipment, 2) the 8. Originator and Technical Support
optimization of systems and operations, and 3) the
comparison of performance associated with various Contact Dr. Robert Pavia, National Oceanic &
response options. Atmospheric Administration, Hazardous Materials
Response & Assessment Division, Seattle, Washington
3. Input
Phone: (206) 526-6319.
Potential performance is based on encounter rates
which are in turn dependent on oil slick thickness. For 9. Availability
the purpose of this mode, a nominal or “average”
thickness is based on output from the NOAA ADIOS oil Contact National Oceanic & Atmospheric
weathering model, estimated volumes an areas, or Administration, Hazardous Materials Response &
approximations of barrels of oil and emulsion per acre. Assessment Division Internet Home Page at:
4. Output
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Equipment Databases
World Catalogue
6154 Rockburn Hill Road
Elkridge, Maryland
1. Purpose and Objectives 21227-9950
The purpose of this catalogue is to list all the available Phone: (410) 796-0551
oil-spill response products and equipment including
booms, skimmers, sorbents, oily water separators, 10. Condition on Use
pump and beach cleaners.
None.
2. Description
3. Input
4. Output
6. Form of Presentation
7. Operational Experience
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Transport and Logistics Databases/Systems
6. Form of Presentation
1. Purpose and Objectives
IMMS uses a software package entitled TMA, that has
The Inventory Maintenance Management System is been customised to include CCG nomenclature. It is a
responsible for maintaining an accurate and up-to-date menu driven system. There is a user manual as well
inventory of pollution countermeasures equipment as Head Quarter support.
located in each region (District/Sites) and providing
input to the national database on pollution equipment. 7. Operational Experience
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Crude Oil and Refined Product Databases
Automated Data Inquiry for Oil Spills itself, such as type of oil, amount spilled, and spill
(ADIOS)® duration or spill rate. On-line help is available for all of
the input requirements, explaining the use of the data,
allowable inputs, where data may be obtained, and
reasonable default values.
ADIOS® is an oil weathering model with a database of ADIOS displays the predicted oil property changes and
over one thousand crude oils and refined products. It estimated oil budget for a given time. These displays
provides quick information on the expected can be graphical, tabular, or as a text summary. By
characteristics and behaviour of oil spilled into the choosing a specific time, the user may get an oil
marine environment. The information provided is budget in the form of a pie chart.
specifically designed to incorporate response and
cleanup needs. 5. Operational Requirements and Restrictions
3. Input 9. Availability
Required input is based on information that can be Contact the National Oceanic & Atmospheric
readily obtained or estimated in the field. Because this Administration, Hazardous Materials Response &
tool provides information for operational response, Assessment Division, Seattle, Washington at:
considerable attention has been given to asking for the adiosinfo@hazmat.noaa.gov and available in English only.
minimum amount of input in the simplest format,
providing guidance and/or defaults wherever possible. 10. Condition on Use
The types of environmental information the model Contact Jerry Galt at galt@hazamt.noaa.gov. for
requires include wind speed(s), wave heights, water questions on conditions of use.
temperature, and salinity or density.
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9. Availability
Contact:
Oil Properties Catalogue
Dr. Merv Fingas
Environment Canada
3435 River Road
Ottawa, Ontano
2. Description
3. Input
4. Output
6. Form of Presentation
7. Operational Experience
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Spill Response Cost Tracking Databases/Systems
3. Input
4. Output
6. Form of Presentation
7. Operational Experience
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Training
2. Description Contact:
6. Form of Presentation
7. Operational Experience
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3. Inputs
In the debrief phase, the modelling results are used for 5. Operational Requirements and Restrictions
assessment. The exercise record can be played back
in forward and reverse mode on any time scale. The The Oil Guard runs under the Windows NT 4.0
report can be prepared and saved in the form of a slide Workstation operation system.
show or printout.
Minimum hardware requirements are:
In all the exercise phases, an electronic chart of the • 15-inch monitor (1024 x 786 @60 Hz)
simulation area with the presentation of an oil spill and • Pentium II 333 MHz, 64 Mb RAM, 2 Gb HDD,
conventional symbols for the combat facilities is used keyboard, mouse
for the graphic display of the simulation area and • 4-channel video subsystem (an ordinary single-
modelling results. channel video system is also supported) with
resolution 800 x 600 per channel, 64 k colours
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• 2 LSD projectors with 800 x 600 resolution
• Colour printed (A4)
6. Form of Presentation
7. Operational Experience
9. Availability
Peter Mantel
Transas Marine Ltd
Sea Hawk, Bilton Way
Off Airport Services Road
Portsmouth PO3 5JN, UK
Phone: 44 (0) 23 92 674000
Fax: 44 (0) 23 92 674048
Email: peter.mantel@transas.co.uk
Internet: www.transas.com
Or
Alexey Filippov
Transas Software House
21/2. Obukhovskoi Oborony
St. Petersburg, Russia
Phone: 7(812) 3253131
Fax: 7(812) 5671901
Email: aef@transas.com
Contact Transas.
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of resources.
3. Input
Pollution Incident Simulation, Control PISCES input consists of data on equipment and
and Evaluation System (PISCES) personnel resources to be used during the oil spill
response exercise, as well as scripted text describing
the exercise. Both the resource databases and the text
description of the scenario can be modified/updated in
“real-time” as a response exercise progresses.
PISCES is a computer simulation and decision support PISCES provides several types of “real-time” and post-
system which collects and displays information on exercise output. During an exercise, PISCES provides
resources and participants involved in oil spill operational status displays (e.g. response situation
preparedness and response exercises. information, resource location information), output from
an oil spill spread/trajectory model (OSSM, the Oil Spill
PISCES is used by the United States Coast Guard’s Mathematical Model) and performance data for
National Strike Force Co-ordination Center (NSFCC) to skimming systems, containment booms, chemical
plan, control and evaluate large-scale government and dispersing agents, in situ burning agents, and other oil
industry oil spill response exercises conducted on a spill countermeasures deployed (actual or simulated)
regular basis under the requirements of the Oil during the spill response exercise.
Pollution Act of 1990.
At the conclusion of an exercise, PISCES provides for
2. Description a facilitator controlled slide presentation of important
highlights of the exercise, as well as a debrief of the
PISCES was developed to assist the United States entire drill in the form of a recorded exercise
Coast Guard (or any other user) in the task of planning, simulation.
conducting and evaluating oil spill response exercises.
5. Operational Requirements and Restrictions
Since PISCES application software runs under the The PISCES program requires a Pentium processor
Windows NT operating system, it is easy to use by with a minimum of 16 Mb RAM, a VGA monitor or
anyone who is familiar with Windows 95 or Windows better, and a Microsoft compatible mouse. The
NT platforms. operating system is Windows NT. A video display unit
(e.g., Proxima) is needed to present information on a
Designed as an aid in assessing the preparedness of screen to an audience.
oil spill response organizations, PISCES provides a
portable computer suite that: PISCES also permits the tracking of real assets
(vessels) actually deployed during an exercise via
.1 Enables the user to design, develop, and integration of a Vessel Tracking System. Portable
document a scenario for conduct of an oil spill shipboard transmitter units of the tracking system can
response exercise in a harbour or waterway. be deployed aboard vessels, while a base station
receiving unit is connected to the PISCES control
.2 Provides the capability to initiate, monitor, and station.
control the pollution response exercise at the site
through the use of enhanced visualization and When activated, the shipboard units will broadcast their
resource tracking features. GPS positions continuously to the base station via VHF
radio frequencies. This information is received and
.3 Stores critical exercise data and features a slide decoded by the base station and passed to the
development module that can be used to script an PISCES control station, which updates the position of
effective debrief presentation to the participants vessels on the situation display.
immediately following the exercise.
6. Form of Presentation
.4 Can be used to conduct the after-action debrief,
including facilitator control of the slide PISCES software allows an exercise facilitator to
presentation and the ability to playback the simultaneously control and display multiple, large
recorded simulation of the oil spill and deployment screen information presentations so the exercise
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situation can be viewed by a large group as it
develops.
7. Operational Experience
9. Availability
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Other Databases/Systems
Seven types of objects make up the content of This program can be used by all members of area and
MARPLOT maps. These are: points (symbols), regional planning committees.
rectangles, circles, polygons, polylines, text labels, and
pictures. You might use a point object to mark the 6. Form of Presentation
location of a building or monitoring site.
The program includes a user manual and is available
Polylines are used to represent things like roads and for multiple computer platforms.
streams. Polygons are used to represent things like
parks or water bodies. Picture objects allow you to 7. Operational Experience
take any raster (bit map, PICT) image and display it at
fixed geographical co-ordinates. This software program is the result of many years of
experience with mapping oil and hazardous materials
MARPLOT provides functions for creating, examining, spills.
and modifying each type of object.
8. Originator and Technical Support
Maps and layers are the groups into which objects are
organised. Layers usually contain a certain type of Comments regarding this program can be directed to:
object, such as roads, water bodies, hospitals, etc.
Maps, which usually cover a specific geographic area Mark Miller
and contain some number of layers. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration,
Hazardous Materials Response & Assessment
There is no limit to the number of maps and layers that Division, Seattle, Washington, USA
can be opened and displayed simultaneously in
MARPLOT. It is easy to put a given map/layer in or out Phone: (206) 526-6317 or
of use at a particular MARPLOT installation, or to Email: mark_miller@hazmat.noaa.gov.
transfer a map/layer from one installation to another.
Additional information can be found on the Internet at:
3. Input
www-orca.nos.noaa.gov/projects
Searching for map objects based on geographical /hazmat/cameo/marplot.html
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9. Availability
Contact::
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Historical Database: generates Incident Report
Summaries, National Incident Report Summaries,
Regional Report Summaries, Ad hoc Report Samples.
Marine Pollution Incident Reporting
System (MPIRS) 5. Operational Requirements and Restrictions
4. Output
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8. Originator and Technical Support
Port Emergency Response Information Naomi Katsumi, Canadian Coast Guard, 200 Kent St.
System (PERIS) Ottawa, ON. K1A 0E6
9. Availability
Contact:
Naomi Katsumi
1. Purpose and Objectives Senior Staff Officer,
Research and Development
The objective of PERIS is to collect and display Program Management
information on facilities in harbour areas including Canadian Coast Guard
emergency contacts, emergency equipment held at the Ottawa
site, site plans and configurations such as piers,
pipelines and water intakes and outfalls . The types of Phone: 1-613-993 4076
facilities include Oil Handling Facilities, marinas, parks,
water treatment facilities etc. Currently there is a 10. Conditions on Use
database for Central and Arctic, and, Maritimes
Region. Contact the Canadian Coast Guard (as above).
2. Description
3. Input
4. Output
6. Form of Presentation
7. Operational Experience
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8. Originator and Technical Support
9. Availability
Contact:
3. Input
4. Output
6. Form of Presentation
7. Operational Experience
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• Logically ordered text based results of database
queries;
• Output to paper/OHP etc. via windows supported
Sea Empress Response Information printer.
System (SERIS)
5. Operational Requirements and Restrictions
SERIS has been specifically designed to provide the Contact BMT Marine Information Systems Limited.
user with a range of outputs in a variety of easy to
understand formats. These include:-
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annotate track, show search area during model run
etc.;
• All objects and layers may be interrogated by the
Search and Rescue Information System in-built BMT GIS;
(SARIS) • SAR reports may be cut and pasted in any other
windows software application;
• Output to a range spreadsheets formats;
• Output to paper/OHP etc. via windows supported
printer;
• Output to fax function.
1. Purpose and Objectives
5. Operational Requirements and Restrictions
The Search and Rescue Information System (SARIS)
has been specifically designed to provide government SARIS has been designed to operate on an entry level
regulators, response organisations, SAR planners, PC running Windows 95 and Windows NT. This
salvage companies and scientists alike with a software includes installation for use on a laptop computer.
tool for accurate prediction of most probable search System requirements are 586 or higher processor, 32
area of lost vessels and persons at sea. Mb RAM, 10 - 50 Mb free hard disk space, SVGA
compatible colour monitor, 3 ½” floppy drive or CD
2. Description ROM, keyboard and mouse or pointing device.
SARIS has been specifically designed to provide the 8. Originator and Technical Support
user with a range of outputs in a variety of easy to
understand formats. These include:- SARIS has been developed by BMT Marine
Information Systems Limited. For information,
• On screen display of SAR plan model run; technical support and any questions regarding SARIS,
• SAR plan model run status panel; please contact
• Range of display options including target colour,
BMT Marine Information Systems Limited, Grove
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House, Meridians Cross, 7 Ocean Way, Ocean
Village, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 3TJ.
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Internet Addresses For
Oil Spill Responders & Planners
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Oceanographic Information, Monitoring & Science
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URL = www.noaa.gov/ Summary of Internet source :
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- links to oceanographic organisations
- NOAA services & functions
- weather information links to other servers
- research at NOAA
- safe navigation
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Oil Spill Response & Emergency Organisations & Equipment Suppliers
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Oil Spill Information Sources & Data Bases
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Environmental and Scientific Information Sources
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URL = www.csiro.au/csiro.html Summary of Internet source :
Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research
Organisation
- CSIRO Australia is the nation’s largest government
scientific research agency.
- links to all divisions of CSIRO
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Media & Environmental Action Groups
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Maritime Organisations
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Oil Companies & Other Sites of Interest
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Maritime Environmental Legislation, Conventions and Insurance
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Maritime Communications Sites
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