The exercise involved over 350 participants from around 35 organisations, including industry and the Commonwealth Government, who participated from locations in Canberra, Perth, Fremantle, and Exmouth.
The exercise was conducted from 11 to 14 September 2017; and simulated a Level 3 oil spill incident occurring in Commonwealth waters, with the oil spill spreading into Western Australian coastal waters.
The Commonwealth Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (DIIS) led a sub-exercise that was designed to evaluate the plans, processes and capabilities of the Commonwealth Government’s Offshore Petroleum Incident Coordination Committee (OPICC) and the DIIS Crisis Management Team (CMT).
The exercise provided useful experience for participants and successfully identified specific areas for further improvement to the DIIS’ Offshore Petroleum Incident Coordination Framework and the department’s CMT.