The Challenge

Maritime traffic is increasing in European waters, which in turn increases the chances for shippinng accidents and subsequent oil spills. This makes it essential to have a well functioning European oil spill policy and expertise based on cooperation among European maritime member countries. On the basis of recent well-known accidents at sea, e.g. Erika and Prestige, the main objective of the project is to develop a training concept for those who usually participate de facto in responding to incidents of oil spill at sea.