Smart System to Coordination of the Available Response Resources in an Oil Spill Leakage

• Main Authors: Mariana Panaitescu, Fanel-Viorel Panaitescu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Gdynia Maritime University 2019-03-01
• Series: TransNav: International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation
• Subjects: Oil Spill; Oil Spill Leakage; Oil Spill Response; Response to Pollution; Mathematical Model; Marine Pollution; Response Resources; Applying Simulation Study
• Online Access: http://www.transnav.eu/files/Smart System to Coordination of the Available Response Resources in an Oil Spill Leakage,891.pdf

A smart solution for assessing the consequences of pollution on the coast, on flora and fauna but also by accounting for the total costs of the equipment used in the response to pollution is a system for assessing, coordinating and simulating the risk situation with the help of a mathematical model implemented on a simulator. The mathematical model for the simulation of the event of pollution is the latest generation and take into account all the meteorological factors of the sea and air, as well as all the physico-chemical parameters of the substances involved (dispersion, surface tension). The simulator is used for the realistic modeling of a crisis situation and it is useful for both marine officers and emergency situation officials. The simulator will be used as an educational instrument enabling the interactive study of the different emergency situations. In this paper we present the simulation of incident and the creation of response resources. The scenario incident is for KAPTAN M cruise ship that left the tourist port of TOMIS Constanta, Romania, having on board 20 passengers and a number of 15 crew members, and which collided with the oil ship EVIA Oil FIVE, having on board the quantity of 4200 MT crude oil. As a result of the collision, the passenger ship suffered a breach (water hole), on the starboard board, breach by which the ship began to ambarce sea water and in the car compartment a fire was produced. Containment and recovery of an oil spill during the exercise will be simulated through activation and control of response resources. The resources involved in the operations are divided into: platforms, equipment and personnel. The results of simulation is the list of response resources specified in the scenario together with their parameters, which can be exported into a text file. With this simulation tools you can efficiently appreciate the cost of resources in due time, avoiding material and human damage.