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LOGISTICS
SUPPORT
The Logistics department at NRC's
Headquarters in Great River, NY plans and executes the rapid deployment of
NRC response equipment, personnel, ICN Participants, and supplies to the
location of a spill in the quantities requested by the responsible party's
qualified individual or spill manager. They produce daily logistical
summaries that furnish the spill manager the resources that have been
deployed to date. Daily logistical planning reports provide the spill
manager with information as to what additional resources are available and
the time required for transport to the spill site.
At the spill site, field logistics
personnel function as the focal point for the orchestration of all local
support activities. They make arrangements for the delivery of consumables,
food, water, portable toilets, personal protective gear, and other
subsistence-type needs to clean-up crews in the field. They also track and
record the qualities, types, and operational status of equipment in the
field. These records provide valuable information to the spill manager for
planning daily activities.
COMMUNICATIONS
SUPPORT
NRC field operations are conducted from Mobile Command
& Communications Units (MCCU's) designed to accommodate a full range of
communications transceiving capability. The systems are designed to provide
the necessary equipment mix for communications with the corporate IOC in
Great River, New
York; vessels, aircraft, shore-based cleanup
operations, and local logistics support agencies. NRC's Mobile Command
& Communications Units (MCCU's) feature a spectrum of communications
capabilities including VHF-FM & UHF-FM, portable UHF & VHF
repeaters, Air-band radios, 1.2 meter Motosat voice & Internet
satellite system, facsimile machines, and cellular telephones. Fully
programmable UHF & VHF radios operating on FCC authorized spill
response frequencies are distributed to NRC Regional Managers, ICN crew
supervisors, and representatives of the responsible party's spill
management team.
The MCCU's are designed for employment within various climatic environments
relative to oil spill response operations. NRC has three MCCU's located in Calverton,
NY, Morgan City, LA and Savannah, GA. One unit is a 20Ft ISO, which accommodates
a maximum of eight personnel (seating for two at operational work stations
and six at a small conference table). The second unit is a 48Ft
compartmented trailer and the third unit is a 34Ft converted RV. All 3 are capable of indefinite self
sustained operations as well as exploitation of opportune hook ups and
interfacing. The 20Ft ISO unit is configured as a standard load for air
deployment via Hercules L-100 and Boeing 747 jet transport.
International Operations Center (IOC)
The International Operations Center
(IOC) in Great River, New York functions as the NRC focal
point for translating client response requirements into asset sourcing and
mobilization. This is the nerve center of NRC operations and the primary
command and control cell for overall management of the response process.
Central to the effectiveness of this
process is a highly responsive information management system. Fully
integrated information processing, networking, and presentation provide key
NRC staff members immediate access to essential client and contractor points
of contact, location and status of response assets, estimated/actual
arrival times of response resources, area unique characteristics, and other
information critical to managing time-sensitive response activities. With
immediate presentation of the right information in the right format, NRC
executives stand well equipped to rapidly designate primary responders,
formulate transportation strategies, select appropriate equipment, and make
key response decisions quickly and accurately under extremely sensitive and
demanding conditions.
Various communications including
terrestrial phone, fax, and modem capability put key IOC personnel in
direct contact with all aspects of the response process. Through these
systems, key NRC managers link directly with clients, contractors, support
agencies, response vessels, and NRC field operations personnel for purposes
of command and control, process tracking, and bi-directional movement of
critical information.
Upon discovery of a discharge, the
Qualified Individual (QI) should notify NRC International Operations Center
(IOC) in Great River, NY by telephone, facsimile, or telex.
The IOC is manned 24 hours a day. The 800-899-4NRC number is a dedicated
Spill Report Only telephone number. Once the Initial Spill Report
information is received, an Authorization to Proceed (ATP) form is faxed
promptly to the Qualified Individual by the IOC Duty Officer, for their
completion and authorization of NRC to mobilize response resources.
Upon notification and authorization for
oil spill response activities, NRC will commence mobilization of response
resources. NRC's response organization includes: the International
Operations Center (IOC) in Great
River, NY; 150
plus Independent Contractor Network (ICN) and Marine Resource Network (MRN)
participants . NRC's dedicated fleet of Oil Spill Response Vessels (OSRVs)
include: self propelled OSRVs; & manned OSRBs (barges). Additional
temporary storage comes from the Marine Resource Network and over 2000 tank
barges, owned and/or operated by NRC client companies and available under
established agreements.
Notification Procedure
A client may initiate oil spill response activities for any size
discharge, or threat of such a discharge, through NRC's International Operations
Center (IOC).
REPORT SPILLS TO:
NRC INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER
800-899-4NRC (800-899-4672)
TEL: (631) 224-9141 Ext 0 (or stay
on line)
FAX: (631) 224-9086
TELEX: 496 173 80 |
