Dr. Elliott Taylor provided oil spill expert facilitation for three National Workshops on Contingency Planning and Implementation of the OPRC Convention organized by the IMO RAC REMPEITC – Carib. Workshops were conducted in Paramaribo, Suriname (17-19 Oct.), Port of Spain, Trinidad (22-24 Oct.),and Cd. Del Carmen, Mexico (29-31 Oct. 2018). A key activity for each workshop entailed training and use of ARPEL’s Response/Readiness Assessment Tool for Oil Spills (RETOS) and Manual to evaluate the level of national oil spill preparedness and to identify prioritized opportunities for improvement and a planned path forward.
