IMO/ REMPEITC/ GI-WACAF Related Projects
Dr. Elliott Taylor has been involved as an oil spill expert and facilitator in dozens of IMO / REMPEITC / REMPEC / GI-WACAF related activities including workshops on National Contingency Planning and Implementation of the OPRC Convention, the use of RETOS, and IMO training.
Highlighted Projects
Central and Eastern Mediterranean (Virtual), 7-8 September, October, and 23 November 2021
Contracted by REMPEC as the expert to facilitate and instruct the Central and Eastern Mediterranean countries on the use of the ARPEL RETOSTMv2.1 Excel tool and associated documents for undertaking national-level workshops on assessing each country’s oil spill response capabilities and gap analyses. The virtual series encompasses two plenary sessions (initial and concluding) and one-on-one working sessions with representatives from each country to gain practical skills in undertaking the assessment and evaluation of their national oil spill response program.
Anguilla & St. Maarten (Virtual) 19-21 October 2021
Contracted as an oil spill expert and facilitator for a National Workshop on Contingency Planning and Implementation of the OPRC Convention organized by the IMO RAC REMPEITC – Carib. A key activity for the workshop entailed training and use of ARPEL’s Response/Readiness Assessment Tool for Oil Spills (RETOS v.2.1) and Manual to evaluate the national oil spill preparedness and to identify prioritized opportunities for improvement and a planned path forward through a Global Improvement Program.
Valletta, Malta, 24-26 April 2019
Contracted as the expert to facilitate and instruct the Western Mediterranean countries on the use of the ARPEL RETOSTMv2.1 Excel tool and associated documents for undertaking national-level workshops on assessing each countries oil spill response capabilities and gap analyses. Sponsored through The Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operation (DG ECHO) under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism with the support of the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC).
Related Published Work
IMO Publications
A principal contributing author to the IMO publication: “Guidelines on the Implementation of the OPRC Convention and the OPRC-HNS Protocol, 2020”
Contributing author to the IMO updated publication: “Manual on Oil Pollution Section II – Contingency Planning, 4th Edition (2016)”
Related Projects
| LOCATION | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Basseterre, St. Kitts | IMO Regional Workshop |
| Malta | IMO RETOS Workshop |
| Bahamas | IMO National Oil Spill Contingency Planning Workshop for the Wider Caribbean Area |
| Belize | National IMO Level III Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation Training |
| Caribbean | IMO Regional Workshop on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response, and Co-operation |
| Lima, Peru | OPRC Model Course – Level 2 |
| Panama City, Panama | OPRC Model Course – Level 2 |
| Managua, Nicaragua | COCATRAM/PNUMA/IMO Workshop on Regional Development of National Contingency Plans for Oil Spills |
| Belize | Risk Assessment Workshop, Phase I – National Contingency Plan Development |
| Mexico | Assessment of preparation and response to marine contamination |
| Malabo, Republic of Equatorial Guinea | Workshop on Development of a National Contingency Plan |
| Belize | National Oil Spill Contingency Planning and Ecological Risk Assessment Workshop, Phase II |
| Georgetown, St. Vincent | Training and Ecological Risk Assessment Workshop for Improving the National Contingency Plan |
| Malabo, Republic of Equatorial Guinea | National Workshop for the Development of a National Contingency Plan |
| San José, Costa Rica | Ecological Risk Assessment Workshop for Improving the National Contingency Plan |
| Managua, Nicaragua | National Workshop for the Development of a National Contingency Plan |
| Malabo, Republic of Equatorial Guinea | Development of a draft 2010 National Contingency Plan |
| St. Maarten and Anguilla | National Workshop for the Development of a National Contingency Plan |
| Antigua & Barbuda | National Workshop on Oil Spill Contingency Planning and Response |
| Trinidad | RAC REMPEITC Regional Workshop |
| Suriname | RAC REMPEITC Regional Workshop |