Coordinating Oil Removal

Question 1

What is a SCAT survey?

Answer 1

They are conducted to identify, assess and prioritize shoreline contamination and cleanup

Question 2

What is Phase III removal actions?

Answer 2

Includes containment, countermeasures, cleanup, and disposal

Question 3

What is a Bioremediation agent?

Answer 3

Microbiological cultures, enzyme additives, or nutrient additives that are deliberately introduced into an oil discharge and that will significantly increase the rate of biodegradation to mitigate the effects of the discharge.

Question 4

What is a dispersion agent?

Answer 4

Chemical agents that emulsify, disperse, or solubilize oil into the water column or promote the surface spreading of oil slicks to facilitate dispersal of the oil into the water column.

Question 5

What is the purpose of the District Response Group?

Answer 5

Combined USCG personnel and equipment, including marine firefighting equipment, of each port in the district; additional prepositioned response equipment; and a district response advisory team.

Question 6

What is District Response Advisory Team?

Answer 6

Provides support to the OSC

Question 7

What are the different types of temporary storage?

Answer 7

Barrels, Frac tanks