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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Implement response
   • Develop response plans for selected options, in accordance with organisational procedures and WHS/OHS requirements
   • Develop an incident action plan
   • Communicate proposed response actions to relevant personnel and stakeholders
   • Monitor and review response actions and modify, as appropriate, in response to changing circumstances
2. Establish context of spill
   • Gather intelligence to determine size and impact of marine pollution situation
3. Identify character and behaviour of the oil spill
4. Consult and involve appropriate specialists or advisors in establishing the context of the oil spill
5. Identify and confirm oil spill response objectives
6. Provide accurate, timely and relevant communication about the oil spill to stakeholders
7. Consider response options fora decision
   • Identify and review available response options to the oil spill
8. Review strengths and weakness of options with appropriate specialists or advisors
9. Determine risk areas and levels of risk in accordance with organisational procedures and Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/ Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements
10. Determine and select best response options based on critical factors
11. Determine the scale of response to the oil spill
12. Document decision making processes in response to the oil spill
    • Develop response plans for selected options, in accordance with organisational procedures and WHS/OHS requirements
13. Develop an incident action plan
14. Communicate proposed response actions to relevant personnel and stakeholders
15. Monitor and review response actions and modify, as appropriate, in response to changing circumstances

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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