Spill Response Exercise Schedule
The purpose of the online exercise schedule is to raise awareness of when oil spill response exercises are occurring, to allow exercise planners to proactively schedule exercises, and to raise awareness of when oil spill response exercises are occurring to avoid scheduling multiple exercises on the same day. The exercises listed on the schedule are those exercises that DEC plans to either conduct or participate in. For additional information regarding coordinating exercise scheduling with DEC, please refer to DEC’s Oil Spill Response Exercise Manual, A Guide for Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Exercises.
Exercise Scheduling Advice
- Notify the DEC plan reviewer of the tentative date of the exercise well in advance.
- Involve the DEC plan reviewer in the exercise planning process starting with the first planning team meeting.
- Avoid scheduling multiple exercises on the same day, or within the same DEC region in the same week.
- Use the Exercise Scheduling Form, developed in collaboration with agency and industry partners, to facilitate timely and accurate scheduling.
Calendar Abbreviations and Acronyms:
| Abbreviation / Acronym | Description |
|---|---|
| ACC | Alaska Chadux Corporation |
| IAP | Incident Action Plan |
| APSC | Alyeska Pipeline Service Company |
| IMT | Incident Management Team |
| ARRC | Alaska Railroad Corporation |
| MAD | Mutual Aid Drill (North Slope) |
| ASRC | Arctic Slope Regional Corporation |
| PLMP | Pipeline Milepost (APSC) |
| BPXA | BP Exploration Alaska |
| PWS | Prince William Sound |
| CANUSDIX | Canadian/US Coast Guard Dixon Entrance |
| SEAPRO | Southeast Alaska Petroleum Response Organization |
| CCG | Canadian Coast Guard |
| EPR | Emergency Planning & Response (formerly SERVS) |
| CISPRI | Cook Inlet Spill Prevention and Response Inc. |
| SPAR | Spill Prevention and Response Division (DEC) |
| CY | Calendar Year |
| TAPS | Trans Alaska Pipeline System |
| DEC | Dept of Environmental Conservation (State of Alaska) |
| TBD | To be determined |
| DMVA | Dept of Military and Veterans Affairs (State of Alaska |
| TOWEX | Vessel Towing Exercise |
| DOD | Department of Defense |
| USCG | United States Coast Guard |
| ETS | Emergency Towing System |
| VEOC | Valdez Emergency Operations Center |
| FEOC | Fairbanks Emergency Operations Center |
| VMT | Valdez Marine Terminal (APSC) |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| WCD | Worst Case Discharge |
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