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Objectives
Ensure the Safety of Response Personnel
Confirm the hazard(s) of any emitted material.
Ensure adherence to DoT MEER SMS by all response personnel.
Establish site control (hot zone, warm zone, cold zone and security), including appropriate
decontamination facilities for personnel and equipment.
Establish induction and safety briefing regime for response personnel.
Develop site safety and health plan for response personnel
Establish air monitoring regime in impacted areas
Deploy Safety Representatives across the response effort.

Ensure the Safety of the Community

Declare an ‘Emergency Situation’ over impacted area.
Establish and enforce exclusion zones.
Provide timely community safety announcements.

Manage a Coordinated Response Effort

Support the SMEEC in the performance of their duties.
Confirm the Controlling Agency and overall incident management arrangements, including location of
incident response facilities.
Activate and implement DoT MEER 4 Day Response Plan and commence Initial Response Phase
incident action planning process.
Complete relevant notifications and provide updates as required, including effected LGA/s.
Activate, mobilise and track required response resources & personnel, including MIMT and SRT.
Establish and maintain incident administration regime (NEMO).
Establish Incident Support Group and engage with relevant DEMC and LEMC as required.

Control the Source

Establish a Maritime Casualty Coordination Unit to manage the casualty.
Conduct appropriate actions to cease and prevent further spillage.

Contain and Recover Spilled Oil

Conduct situational awareness operations to report on the situation and to locate, assess, report and
monitor the spill.
Conduct containment and recovery operations at the spill source
Conduct offshore containment and recovery operations
Conduct inshore containment and recovery operations at appropriate collection areas
Conduct shoreline clean-up operations.
Establish waste collection and management system.

Recover and Manage Oiled Wildlife

Activate DBCA response and implement Oiled Wildlife Plan.
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Conduct situational awareness operations to locate, assess, report and monitor oiled wildlife.
Conduct oiled wildlife collection operations.
Conduct oiled wildlife treatment and rehabilitation operations.
Promote oiled wildlife reporting by community

Minimise harm to the environment

Identify resources at risk
Formulate and implement appropriate protection strategies.
Track and predict oil movement through modelling and visual confirmation.
Establish environmental monitoring regime

Minimise harm to the community and economy

Enable community and local business involvement in the response operations and the associated
support activities.
Identify community and economic factors at risk.
Formulate and implement appropriate protection / harm minimisation strategies.
Establish damage claims process

Keep the Community Informed of Response Operations

Establish and promote DoT Incident Response Call Centre
Inform the community through active media and social media engagement.
Conduct community forums to directly inform the community of response activities and identify and
address concerns and issues.
Establish communications with key stakeholders to identify and address concerns and issues.
Enlist the support of elected officials to contribute to the response operations.
Provide timely community safety announcements
Manage media access to spill response activities.

Key Assumptions (No proof currently available)

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Operational Period Command Guidance

Key Safety Message (What is the key safety message?)
The safety of responders and the community is paramount.
All reasonable efforts must be taken to prevent the public coming into direct contact with oil.
If there is any uncertainty pertaining to the safety of responders or the public, err on the side of
safety.

Command Emphasis (What is of special importance, value or prominence?)

Command Intent (What key outcome/s are we are trying to achieve?)

Incident Action Plan Components

IAP Cover Sheet ICS 209 Situation Report
ICS 210 Resource Status Change &
ICS 202 Objectives
Summary
ICS 203 Personnel List ICS 232 Resources at Risk Summary
ICS 205 Communications Plan
ICS 206 Medical Plan
ICS 207 Organisation Chart

Approved By
State Maritime Environmental Emergency Coordinator Date:
Incident Controller Date:

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 INCIDENT OBJECTIVES FORM (ICS FORM 202)

Purpose: The Incident Objectives Form describes the basic incident strategy, control objectives, and
safety considerations for use during the next operational period.

Preparation: The Incident Objectives Form is prepared by the Planning Officer and approved by the
SMEEC/IC at the commencement of the operational period in preparation for the Incident
Action Plan.

Distribution: The Incident Objectives Form will be reproduced with the IAP and given to all supervisory
personnel at the Section, Branch, Division/Group and Unit leader levels.

Item Title Instructions

Version Name Enter the version name for the form.
Incident Name Enter the name assigned to the incident.
Enter the Operational Period for which the form applies with Time (24 hr)
Operational Period
and Date (DD MMM YY). For example, 0800 15 Oct 19 to 0800 16 Oct 19.
Mark relevant objectives and strategies for the operational period to guide
Objective(s)
the development of the IAP.
Enter key assumptions the SMEEC/IC have made in selecting the
Key Assumptions
objectives and strategies for the operational period.
Enter clear, concise statements for safety message, Command emphasis
Operational Period
and Command Intent for the operational period. If available, a safety
Command Guidance
message should be referenced and attached.
Approved By Enter the signature and date of approving parties.
Enter name of the person preparing the form. Enter time (24 hr) and
Prepared By
date (DD MMM YY).

NOTE: ICS 202, Incident Objectives, serves as part of the IAP, which is not considered complete until
attachments are included.

Document Control

Version
Date Prepared by Revision or issue description Issued to
No.
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