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Marine Salvage, Firefighting, Environmental Response and Casualty Management Workshop

Date/Time

Monday, June 13, 2016 - Wednesday, June 15, 2016   |  8:30 am - 6:00 pm 

Location

Hyatt House Miami Airport Hotel 

The Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP) of the Organization of American States (OAS) in partnership with the American Salvage Association (ASA) will be holding a workshop with senior Port Authority officials from the 34 member countries, ASA members, and CIP staff. Experts from the salvage, wreck removal, marine firefighting and environmental response communities will present best practices, case studies and lessons learned over a three-day event. Effective casualty management will be highlighted, including from government and port authority perspectives. Legal issues will also be discussed such as salvage law, wreck removal issues, and the impact of various international conventions. Attendees will be invited to participate on panel sessions to share their own experiences. The workshop is expected to be fantastic opportunity for networking and information sharing and the ASA and CIP are pleased to sponsor this inaugural partnership event. 

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Important Documents

Agenda and Presentations
Agenda and Presentations

Day 1 –Monday, June 13, 2016 

  • 0830-0900 - Registration 
  • 0900-0930 - Introductions and Welcoming Remarks 
    • Jorge Duran, Chief of the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports 
    • Todd Schauer, President, American Salvage Association 
  • 0930-0945 - The US Response Model 
    • Admiral Scott A. Buschman, United States Coast Guard 
  • 0945-1030 - Salvage vs. Wreck Removal:  An overview with case studies 
    • Todd Schauer, Director of Operations, Resolve Marine Group 
  • 1030-1045 - Break 
  • 1045-1115 - Disaster Management 
    • Pablo Gonzalez, Chief of Risk Management and Climate Change, Dept. of Sustainable Development, Organization of American States 
  • 1115-1145 - Business of Salvage:  Who are the players?  How are services engaged? 
    • Mauricio Garrido, President, T&T Salvage 
  • 1145-1230 - Marine Casualties:  Initial Response and Initial Assessment 
    • Paul Smith, OceanSmith Services, LLC 
  • 1230-1400 - Lunch 
  • 1400-1515 - US Response Model Part 1:  Incident Command System (ICS) Overview 
    • Jim Elliott, Vice President, T&T Salvage 
  • 1515-1530 - Break 
  • 1530-1700 - Salvage Panel:  Case Studies and Lessons Learned 
    • Bas Coppes, Koole-Mammoet Salvage 
    • Mateus Araujo, President of SINDNAVAL-Amazon 
    • Pedro Pablo Zepeda, Director General of Merchant Marine, Mexico 

Day 2 – Tuesday, June 14, 2016 

  • 0900-0945 - When a Maritime Disaster Strikes… Port Resiliency
    • Considerations:  Readiness for Recovery, Restoration and Continuity 
      • Cynthia Hudson, CEO, HudsonAnalytix Inc. 
      • Mike Edgerton, Vice President, HudsonAnalytix Inc. 
  • 0945-1045 - Marine Casualty
    • Response: Sinkings, Capsizings and Strandings 
      • Paul Smith, OceanSmith Services, LLC 
  • 1045-1100 - Break 
  • 1100-1200 - Wreck Removal Issues: Legal Issues, Funding, Limits of Liability, Conventions 
  • 1200-1330 - Lunch 
  • Tools of Salvage Overview: Emergency Lightering, Heavy Lift and Rigging and Diving Equipment 
    • Bill Hazel, Director of Marine Services, Marine Pollution Control 
    • David DeVilbiss, Vice President, Global Diving and Salvage 
  • 1445-1530 - US Response Model Part 2:  Salvage Plan Development 
    • Jim Elliott, Vice President, T&T Salvage 
  • 1530-1545 - Break 
  • 1545-1630 - Marine Firefighting 
    • Todd Schauer, Director of Operations, Resolve Marine Group 
  • 1630-1715 - Wreck Removal Panel:  Case studies and lessons learned 
    • Guest Speaker – Captain Cristian E. Galvez, Chilean Navy 
    • Ocean Breeze – Mauricio Garrido, President, T&T Salvage 
    • Amadeo – Todd Schauer, Director of Operations, Resolve Salvage 

Day 3 – Wednesday, June 15, 2016 

  •  0900-1000 - Salvage Operations in Panama 
    • Octavio Stagg, Panama Canal Authority 
  • 1000-1100 - Salvage Operations in Mexico 
  • 1100-1115 - Break 
  • 1115-1230  - Sub-Sea Threats and Response Operations 
    • Remediation of Legacy Underwater Threats (RULET) 
    • Caribbean Region Risk Assessment (CRISK) 
    • Submerged Oil Detection and Recovery 
      • Jim Elliott, Vice President, T&T Salvage 
      • David DeVilbiss, Vice President, Global Diving and Salvage 
  • 1230-1400 - Lunch 
  • 1400-1600 - Marine Casualty Exercise with Participants in Incident Command Roles 
    • Scenario Brief and Assignments 
    • Mock Press Briefing 
    • Hotwash and Lessons Learned 
    • All workshop attendees in group sessions 
  • 1600-1615 - Closing Remarks 
    • Jorge Duran, Chief of the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports 
    • Todd Schauer, President, American Salvage Association