Session 6
Marine Clean-Up Experiences -Local Authority Role in Marine Oil Spill Response
William B. Davies
Position Head of Operations, Municipal Services, Highways Maintenance, Traffic Management & Transportation, Pembrokeshire County Council, U.K.
Education BSc Civil Engineering / Member of the Institution of Civil Engineering (Chartered Engineer) / Member of the Institution of Highways & Transportation / Registered European Engineer
County Oil Pollution Officer for Pembrokeshire for the management of the clean-up operations, following the SEA EMPRESS Incident. The Joint Response Centre is still in operation, some 14 months after the initial grounding of SEA EMPRESS. Most important issue now is the compilation of the claim for consideration by ITOPF on behalf of the IOPC.