MIDSIS TROCS VERSION 3.0 ONLINE – Jan 01, 2012
The Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC) has the pleasure to announce that the Maritime Integrated Decision Support Information System (MIDSIS-TROCS) version 3.0 is now available and online.
The development of MIDSIS-TROCS version 3.0 has been overviewed by REMPEC in the framework of the Mediterranean Technical Working Group (MTWG), according to the decision of the Ninth Meeting of the Focal Points of the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC), which was held in Malta between 21 and 24 April 2009.
MIDSIS-TROCS is a decision support system designed as a reference for use in the field (downloadable offline application) or office (Online version), aiming at assisting decision-makers to select measures to be taken related to plausible hazardous material marine spill.
It thus provides options for response to marine chemical emergencies and presents them in a structured format which can facilitate the decision given the amount of information available at the start of the event. The main added value of this tool in comparison with other existing HNS tools is the availability of accidents reports linked to a specific chemical. The chemical data gathered in the tool has been updated to reflect the developments which took place at the international level.
The development of MIDSIS-TROCS version 3.0 has been overviewed by REMPEC with the assistance of a Steering Committee comprising the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds), the Centre of Documentation, Research and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution (CEDRE), Transport Canada (CANUTEC) and the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Ltd. (ITOPF).
The Centre takes this opportunity to thank all entities and individuals who have participated to the successful revision of the tool
Link to the tool: http://midsis.rempec.org/