POSOW II manuals and posters released – Apr 07, 2016

Within the framework of the POSOW II Project, manuals and posters pertaining to the new themes of Oil Spill Waste Management and Fishermen’s Support in Oil Spill Response, were developed as part of a set of educational material to train professional and volunteer operators working in civil protection services, municipalities and Non- Governmental Organizations. 

The said Oil Spill Waste management and Fishermen’s support in oil spill response material has been developed by the Centre of Documentation, Research and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution (Cedre) and the Port Institute for Studies and Cooperation (FEPORTS), respectively, with the support of the POSOW partners and is available for download in English through the Documentation section of the POSOW website, or by clicking on the below thumbnails. Arabic and Turkish versions will shortly be made available on the website by the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) and the General Directorate of Maritime and Inland Waters (DGMARINWA), respectively.

This training material will be used during the two upcoming Train the Trainer Courses to be held between on 19 and 22 April and between 26 and 29 April2016, in Brest, France. They will then be disseminated to the beneficiary countries, as a supporting material to train volunteers at a local level during the National Pilot Courses, scheduled during the second half of the year 2016.