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Date: April 27, 2016 Galveston, Texas

An oil spill removal organization’s (OSRO) spill response operating team (SROT) deploys a weir skimmer from their response vessel during a training session. During a response, oil is typically herded towards a weir skimmer deployed inside a containment boom. The weir skimmer is leveled so that it will float just below the oil on the surface in order to draw in the oil layer with as little water as possible. The recovered oil is then pumped into temporary storage containers on the vessel. BSEE Preparedness Analysts from the Oil Spill Preparedness Division (OSPD) regularly inspect these types of equipment and observe industry training and exercise activities to ensure compliance with regulations and to monitor the overall vigor of the oil spill preparedness and response community.

Photo by: John Calvin, BSEE

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Alternative names	BSEE
Authority file	: Q4998426 VIAF: 314893350 ISNI: 0000000439824402

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