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Aug 17, 2016 News
Coast Guard officials are undergoing four weeks of training on board a vessel that supports oil drilling operations of US-owned Exxon-Mobil.
According to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Sub Lieutenant, Eweart Andrews, and Petty Officer, Dornsford Wray, are on board MV Dante for sea training.
MV Dante is a vessel owned by Edison Chouest Offshore LLC. This is one of the supply vessels that provide logistics support to the drilling operations, the army explained in a statement.
“This training is a collaborated effort between the Guyana Defence Force and Edison Chouest Offshore LLC with the aim of enhancing the Coast Guard personnel knowledge on vessels, exposing them to new methods and providing an experience for the young Coast Guard soldiers.”
The training is both deck side and engineering, covering a number of shipboard skills, exposing them to drills including Man Overboard; Fire fighting; Damage Control; Spill Response; and Security Awareness and Training.
The officials will also be exposed to the use of radar; electronic chart display information system; navigational chart plotting.
According to the army, the Coast Guard personnel will be on board the vessel for 28 days and will then be rotated out to allow for another two persons to enter the programme.
The training would come at a time when Guyana is moving towards oil production after Exxon-Mobil announced a major find, the first of its kind, in its offshore concessions.
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THIS IDIOT TELLING GUYANA WE HAVE NO SAY IN THE 50% PROFIT SHARING AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH EXXON.
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“SPILL RESPONSE”?
whose equipment would they be using? where would they be stored? how readily would they be available and at what cost to the tax-payer?
What would happen when hurricane ‘Baccoo’ arrives during an oil spill?