Research effort focuses on autonomous and ice-capable systems

摘要

Towards the end of 2015, the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research (ICCOPR) approved the Oil Pollution Research and Technology Plan for FY2015-2021 at the committee's quarterly meeting. The purpose of the plan is to provide current assessments of oil pollution research needs and priorities in the US. "The research needs focus on the tools and technologies employed by the Coast Guard on scene co-ordinators to address oil spills in the marine environment," explained Bill Vocke, who works for the US Coast Guard's incident management and preparedness policy directorate at Coast Guard Headquarters and also serves as ICCOPR's executive director. "Addressing these priority needs will not only improve our capabilities to respond to spills but also improve prevention, preparedness and injury assessment/restoration capabilities."