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DRONING ON: A REVIEW OF UAV USE IN RECENT SPILLS ATTENDED BY ITOPF UKSpill Seminar 18, U.K. Susannah Domaille, ITOPF Video: Mentor Marine ITOPF Worldwide Over 800 spills experience Promote effective spill response P ROMOTING EFFECTIVE SPILL

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DRONING ON: A REVIEW OF UAV USE IN RECENT SPILLS ATTENDED BY ITOPF

Video: Mentor Marine

Susannah Domaille, ITOPF UKSpill Seminar 18, U.K.

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ITOPF Worldwide experience

Promote effective spill response Over 800 spills

PROMOTING EFFECTIVE SPILL RESPONSE

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Provide technical advice to government, responders &

victims

Promote effective response techniques, joint

assessments & cooperation

Monitor spill response & investigate damage to

resources

Provide trajectory and fate modelling
Analyse satellite imagery
Help source and advise on equipment

ITOPF

Exclusively Advisory Role

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UAV USES 2015-2017

Salvage Claims Media Aerial Surveillance Shoreline Survey Public Relations

55 incidents attended by ITOPF in 33 countries 11 incidents involved the use of UAVs

Image: SWIRE

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UAV USES 2015-2017

1

Plan operations
Oversee operations

Salvage CASE

1

Identify contaminated

vessels for hull cleaning

Anticipate claims

Claims CASE

2

Reassuring the public
Controlled footage to be

shared Public Relations CASES

Image: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDv8XF9VI4c

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UAV USES 2015-2017

8

Get close to the casualty
Record clean up
perations

Media CASES

Image: SWIRE

3

Assimilate trajectory

models

Equipment performance
Health & safety

Aerial Surveillance CASES

3

Rapid survey
Difficult to access

shorelines Shoreline Survey CASES

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UAVS ONSITE 2018

4 out of 17 incidents

Similar purpose:

Used by salvors, during firefighting/at-sea response
Assess shoreline oiling in remote islands
Locate slicks to direct vessels
Media

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UAVS ONSITE 2018

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UAVS ONSITE 2018

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CHALLENGES OBSERVED Limitations of Optical Equipment

Other sensors are not as readily available
Night operations have not been observed
UAV positioning – reflection of sunlight

Image: SWIRE

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CHALLENGES OBSERVED

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CHALLENGES OBSERVED Selection of Observation Platform

Conflicting use of airspace (drones / helicopters)
Not all UAV equipment is suitable for all spills
Direct visual observation of oil has been preferred

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CHALLENGES OBSERVED Developing Regulatory Framework

UAV laws introduced during response
Commercially licenced and approved by communication

and aviation authorities

UAV operations delayed

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Image: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDv8XF9VI4c

CHALLENGES OBSERVED Transboundary Considerations

Contractor used UAV in a transboundary incident
Operations ceased
UAV confiscated

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CHALLENGES OBSERVED Spread on social media

UAVs deployed by journalists and members of the public
Scrutinise response operations
Added pressure on response agencies

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDv8XF9VI4c

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NEXT STEPS

Develop guidelines

Suggestions for operators Facilitate training Draw on past experiences Use to maximum potential

Image: SWIRE

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WHAT COULD BE INCLUDED?

Rapid tool for deciding appropriateness and configuration

f a UAV for the situation at hand

Templates for flight plans

Optimal operational parameters for different shoreline substrates

UAV footage interpretation

Sensor and filter information

Methods to maximise safety standards

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Cross-sector collaboration

Aviation

Safety IMO

Regulatory

Agencies

OSROs

UAV

specialists

GUIDELINES PROPOSAL

ICAO

Video: SWIRE

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WHAT ARE YOUR EXPERIENCES WITH UAVS?