Our Spill Management Team (SMT) Tabletop Exercise (TTX) program for 2008 is well underway. We have so for completed a program in Chennai, India on January 31, 2008 and our large scale U.S. SMT TTX on March 13, 2008 in the Los Angeles/Long Beach area.
Far East Program
The schedule for Japan is:
Tokyo, Japan
May 19, 2008 (Tanker Owners Only)
Kobe, Japan
May 21, 2008
Imabari, Japan
May 23, 2008
Tokyo, Japan
May 26, 2008
The second trip to Asia will be in August 2008 to provide SMT TTX exercises for Fishing Vessel Owners. The schedule for those exercises is:
Tokyo, Japan
August 5, 2008
Kobe, Japan
August 7, 2008
The third trip to Asia will be in September and will provide SMT TTX exercises for all plan holders. That schedule is:
Singapore
September 9, 2008
Hong Kong, China
September 11, 2008
Busan, South Korea
September 16, 2008
European Program
The final scheduled exercise program for 2008 will be for Europe. This exercise program will also provide exercise requirements for all plan holders. That schedule is:
Genoa, Italy
October 17 2008
Hamburg, Germany
October 21 2008
Athens, Greece
October 23 2008
Although in-office exercises are an option, we strongly encourage our clients to attend the exercises scheduled above. They are the most cost-effective means of meeting your exercise requirements and also will provide you with an opportunity to discuss the issues with other members of the shipping community.
