The Civil Defence Commission yesterday hosted an oil spill tabletop exercise the aim of which was to test and develop Guyana’s oil response capability.
A number of stakeholders were involved in the exercise which was held at the CDC’s headquarters on Thomas Road, Thomas Lands, George-town. The activity was described as a “command post” exercise where all the players within the different agencies identified and played their role. It is a part of a regional security exercise known as “Exercise Tradewinds” which contains a component for disaster response.
Tabletop exercises are discussion-based sessions where team members meet in an informal, classroom setting to discuss their roles during an emergency and their responses to a particular emergency situation. A facilitator guides participants through a discussion of one or more scenarios.
