Tim Wadsworth

Tim Wadsworth has degrees in engineering and in law. He joined ITOPF in 1991 and has subsequently been involved in many spills internationally. His primary role is to provide advice on spill response resources and to assist in the assessment of claims for compensation for clean-up activities. He became Technical Support Manager in 2006 and is responsible for ITOPF's technical support functions.

Published papers

Wadsworth T. (1995), Containment & Recovery of Oil Spills at Sea. Methods and Limitations. Journal of Waste Management and the Environment, October 1995 

Wadsworth T., Dicks B., Lavigne C. (1999), The Adaptation of Mariculture Practices in Response to Spilled Oil, Proceedings of the International Oil Spill Conference (IOSC), Seattle, Washington, USA 7-12 March 1999 

Wadsworth T. (2005), Evaluation of the Response by Specialised Foreign Vessels to the Release of Oil from PRESTIGE,  Proceedings of the International Oil Spill Conference (IOSC), Miami, Florida, USA 15-19 May 2005 

Wadsworth T. (2014), Comparison and assessment of waste generated during oil spills,  Proceedings of the International Oil Spill Conference (IOSC), Savannah, Georgia, USA 6-8 May 2014 

Parker H.A., Knutson S.R., Nicoll A., Wadsworth T. (2014) International Offers of Assistance Guidelines – Developing an IMO Tool to "Internationalize" Oil Spill Readiness and Response, Proceedings of the International Oil Spill Conference (IOSC), Savannah, Georgia, USA 6-8 May 2014 

Wadsworth T. (2019), The Pollution Risk from Mega Box Ships, Article in Standard P&I Club bulletin July 2019

Wadsworth T. (2021), To Carry or not to Carry? Onboard spill response equipment - Is it practicable? (2021)