New HNS training exercise delivered to Britannia P&I, Singapore

ITOPF held a table-top workshop with Britannia P&I Club in Singapore where attendees planned a response to a spill scenario of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as part of a new training exercise called HYDRO NEXUS. 

The half-day event saw team members from Britannia successfully responding to a spill of LNG bunkers from an alternatively fuelled vessel, who were assisted by the ITOPF team on how best to approach the response, taking into account the risks and hazards presented by this substance.

The Britannia team were guided by ITOPF's experts on the steps of an alternative fuel and HNS response, including information gathering, risk assessment, appropriate PPE selection, and use of different techniques and equipment used in these spill scenarios.

One key component of the exercise was to demonstrate the potential impacts and claims that the P&I insurers may face during an alternative fuel/HNS incident. Teams collated costs for loss of life and personal injury, clean-up and preventive measures, property damage, economic loss and environmental damage claims.