Making the best out of the Worst #10
Marc Mullen | June 16, 2025 This post is the tenth ‘Lessons Learned’ from my experiences in several recentWorst Case Drills (WCDs). Each ‘Lessons Learned’ focuses on one specific issue revealed in the WCDs that affects communicators’ ability to communicate in a crisis. Feel free to use this information to improve your own planning or response actions. […]
Making the Best out of the Worst #8
This post is the eighth ‘Lessons Learned’ from my experiences in several Worst Case Drills (WCDs) held in 2024. Each ‘Lessons Learned’ focuses on one specific issue revealed in the WCDs that affects communicators’ ability to communicate in a crisis. Feel free to use this information to improve your own planning or response actions. I […]
Making the Best out of the Worst: #3
The greatest of all drills is the Worst Case Drill (WCD), designed to simulate a worst case incident that fully tests an operator’s response capability. A WCD gives oil handling operations a greater understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of their activation of oil spill contingency plans, equipment, personnel and procedures. A well planned WCD […]