Created in Brest in 1995, OTRA advises players in the petroleum industry as well as governments, port authorities, communities and international organisations for the preparedness for response and operations to combat accidental marine pollution.

OTRA offers consultancy services in the field of preparedness and response to accidental marine pollution, supported by use of IT technologies for the management of response operations.

OTRA provides the skills and experience of our personnel to governments, communities, institutions and petroleum industries in order to be better prepared through the definition of an efficient emergency response organisation, the training of personnel and appropriate exercises.

OTRA also provides assistance to response operations (response at sea, coastal protection and clean-up, waste treatment, etc.) and offers , thanks to the IT technologies unique and tailored electronic solutions (emergency plans, incident management, operational sensitivity mapping, management of response equipment, waste management).

All our activities are carried out :

Emergency response planning is done with the objective of limiting the possible impact of oil spill incidents thanks to an efficient organisation. The management of all aspects of the response, the deployment of best-suited strategies and resources are key to a rapid response and ensure an efficient management of the equipment.

OTRA’s planning approach combines reality on the ground and operational methods and techniques. It is based on the recommendations advocated by the IMO (International Maritime Organisation), IPIECA (Global Association of the International Petroleum Industry for Environmental and Conservation issues) and ITOPF (International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation).

OTRA also provides training and runs exercises, which include the definition and deployment of response strategies and techniques, the deployment and maintenance of oil spill response equipment, the setting up and organisation of work sites, the management of crisis and relations with media , the aerial observation of pollution at sea, the management of compensation issues …