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NOWPAP Training & Excercise

In order to increase the level of preparedness of the NOWPAP members to jointly respond to major marine pollution incidents within the framework of the Plan, the NOWPAP DELTA (Joint Oil Spill Response Exercise) has been continuously carried out once every two years. The implemented NOWPAP DELTA exercises are as follows;

No.	Date	Organized members	Co-organized members	Venue	Mobilized resources
1	May 2006	Russia	Japan	Aniva Bay, Russia	10 vessels, 3 aircrafts, 1 oil recovery ship, 1 helicopter, oil containment and recovery equipment
2	September 2008	China	Korea	Qingdao, China	27 vessels, 1 fixed-wing aircraft, 1 helicopter, 2 ambulances, 1 emergency command automobile, radar, mobile video transmission devices, communication equipment
3	September 2010	Japan	Russia	Wakkanai port, Japan	9 vessels, 2 helicopters, radar, mobile video transmission devices and communication equipment
4	May 2012	Korea	China	Yeosu, Korea	32 vessels, 3 helicopters, 6 oil skimmers and 2,500 meters of oil booms including 1 response vessel, 16 crew members
5	October 2014	Russia	Japan	Amur Bay, Vladivostok Russia	6 vessels, 3 helicopters including 3 diving boats, oil containment and recovery equipment
6	July 2016	China	Korea	Weihai, China	18 vessels, 1 helicopter, 2 unmanned aircraft, over 400 personnel
7	October 2018	Japan	Russia	Maizuru, Japan	9 vessels, 1 helicopter, 1 unmanned aircraft, over 200 personnel

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