CBRN in the Maritime Environment

In response to fears at seaports and terminals over access to sufficient detection and container scanning solutions to combat the maritime CBRN threat, SMi is proud to present the inaugural CBRN in the Maritime Environment conference.

This must-attend event will focus upon detection, response and recovery at sea for Naval and Government practitioners. Whilst the hazardous materials remain the same, combating the threat that these materials pose at sea requires a different approach, different equipment, and different training.

As an island nation, the UK has a variety of critical national infrastructures placed close to the coast. In the event of a terrorist attack including the use of the 4 materials, it is essential that we understand the risk and correct response in this coastal environment.

CBRN in the Maritime Environment 2012 is the only dedicated commercial Maritime CBRN conference in the UK that brings together expertise from leading maritime nations and offers vendors the chance to demonstrate to the community how their solutions work in the maritime domain.

Hear key presentations from our expert speaker line-up:

• Lieutenant Colonel Bernd Allert, WMD Non-Proliferation Centre, NATO HQ
• Lieutenant Youri Linden, Seariding Instructor, CBRNDC/FF School, Royal Netherlands Navy 
• Örjan Martinsson, Division of Emergency and Maritime Surveillance, Swedish Coast Guard
• Lauri Luht, Rescue and Crisis Management Policy Department, Estonian Ministry of the Interior
• Steve Demetriou, Lead Officer Marine Response, Chief Fire Officers Association
• Dr. Roberto Mugavero, National Observatory on Security and CBRNe Defence (Osdife), Italy

Key benefits of attending include:

• Learn how to protect from and prevent such an attack
• Risk assessment & SOPs
• Be prepared to deal with such an incident, when it occurs.
• Examine existing capabilities
• Identify gaps
• Identify priorities
• Gain a thorough understanding of how catastrophic and devastating a CBRN incident in the Maritime Environment could be
• The impact on trade
• Business challenges when managing global risk
• The view of the Emergency Services

PLUS – Don’t miss our pre-conference workshops, both held on 25^th September:

Counter-Piracy and Maritime Security Strategy

9.00am - 1.00pm

Led by: Thorsten De Kever, Head of Air Operations & Christian Lang, Maritime Operations, International Security Network

The European Commission DG Move Study into C-IED for Passenger Ships and Ro-Ro Ferries in the Wider Context

1.30pm - 5.00pm

Led by: Jim Convery, Director, Explosive Learning Solutions Ltd

BOOKING INFORMATION

Register online at www.maritimecbrn.com

Alternatively contact James Hitchen: +44 (0) 20 7827 6054 / jhitchen@smi-online.co.uk