BP offers two vessel of opportunity classes this weekend

BP will offer two classes on basic oil spill response this weekend in Gulf and Franklin Counties.

The class, called a vessel of opportunity class, provides an overview of safety measures that have to be taken by boats helping combat the oil spill and also of the various types of jobs that can be done to combat the oil spill if it moves into our area.

The Vessel of opportunity class is necessary if you do hope to be hired by BP to help in the oil spill response. It does not guarantee you will be hired, but people who are selected after the class will get additional training in the specific area in which they would be working.

The classes will be held on Saturday at 3 at the Capital City Bank, 504 Monument Ave in Port St Joe and on Sunday at 3 at the Armory in Apalachicola.

People can sign up at the door on a first come first served basis.

Franklin County residents who plan to take part in the vessel of opportunity program should also plan to attend a meeting with the US Coast Guard on Sunday night at 7 at the Franklin County Courthouse Annex in Apalachicola. The meeting will allow the Coast Guard to make a short presentation about the safety equipment and requirements a boat must have to participate in the Vessel of Opportunity Program and the Coast Guard will also announce the times and locations of boat inspections that will be offered on Monday.


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