Located in the Communications Room are the two telephone operators
that recieve all incoming phone calls to the Oil Spill Response
Center number. These two operators distribute all incoming calls
throughout the Center.
This Comms Room also houses the radio center. Radios included
3 VHF Marine Band, 1 HF Single Side Band with Nicode ringer,
1 Aviation VHF, and 1 VHF company band radio. Also available
are 15 each, 2 watt radios with chargers and extra batteries
for distribution to field personnel for beach and shoreline communications.
The Comms Room, CIC office and the OSRV Clean Islands also
have Alpha-Mate paging systems for individual or group alpha-numeric
paging.
The Comms Room also has a desk with a computer that is linked
to the CIC Network, to be used by the Comms Room Manager for
updating the phone lists and the ICS 205 Form as necessary.
The Center is prepared to have a "runner" move messages
throughout the Center. The runner is home based in the Coms Room.
Radio communications may be "patched" through to
individual phones located throughout the Center or communications
may be played over a Center wide intercom system for the benefit
of all participants.
