Anton Jeandet has been employed by ORCA for six years.  He is a currently employed within the company as a Supervisor and Senior Responder.

Since 2004 Mr Jeandet has attended approximately 500 Tier 1 oil spills in Victoria.  He has also participated as a responder to Tier 2/3 spills, including the Pacific Adventurer incident in Queensland where he worked as a beach cleanup supervisor.

Mr Jeandet’s routine operations include responding to and assessing reports of oil spills and undertaking clean up operations and providing on-site support in the audit, servicing and repair of oil pollution equipment throughout Victoria, South Australia and a number of locations in Western Australia on behalf of State and Federal government agencies and private companies.

Mr Jeandet has attended a range of National Plan training courses from operator through to management levels. He has also participated in a number of National Response Team (NRT) training courses as well as a National Plan biennial exercise, major exercises in Victoria and following an invitation he attended a major exercise in the USA that included the deployment of a broad range of spill response equipment and aerial dispersant spraying assets.

As a result of his attendance at oil spills as a Supervisor and Senior Responder within the company and his attendance at equipment operator and NRT training courses and exercises, Mr Jeandet has a significant degree of experience in the operational use, servicing and repair of oil spill response equipment, including that held by AMSA, State authorities and industry.

Mr Jeandet holds a range of qualifications and certificates that assist him perform his day-to-day activities on behalf of ORCA and ORCA clients. These include a Coxswains Ticket for vessels up to 12m in length, Forklift Operator Certificate, Heavy Rigid Vehicle Licence, Licence to Carry/Transport Dangerous Goods and Firewatch Certificate (firefighting).  He is also an Authorised Permit Writer for a major oil terminal in Victoria.

Anton is a knowledgeable and skilled oil spill response supervisor with significant practical knowledge and experience in the use of oil spill response equipment.  He is well qualified to provide support to ORCA clients in a range of activities, including response operations and equipment maintenance; this includes availability nationwide to provide support to government and industry agencies affected by a major oil spill.