EPPR working Group approved a prosject in June 2020. This projects aims at investigating and potentially improve self-reliance in the event of oil-spills and investigate if expedition cruise vessels can be utilized as a resource in Arctic oil spill preparedness and response by: 1) mapping present oil spill response equipment onboard expedition cruise vessels sailing in the Arctic, 2-3) investigating opportunities and obstacles for better utilizing of expedition cruise vessels in oil spill preparedness and response, 4) investigating and potentially recommend methods to collect and share information about oil spill equipment available on expedition cruise vessels, 5) conduct a pilot oil spill response exercise on an expedition cruise vessels and develop recommendations for exercises onboard expeditions cruise vessels, and 6) report on the results. The pilot exercise will be used to develop an oil spill response standard exercise for vessel volunteering to be part of the Arctic oil spill preparedness and response.