The Oil Pollution Act of 1990, which was precipitated by the tragedy in Alaska, has put forward a response plan with levels of certification and qualification for those who respond to oil spills.

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The CCIE is the highest of Cisco's three training levels, and Cisco offers six areas of certification, including routing and switching, security and storage networking.

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