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§ 155.2230

(iii) Portable pumps and ancillary
equipment necessary to offload the vessel’s largest cargo tank in 24 hours of
continuous operation.
(2) Resources must be capable of
reaching the locations in which the
vessel operates within the stated times
following notification:
(i) Inland, nearshore, and Great
Lakes waters—12 hours.
(ii) Offshore waters and rivers and canals—18 hours.
(iii) Open ocean waters—36 hours.
(3) For barges operating in rivers and
canals as defined in this subpart, the
requirements of this paragraph (g)(3)
may be met by listing resources capable of being deployed in an area within
the response times in paragraph (g)(2)
of this section. A vessel owner or operator may not identify such resources in
a plan unless the response organization
has provided written consent to be
identified in a plan as an available resource.
(h) The response plan for a vessel
that is located in any environment
with year-round preapproval for use of
dispersants suitable for animal fats and
vegetable oils and that handles, stores,
or transports animal fats or vegetable
oils may request a credit for up to 25
percent of the worst case planning volume set forth by subpart D of this part.
To receive this credit, the vessel owner
or operator must identify in the plan
and ensure, by contract or other approved means, the availability of specified resources to apply the dispersants
and to monitor their effectiveness. To
extent of the credit will be based on
the volumes of the dispersant available
to sustain operations at the manufacturers’ recommended dosage rates.
Other spill mitigation techniques, including mechanical dispersal, may be
identified in the response plan, provided they are in accordance with the
NCP and the applicable ACP. Resources
identified for plan credit should be capable of being on scene within 12 hours
of a discovery of a discharge. Identification of these resources does not
imply that they will be authorized for
use. Actual authorization for use during the spill response will be governed
by the provisions of the NCP and the
applicable ACP.

Subpart G—Response Plan Requirements for Vessels Carrying Other Non-Petroleum
Oils as a Primary Cargo
SOURCE: CGD 91–034, 61 FR 1099, Jan. 12,
1996, unless otherwise noted.

§ 155.2210

Purpose and applicability.

This subpart establishes oil spill response planning requirements for an
owner or operator of a vessel carrying
other non-petroleum oils as a primary
cargo. The requirements of this subpart are intended for use in developing
response plans and identifying response
resources during the planning process.
They are not performance standards.
§ 155.2225 Response plan submission
requirements.
An owner or operator of a vessel carrying other non-petroleum oils as a primary cargo shall submit a response
plan in accordance with the requirements of this subpart, and with all sections of subpart D of this part, except
§§ 155.1050 and 155.1052.
§ 155.2230 Response plan development
and evaluation criteria.
(a) Owners and operators of vessels
that carry other non-petroleum oil as a
primary cargo must provide information in their plan that identifies—
(1) Procedures and strategies for responding to a worst case discharge of
other non-petroleum oils to the maximum extent practicable; and
(2) Sources of the equipment and supplies necessary to contain, recover, and
mitigate such a discharge.
(b) An owner or operator of a vessel
carrying other non-petroleum oil as a
primary cargo must ensure that any
equipment identified in a response plan
is capable of operating in the conditions expected in the geographic
area(s) in which the vessel operates
using the criteria in Table 1 of Appendix B of this part. When evaluating the
operability of equipment, the vessel
owner or operator must consider limitations that are identified in the Area
Contingency Plans for the COTP zones
in which the vessel operates, including—
(1) Ice conditions;

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§ 155.2230

33 CFR Ch. I (7–1–01 Edition)

(2) Debris;
(3) Temperature ranges; and
(4) Weather-related visibility.
(c) The owner or operator of a vessel
carrying other non-petroleum oil as a
primary cargo must identify in the response plan and ensure, through contract or other approved means, the
availability of required equipment including—
(1) Containment boom, sorbent boom,
or other methods for containing oil
floating on the surface or to protect
shorelines from impact;
(2) Oil recovery devices appropriate
for the type of other non-petroleum oil
carried; and
(3) Other appropriate equipment necessary to respond to a discharge involving the type of other non-petroleum oil
carried.
(d) Response resources identified in a
response plan under paragraph (c) of
this section must be capable of arriving
on-scene within the applicable Tier 1
response times specified in this paragraph. An oil spill removal organization may not be listed in the plan unless the organization has provided written consent to be listed in the plan as
an available resource. Response times
from the time of discovery of a discharge are as follow:

Higher volume port
area.
Great Lakes .............
All other rivers and
canals, inland,
nearshore, and
offshore areas.
Open ocean (plus
travel time from
shore).

Tier 1

Tier 2

12 hrs ......

N/A ...........

N/A

Tier 3

18 hrs ......
24 hrs ......

N/A ...........
N/A ...........

N/A
N/A

24 hrs+ ....

N/A ...........

N/A

(e) The owner or operator of a vessel
carrying other non-petroleum oil as a
primary cargo must identify in the response plan and ensure the availability
of the following resources through contract or other approved means:
(1) A salvage company with appropriate expertise and equipment.
(2) A company with vessel firefighting capability that will respond to
casualties in the area(s) in which the
vessel is operating.
(f) Vessel owners or operators must
identify intended sources of the resources required under paragraph (e) of

this section capable of being deployed
to the areas in which the vessel will operate. A company may not be listed in
the plan unless the company has provided written consent to be listed in
the plan as an available resource. To
meet this requirement in a response
plan submitted for approval or reapproval on or after February 18, 1998,
the vessel owner or operator must identify both the intended sources of this
capability and demonstrate that the
resources are capable of being deployed
to the port nearest to the area where
the vessel operates within 24 hours of
discovery of a discharge.
(g) The owner or operator of a vessel
carrying other non-petroleum oil as a
primary cargo must identify in the response plan, and ensure the availability of, through contract or other
approved means, certain resources required by subpart D of this part,
§ 155.1035(c)(5)(ii) and § 155.1040(c)(5)(i) of
this part, as applicable.
(1) Resources must include—
(i) Fendering equipment;
(ii) Transfer hoses and connection
equipment; and
(iii) Portable pumps and ancillary
equipment necessary to offload the vessel’s largest cargo tank in 24 hours of
continuous operation.
(2) Resources must be capable of
reaching the locations in which the
vessel operates within the stated times
following notification:
(i) Inland, nearshore, and Great
Lakes waters—12 hours.
(ii) Offshore waters and rivers and canals—18 hours.
(iii) Open ocean waters—36 hours.
(3) For barges operating in rivers and
canals as defined in this subpart, the
requirements of this paragraph (g)(3)
may be met by listing resources capable of being deployed in an area within
the response times in paragraph (g)(2)
of this section. A vessel owner or operator may not identify such resources in
a plan unless the response organization
has provided written consent to be
identified in a plan as an available resource.
(h) The response plan for a vessel
that is located in any environment
with year-round preapproval for use of
dispersants and that handles, stores, or
transports other non-petroleum oils

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Coast Guard, DOT

Pt. 155, App. B

may request a credit for up to 25 percent of the worst case planning volume
set forth by subpart D of this part. To
receive this credit, the vessel owner or
operator must identify in the plan and
ensure, by contract or other approved
means, the availability of specified resources to apply the dispersants and to
monitor their effectiveness. The extent
of the credit will be based on the volumes of the dispersant available to sustain operations at the manufacturers’
recommended dosage rates. Identification of these resources does not imply
that they will be authorized for use.
Actual authorization for use during a
spill response will be governed by the
provisions of the NCP and the applicable ACP.
APPENDIX A TO PART 155—
SPECIFICATIONS FOR SHORE CONNECTION
[See §§ 340, 350, 370 and 380 of this Part]
Item

Description

1 .................

Outside diameter.
Inside diameter

2 .................
3 .................
4 .................

5 .................
6 .................

Bolt circle diameter.
Slots in flange

Flange thickness.
Bolts and nuts

Dimension
215 mm. (8 in.).
According to pipe outside
diameter.
183 mm. (7 3⁄16 in.).
6 holes 22 mm. (7⁄8 in.) in
diameter shall be
equidistantly placed on a
bolt circle of the above diameter, slotted to the
flange periphery. The slot
width is to be 22 mm. (7⁄8
in.).
20 mm. (3⁄4 in.).
6, each of 20 mm. (3⁄4 in.)
in diameter and of suitable length.

The flange must be of steel having a flat face, with a gasket
of oilproof material, and must be suitable for a service pressure of 6 kg./cm.2 (85 p.s.i.).
The steel materials used must meet the material specifications of standard B16.5, Steel Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings of the American National Standards Institute. (See
§ 154.106 of this chapter.)

[CGD 75–124, 45 FR 7176, Jan. 31, 1980]

APPENDIX B TO PART 155—DETERMINING
AND
EVALUATING REQUIRED RESPONSE RESOURCES FOR VESSEL RESPONSE PLANS
1. Purpose
1.1 The purpose of this appendix is to describe the procedures for identifying response resources to meet the requirements of
subparts D, E, F, and G of this part. These
guidelines will be used by the vessel owner or
operator in preparing the response plan and

by the Coast Guard to review vessel response
plans. Response plans submitted under subparts F and G of this part will be evaluated
under the guidelines in section 2 and Table 1
of this appendix.
2. Equipment Operability and Readiness
2.1 All equipment identified in a response
plan must be capable of operating in the conditions expected in the geographic area in
which a vessel operates. These conditions
vary widely based on the location and season. Therefore, it is difficult to identify a
single stockpile of response equipment that
will function effectively in every geographic
location.
2.2 Vessels storing, handling, or transporting oil in more than one operating environment as indicated in Table 1 must identify equipment capable of successfully functioning in each operating environment. For
example, vessels moving from the ocean to a
river port must identify appropriate equipment designed to meet the criteria for
transiting oceans, inland waterways, rivers,
and canals. This equipment may be designed
to operate in all of these environments or,
more likely, different equipment may be designed for use in each area.
2.3 When identifying equipment for response plan credit, a vessel owner or operator must consider the inherent limitations
in the operability of equipment components
and response systems. The criteria in Table
1 of this appendix must be used for evaluating the operability in a given environment.
These criteria reflect the general conditions
in certain operating areas.
2.4 Table 1 of this appendix lists criteria
for oil recovery devices and boom. All other
equipment necessary to sustain or support
response operations in a geographic area
must be designed to function in the same
conditions. For example, boats which deploy
or support skimmers or boom must be capable of being safely operated in the significant
wave heights listed for the applicable operating environment. The Coast Guard may require documentation that the boom identified in a response plan meets the criteria in
Table 1 of this appendix. Absent acceptable
documentation, the Coast Guard may require
that the boom be tested to demonstrate that
it meets the criteria in Table 1 of this appendix. Testing must be in accordance with certain American Society for Testing Materials
(ASTM) standards [ASTM F 715 (incorporated by reference, see § 155.140) Standard
Methods of Testing Spill Control Barrier
Membrane Materials], or other tests approved by the Coast Guard.
2.5 A vessel owner or operator must refer
to the applicable Area Contingency Plan to
determine if ice, debris, and weather-related
visibility are significant factors in evaluating the operability of equipment. The Area

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