Oil and Hazardous Materials Transfer Procedures

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY

Oil and Hazardous Materials Transfer
Procedures

OMB No. 16250030
Exp: 02/28/2021

U.S. COAST GUARD
Who must comply?

Operators of certain vessels.

What is this collection
about?

This information is used by the crewmembers of a vessel with a
capacity of 250 or more barrels of oil or hazardous material. Written
transfer procedures describe the transfer system and safety
procedures for transfers: (1) to and from the vessel, and (2) from tank
to tank within the vessel. Vessel crewmembers are required to follow
the vessel’s transfer procedures each time a transfer occurs.

Where do I find the
requirements for this
information?

Title 33 CFR Part 155, is available at—https://www.eCFR.gov, select
TITLE 33 – NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS, and follow to
Part 155.

When must information be The information is not submitted to the Coast Guard (CG), rather it is
submitted to the Coast
developed and maintained onboard the vessel. However, the transfer
Guard?
procedures must be made available for inspection by the CG
whenever a vessel is in operation.
How is the information
submitted?

What happens when
complete information is
received?

Information is not submitted. It must be maintained—


Legibly printed in a language or languages understood by
personnel engaged in transfer operations; and



Permanently posted or available at a place where the
procedures can be easily seen and used by members of the
crew when engaged in transfer operations.

This information will be verified during normal CG inspections. No
specific documentation will be issued by the CG.

For additional information, Your local CG Sector Office.
contact- A list of Coast Guard sectors, as part of a comprehensive list
of Coast Guard units, can be found at
https://www.uscg.mil/Units/Organization/.

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it
displays a valid OMB control number.
The Coast Guard estimates that the average burden for this report is about 30 minutes. You may submit any comments
concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate or any suggestions for reducing the burden to: Commandant (CG-CVC),
U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7501, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Washington, DC 20593-7501 or Office of Management
and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (1625-0030), Washington, DC 20503.