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33 CFR §155.1130

33 CFR Part 155

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§ 155.1130 § 155.1130 Requirements for prepositioned response equipment.

§ 155.1130 § 155.1130 Requirements for prepositioned response equipment. The owner or operator of a tanker subject to this subpart shall provide the following prepositioned response equipment, located within Prince William Sound, in addition to that required by § 155.1035:

(a)On-water recovery equipment with a minimum effective daily recovery capacity of 30,000 barrels, capable of being on scene within 6 hours of notification of a discharge.

(b)On-water storage capacity of 100,000 barrels, capable of being on scene within 6 hours of notification of a discharge.

(c)Additional on-water recovery equipment with a minimum effective daily recovery capacity of 40,000 barrels capable of being on scene within 18 hours of notification of a discharge.

(d)On-water storage capacity of 300,000 barrels for recovered oily material, capable of being on scene within 24 hours of notification of a discharge.

(e)On-water oil recovery devices and storage equipment located in communities and at strategic locations.

(f)For sufficient protection of the environment in the locations identified in § 155.1125(a)(1)(ii)—

(1)Boom appropriate for the specific locations;

(2)Sufficient boats to deploy boom and sorbents;

(3)Sorbents including booms, sweeps, pads, blankets, drums and plastic bags;

(4)Personnel protective clothing and equipment;

(5)Survival equipment;

(6)First aid supplies;

(7)Buckets, shovels, and various other tools;

(8)Decontamination equipment;

(9)Shoreline cleanup equipment;

(10)Mooring equipment;

(11)Anchored buoys at appropriate locations to facilitate the positioning of defensive boom; and

(12)Other appropriate removal equipment for the protection of the environment as identified by the COTP.

(g)For each oil-laden tanker, an escorting response vessel which is fitted with skimming and on board storage capabilities practicable for the initial oil recovery planned for a cleanup operation, as identified by the oil spill removal organization.

(h)Lightering resources required in subpart I of this part capable of arriving on scene within 6 hours of notification of a discharge. [CGD 91-034, 61 FR 1097, Jan. 12, 1996, as amended by USCG-2009-0416, 74 FR 27441, June 10, 2009]

(a)On-water recovery equipment with a minimum effective daily recovery capacity of 30,000 barrels, capable of being on scene within 6 hours of notification of a discharge.

(b)On-water storage capacity of 100,000 barrels, capable of being on scene within 6 hours of notification of a discharge.

(c)Additional on-water recovery equipment with a minimum effective daily recovery capacity of 40,000 barrels capable of being on scene within 18 hours of notification of a discharge.

(d)On-water storage capacity of 300,000 barrels for recovered oily material, capable of being on scene within 24 hours of notification of a discharge.

(e)On-water oil recovery devices and storage equipment located in communities and at strategic locations.

(f)For sufficient protection of the environment in the locations identified in § 155.1125(a)(1)(ii)—

(1)Boom appropriate for the specific locations;

(2)Sufficient boats to deploy boom and sorbents;

(3)Sorbents including booms, sweeps, pads, blankets, drums and plastic bags;

(4)Personnel protective clothing and equipment;

(5)Survival equipment;

(6)First aid supplies;

(7)Buckets, shovels, and various other tools;

(8)Decontamination equipment;

(9)Shoreline cleanup equipment;

(10)Mooring equipment;

(11)Anchored buoys at appropriate locations to facilitate the positioning of defensive boom; and

(12)Other appropriate removal equipment for the protection of the environment as identified by the COTP.

(g)For each oil-laden tanker, an escorting response vessel which is fitted with skimming and on board storage capabilities practicable for the initial oil recovery planned for a cleanup operation, as identified by the oil spill removal organization.

(h)Lightering resources required in subpart I of this part capable of arriving on scene within 6 hours of notification of a discharge. [CGD 91-034, 61 FR 1097, Jan. 12, 1996, as amended by USCG-2009-0416, 74 FR 27441, June 10, 2009]


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