33 CFR §154.1125
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- (a)The owner or operator of a TAPAA facility shall include the following information in the Prince William Sound appendix to the response plan required by subpart F of this part:
- (1)Oil spill removal organization. Identification of an oil spill removal organization that shall—
- (i)Perform response activities;
- (ii)Provide oil spill removal and containment training, including training in the operation of prepositioned equipment for personnel, including local residents and fishermen, from the following locations in Prince William Sound:
- (iii)Provide a plan for training, in addition to the personnel listed in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this section, sufficient numbers of trained personnel to remove, to the maximum extent practicable, a worst case discharge; and
- (iv)Address the responsibilities required in § 154.1035(b)(3)(iii).
- (2)Exercises. Identification of exercise procedures that must—
- (i)Provide for two exercises of the oil spill removal organization each year that test the ability of the prepositioned equipment and trained personnel required under this subpart to perform effectively;
- (ii)Consist of both announced and unannounced drills; and
- (iii)Include design(s) for exercises that test either the entire appendix or individual components(s).
- (3)Testing, inspection, and certification. Identification of a testing, inspecting, and certification program for the prepositioned response equipment required in § 154.1130 that must provide for—
- (i)Annual testing and equipment inspection in accordance with the manufacturer's recommended procedures, to include—
- (A)Start-up and running under load all electrical motors, pumps, power packs, air compressors, internal combustion engines, and oil recovery devices; and
- (B)Removal for inspection of no less than one-third of required boom from storage annually, such that all boom will have been removed and inspected within a period of 3 years; and
- (ii)Records of equipment tests and inspection.
- (iii)Use of an independent entity to certify that the equipment is on-site and in good operating condition and that required tests and inspection have been preformed. The independent entity must have appropriate training and expertise to provide this certification.
- (i)Annual testing and equipment inspection in accordance with the manufacturer's recommended procedures, to include—
- (4)Prepositioned response equipment. Identification and location of the prepositioned response equipment required in § 154.1130 including the make, model, and effective daily recovery rate of each oil recovery resource.
- (1)Oil spill removal organization. Identification of an oil spill removal organization that shall—
- (b)The owner or operator of a TAPAA facility shall submit to the COTP a schedule for the training and drills required by the geographic-specific appendix for Prince William Sound for the following calendar year.
- (c)All records required by this section must be available for inspection by the COTP.