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33 CFR §155.1130

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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:
  1. (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.
  2. (b)On-water storage capacity of 100,000 barrels, capable of being on scene within 6 hours of notification of a discharge.
  3. (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.
  4. (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.
  5. (e)On-water oil recovery devices and storage equipment located in communities and at strategic locations.
  6. (f)For sufficient protection of the environment in the locations identified in § 155.1125(a)(1)(ii)—
    1. (1)Boom appropriate for the specific locations;
    2. (2)Sufficient boats to deploy boom and sorbents;
    3. (3)Sorbents including booms, sweeps, pads, blankets, drums and plastic bags;
    4. (4)Personnel protective clothing and equipment;
    5. (5)Survival equipment;
    6. (6)First aid supplies;
    7. (7)Buckets, shovels, and various other tools;
    8. (8)Decontamination equipment;
    9. (9)Shoreline cleanup equipment;
    10. (10)Mooring equipment;
    11. (11)Anchored buoys at appropriate locations to facilitate the positioning of defensive boom; and
    12. (12)Other appropriate removal equipment for the protection of the environment as identified by the COTP.
  7. (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.
  8. (h)Lightering resources required in subpart I of this part capable of arriving on scene within 6 hours of notification of a discharge.