NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS 

FOR 

RESPONSE EXERCISE PROGRAM 

(PREP) 

GUIDELINES 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

U.S. Coast Guard 

Research and Special Programs Administration 

 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

August 2002 
PREP GUIDELINES 

Table of Contents 

Introduction___________________________________________ 1-1 Guiding Principles______________________________________ 2-1 U.S. Coast Guard-Regulated Vessels and Marine Transportation-Related Facilities _____________________________________________ 3-1 EPA-Regulated Onshore and Certain Offshore _ Non TransportationRelated Facilities ______________________________________ 4-1 Onshore Transportation-Related Pipelines __________________ 5-1 Offshore Facilities______________________________________ 6-1 Area Exercises ________________________________________ 7-1 A. Internal Exercise Documentation Forms __________________A-1 B. Response Plan Core Components_______________________B-1 

To the “Response Community”: 

This is the first revision since August 1994 to the Preparedness for 

Response Exercise Program (PREP) when we set out together to design an effective and coordinated exercise program under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. As before, the revisions are the result of an open dialogue and the incorporation of lessons learned over the past 8 years. We considered issues identified in public meetings and in written comments received to the Department of Transportation regulatory docket (2000-7514). The PREP will evolve as the government and industry continue to meet the challenge of protecting the environment, public health and welfare. We look forward to working with all parties as we continue to improve the PREP process. 

Captain David Westerholm Chief, Office of Response U.S. Coast Guard 

Michael B. Cook Director, Office of Emergency and Remedial Response 

U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency 

Stacey Gerard Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety Research and Special Programs Administration 

Elmer P. Danenberger Chief, Engineering and Operations Division Minerals Management Service 

Operations 
PREP GUIDELINES 

Table of Contents 

______________________________________________________________ SECTIONS 

1. Introduction___________________________________________ 1-1 2. Guiding Principles _____________________________________ 2-1 3. U.S. Coast Guard-Regulated Vessels and Marine  Transportation-Related Facilities_________________________ 3-1 4. EPA-Regulated Onshore and Certain Offshore  Non Transportation-Related Facilities _____________________ 4-1 5. Onshore Transportation-Related Pipelines _________________ 5-1 6. Offshore Facilities _____________________________________ 6-1 7. Area Exercises ________________________________________ 7-1 

APPENDICES... A. Internal Exercise Documentation Forms ____________________A-1 B. Response Plan Core Components _________________________B-1 

SECTION 1: INTR

Purpose 

The National Preparedness for Respondeveloped to establish a workable exerintent of section 4202(a) of the Oil Polluamending section 311 (j) of the Federal (FWPCA), by adding a new subsection spill response preparedness [33 U.S.C. developed to provide a mechanism for crequirements, while being economically oil industry to adopt and sustain. The Psatisfies the exercise requirements of thEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPAPrograms Administration (RSPA) Office Minerals Management Service (MMS). exercises will satisfy all OPA 90 mandaexercise requirements. PREP addresses the exercise requiremthis time, Coast Guard is the only one oagencies considering regulations requirand exercises under the Federal Water Pollution Act of 1990. Therefore, the HAdescribed in Section 3 of the Guidelines vessels and facilities in accordance with additional industry planning and exercisfederal statutes, which are not addresseThe PREP represents the minimum gu

response preparedness. If personnel wadditional exercises or an expansion of are warranted to ensure enhanced prepencouraged to conduct these exercisesThe PREP exercises should be viewed improvement of the response plans and 

holders are responsible for addressievaluation of the exercises and for mplans necessary to ensure the highes

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Participation in PREP 

Plan holders are required to meet the pollution response exercise requirements mandated by the federal agency with regulatory oversight for the specific type of industry involved (e.g., vessels, marine transportation-related facilities, onshore and certain offshore non transportation-related facilities, pipelines, offshore facilities). The PREP satisfies these requirements. The 

PREP is a voluntary program. Plan holders are not required to follow the PREP guidelines and, if they choose not to, may develop their own exercise program that complies with the regulatory exercise requirements. 

All plan holders, whether participating in the PREP or following the exercise mandates of relevant agency regulations, will be subject to government -initiated unannounced exercises. Unannounced exercises 

are mandated by OPA 90. These exercises are further described in these guidelines.Applicability 

The PREP is applicable to all industry response plan holders who elect to follow these guidelines. Area Contingency Plan holders are required to follow the PREP guidelines. Industry plan holders electing not to adopt the PREP as their exercise program will be responsible for developing and documenting an exercise program that satisfies the appropriate federal oversight agency. If an industry plan holder has developed one response plan that covers a fleet of vessels or regional operations of offshore platforms, this plan holder would only be required to conduct one "set" of exercises for the plan, with the exception of the qualified individual notification exercises and the emergency procedures exercises, which are required for all manned vessels and 

unmanned barges (as specified in 33 CFR155.101 5). 

Effective Date 

THE PREP GUIDELINES BECAME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1,1994. THE PREP FOLLOWS THE CALENDAR YEAR - THE EXERCISE YEAR IS 

JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31. 

Definitions 

 Area - That geographic area for which a separate and distinct Area 

Contingency Plan has been prepared, as described in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. For EPA Areas with sub - area plans or annexes to the Area

Contingency Plan, the EPA Regional Adminis

area plan is to be exercised within the triennia

 Area Committee - Area Committees 

of federal, state and local officials, formed in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, whose task is to Plan for the area for response to a discharge 

 Area Spill Management Team - The 

the group of individuals within the Coast Guaorganization with responsibility for spill resporespective area. The Area Spill Managemenlocal personnel whenever possible. 

 Barge Custodian - A barge custodia

custody of an unmanned barge. The barge cthe towing vessel, fleeting area or facility at wThe custodian can be the towing vessel operoperator, or whoever may be in charge of the barge. 

 Certification - Certification is the ac

(1) was completed; (2) was conducted in accguidelines, meeting all objectives listed; and mechanism that appraised the effectiveness plan. 

 Complex - A complex is a facility reg

the Federal Water Pollution Control Act [33 Ufederal agencies. 

 Equipment deployment exercise - 

exercise is an exercise where response equisite and operated in its normal operating med

 Equipment activation - Equipment 

staging, deployment or operation of response plan holder in consultation with the exercise d

 Exercise Design Team - This team 

industry representatives who have responsibExercise. 

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 Hazardous Substance - For the purposes of PREP Section 3, the 

chemicals for which plan holders are required to prepare response plans by the Coast Guard under 33 CFR 154, 155 . 

 Hazardous Substance Response Organization (HSRO) - For the 

purposes of PREP Section 3, HSRO refers to companies involved with hazardous substance response, removal, and remediation. This acronym does not suggest the same classification standards that are required by OSROs. 

 Industry - For the purpose of these guidelines, industry means the 

vessels, marine transportation-related (MTR) facilities, onshore and certain offshore non - transportation-related facilities, pipelines, and Outer Continental Shelf platforms for which response plans for oil spill response are required to be submitted by owners or operators. The response plan requirements and regulations for these entities are administered by the Coast Guard, EPA, RSPA, and MMS. 

 National Response System - Under 40 CFR part 300 (The National 

Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan), the National Response System (NRS) includes the National Response Team, Regional Response Teams, Area Committees, On-Scene Coordinators, and state and local government entities involved with response planning and coordination. The PREP, consistent with OPA 90 objectives, specifically involves the private sector with the NRS in order to ensure effective exercise development, delivery and coordination. 

 Oil Spill Removal Organization (OSRO) - An oil spill removal 

organization is an entity that provides response resources. An oil spill removal organization includes, but is not limited to, any for-profit or not-for-profit contractor, cooperative, or in-house response resources established in a geographic area to provide required response resources. 

 On-Scene Coordinator (OSC) - The On-Scene Coordinator is the 

federal official predesignated by EPA or the USCG prior to an oil spill to coordinate and direct federal responses under subpart D of the National Contingency Plan, or the official designated by the lead agency to coordinate and direct removal actions under subpart E of the National Contingency Plan. 

 Operating Environments - For the purposes of PREP, there are 

three types of operating environments [33 CFR 154, 33 CFR 155, 40 CFR 112]: 

♦ River and canals 

♦ Great Lakes/ Inland ♦ Ocean (nearshore, offshore, and ope

 If an OSRO operates in all three environmen

conduct an exercise of the minimum amount environments. If the OSRO only operates in 

conduct the exercises in the two environment

 Plan Holder - The plan holder is the 

facilities, onshore and certain offshore non-trpipelines, or offshore facilities) for which a reregulation to be submitted by a vessel or faciowner or operator is authorized to prepare onowner or operator is considered to be the pla

Planning Volumes for Oil : 

1. Average Most Probable (USCG) / Smal

definition is agency-dependent, and the aas follows: 

♦ For Coast Guard-regulated 

barrels [2,100 gallons] of oil transfer operations [33 CFR 

♦ For Coast Guard-regulated 

of 50 barrels [2,100 gallons] worst-case discharge [33 C

♦ For EPA regulated facilities

2,100 gallons [50 barrels]or than the worst-case dischar

♦ For RSPA - Not applicable ♦ For MMS - Not applicable 

2. Maximum Most Probable (USCG) / Med

definition is agency-dependent, and the aas follows: 

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♦ For Coast Guard-regulated vessels, a discharge of 2,500 barrels 

[105,000 gallons] of oil for vessels with an oil cargo capacity equal to or greater than 25,000 barrels [1,050,000 gallons], or 10 percent of the vessel's oil cargo capacity for vessels with a capacity of less than 25,000 barrels [1,050,000 gallons] [33 CFR 

155.1020]. 

♦ For Coast Guard-regulated facilities, a discharge of the lesser or 

1,200 barrels [50,400 gallons]or 10 percent of the volume of a worst-case discharge [33 CFR 154.1020]. 

♦ For EPA-regulated facilities, a discharge greater than 2,100 

gallons [50 barrels] and less than or equal to 36,000 gallons [858 barrels] or 10 percent of the capacity of the largest tank at the facility, whichever is less [40 CFR 112.20]. 

♦ For RSPA-Not applicable. ♦ For MMS-Not applicable. *Although this type of spill is not included as a spill to be used in any of the exercises, the definition is included to remind the program participants that this spill type is included in the planning process and can be used when conducting the various exercises. 

3. Worst Case Discharge - This definition is agency-dependent, and the 

appropriate definitions are detailed as follows: 

♦ For Coast Guard-regulated vessels, a discharge in adverse 

weather conditions of a vessel's entire cargo as defined in 33 CFR 155.1020. 

♦ For Coast Guard-regulated facilities, the size of the discharge as 

defined in 33 CFR 154.1020 (in the case of an onshore facility and deepwater port, the largest foreseeable discharge in adverse weather conditions meeting the requirements of 33 CFR 154.1029). 

♦ For EPA-regulated facilities, the size of the discharge described in 

40 CFR 112.20. 

♦ For RSPA-regulated pipelines, th

in applicable regulations [49 CFR 

♦ For MMS-regulated offshore faci

defined in applicable regulations 

♦ For Areas, the size of the discha

Contingency Plan. 

♦ For complexes regulated by more 

largest of the worst-case dischar

regulated components. 

♦ Planning Volumes for HAZSUB – 

4. Worst Case Discharge (vessel) - mean

hazardous substance cargo during adver155. 3030].In addition, planning contingesituations where a vessel does not lose tconsequences of the release present a shuman health or the environment. Furtheprepared to respond to any individual che

5. Worst Case Discharge (Coast Guard-r

discharge of the entire volume of the largline (including the content of any associafrom the transfer manifold on the dock to secondary containment of the facility.  Personal Protective Equipment - e

requirements contained in OSHA Hazardous 1910.120. 

 Primary Oversight Agency - The pr

agency with regulatory authority over a particthe PREP, the four primary oversight agencieare the U.S. Coast Guard (vessels, MTR faciProtection Agency (onshore and certain offshfacilities), the Research and Special Programthe Minerals Management Service (offshore f

 Qualified Individual - A qualified ind

the United States who meets the requiremenfederal regulations (USCG, EPA, RSPA, MM

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the following: (1) activate and engage in contracting with oil spill removal 

organizations; (2) act as a liaison with the On-Scene Coordinator; and (3) obligate funds required to effectuate response activities. The qualified individual will be the individual or a designee identified in the response plan. 

 Self-Certification - Self-certification is where the plan holder declares 

he or she has met the following standards: (1) completion of the exercise; (2) conducting of the exercise in accordance with the PREP guidelines, meeting all objectives listed; and (3) evaluation of the exercise using a mechanism that appraises the effectiveness of the response or contingency plan. 

 Self-Evaluation - Self-evaluation means that the plan holder is 

responsible for carefully examining the effectiveness of the plan for response during the exercise. The plan holder may choose the mechanism for conducting this appraisal, as long as it appropriately measures the plan effectiveness. The plan holder is responsible for addressing issues that arise in the exercise that would lead to improvements in the response plan or any aspect of preparedness for spill response. The plan holder is responsible for incorporating necessary changes to the response plan as a result of the exercise. 

 Spill Management Team - The spill management team is the group of 

personnel identified to staff the appropriate organizational structure to manage spill response implementation in accordance with the response plan. 

 Tabletop Exercise - For the purpose of the PREP, a tabletop exercise 

is an exercise of the response plan and the spill management team's response efforts without the actual deployment of response equipment. 

 Timely - (as used in relation to CG and EPA government-initiated 

unannounced exercise programs) means the times established in the appropriate response planning regulations issued by the EPA and USCG for providing response resources to a small or average most probable spill. 

 Unified Command - This entity is a command structure consisting of 

the On-Scene Coordinator, the State, the Responsible Party and other parties as appropriate. The Unified Command is utilized during a spill response to achieve the coordination necessary to carry out an effective and efficient response. 

 Verification - Verification is the act of ensuring that an exercise was 

properly documented and certified. Verification would be conducted by the Coast Guard, EPA, RSPA, or MMS. Verification of the exercise records may be conducted through normal operations of the regulatory agency, such as 

inspections, boarding, spot checks, or other sexercises are being conducted and properly d

 Vessel - For the purpose of the oil sp

required by 33 CFR 155.1015 to submit a reshazardous substance releases, a “vessel” is 155. 3030 to submit a response plan. A "ves

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SECTION 2: GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Internal and External Exercises Æ Internal Exercises. Internal exercises are those that are conducted wholly within the plan holders organization. While the internal exercises include personnel such as the qualified individual and those affiliated with the plan holder’s spill management team, OSRO, the internal exercises usually do not involve other members of the response community. The internal exercises are designed to examine the various components of the response plan to ensure the plan is adequate to meet the needs of the organization for spill response. 

The Internal exercises include -- 

♦ Qualified individual notification exercises; ♦ Emergency procedures exercises for vessels and barges; ♦ Emergency procedures exercises for facilities (optional); ♦ Spill management team tabletop exercises; and ♦ Equipment deployment exercises. 

All internal exercises should be self-evaluated and self-certified.

Æ External Exercises. External exercises are exercises that extend beyond the internal focus of the plan holder's organization, and involve other members of the response community. The external exercises are designed to examine the response plan and the plan holder's ability to coordinate with the response community to conduct an effective response to a pollution incident. 

The external exercises include-- 

♦ Area exercises; and 

♦ Government-initiated unannounced exercises. 

While the government-initiated unannounced exercises will not usually 

involve all members of the response communoutside of the plan holders’ organization placexercise. 

Qualified Individual Notification Ex

The purpose of the qualified individual notificathe qualified individual (or designee, as desigable to be reached in a spill response emergerequired duties. Contact by telephone, radio, must be made with the qualified individual, anfrom him or her to satisfy the requirements of The qualified individual notification exercise is numbers, points of contact or the notification plan holder is expected to update the notifica(recommended at least once every 6 monthsconducting business. At least once a year, the qualified individual nconducted during non-business hours. 

Æ Vessels. For vessels, it is the responsibility of the plan qualified individual notification exercise is confleet of vessels covered by one response plathat each vessel in the fleet conducts this exe

For vessels, a telex will be acceptable, but thcommunication. If a telex is used for this exequalified individual must be received to propeexercise. Æ Unmanned Barges. For unmanned barges, it is the responsibility the qualified individual notification exercise is 

a fleet of unmanned barges covered by one rquarter the plan holder should randomly choothe qualified individual notification exercise.* 

barge custodian of the chosen barge conducshould choose the barges and the various cu

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will ensure that all barges and custodians are ultimately included in the 

exercises. *To require each unmanned barge in a fleet to conduct this exercise quarterly would be extremely difficult and unwieldy to manage. Emergency Procedures Exercises 

The purpose of the emergency procedures exercises is to ensure that personnel are capable of conducting the initial actions necessary to mitigate the effects of a spill. Æ Vessels. For vessels, it is the responsibility of the plan holder to ensure that the emergency procedures exercise is conducted. If a plan holder has a fleet of vessels covered by one response plan, the plan holder must ensure that each

vessel in the fleet conducts this exercise. Since vessels do not always sail with the same crews, it is important that each vessel conducts this exercise 

quarterly to ensure that the personnel on board are familiar with the procedures for mitigating a spill occurring from that vessel. Æ Unmanned barges. For unmanned barges, it is the responsibility of the plan holder to ensure the emergency procedures exercise is conducted. *To require each unmanned barge in a fleet to conduct this exercise quarterly would be extremely difficult and unwieldy to manage. If a plan holder has a fleet of unmanned barges covered by one response plan, 

during each quarter the plan holder should randomly choose a barge in the fleet to conduct the emergency procedures exercise. The plan holder should 

have the barge custodian of the chosen barge conduct the exercise. The plan holder should choose the barges and the various custodians randomly to ensure that all barges and custodians will ultimately be included in the exercises. Æ Facilities (optional). Facilities have the option of conducting emergency procedures exercises. For the purpose of the PREP, emergency procedures for facilities are the procedures established at the facility to mitigate or prevent any discharge or a substantial threat of such discharge of oil resulting from facility operational 

activities associated with cargo transfers . An 

conducted unannounced would satisfy the faunannounced exercise.Spill Management Team Tabletop EThe response plan holder must identify a spilresponse plan. This spill management team exercise, in accordance with the PREP guidebe utilized in the exercise to ensure the spill mthe plan and is able to use it effectively to conone spill management team tabletop exercise worst-case discharge scenario.

If a response plan lists different types of spill sizes of spills - for example a local spill manaregional team for larger spills, and a national 

identified would be required to conduct an antabletop exercise. Æ Examples of Variations in Spill ManagIf an organization has one national spill manaplans within the organization, that spill managconduct one spill management team tabletop TTX addresses individual responses to spill splan holders covered by the SMT, i.e. vesselsfacilities. For the annual spill management temanagement team may use core response mwould cover all plan holders, but the SMT mu

response plan for the vessels, facilities, pipelwhich they are responsible, including the speeach of the plans as well as the specific operfacilities, pipelines and offshore facilities. All team in their response plans should take credLikewise, if regional spill management teams organization, each regional team would only management team tabletop exercise annuallyindividual responses to spill scenarios for all covered by the SMT, i.e. vessels, facilities, piThe spill management team may utilize core procedures that would cover all plan holders, must ensure it is familiar with each response 

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responsible, including the specific spill scenarios identified in each of the plans 

as well as the specific operations and unique characteristics of each of the vessels, facilities, pipelines and offshore facilities. All plan holders that cite this regional team in their response plans should take credit for this exercise. If a plan holder uses a core spill management team to handle most spills and adds personnel to the team as the size of the spill increases, either locally or from regional locations, the entire expanded spill management team must be exercised annually. The spill management team tabletop exercises should take into account shift changes to ensure that all personnel serving as part of the spill management team during an actual spill have participated in an exercise. If a plan holder cites a spill management team that is not part of the plan holder's organization, i.e. "SMT for hire", that spill management team would only be required to conduct one spill management team tabletop exercise annually, as long as the TTX addresses individual responses to spill scenarios for all types of industry plan holders covered by the SMT, i.e. vessels, facilities, pipelines and offshore facilities. One or more representatives from each plan holder organization that the spill management team represents must participate in the exercise. During the spill management team tabletop exercise, the spill management team must utilize each response plan to ensure familiarity with the spill scenarios identified in each of the plans as well as the specific operations of each vessel, facility, pipeline, and offshore facility the spill management team represents. The spill management team must also work with each plan holder representative to ensure the spill management team is able to incorporate the response management operations into the plan holder's organization during spill response. The spill management team should provide all plan holders with documentation upon completion of the spill management team tabletop exercise, and each plan holder should take credit for the exercise. Æ Vessels. For vessels, if a plan holder has one response plan for a fleet of vessels and cites the same spill management team for more than one or all of the plans, the spill management team would only have to conduct one spill management team tabletop exercise annually, as long as the core response plan is used in the exercise and the spill management team demonstrates knowledge of the geographic specific annexes of the vessels during the exercise. All vessel plan holders in the fleet citing this spill management team should take credit for the annual exercise. 

Æ Pipelines. For pipelines, the spill emergency response tteam. 

Equipment Deployment Exercises 

The equipment deployment exercise applies responsibility of the plan holder to ensure tha

Exercise requirement is met. The two primary requirements for the equipm

 1. The personnel that would nooperation of the response equipment mThe personnel must demonstrate their aequipment, while wearing appropriate ppersonnel involved in equipment deploymust be involved in a training program.  2. The response equipment muThe equipment must be appropriate for environment. The equipment must operresponse equipment must be included i

Although not required as part of the equipmeholders are encouraged to use these exercisresponse strategies detailed in response/conarea where the exercise is being conducted. A plan holder is responsible for ensuring exein the plan whether plan holder owned or proThe purpose of the equipment deployment exequipment is appropriate for the operating ento be used and that operating personnel are tdeployment and operation. Thus it is not neceach type of equipment as long as all equipminspection and maintenance program intenderemains in good working order. However, all participate in exercises or responses on an athey remain trained and qualified to operate eenvironment. 

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Note that the CG applies the same standards to HSRO owned equipment 

deployment exercises as described below for OSROs. Æ OSRO Involvement in Equipment Deployment Exercises.The PREP guidelines identify the minimum amount of equipment that must be deployed in an equipment deployment exercise. This amount is considered to be a representative sample of the equipment. The rationale for this approach is that if the representative sample works, then the rest of the equipment could be expected to work since it would be part of the company's maintenance program. For the personnel, if a representative sample of the OSRO‘s personnel are involved in the deployment exercise and handle their responsibilities effectively, the rest of the personnel could be expected to be knowledgeable and effective since they would be a part of the company's training program. When selecting the equipment and personnel for the exercise, the OSRO should ensure that the same equipment and personnel are not used repeatedly for each exercise. The equipment should be selected on a rotational basis, as with the personnel, with the ultimate goal of eventually exercising all of the OSRO’s equipment and personnel. 

If an OSRO has separate field response facilities located throughout the country in areas that do not lend themselves to regional consolidation, each staffed field response facility, for the purpose of the PREP, will be considered a separate OSRO and will be required to conduct an annual equipment deployment exercise of the minimum amount of equipment specified in the in the PREP. In both cases, if the OSRO is classified to deploy equipment to more than one type of operating environment, the OSRO must conduct a deployment exercise in each of the environments. A few of the larger OSROs have small field response facilities. A field response facility is defined as a location where personnel and equipment are staged. Some of these OSROs have divided their operations into regional response facilities. In some instances, a regional facility will be responsible for several small field response facilities or equipment stockpiles. For the purpose of the equipment deployment exercises under the PREP, each regional 

facility will be considered a separate OSRO and will be required to conduct an 

annual equipment deployment exercise of the minimum amount of equipment specified in the PREP. The OSRO regional facility would be responsible for coordinating resources from all field facilities within the region for the exercise. In such instances, equipment may be drawn from one or more field facilities, but personnel from each field facility must participate in the equipment 

deployment exercise. If the OSRO operates OSRO will be responsible for defining its regiinformation to its plan holders. Generally, horeasonable in geographic size. At a minimumOSRO(s) conduct annual equipment deploymenvironment in which they expect to operate Response Team Regions and EPA Area Consub-area (where identified), unless adjoining alternative. For example, if an OSRO is locaprovides response assets to the Fifth CG Dismutually agree to allow the OSRO to conducof operating environments in those areas and exercises. The OSRO should request this co

appropriate Contingency Planning Area and sIf the OSRO is cited in a response plan outsidstaging and operating areas (i.e. as a Tier 2 rthat OSRO must ensure that the OSRO has teffective, efficient response in the plan holdeholder must describe arrangements for providsuch as equipment launching locations, tides and any other logistical problems or informatiThe OSRO should provide documentation of requirements to each plan holder covered by holder's responsibility to ensure that the OSRdeployment exercise requirements and has odocumentation. All plan holders identifying aas providing response resources should take completing the equipment deployment exercidocumentation is received from the OSRO. A

that merely citing an OSRO in their response credit for the equipment deployment exerciseÆ Cooperatives (Co-ops). For co-ops that are comprised of several OS

makes up the co-op would be required to con

deployment exercise of the minimum amount 

For co-ops that are comprised of facility equip

together, for the purposed of the PREP, thi

an OSRO and would be required to conduct texercise as outlined in the OSRO section. Th

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number of facilities pooling their response equipment and personnel together, 

would be required to conduct an equipment deployment exercise of the minimum amount of equipment listed below annually. Each facility and the 

personnel will not have to conduct the exercise individually. The co-op as a whole would conduct one equipment deployment exercise per year. 

Representatives from all of the facilities comprising this co-op must participate 

in this exercise. 

Co-op personnel that are responsible for deploying the response equipment must be involved in a training program, which prepares them for operating the response equipment. Likewise, the Co-op must have a maintenance program for all of the response equipment. Æ Vessel and Facility Plan Holder Owned and Operated Equipment. Plan holder owned and operated equipment is that equipment owned by a plan holder and operated either by the plan holder’s own personnel or other personnel hired by the plan holder to operate this equipment. Whoever operates this equipment must be involved in the equipment deployment exercises. Plan holders that have plan holder owned and operated equipment, and have this equipment identified in their response plan for spill response, would be required to deploy this equipment twice a year (semiannually). The plan holder would be required to deploy the minimum amount of equipment for deployment specified below or the total amount of equipment that plan holder has available for response, whichever is less. The requirement for semiannual

equipment deployment is based on the fact that this equipment is not deployed routinely and that the personnel operating it do not do this as a part of the vessel’s or facility's normal operations. The semiannual requirement is necessary to ensure adequate preparedness for spill response. The plan holder’s personnel responsible for deploying the response equipment must be involved in a training program which prepares them for operating the response equipment. Likewise, the vessel/facility plan holder must have a maintenance program for all of the response equipment. Æ Plan Holders Using a Combination of OSRO Equipment and Plan 

Holder Owned and Operated Equipment 

Plan holders citing both OSRO equipment and their own equipment in their 

response plans would be required to exercise both types of equipment at the above described intervals. 

Æ Minimum Amount of Equipment to be 

Deployment Exercises. 

I. Hazardous Substance Incident Assessmenassessment and response to hazardous subs

type of equipment is not required by regulatio

a) Monitoring- Air, surface and subsurfab) Personal Protective Equipment-Prote

breathing apparatus appropriate to penvironments to which they might be release 

c) Technical Equipment - Used for traje

Æ Oil and Hazardous Substance Respon A) Mechanical - Skimming/Recovery SysSkimming System as listed in the plan. A Skcontainment boom, hoses, piping, pumps, prinecessary for the effective operation of that s

Types of Skimming/Recovery Systems i

• Oleophilic - Brush 

• Oleophilic - DiscOleophilic - Pa• Oleophilic - Rope Mop • Oleophilic - Sorbent Lifting Belt • Oleophilic - Submersion Belt • Oleophilic - Submersion Plane • Suction ( including vacuum truc• Weir • Advancing Weir 

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• Special Purpose skimmers (e.g. fast water) 

 B) In-Situ Burn Systems – Each ISB package listed in the plan and

relied on by the plan holder in meeting response equipment capability requirements - including boom, method of ignition, support vessels and smoke plume monitoring equipment. Deployment or use of in situburning should not occur during the exercise unless directed by the Federal On-Scene Coordinator.  C) Dispersant Systems – Each dispersant package listed in the plan and relied on by the plan holder in meeting response equipment 

capability requirements , including dispersant delivery vehicles, application equipment, and dispersed oil plume monitoring equipment. Deployment or use of the actual dispersant should not occur during the exercise unless directed by the Federal On-Scene Coordinator. II. Booming Systems (includes protective and containment boom not 

exercised as part of a skimming or in-situ burning system described above) 1,000 feet (or total amount of boom listed in plan, whichever is less) of each protective or containment boom system listed in the plan and relied on by the plan holder in meeting response equipment 

capability requirements. Protective boom systems (boom and means of deploying and anchoring) include the following types: 

• Fence Boom • Curtain Boom: internal foam; external foam, self-inflatable and 

pressure inflatable. 

• External Tension Boom • Tidal Seal Boom (Only 50 feet of this type of boom need be 

deployed.) 

• Special Purpose • -Ice Booms 

*Fast Water Booms (Equipment and/or techniques intended to improve spill containment, control in fast water situations).

Æ Area Equipment Deployment. (Oil onlyThe area equipment deployment exercise invaid" response equipment and the Coast Guaof the "first aid" equipment or that which is nemost probable discharge in the area, whichev

annually. 

Internal Unannounced Exercises 

THIS IS NOT A SEPARATE EXERCISE. TH

REQUIREMENT THAT ONE OF THE PREP MUST BE CONDUCTED UNANNOUNCED. Annually, each plan holder should ensure thaconducted unannounced: 

♦ Emergency procedures exercise ♦ Emergency procedures exercise ♦ Spill management team tabletop ♦ Equipment deployment exercise. 

An unannounced exercise is where the exercknowledge of the exercise, as would be the sTo ensure that the nation maintains an adequpreparedness, and to satisfy the OPA 90 reqexercises, it is necessary to have an exercise both announced and unannounced exercisesunannounced exercise is necessary to maintnecessary to effectively respond to a spill. Response to an actual spill should be taken aexercise requirement, if the response was evThe emergency procedures exercise is being to provide an additional exercise that may be 

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Government-Initiated Unannounced Exercises 

The government-initiated unannounced exercises are designed to give the agency with primary regulatory oversight over a particular industry the opportunity to evaluate, on a random basis, the response preparedness of that industry. The PREP has attempted to make this requirement as reasonable as possible. The frequency of these drills for the noted Agencies are as follows: 

♦ For Coast Guard regulated vessels and facilities, the government - 

initiated unannounced exercises are limited to four per area per year. 

♦ For EPA-regulated facilities, the government-initiated unannounced 

exercises are limited to 10% of the plan holders per EPA region per year. 

♦ For RSPA-regulated pipelines, the government-initiated unannounced 

exercises are limited to 20 annually across the nation. 

♦ For MMS-regulated offshore facilities, the number of governmentinitiated unannounced exercises are determined by the Regional 

Supervisor and may exceed 50 per year nationally. A facility will not face an MMS unannounced exercise more than once per year, unless the results of previous exercises indicate that follow-up drills are warranted due to poor performance during a drill. 

A plan holder directed to participate in a government-initiated unannounced 

exercise is required to participate as directed unless specific conditions exist 

that may result in safety hazards. The cost of the unannounced exercise will 

be borne by the response plan holder. For complex facilities that are regulated by two or more agencies, it is the responsibility of the exercising agency to notify and invite the participation of the other agency and the responsible On-Scene Coordinator in advance, so as to minimize the possibility of the facility being exercised multiple times during a compressed time period. A plan holder that has successfully completed a government-initiated unannounced exercise would not be required to participate in another Federal government - initiated unannounced exercise for at least 36 months from the time of the last exercise provided that the drill protocols and method of evaluation are equivalent. The plan holder must maintain documentation of this participation. 

Guidelines for determining successful compledetermining enforcement actions (including ban unsuccessful exercise are the responsibiliagencies, based on application of their individÆ Successful Completion of Governmen

Exercises. 

A government-initiated unannounced exercisas determined by the initiating authority. Failexercise indicates that either the plan holder response plan, that the response resources woperating condition, or that response personn

implementing the response plan. These are that may include but is not limited to additionarevisions to the submitted response plan. Fointuitive that it must meet the Scope and Objeis the responsibility of the agency with oversigdevelop specific guidelines for determining thexercise and for determining appropriate enfonot limited to civil penalties) for an unsuccessOne of the objectives for successful completiof demonstrating that the response can be coNote that the connotation of timely remains a performance standard. Timely is defined in is further discussed in specific portions of the sections of the Guidelines which address spe

vessels and facilities. Marine Transportation-Related Facilities a

U.S. Coast Guard.

Coast Guard personnel conducting USCG-inbe guided by the following concepts when deKeeping in mind that response time frames in standards and not performance standards, anunannounced exercise program focuses on adischarges, successful completion cannot be 

by subjective evaluation of a variety of factors 

1. Response resources located within 

(boom - 1 hour response time over thmobilization) and 52-mile radius of tra

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2 hour response time over the road given half hour for mobilization) if 

response personnel are standing by with the equipment during any plan holder transfer operation. 

2. For lightering, bunkering etc, on water, Response resources located 

within 2.5 nautical mile radius of transfer site (boom - 1 hour response time over the road given half hour for mobilization) and 7.5 nautical mile radius of transfer site (recovery equipment - 2 hour response time over the road given half hour for mobilization) if response personnel 

are standing by with the equipment during any plan holder transfer operation.

3. Personnel to operate the equipment need not be co-located with the 

equipment, as long as those personnel are located within the same response radii and personnel needed to mobilize and transport the equipment are co-located with the equipment. 

4. If plan holder notifies and orders OSRO equipment quickly and the 

OSRO demonstrates it’s capability to mobilize the equipment immediately then the precise time the equipment arrives on scene is not important. USCG exercise personnel may opt to send a team to the OSRO site to observe mobilization as part of the exercise. (E.g., Boom is 7 miles away from transfer site - at 35 miles per hour that boom can be on scene in 12 minutes, so if notification and mobilization can be completed in 45 minutes, it is reasonable to assume that the boom will be on scene in less than one hour. If boom is 17 miles away notification and mobilization must be completed in 30 minutes. If it is 28 miles away, mobilization must be complete in 15 minutes, and so on.). 

5. Under the above circumstances is does not matter how soon the 

equipment and personnel arrive on scene because any delay can reasonably be presumed to have been caused by the instant conditions rather than the average conditions on which the planning travel times are based. 

6. Once the equipment is delivered on scene, personnel should be able 

to deploy and operate the equipment without significant difficulty 

(people should generally be aware of locations of equipment launch sites, anchoring points and deployment strategies.) However, 

because specific conditions vary at every site, deployments are not likely to be entirely seamless and deployment personnel may need to make adjustments that will delay completion of deployment. In fact, 

the ability to adjust to these differing an indicator of the competence of res

7. While it is intended that equipment be 

before the end of 4-hour exercise peparticularly related to safety and non-operations that may delay completion In such a case, exercise should contand operated satisfactorily. 

Æ Non-transportation-Related Facilities R

Protection Agency.

The measure of an effective unannounced gobe the overall ability of the responders identif

rapidly and effectively control a small discharthose actions that afford the best chances to impact in the first few hours of the incident. Wresponse to an oil discharge entails the rapid it is not the intention of the EPA to use timelinevaluating the response to a government-initsmall discharge. EPA personnel will evaluate equipment specified in the response plan arritimes are listed in the response plan and are requirements in 40 CFR 112 or alternative rethe Regional Administrator. Whether the condevices specified in the response plan arrive less relevant than the overall conduct of the eachievement of the exercise objective describgovernment-initiated unannounced exercise ffollowing sub-objectives: 

♦ Conducting proper notifications; ♦ Arrival of containment boom as s

response plan within one hour of the subsequent successful deplo

♦ Arrival of oil recovery devices as 

response plan within two hours othe subsequent successful opera

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♦ Demonstrating the availability of adequate storage capacity for 

recovered oil; and 

♦ Properly conducting the exercise considering the size of a small 

discharge including skill and competency of responders and material readiness of response equipment. 

The failure to achieve any one sub-objective should not automatically indicate 

that an exercise is a failure. EPA personnel evaluating the exercise should assess: the plan holders ability to conduct proper notifications; material readiness of response equipment; and the overall ability of responding personnel to mobilize, arrive on scene in a timely manner, properly deploy the containment boom, simulate recovery of oil, and demonstrate skill and competency during the 4 hour exercise window. 

The EPA exercise evaluator will have a subjective role in determining the success of the exercise based on the achievement of the exercise objectives within the specific time. These evaluations will be dependent on spill site and circumstances. EPA personnel may request to review records of previous facility response plan exercises when there is a concern that the response time is excessive. As the result of an unsuccessful exercise the EPA may require the plan holder to participate in additional unannounced exercises, revise the existing response plan, or both. Unsuccessful unannounced exercises may also result in enforcement action against the plan holder. Æ Safety During Exercises and Responses. The responsibility for safely conducting an exercise or an actual response remains with the plan holder and responding personnel. The response plan should comply with all the regulatory requirements while considering safety factors. Plan holders and responders are never expected to operate in an unsafe or illegal manner during an exercise or actual response. The plan holder is responsible to confirm that the resources identified in the response plan can mount an effective response while operating within all applicable laws and regulations. In short, there is no expectation or justification for placing people at risk during an exercise or response. Conducting the exercise in an unsafe manner is likely to contribute to an unsatisfactory exercise. Triennial Exercise of the Entire Response Plan. Every 3 years all components of the entire response plan must be exercised. Rather than requiring each plan holder to conduct a major-exercise every 3 

years, the PREP allows for the individual comportions through the required exercises. The following are the basic types of plan comat least once every 3 years: 

Organizational Design 

(1) Notifications (2) Staff mobilization (3) Ability to operate within the response in the plan 

Operational Response 

(4) Discharge control (5) Assessment of discharge (6) Containment of discharge (7) Recovery of spilled material (8) Protection of sensitive areas (9) Disposal of recovered material and c

Response Support 

(10) Communications (11) Transportation (12) Personnel support (13) Equipment maintenance and suppo(14) Procurement (15) Documentation While not all of these components wouleach plan, the plan holder should identithe list above, and add or delete other cplan holder would then be responsible fthe plan are exercised within each 3-yeTo satisfy the requirement of the trienniplan, it is not necessary to exercise the plan may be exercised in segments oveeach component of the plan is exerciseperiod. The required exercises should component is addressed and exercised 

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includes a template for use by plan holders tacking exercise completion 

over the 3-year PREP cycle. The plan holder is responsible for documenting the components completed in the exercises. 

Æ Triennial Cycle. In the triennial cycle, the following internal exercises must be conducted 

 12 qualified individual notification exercises; 

 12 emergency procedures exercises--manned vessels and 

unmanned barges (optional for facilities); 

 3 spill management team tabletop exercises--one must involve a 

worst case discharge scenario;

 3 unannounced exercises--any of the exercises, with the exception 

of the qualified individual notification exercise, if conducted unannounced, would satisfy this requirement;

 Equipment deployment exercises as described below: 

♦ For vessel/facility owned and operated equipmento 6 plan holder owned and operated equipment deployment 

exercises (for plan holders with vessel/facility owned and operated equipment identified in their response plan) 

♦ For vessels and facilities with OSROs identified for response 

equipmento 3 OSROs equipment deployment exercises 

♦ For pipelines - 

o 3 pipeline equipment deployment exercises (using either 

OSRO and/or operator owned equipment 

♦ For offshore facilities 

o 3 equipment deployment exercises (for equipment staged 

onshore) 

o 6 equipment deployment 

offshore); and 

 Triennial Exercise of Entire Response 

response plan must be exercised at least 

Area Exercises 

The purpose of the area exercise is to exerciin a particular area. An area is defined as thaseparate and distinct Area Contingency Plan in OPA 90. The response community includegovernment and industry. The area exercisegovernment and industry interface for spill resThe goal of the PREP is to conduct 20 area ewithin a triennial cycle. This method should ecountry are exercised triennially. Six of the 2led by the government, that is the Area Commholder as exercise partner. Industry plan holthe Area Committee as exercise partner. An all of the area exercises. The exercise design representatives from the federal, state, and lolocal response community and the industry pwould lead each area exercise. The lead pla(government or industry) that is responsible fexercised in the area exercise. The lead plan on designing the scope and scenario of the eor the EPA, as Area Committee chair, would government led exercises, with RSPA and MA suggested mix of participants for the industinclude: 

♦ Vessels (6 exercises); ♦ Marine transportation-related (MT♦ Onshore and certain offshore no

(2 exercises) 

♦ Pipelines (2 exercises); and 

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♦ Offshore facilities (2 exercises). 

The area exercises do not necessarily have to be large-scale productions. The scenario does not always have to involve a worst-case discharge. However at a minimum, the scenario must involve exercise of Tier I WorstCase discharge capability. The primary purpose of the area exercise is to activate and observe the response infrastructure in the area, and the ability of the entire response community to effectively conduct a spill response. The focus should be on the interaction between the responsible party and the federal, state and local government to exercise both the Area Contingency Plan and the responsible party's response plan. The following are recommendations for the area exercises: 

♦ Each exercise should be approximately 8-12 hours in duration. 

The exercises may be longer, if agreed to by the exercise design team. 

♦ The area response mechanism would be evaluated in each area 

exercise. The unified command would be exercised. 

♦ The lead plan holder will have the primary voice and final decision 

authority in the exercise design. However, exercise design should be conducted as a cooperative effort of the entire exercise design team. 

♦ The exercise scenario will involve some amount of equipment 

deployment. The extent of equipment deployment should be determined by the lead plan holder after consulting with the exercise design team. 

Area exercise equipment deployment should include testing adequacy of various response strategies contained in the plan, including but not limited to: protective booming for shoreline, fish, wildlife, and sensitive environment; fastwater, open-water, or shallow water containment and collection; or dispersant or in-situ burn operations. If the exercise spill scenario involves a maximum most probable or larger spill, a minimum of tier 1 equipment deployment should be conducted. Equipment deployment need not be conducted simultaneously with the tabletop portion of the exercise. It may be done several weeks or even months prior to or after the tabletop to allow more efficient allocation of exercise planning and execution resources. 

An Industry plan holder that participates in an required to participate in another area exercisPlan holders are responsible for funding their exercises. An evaluation report should be completed nocompletion of the area exercise. The evaluatievaluation team. For USCG Area Exercises, will be entered in CGSAILS. 

Area Exercise Scheduling 

Scheduling of area exercises will be done unsystem that involves the federal, state and locplan holders, and that recognizes the unique regions of the country. Æ NSCC. A National Schedule Coordination Committee for scheduling the area exercises. The NSCC representing the four federal regulating agenRSPA, and MMS. Æ Scheduling Process. The NSCC is charged with developing and puexercise schedule for each upcoming trienniawill be published in the Federal Register annu

are scheduled three years in advance is to alindustry plan holders to allocate sufficient funwill solicit comments on the proposed schedulead and participate in the Area Exercises. It NSCC only proposes which area plans will be period. It is incumbent on the Regional RespCommittees with jurisdiction over an area, to and to identify the industry plan holder who wEach Regional Response Team and Area Colocal industry to identify industry plan holders scheduled exercise. Industry plan holders mscheduling process through the Area Commit

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Other Credit Issues 

Æ Credit for Spill Response. Plan holders may take credit for internal exercises conducted in response to actual spills. The spill response must be evaluated. The plan holder must determine which exercises were completed in the spill response. This determination should be based on whether the response effort would meet the objectives of the exercise as listed in the PREP guidelines. The plan holder must document the exercises completed. The NSCC is responsible for authorizing credit for area exercises, based on the recommendations of the On-Scene Coordinator. Credit should be given to a plan holder for participation in an area exercise if the following circumstances exist (1) the response plan was utilized in an actual spill response; (2) the response involved the entire response community; (3) the objectives of the area exercise were met as outlined in the PREP guidelines; (4) the response was evaluated; and (5) the spill response was properly documented and certified. Note that actual spills must involve, at minimum, deployment of worst-case discharge tier 1 capabilities to be eligible for this credit. Æ Proper Documentation for Self-Certification. Proper documentation for self-certification should include, as a minimum, the following information: 

♦ The type of exercise. ♦ Date and time of the exercise. ♦ A description of the exercise. ♦ The objectives met in the exercise. ♦ The components of the response plan exercised. ♦ Lessons learned. 

This documentation must be in writing and signed by an individual empowered by the plan holder organization. Sample documentation forms are attached as Appendix A to the PREP Guidelines. 

As a general rule, exercise records should be the exercise, although this may vary dependi

Special Issues Æ Complexes. Complexes are facilities that must meet the refederal agency. For example, a facility that hand a waterfront oil transfer dock is considerethe requirements of EPA, RSPA and the CoaComplexes would only be required to conduc

requirements for that particular type of exercinotification exercise is required by all three aone notification exercise per quarter would sathree regulatory agencies. Æ Vessels Serving as Secondary CarrierVessels serving as secondary carriers of oil srequirements in 33 CFR 155.1045(h). Æ TAPAA Vessels and Facilities. Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act (TAPaddition to complying with the primary exerciswith the additional exercise requirements ideresponse plan regulations at 33 CFR 155.112154.1125(a)(2), respectively. Æ LEPC Drill Credit. Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPhazardous substance exercises periodically. coordinate their exercises with the LEPCs, wtake credit, as long as the PREP exercise objÆ Foreign Vessels Calling Only OccasioIf a vessel plan holder has a response plan, pvessel would be calling at U.S. ports, even if 

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holder must have an exercise program in place and be conducting the required 

exercises. If the plan holder is following the PREP guidelines, all exercises must be conducted at the frequency listed in the PREP guidelines. The only exception to this requirement is the qualified individual notification exercise, which is only required to be conducted quarterly while operating in U.S. waters, otherwise upon entry into U.S. waters. If a vessel comes into U.S. waters for the first time, but intends to continue trading, it must conduct the qualified individual notification exercise immediately, and then begin its exercise program. Since the PREP follows the calendar year, the triennial cycle should begin as soon as the vessel enters U.S. waters. The vessel should remain on the calendar year schedule, with the following January 1 beginning the next year of the vessel's triennial cycle. In such cases, the plan holder will only be expected to complete 2 full years of internal exercises during the first triennial cycle. For the first year, the plan holder must complete one QI notification and one emergency procedures exercise each quarter during that year. Spill management team and equipment deployment exercises are recommended as soon as possible, but can be held up to 11 months after the date of the first entry into U.S. Waters. If the vessel only intends to make one voyage into U.S. waters, the vessel must conduct the qualified individual notification exercise immediately upon entry. If the vessel intends to reenter the U.S. at any time, it must comply with all exercise requirements. Æ Railroad Tank Cars and Motor Vehicle Tank Trucks There are few individual railroad tank cars or motor vehicle tank trucks transporting sufficient volumes of oil to be subject to the response planning requirements of OPA 90. For additional information on response planning requirements for individual railroad tank cars and motor vehicle tank trucks transporting oil, including training, equipment testing, and drills, see 49 CFR 130. A railroad tank car or a tank truck which transfers oil to or from certain vessels may be considered to be a mobile marine transportation-related facility and may be subject to the response planning requirements in 33 CFR 154. Loading and offloading of railroad tank cars and tank trucks at certain nontransportation related facilities may be covered by response plans prepared by a facility owner or operator subject to the requirements contained in 40 CFR 112. 

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Section 3: 

U.S. Coast Guard – Regulated 

Vessels and 

Marine Transportation-Related Facilities 

QI Notification 

Coast Guard Marine Transportat

Applicability: Facility. 

Frequency: Quarterly. Initiating Authority: 

Company policy

Particip. Elements: 

Facility personn

Scope: Exercise comm

personnel and qualif

Objectives: Contact must b

or designee, as desi

Certification: Self-certificationVerification: U.S. Coast GuaRecords: 

Retention: 3 years. Location: Records to be k

Evaluation: Self-EvaluationCredit: Plan holder sho

when conducted in cas long as all objectievaluated and a proshould be taken for athese objectives are and a proper record 

For plan holder

hazardous substanc

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satisfy exercise requirement for both plans, if both 

plans rely on the same QI. If the plan holder uses two different QIs, the plan holder is required to exercise each separately, 

QI Notification 

Manned Ve

Applicability: Manned vesselFrequency: Quarterly while 

including the exclusiotherwise upon entry four times per year. notification exercise outside U.S. waters. 

Initiating Authority: 

Master or desig

Particip. Elements: 

Vessel personn

personnel, and a ves

Scope: Exercise comm

personnel and qualif

Objectives: Contact by tele

facsimile a confirmatqualified individual oplan. A telex may be are not available 

Certification: Self-certificationVerification: U.S. Coast GuaRecords: 

Retention: 3 years. Location: Logbook entry 

individual notification 155.1060(e)(1). 

Evaluation: Owner or opera

determine if objectiv

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Self-evaluation. 

Credit: Plan holder should take credit for this exercise 

when conducted in conjunction with other exercises, as long as all objectives are met, the exercise is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. Credit should be taken for an actual spill response when these objectives are met, the response is evaluated and a proper record is generated. 

For plan holders handling both oil and 

hazardous substances, a single QI notification will 

satisfy exercise requirement for both plans, if both plans rely on the same QI. If the plan holder uses two different QIs, the plan holder is required to exercise each separately, 

QI Notification 

Unmanned B

Applicability: Unmanned barFrequency: Quarterly while 

including the exclusiupon entry into U.S. four times per year. notification exercise outside U.S. waters. 

Initiating Authority: 

Barge owner or 

captain. 

Particip.. Elements: 

Barge custodia

Scope: Exercise comm

custodian and qualif

Objectives: Contact-by tele

facsimile and confirmqualified individual oresponse plan. 

Exercises shou

ensure that all barge chance for participat

Certification: Self-certificationVerification: U.S. Coast GuaRecords: 

Retention: 3 years. Location: Records to be k

the response plan fo

Evaluation: Self-evaluation

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Credit: Plan holder should take credit for this exercise 

when conducted in conjunction with other exercises, as long as all objectives are met, the exercise is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. Credit should be taken for an actual spill response when these objectives are met, the response is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. 

For plan holders handling both oil and 

hazardous substances, a single QI notification will 

satisfy exercise requirement for both plans, if both plans rely on the same QI. If the plan holder uses two different QIs, the plan holder is required to exercise each separately, 

On Board Emergency Pr

Manned Ve

Applicability: Manned vessels

Frequency: Quarterly. Initiating Authority: 

Master or design

Particip. Elements: 

Vessel personne

Scope: Exercise the em

vessel crew to mitigatsubstantial threat of sresulting from shipboaassociated with intern

Objectives: Conduct an exer

procedures to ensure taken to mitigate a spthrough of the crews' 

Exercise should 

sections of the emergmitigation. For exam> Simulation of resp> Simulation of resp

of the vessel. 

> Simulation of resp

Annually ensure 

for all contingencies ihave been exercised. 

Certification: Self-certificationVerification: U.S. Coast Guar

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Records: 

Retention: 3 years. Location: Logbook entry as provided at 33 CFR 

155.1060(e)(1). 

Evaluation: Self-evaluation. 

Credit: Plan holder should take credit for this exercise 

when conducted in conjunction with other exercises, as long as all objectives are met, the exercise is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. Credit should be taken for an actual spill response when these objectives are met, the response is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. 

On vessels covered by both oil and hazardous 

substance plans, separate oil and hazardous substance exercises are not required. However, the 

shipboard personnel should alternate oil and hazardous substance scenarios each quarter. 

Emergency Procedu

Unmanned B

Applicability: Unmanned bargFrequency: Quarterly. Initiating Authority: 

Barge owner or 

Particip. Elements: 

Barge custodian

Scope: Exercise the em

for an oil/HAZSUB dissuch discharge. SucCFR 155.1040 (a). 

Objectives: Conduct a walk-

procedures. 

Ensure barge cu

take in the event of an threat of such dischar

Certification: Self-certificationVerification: U.S. Coast GuarRecords: 

Retention: 3 years. Location: Records to be ke

the response plan for 

Evaluation: Self-evaluation. Credit: Plan holder shou

when conducted in coas long as all objectivevaluated, and a prop

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should be taken for an actual spill response when 

these objectives are met, the response is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. 

On vessels covered by both oil and hazardous 

substance plans, separate oil and hazardous substance exercises are not required. However, the shipboard personnel should alternate oil and hazardous substance scenarios each quarter. 

Emergency Procedu

Facilities (Op

Applicability: Facility. 

Frequency: Quarterly. Initiating Authority: 

Facility owner o

Particip. Elements: 

Facility personn

Scope: Exercise the em

facility to mitigate or substantial threat of 

resulting from facility with oil transfers. 

Objectives: Conduct an exe

procedures to ensuractions to be taken tmay be a walk-throuprocedures. 

Exercise should 

sections of the emermitigation. For exama simulation of a res

The facility sho

procedures for all coaddressed at some t

Certification: Self-certificationVerification: U.S. Coast GuaRecords: 

Retention: 3 years. 

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Location: At each facility. 

Evaluation: Self-evaluation. Credit: Plan holder should take credit for this exercise 

when conducted in conjunction with other exercises, as long as all objectives are met, the exercise is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. Credit should be taken for an actual spill response when these objectives are met, the response is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. 

*This section describes an optional exercise to provide facilities with an 

exercise that may be conducted unannounced to fulfill the internal 

unannounced exercise requirement. 

At facilities covered by both oil and hazardous substance plans, separate oil 

and hazardous substance exercises are not required. However, the shipboard personnel should alternate oil and hazardous substance scenarios each quarter. 

Spill Management Team 

U.S. Coast Guard M

Applicability: Facility spill manFrequency: Annually. Initiating Authority: 

Company policy

Particip. Elements: 

Spill manageme

response plan. 

Scope: Exercise the spi

organization, commumanaging a spill resp

Objectives: 

Exercise the spill man> Knowledge of the > Proper notificatio> Communications > Ability to access a> Coordination of in

with responsibility 

> An annual review 

team to a regionateam, as appropr

> Ability to effective

activity with the Ninfrastructure. (If participating in thteam should demcoordination with 

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> Ability to access information in the Area 

Contingency Plan for location of sensitive areas, resources available within the area, unique conditions of area, etc

> At least one spill management team tabletop 

exercise in a triennial cycle would involve simulation of a worst-case discharge scenario.

Certification: Self-certification. Verification: U.S. Coast Guard. Records: 

Retention: 3 years. Location: At each facility. 

Evaluation: Self-evaluation. Credit: Plan holder should take credit for this exercise 

when conducted in conjunction with other exercises as long as all objectives are met, the exercise is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. Credit should be taken for an actual spill response when these objectives are met, the response is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. 

Plan holders are responsible for ensuring that 

SMTs are familiar with Area Committees/Regional Response Teams (*RRTs) and Area Contingency Plans in every area in which the plan holder operates. While it is not practicable to require an SMT to exercise in every area/region in which they offer cover each year, each SMT is expected to review ACPs annually and the make-up of Area Committees/RRTs in all areas in which they offer coverage. Selfcertification for exercise credit should include SMT certification that the SMT has completed annual review and is familiar with the ACPs and Area 

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Spill Management Team Tabletop Exercise 

Vessels 

Applicability: Vessel spill management team. Frequency: Annually. Initiating Authority: 

Company policy. 

Particle. Elements: 

Spill management team as established in the 

response plan. 

Scope: Exercise the spill management team's 

organization, communication, and decision-making in managing a spill response. 

Objectives: 

Exercise the spill management team in a review of - > Knowledge of the response plan; > Proper notifications; > Communications system > Ability to access an OSRO/HSRO; > Coordination of internal organization personnel 

with responsibility for spill response; 

> An annual review of the transition from a local 

team to a regional, national, and international team, as appropriate; 

> Ability to effectively coordinate spill response 

activity with the National Response System (NRS) infrastructure. (If personnel from the NRS are not participating in the exercise, the spill management team should demonstrate knowledge of response coordination with the NRS.); and 

> Ability to access information in the Area 

Contingency Plan resources availabconditions of Area

At least one Spil

Exercise in a triennial of a worst-case disch

Certification: Self-certification

Verification: U.S. Coast GuaRecords: 

Retention: 3 years. Location: In accordance w

Evaluation: Self-evaluation. Credit: Plan holder shou

when conducted in coas long as all objectivevaluated, and a propshould be taken for athese objectives are mand a proper record is 

Plan holders are 

SMTs are familiar witContingency Plans in holder operates. Whian SMT to exercise in cover each year, eacACPs annually and thin all areas in which thcertification for exercicertification that the Sreview and is familiar Committees in all areoperates. 

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 For plan holders who handle both oil and 

hazardous substances, if the same spill management team handles all oil and hazardous substance incidents, only one SMT exercise is required annually. In such cases, at least 1 of the exercises should focus on oil and 1 on hazardous substances every three years. 

Over the course of six years, at least one worstcase hazardous substance and one worst-case oil scenario should be exercised. 

 For plan holders who handle both oil and 

hazardous substances, if the spill management teams are not the same, separate spill management team exercises are required. 

Equipment Deploym

U.S. Coast Guard M

Applicability: Facilities with fac

response equipment.

Frequency: Semiannually. Initiating Authority: 

Company policy

Particip. Elements: 

Facility personne

Scope: Deploy and oper

response equipment The equipment to be minimum amount of edescribed in "Guiding necessary to respond discharge at the facili

All of the facility'

equipment deploymea comprehensive traiequipment must be inmaintenance programdeployment conductemaintenance program is periodically inspectoperating condition in manufacturer's recomcommercial practicesmust be documented 

Objectives: Demonstrate ab

and operate equipme

Ensure equipmedeployment sho

containment, protectio

Certification: Self-certification

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Verification: U.S. Coast Guard. 

Records: 

Retention: 3 years. Location: Records to be kept at facility. 

Evaluation: Self-evaluation. Credit: Plan holder should take credit for this exercise 

when conducted in conjunction with other exercises as long as all objectives are met, the exercise is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. Credit should be taken for an actual spill response when these objectives are met, the response is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. 

Note: If a facility with facility owned and operated equipment also 

identifies OSRO equipment in its response plan, the OSRO equipment must also be deployed and operated in accordance with the equipment deployment requirements for OSRO owned equipment. 

Equipment Deploym

U.S. Coast Guard M

Applicability: Facilities with OS

cited in their response 

Frequency: Annually. Initiating Authority: 

Company policy

Particip. Elements: 

Facility owner or 

Scope: Deploy and oper

identified in the respodeployed would be thas described in "Guid

All of the OSRO

equipment deploymea comprehensive traiOSRO/HSRO equipmcomprehensive maintbe taken for equipmetraining. The maintenthe equipment is periomaintained in good owith the manufacturecommercial practicesmust ensure that inspOSRO/HSRO is documust provide inspectito the owner or opera Plan holders muOSRO/HSRO is identOSRO/HSRO conducexercises in each opeContingency Planning 

Objectives: Demonstrate the 

3-21 August 2002 3-22 
deploy and operate equipment. 

Ensure the response equipment is in proper 

working order. 

Whenever feasible, equipment deployment 

should also include testing ACP containment, protection and diversion strategies. 

Certification: The facility owner or operator should ensure that 

the OSRO/HSRO identified in the response plan provides adequate documentation that the requirements for this exercise have been met. 

Verification: U.S. Coast Guard. 

Records: 

Retention: 3 years. 

Records to be kept at the facility. 

Evaluation: Self-evaluation. Credits: Plan holder should take credit for this exercise 

when conducted in conjunction with other exercises as long as all objectives are met, the exercise is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. Credit should be taken for an actual spill response when the objectives are met, the response is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. 

Equipment Deploym

Vessel

Applicability: Vessels. Frequency: Annually. Initiating Authority: 

Company policy

Particip. Elements: 

Vessel owner or 

Scope: Deploy and ope

identified in the respodeployed would be thfor deployment as de

All of the OSRO 

deployment operationcomprehensive trainiOSRO/HSRO equipmcomprehensive mainbe taken for equipmetraining. The maintenthe equipment is periin good operating conmanufacturer's recompractices. The vessethat inspection and mis documented. The inspection and mainteowner or operator. 

Plan holders mu

OSRO is identified in conducts annual equeach operating enviroPlanning Area. 

Objective: Demonstrate the 

and operate response 

3-23 August 2002 3-24 
Ensure the response equipment is in proper 

working order. 

Whenever feasible, equipment deployment 

should also include testing ACP containment, protection and diversion strategies. 

Certification: The vessel owner or operator should ensure that 

the OSRO/HSRO identified in the response plan provides adequate documentation that the 

requirements for this exercise have been met. 

Verification: U.S. Coast Guard. 

Records: 

Retention: 3 years (see 33 CFR 155.1060 (e)(2)). 

Evaluation: Self-evaluation. Credit: Plan holder should take credit for this exercise 

when conducted in conjunction with other exercises as long as all objectives are met, the exercise is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. Credit should be taken for an actual spill response when the objectives are met, the response is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. 

Government-Initiated Una

Vessels and MTR Facility R

Applicability: Vessel and MTR 

within the area. 

Frequency: Triennially, if suc

deemed by the CG/Ecompleted the exercisin another governmenat the discretion of the holders who have sucgovernment-initiated be required to participmonths from the date 

Initiating Authority: 

U.S. Coast Guar

Particip. Elements: 

Vessel and MTR 

Scope: Unannounced ex

maximum of four exe

Exercises are lim

duration. 

Exercises must 

most probable discha

RSPA and MMS 

exercises for pipeline

of a complex in their e

Objectives: Conduct proper 

unannounced scenardischarge. 

Demonstrate res

> Timely- As a gene

standard is conta

3-25 August 2002 3-26 
on scene within one hour of notification and 

recovery equipment (skimmers and temporary storage) on scene within two hours. Therefore in an government initiated unannounced exercise, plan holder should be able to initiate simulated clean up within approximately two hours of exercise commencement. 

> Conducted with adequate amount of equipment 

for scenario; and 

> Properly conducted. 

Whenever feasible, equipment deployment should also include testing ACP containment, protection and diversion strategies. 

Certification: U.S. Coast Guard. Verification: U.S. Coast Guard. Records: 

Retention 3 years. 

For facilities, at the facility. For vessels, in accordance with 33 CFR 155.1060(e)(2). 

Evaluation: Evaluation to be conducted by initiating agency. Credit: Credit may be granted by the initiating authority 

for an actual spill response when the PREP objectives are met, the response is evaluated by the initiating authority and a proper record is generated. Plan holders participating in this exercise may take credit for notification and equipment deployment exercises, if criteria for those exercises are met, the response is evaluated by the plan holder and a proper record is generated. 

Section 

EPA-Regulated Onshore And 

Transportation-Rel

PREP Guidelines do not create b

While the PREP Guidelines havregulated community, they cannot binding substantive rules. Plan h

Guidelines to fulfill the exercise Pollution Act of 1990. An alternacceptable subject to apprAdministrator. (See 40 CFR 1Guidelines or the EPA-approved eby the plan holder become bindisubmitted response plan. 

3-27 August 2002 4-1 
QI Notification Exercises 

EPA-Regulated Facilities 

Applicability: Facility. 

Frequency: Quarterly. Initiating Authority: 

Company policy. 

Particip. Elements: 

Facility personnel and qualified individual. 

Scope: Exercise communications between facility 

personnel and qualified individual. 

Objectives: Contact must be made with a qualified individual 

or designee, as designated in the response plan. 

Certification: Self-certification. Verification: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Records: 

Retention: 5 years. Location: Records to be kept at the facility. 

Evaluation: Self-evaluation. Credit: Plan holder should take credit for this exercise 

when conducted in conjunction with other exercises as long as all objectives are met, the exercise is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. Credit should be taken for an actual spill response when these objectives are met, the response is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. 

Emergency Procedu

Facilities (Op

Applicability: Facility. Frequency: Quarterly. Initiating Authority: 

Facility owner or 

Partlcip. Elements: 

Facility personne

Scope: Exercise the em

facility to mitigate or psubstantial threat of sfrom facility operationtransfers. 

Objectives: Conduct an exer

procedures to ensure to be taken to mitigate walk-through of the e

Exercise should 

sections of the emergmitigation. For examsimulation of a respon

The facility shou

procedures for all conaddressed at some ti

Certification: Self-certificationVerification: EPA. Records: 

Retention: 5 years. Location: At each facility. 

4-2 August 2002 4-3 
Evaluation: Self-evaluation. 

Credit: Plan holder should take credit for this exercise 

when conducted in conjunction with other exercises, as long as all objectives are met, the exercise is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. Credit should be taken for an actual spill response when these objectives are met, the response is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. 

*This is offered as an optional exercise to provide facilities with an 

exercise that may be conducted unannounced to fulfill the internal 

unannounced exercise requirement. 

Spill Management Team 

EPA-Regulated 

Applicability: Facility spill man

Frequency: Annually. Initiating Authority: 

Company policy

Particip. Elements: 

Spill manageme

response plan. 

Scope: Exercise the spi

organization, commumanaging a spill resp

Objectives: Exercise the spi

of- 

> Knowledge of the > Proper notificatio> Communications > Ability to access a> Coordination of in

with responsibility 

> An annual review 

team to a regionateam, as appropr

> Ability to effective

activity with the Ninfrastructure. (If participating in thteam should demcoordination with 

> Ability to access i

4-4 August 2002 4-5 
Plan for location of sensitive areas, resources 

available within the area, unique conditions of area, etc. 

At least one spill management team tabletop 

exercise in a triennial cycle would involve simulation of a worst-case discharge scenario. 

Certification: Self-certification. 

Verification: EPA. Records: 

Retention: 5 years. Location: At each facility. 

Evaluation: Self-evaluation. Credit: Plan holder should take credit for this exercise 

when conducted in conjunction with other exercises as long as all objectives are met, the exercise is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. Credit should be taken for an actual spill response when these objectives are met, the response is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. 

Equipment Deploym

EPA-Regulated 

Applicability: Facilities with fac

response equipment.

Frequency: Semiannually. Initiating Authority: 

Company policy

Particip. Elements: 

Facility personne

Scope: Deploy and oper

response equipment The equipment to be minimum amount of edescribed in "Guiding necessary to respond facility, whichever is l

All of the facility 

deployment operationcomprehensive traininequipment must be inmaintenance programdeployment conductemaintenance program is periodically inspectoperating condition in manufacturers recomcommercial practicesmust be documented 

Objectives: Demonstrate ab

and operate equipme

Ensure equipme

Certification: Self-certificationVerification: EPA. 

4-6 August 2002 4-7 
Records: 

Retention: 5 years. Location: Records to be kept at the facility. 

Evaluation Self–Evaluation. Credit: Plan holder should take credit for this exercise 

when conducted in conjunction with other exercises as long as all objectives are met, the exercise is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. Credit should be taken for an actual spill response when these objectives are met, the response is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. 

Note: If a facility with facility owned and operated equipment also 

identifies OSRO equipment in its response plan, the OSRO equipment must also be deployed and operated in accordance with the equipment deployment requirements for OSRO owned equipment. 

Equipment Deploym

EPA-Regulated 

 Applicability: Facilities with 

in their response pl

Frequency: Annually. Initiating Authority: 

Company polic

Particip. Elements: 

Facility owner 

Scope: Deploy and op

identified in the resbe deployed would equipment for deploPrinciples." 

All of the OSR

equipment deploymin a comprehensive OSRO equipment mcomprehensive mashould be taken for conducted during trprogram must ensuperiodically inspectoperating condition manufacturer's recocommercial practicemust ensure that inOSRO is documentinspection and mainowner or operator. 

Plan holders m

OSRO is identified conducts annual eqin each operating eContingency Plann

4-8 August 2002 4-9 
(where identified). 

Objectives: Demonstrate the ability of the personnel to 

deploy and operate response equipment. 

Ensure the response equipment is in proper 

working order. 

Certification: The facility owner or operator should ensure 

that the OSRO identified in the response plan provides adequate documentation that the 

requirements for this exercise have been met. 

Verification: EPA. Records: 

Retention 5 years, kept at the facility. 

Evaluation: Self-evaluation. Credit: Plan holder should take credit for this exercise 

when conducted in conjunction with other exercises as long as all objectives are met, the exercise is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. Credit should be taken for an actual spill response when the objectives are met, the response is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. 

Government-Initiated Una

EPA—Regulated Facility Re

Applicability: EPA-regulated f

within the region

Frequency: Triennially, if su

deemed by the successfully comrequired to partiinitiated unannoof the exercising have successfugovernment-initnot be required at least 36 montexercise). 

Initiating Authority: 

EPA. 

Partlcip. Elements: 

 EPA-regulated 

Scope: Unannounced 

maximum of 10% EPA Region per 

Exercises are 

in duration. 

Exercises sho

discharge scenaoutside secondainto or on navigashorelines). 

Exercise wou

response equipresponse plan to 

RSPA and M

exercises for pip

4-10 August 2002 4-11 
a part of a complex in their exercise programs. 

Objectives: Conduct proper notifications to respond to 

unannounced scenario of a small discharge. Demonstrate that the response is - > Timely as defined in section 1 of these Guidelines;> Conducted with adequate amount of equipment 

for scenario; and 

> Properly conducted. 

Certification: EPA. Verification: EPA. Records: Retention: 5 years, kept at the facility. Evaluation: Evaluation to be conducted by initiating agency. Credit: Credit may be granted by the initiating authority 

for an actual spill response when the PREP objectives are met, the response is evaluated by the initiating authority and a proper record is generated. Plan holders participating in this exercise may take credit for notification and equipment deployment exercises, if criteria for those exercises are met, the response is evaluated by the plan holder and a proper record is generated. 

Section 

Onshore Transportation

4-12 August 2002 5-1 
Owner or Operator Internal Notification Exercises 

Onshore Transportation-Related Pipelines 

Applicability: Pipeline owner or operator. Frequency: As indicated by the response plan and, at a 

minimum, consistent with the triennial cycle (quarterly). 

Party Initiating Exercise: 

As indicated in response plan. 

Participants: Facility response personnel and the facility's 

qualified individual. 

Scope: Exercise notification process between key facility 

personnel and the qualified individual to demonstrate the accessibility of the qualified individual. 

Objectives: Contact by telephone, radio, message-pager, or 

facsimile and confirmation established as indicated in response plan. 

Format: As indicated in response plan. Certification: Self-certification as indicated in response plan. 

Each plan should have a written description of the company's certification process. 

Verification: Verification conducted by Research and Special 

Programs Administration (RSPA) during regular inspections* or RSPA tabletop exercises. 

* Verification will not be done by inspections in the near term. Records: 

Retention: 3 years. Location: Owner or operator shall retain records as 

indicated in response plan. 

RSPA to retain v

Credit: Plan holder sho

when conducted in coas long as all objectivevaluated, and a propshould be taken for athese objectives are mand a proper record is 

5-2 August 2002 5-3 
Internal Tabletop Exercises 

Onshore Transportation-Related Pipelines 

Applicability: Pipeline owner or operator. Frequency: As indicated by the response plan and, at a 

minimum consistent with the triennial cycle (annually). 

Party Initiating Exercise: 

As indicated in response plan. 

Participants: Designated spill emergency response team 

members. 

Scope: Demonstration of the response team's ability to 

organize, communicate, and make strategic decisions regarding population and environmental protection during a spill event. 

Objectives: Designated emergency response team members 

should demonstrate - > Knowledge of facility response plan; > Ability to organize team members to effectively 

interface with a unified command; 

> Communication capability; and > Coordination for response capability as outlined in 

response plan. 

Format: Internal tabletop exercise as outlined in response 

plan. 

Certification: Self-certification as indicated in response plan or 

as defined in the "Guiding Principles" section of this document, whichever is more stringent. Each plan should have a written description of the company's certification process. 

Verification: Verification conducted by RSPA during regular 

inspections* or RSPA 

* Verification will not be done by insp

Records: 

Retention: 3 years. Location: Owner or operato

indicated in response 

RSPA to retain ve

Credits: Plan holders shou

when conducted in conlong as all objectives aevaluated, and a propeshould be taken for an these objectives are mand a proper record is 

5-4 August 2002 5-5 
Owner/Operator Equipment Deployment Exercises 

Onshore Transportation-Related Pipelines 

Applicability: Pipeline owner or operator. Frequency: As indicated by the response plan and, at a 

minimum, as consistent with the triennial cycle (annually). 

*The number of equipment deployment exercises should be such 

that equipment and personnel assigned to each response zone are exercised at least once per year. If the same personnel and equipment respond to multiple zones, they need only exercise once per year. If different personnel and equipment respond to various response zones, each must participate in an annual equipment deployment exercise. 

Party Initiating Exercises: 

As indicated in response plan. 

Participants: Designated spill emergency response team 

members. 

Scope: Demonstrate ability to deploy spill response 

equipment* Identified in the FRP. 

*May consist entirely of operator owned equipment, or a 

combination of OSRO and operator equipment. 

Objectives: Designated emergency response personnel 

should demonstrate--- > (1) Ability to organize; and > (2) Ability to deploy and operate representative 

types of key response equipment as described in response plan. 

Format: Announced deployment exercise indicated in 

response plan. 

Certification: Self-certification as indicated in response plan. 

Each plan should have a written description of the 

company's certification 

Verification: Verification cond

inspections* or R

*Verification will not be done by inspe

Records: 

Retention: 3 years. Location: Owner or Operato

indicated in response 

RSPA to retain ve

Credit: Plan holder shou

when conducted in conlong as all objectives aevaluated, and a propeshould be taken for an these objectives are mand a proper record is 

5-6 August 2002 5-7 
Unannounced Exercises 

Onshore Transportation-Related Pipelines 

Applicability: Pipeline owner/operator. Frequency: Maximum of 20 unannounced RSPA exercises 

conducted annually for the pipeline industry as a whole. A single owner or operator will not be required to participate in a RSPA- initiated unannounced exercise, if they have already participated in one within the previous 36 months. 

Party Initiating Exercise: 

RSPA. 

Participants: Designated spill emergency response team 

members. Operations staff. On-Scene Coordinator (optional). State and local government (optional). 

Scope: Demonstrate ability to respond to a worst-case 

discharge spill event. 

Objectives: Designated emergency response team members 

should demonstrate adequate knowledge of their facility response plan and the ability to organize, communicate, coordinate, and respond in accordance with that plan. 

Format: Unannounced tabletop exercise to discuss 

strategic issues. 

Operations will provide the owner or operator the 

following information at least 10 working days in advance (1) date, time, and location of exercise; (2) expected exercise duration; and (3) response zone to be exercised. 

On the day of th

operator will be providevents. This informatdiscuss strategic issuevaluate their respon

Certification: Certification can 

personnel conducting written certification of and response zone e

Verification: Verification can 

conducting the exerci

Records: 

Retention Time: 

3 years. 

Location: Owner or Opera

indicated in response 

RSPA to retain v

Credit: Plan holder shou

when conducted in coas long as all objectivevaluated, and a propshould be taken for athese objectives are mand a proper record is 

5-8 August 2002 5-9 
Section 

Offshore Fa

5-10 August 2002 6-1 
Notification Exercises 

Offshore Facilities 

Applicability: Offshore facilities. Frequency: Annual. Initiating Authority: 

Owner or operator. 

Participating Elements: 

Facility personnel and qualified individual. 

Scope: Exercise and test communications between 

personnel on each facility manned on a 24-hour basis and qualified individual; information to be provided in the event of a spill must be simulated during this exercise. 

Objectives: Voice contact must be made with the qualified 

individual. 

Certification: Self-certification. Verification: Verification by MMS inspection personnel during 

site visits. 

Records: 

Retention: 3 years. Location: Records to be maintained at the facility or at a 

corporate location designated in the spill response plan. 

Evaluation: Self-evaluation. Credit: Plan holder should take credit for this exercise 

when conducted in conjunction with other exercises as long as all objectives are met, the exercise is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. Credit should be taken for an actual spill response when 

these objectives are mand a proper record is 

6-2 August 2002 6-3 
UNANNOUNCED EXERCISES 

Offshore Facilities 

Applicability: Offshore Facilities. Frequency: Frequency will be determined by the Regional 

Supervisor. A facility will not face an agency unannounced exercise more than once per year, unless the results of previous exercises warrant more frequency. 

Initiating Authority: 

MMS. 

Participating Elements: 

Facility personnel, qualified individual, spill 

management team, oil spill removal organization (OSRO), state and local government and other federal agencies (optional). 

Scope: Exercise will require that the owner or operator 

respond to a spill scenario posed by the MMS Regional Supervisor. 

Objectives: Conduct proper notifications to respond to 

unannounced scenario. 

Demonstrate ability to mobilize adequate 

equipment to respond to scenario. 

Demonstrate ability to conduct timely deployment 

of equipment. 

Demonstrate ability to conduct proper 

deployment to respond to scenario. 

Certification: MMS. Verification: Verification by MMS personnel. Records: 

Retention: 3 years. 

Location: MMS will mainta

Office. The owner or a corporate location idresponse plan. 

Evaluation: Evaluation to be Credits Plan holder may 

exercises if the unanncompleted, objectives and a proper record is 

6-4 August 2002 6-5 
Spill Management Team Tabletop Exercise 

Offshore Facilities 

Applicability: Spill management team. Frequency: Annually. Initiating Authority: 

Owner or operator. 

Participating Elements: 

Spill management team as established in 

response plan. 

Scope: Exercise the spill management team annually. Objectives: Exercise the spill management team's 

organization, communication, and decision-making in managing a spill response to an unannounced scenario. Exercise the spill management team in a review of- 

> Knowledge of response plan; > Proper notifications; > Communications system; > Ability to access an OSRO; > Coordination of OSRO containment and 

recovery activity; 

> Coordination of organization or agency 

personnel with responsibility for spill response; 

> Ability to effectively coordinate spill response 

activity with National Response System infrastructure; and 

> Ability to access information in Area 

Contingency Plan for location of sensitive 

areas, resourunique condit

Certification: Self-certificationVerification: Verification by MRecords: 

Retention: 3 years. Location: Records to be m

designated in the spil

Evaluation: Self-evaluation. 

exercise is witnessed

Credit: Plan holder shou

when conducted in coas long as all objectivevaluated, and a propshould be taken for athese objectives are mand a proper record is 

6-6 August 2002 6-7 
Equipment Deployment Exercises 

Offshore Facilities-Equipment Staged Offshore 

Applicability: OSRO or owner or operator response equipment 

required to be staged offshore. 

Frequency: Semiannually. Initiating 

Authority: 

OSRO, or owner or operator. 

Participating 

Elements: 

Facility or OSRO personnel. 

Scope: Deploy and operate response equipment that is 

required to be staged offshore and identified in the response plan. Each type of this equipment is to be 

deployed annually. Each type need not be deployed at each exercise. Credit will be given for any government-initiated deployment exercise or exercises initiated by OSRO member companies.* 

Objectives: Demonstrate ability of spill response personnel to 

deploy and operate equipment. 

Evaluate deployment strategies under various 

spill scenarios. 

Certification: Self-certification (OSRO for OSRO equipment 

and owner or operator for owner or operator equipment). 

Verification: Verification by MMS inspection personnel. Records: 

Retention: 3 years. Location: Records to be kept at the OSRO or at the facility 

or a corporate location designated in approved response plan for owner or operator equipment. 

Evaluation: Self-evaluation. 

exercise is witne

Credit: Plan holder shou

when conducted in coas long as all objectivevaluated, and a propshould be taken for athese objectives are mand a proper record is 

*For exploratory wells being drilled fr

Units (MODUs), at least one depconducted during drilling of eacRegional Supervisor, if staged rby the Regional Supervisor. 

6-8 August 2002 6-9 
Equipment Deployment Exercises 

Offshore Facilities – Equipment Staged Onshore 

Applicability: OSRO, or owner or operator response 

equipment stored at an onshore location. 

Frequency: Annually. Initiating Authority: 

OSRO, or owner or operator. 

Participating Elements: 

OSRO, or owner or operator personnel. 

Scope: Deploy and operate response equipment that is 

stored onshore and identified in the response plan. Each type of equipment must be exercised during each triennial period. It is not necessary to deploy each piece of equipment. 

Objectives: Demonstrate ability of spill response personnel to 

deploy and operate equipment. 

Evaluate deployment strategies under various 

spill scenarios. 

Certification: Self-certification (OSRO for OSRO equipment 

and owner or operator for owner or operator equipment). 

Verification: Verification by MMS inspection personnel. Records: 

Retention: 3 years. Location: Records to be kept at the OSRO or at the facility 

or a corporate location designated in approved response plan for owner or operator equipment. 

Evaluation: Self-evaluation. The MMS may evaluate if the 

exercise is witnessed

Credit: Plan holder shou

when conducted in coas long as all objectivevaluated, and a propshould be taken for athese objectives are mand a proper record is 

6-10 August 2002 6-11 
Section 7 

Area Exercises 

Notification E

Area 

Applicability: Area. Frequency: Quarterly. Initiating Authority: 

On-Scene Coord

Participating Elements: 

Key Elements of 

(appropriate federal, sagencies). 

Scope: Exercise and tes

Scene Coordinator ancommand. 

Objectives: Ensure that the 

command know whom discharge within the a

Ensure contact b

pager, or facsimile anthe On-Scene Coordiunified command. 

Certification: Self-certificationVerification: Verification to be 

Region. 

Records: 

Retention: 3 years (USCG)

5 years (EPA). 

Location: With the On-Sce

Evaluation: By Area Commit

7-1 August 2002 7-2 
Credit: Plan holder should take credit for this exercise 

when conducted in conjunction with other exercises, as long as all exercise objectives are met, the exercise is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. Credit should be taken for an actual spill response when these objectives are met, the response is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. 

Spill management Team 

Area 

Applicability: Area spill manaFrequency: Annually. Initiating Authority: 

U.S. Coast Gu

Participating Elements: 

Spill manageme

Guard or EPA and restate(s). 

Scope: Exercise the sp

organization, commumanaging a spill res

Objectives: Exercise the spill ma

> Knowledge of th> Proper notificatio> Communications > Ability to access > Coordination of o

with responsibilit

> Ability to effectiv

activity with Natiinfrastructure; 

> Ability to access 

Plan for location available within tarea, etc.; and 

Exercise the re

identified in the ACP unified command. 

7-3 August 2002 7-4 
At least one spill management team tabletop 

exercise in a triennial cycle would involve simulation of a worst-case discharge scenario. 

Certification: Self- Certification. Verification: Verification to be conducted by District or 

Region. 

Records 

Retention 3 years (USCG). 

5 years (EPA). 

Location: With On-Scene Coordinator. 

Evaluation: Self-evaluation. Credit: Credit should be taken for this exercise when 

conducted in conjunction with other exercises as long as all objectives are met, the exercise is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. Credit should be taken for an actual spill response when these objectives are met, the response is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. 

Equipment Deploym

Area 

Applicability: Area CommitteeFrequency: Annually. Initiating Authority: 

On-Scene Coord

Participating Elements: 

Local area respo

federal, state and loca

Scope: Deploy and oper

aid" response equipmprepositioned equipmequipment or that whaverage most probabwhichever is less, sho

All response per

comprehensive traininequipment in a compCredit should be takeduring training. The mensure that the equipand maintained in gooaccordance with the mand best commercial 

Objectives: Demonstrate the 

personnel to deploy a

Ensure that the 

working order. 

Certification: Self-certificationVerification: District or RegioRecords: 

7-5 August 2002 7-6 
Retention: 3 years (USCG). 

5 years (EPA). With On-Scene Coordinator. 

Evaluation: Self-evaluation. Credits: Plan holder should take credit for this exercise 

when conducted in conjunction with other exercises as long as all objectives are met, the exercise is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. Credit should be taken for an actual spill response when these objectives are met, the response is evaluated, and a proper record is generated. 

Area Exer

Area 

Applicability: Area Response Frequency: Triennially for eaInitiating 

Authority: 

U.S. Coast Guar

Participating 

Elements: 

Appropriate Fed

government, and induresponse community. 

Scope: Area exercises w

Community. 

Objectives: Exercise the Are

selected industry resp

Exercise the res

identified in the ACP unified command with 

Exercise the are

teams. 

Deploy adequate 

exercise scenario. At involve exercise of Ticapability. 

Format: Total annual exe

following- 

> 6 governme> 14 industry-

 ____________

Total = 20 Area Area exercises s

7-7 August 2002 7-8 
hours in duration. 

Exercise scenario to be developed by the 

exercise design team. 

To simulate realism, the exercise should be 

conducted in the command post that would be utilized for a spill response, whenever possible. 

Exercise may be in real or limited compressed 

time, and may start at any point during an incident, as determined by the Exercise Design Team. Flexibility should be allowed, to ensure the exercise objectives are met. 

Lessons learned from the exercise should be 

incorporated into the PREP Lessons Learned System (e.g., CGSAILS), whenever possible. 

Certification: The On-Scene Coordinator will certify completion 

of the area exercise. In certifying the area exercise, the On-Scene Coordinator will consider the following- 

> The area exercise was conducted. > The area exercise met the objectives 

outlined in the PREP guidelines. 

> The area response community was 

exercised for spill response preparedness. 

Industry plan holders should take credit for all of 

the exercises completed during the area exercise. These exercises shall be self-certified by the plan holder. 

Verification: Verification to be done by the National 

Scheduling Coordinating Committee. 

Records 

Retention: 3 years (USCG). 

5 years (EPA). 

Location: On Scene Coord

Evaluation: Joint evaluation 

federal government (Uor MMS) state and ind

Scheduling: Scheduling of ar

NSCC, utilizing input Area Committee and consultation with the PREP Area exercises register as a public foinput to the schedulin

7-9 August 2002 

7-10 
Appendix A: Internal Exercise Documentation Forms 

______________________________________________________________

The following sample documentation forms are provided to give plan 

holders an idea of how to document the internal PREP exercises. These sample forms, are provided only as guidance. Plan holders do not have 

to include all of the information presented on these forms nor do they have to use these exact forms. Plan holders may choose to develop their own forms. Documentation should be completed within 60 days of exercise completion. Documentation should include, as a minimum, the following information: 

♦ The type of exercise; ♦ Date and time of the exercise; ♦ A description of the exercise; ♦ The objectives met in the exercise; ♦ The components of the response plan exercised; and ♦ Lessons learned along with procedures and schedules 

for implementing lessons learned. 

Internal Exercise Docu

Notification E

1. Date performed:_____________2. Exercise or actual response?___3. Vessel/Facility/Pipeline/Offshore exercise: _____________________4. Name of person notified_______ Is this person identified in your res

Or designee?________________

5. Time initiated: _______________ Time in which qualified individual  responded __________________6. Method used to contact:  ____Telephone  ____Pager  ____Radio  ____Other __________________7. Description of notification procedu __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________8. Identify which of the 15 core comp

were exercised during this particu

 __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________

_________________

Certifying S

A-1 August 2002 A-2 
Retain this form for a minimum of 3 years (for USCG/RSPA/MMS) or 5 

years (for EPA). For vessel qualified individual notification, ensure log entry is also made and retained for a minimum of 3 years. 

Internal Exercise Docu

Emergency Proced

1. Date performed: _____________2. Exercise or actual response ? ___ If an exercise, announced or unan3. Location: ___________________4. Vessel/Barge/Facility name: ____5. Time started: ________________ Time completed: _____________6. Sections of Vessel/Barge/Facility 

(i.e., response to collision, responvessel fire, etc.)? _____________

 _____________________ ____________________ _____________________7. Description of exercise:________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________8. Identify which of the 15 core comp

were exercised during this particu

 ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________

A-3 August 2002 A-4 
Emergency Procedures Exercise (continued) 

9. Attach a description of lesson(s) learned, procedures and schedule for implementation, and person(s) responsible for follow up of corrective measures. 

________________________________ 

Certifying Signature 

Retain this form for a minimum of 3 years (for USCG/RSPA/MMS) and 5 years (for EPA). For manned vessels, ensure log entry is made and retained for 3 years. 

Internal Exercise Docu

Spill Management Team 

1. Date(s) performed: ____________2. Exercise or actual response? ___If an exercise, announced or unanno3. Location of tabletop: __________4. Time started: ________________ Time completed: _____________5. Response plan scenario used (ch _______________________Aver _____________________ Maxi __________________________ _______________________ Siz6. Describe how the following object a) Spill management team's know __________________________

__________________________

 __________________________

__________________________

 __________________________

__________________________

 b) Proper notifications:  __________________________

__________________________

 __________________________

__________________________

 __________________________

__________________________

A-5 August 2002 A-6 
Spill Management Team Tabletop Exercise (continued)

c) Communications system:  _________________________________________________

_________________________________________________ 

 _________________________________________________

_________________________________________________ 

 _________________________________________________

_________________________________________________ 

 _________________________________________________

_________________________________________________ 

 _________________________________________________

_________________________________________________ 

d) Spill management team's ability to access contracted oil spill 

removal organizations: 

 _________________________________________________

_________________________________________________ 

 _________________________________________________

_________________________________________________ 

 _________________________________________________

_________________________________________________ 

 _________________________________________________

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e) Spill management team's ability to coordinate spill response with 

On-Scene Coordinator, state and applicable agencies: 

 _________________________________________________

_________________________________________________ 

 _________________________________________________

_________________________________________________ 

 _________________________________________________

_________________________________________________ 

 _________________________________________________

_________________________________________________ 

f) Spill management team's ability to access sensitive site and 

resource information in the Area Contingency Plan: 

 _________________________________________________

_________________________________________________ 

 _________________________________________________

_________________________________________________ 

Spill Management Team Tabl

 __________________________

__________________________

7.Identify which of the 15 core compo

were exercised during this particu

 __________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. Attach a description of lesson(s) le

for implementation, and person(s) corrective measures. 

_________________

Certifying S

Retain this form for a minimum of 3 yyears (for EPA). 

A-7 August 2002 A-8 
Internal Exercise Documentation Form 

Equipment Deployment Exercise 

1. Date(s) performed: __________________________________ 2. Exercise or actual response? __________________________  If an exercise, announced or unannounced? ____________ 3. Deployment location(s):  _________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

4. Time started: _______________________________________ 

 Time OSRO/HSRO called________________________ 

 Time on-scene_________________________________ 

 Time boom deployed____________________________ 

 Time recovery equipment arrives on-scene___________  Time completed: ____________________________________ 5. Equipment deployed was: _____Facility-owned _____OSRO/HSRO-owned if so, which OSRO/HSRO?_____________ _____Both 

Equipment Deployment 

6. List type and amount of all equipm

deployed and number of support p

 __________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Describe goals of the equipment d

Contingency Plan strategies testedeployments and booming strateg

 __________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. For deployment of facility-owned e

equipment deployed at least the ayour facility's average most proba

 __________________________ __________________________ Was the equipment deployed in it

environment? 

 __________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________

A-9 August 2002 A-10 
Equipment Deployment Exercise (continued)

9. For deployment of OSRO/HSRO-owned equipment, was a 

representative sample (at least 1000 feet of each boom type and at least one of each skimmer type) deployed? 

 _________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

 Was the equipment deployed in its intended operating 

environment? 

 _________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

10. Are all facility personnel that are responsible for response 

operations involved in a comprehensive training program, and all pollution response equipment involved in a comprehensive maintenance program? _______________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

 If so, describe the program:____________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

 Date of last equipment inspection: ______________________ 11. Was the equipment deployed by personnel responsible for its 

deployment in the event of an actual spill? ________________ 

12. Was all deployed equipment ope __________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

13. Identify which of the 15 core com

were exercised during this partic

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

14. Attach a description of lesson(s) 

schedule for implementation, and up of corrective measures. 

_________________

Certifying S

Retain this form and other document

file for a minimum of 3 years (for Uminimum of 5 years (for EPA). 

A-11 August 2002 A-12 
Core Componen

 Year 

CY CY CY 

Quarters Quarters Quarters 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Notification 

Staff Mobilization 

Operate in RMS 

Discharge Contained 

Assessment 

Containment 

Recovery 

Protection 

Disposal 

QI Notification 

Emergency 

Procedures 

SMT Tabletop 

Equipment 

Deployment 

OSRO/HSRO 

Equipment 

Deployment 

Gov’t-initiated 

Unnannounced 

Area Exercise 

For each quarter in which an exercise was completed, mark that with an “X” then mark each core component tested during an exercise. 

Triennial CYLCLE Documentation 

FORM 

A-13 August 2002 A-14 
______________________________________________________________

During each triennial cycle, all components of a plan holder's response plan must be exercised at least once. The purpose of this requirement is to ensure that all plan components function adequately for response to an oil spill. The 15 core components listed below are the types of components that must be exercised. However, these components may not be 

contained in each response plan. As such, the plan holder shall identify those that are applicable from this list, adding or deleting as appropriate. 1. Notifications: Test the notifications procedures identified in the 

Area Contingency Plan and the associated Responsible Party Response Plan. 

2. Staff Mobilization: Demonstrate the ability to assemble the spill 

response organization identified in the Area Contingency Plan and associated Responsible Party Response Plan. 

3. Ability to Operate Within the Response Management System 

Described in the Plan:

 3.1 Unified Command: Demonstrate the ability of the spill 

response organization to work within a unified command 

3.1.1 Federal Representation: Demonstrate the ability to 

consolidate the concerns and interests of the other members of the unified command into a unified strategic plan with tactical operations. 

 3.1.2 State Representation: Demonstrate the ability to function 

within the unified command structure. 

 3.1.3 Local Representation: Demonstrate the ability to within the 

unified command structure. 

 3.1.4 Responsible Party Representation: Demonstrated( to 

function within the unified command structure 

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the response organization to operresponse management system ide

 3.2.1 Operations: Demonstrate t

operations related to the implemein the respective response and counified command. 

 3.2.2 Planning: Demonstrate the 

concerns of the members of the uplanning recommendations and spDemonstrate the ability to develop operations division. 

 3.2.3 Logistics: Demonstrate the 

support of both the short-term and 

 3.2.4 Finance: Demonstrate the 

expenditures of the organization a

continuing operations. 

 3.2.5 Public Affairs: Demonstrat

information center and provide the unified command and the media. 

 3.2.6 Safety Affairs: Demonstrat

operations and ensure compliance 

 3.2.7 Legal Affairs: Demonstrate 

command with suitable legal advic

4. Source Control: Demonstrate th

organization to control and stop th4.1 Salvage: Demonstrate the a

salvage resources identified in 

4.2 Firefighting: Demonstrate th

the firefighting resources ident

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B-1 August 2002 B-2 
RESPONSE PLAN CORE COMPONENTS (continued)

4.3 Lightering: Demonstrate the ability to assemble and deploy 

the lightering resources identified in the response plan. 

4.4 Other salvage equipment and devices: (electrical and manual 

controls and barriers to control the source) Demonstrate the ability to assemble and deploy the other salvage devices identified in the response plan 

5. Assessment: Demonstrate the ability of the spill response 

organization to provide an initial assessment of the discharge and provide continuing assessments of the effectiveness of the tactical operations. 

6. Containment: Demonstrate the ability of the spill response 

organization to contain the discharge at the source or In various locations for recovery operations. 

7. Recovery: Demonstrate the ability of the spill response 

organization to recover, mitigate, and remove the discharged product. Includes mitigation and removal activities, e.g. dispersant use, ISB use, and bioremediation use. 

 7.1 On-Water Recovery: Demonstrate the ability to assemble and 

deploy the on-water response resources identified In the response plans. 

 7.2 Shore-Based Recovery: Demonstrate the ability to assemble 

and deploy the shoreside response resources identified in the response plans. 

8. Protection: Demonstrate the ability of the spill response 

organization to protect the environmentally and economically sensitive areas identified in the Area Contingency Plan and the respective industry response plan. 

 8.1 Protective Booming: Demonstrate the ability to assemble and 

deploy sufficient resources to implement the protection strategies contained in the Area Contingency Plan and the respective industry response plan. 

RESPONSE PLAN CORE CO

 8.2 Water Intake Protection: De

identify water intakes and implemprocedures from the Area Continguse. 

 8.3 Wildlife Recovery and Rehab

to quickly identify these resources protection procedures from the Arplan for use. 

 8.4 Population Protection (Protec

Demonstrate the ability to quickly associated with the discharged prfrom these hazards, and to implemprocedures from the Area Continguse. 

9. Disposal: Demonstrate the abilit

organization to dispose of the recodebris. 

10. Communications: Demonstrate 

effective communications system organization. 

 10.1 Internal Communications: D

establish an intra-organization comencompasses communications at the command post and deployed 

 10.2 External Communications: 

establish communications both wiand other entities (e.g., RRT, claimagency offices, non-governmenta

11. Transportation: Demonstrate t

multi-mode transportation both for support functions. 

 11.1 Land Transportation: Demo

effective land transportation for al

B-3 August 2002 B-4 
RESPONSE PLAN CORE COMPONENTS (continued)

 11.2 Waterborne Transportation: Demonstrate the ability to 

provide effective waterborne transportation for all elements of the response. 

 11.3 Airborne Transportation: Demonstrate the ability to provide 

the necessary support of all personnel associated with the response. 

12. Personnel Support: Demonstrate the ability to provide the 

necessary support of all personnel associated with the response. 

 12.1 Management: Demonstrate the ability to provide 

administrative management of all personnel involved in the response. This requirement includes the ability to move personnel into or out of the response organization with established procedures. 

 12.2 Berthing: Demonstrate the ability to provide overnight 

accommodations on a continuing basis for a sustained response. 

 12.3 Messing: Demonstrate the ability to provide suitable feeding 

arrangements for personnel involved with the management of the response. 

 12.4 Operational and Administrative Spaces: Demonstrate the 

ability to provide suitable operational and administrative spaces for personnel involved with the management of the response. 

 12.5 Emergency Procedures: Demonstrate the ability to provide 

emergency services for personnel involved in the response. 

13. Equipment Maintenance and Support: Demonstrate the ability 

to maintain and support all equipment associated with the response. 

 13.1 Response Equipment: Demonstrate the ability to provide 

effective maintenance and support for all response equipment. 

RESPONSE PLAN CORE CO

13.2 Response Equipment: Dem

effective maintenance and supporthe response. This requirement inequipment, transportation equipmetc. 

14. Procurement: Demonstrate the 

procurement system. 

 14.1 Personnel: Demonstrate th

personnel to mount and sustain arequirement includes insuring that and training required for their posiorganization. 

 14.2 Response Equipment: Dem

sufficient response equipment to mresponse. 

 14.3 Support Equipment: Demo

sufficient support equipment to suresponse. 

15. Documentation: Demonstrate t

organization to document all operresponse and provide detailed rectaken 

B-5 August 2002 B-6