§ 155.1125 Additional response plan requirements. ( a ) The owner or operator of a tanker subject to this subpart shall include the requirements of this section in the Prince William Sound geographic-specific appendix required by subpart D of this part. ( 1 ) The response plan must include identification of an oil spill removal organization that shall— ( i ) Perform response activities;
( ii ) Provide oil spill removal and containment training, including training in the operation of prepositioned equipment, for personnel, including local residents and fishermen, from the following locations in Prince William Sound— ( A ) Valdez;
( B ) Tatitlek;
( C ) Cordova;
( D ) Whittier;
( E ) Chenega; and
( F ) Fish hatcheries located at Port San Juan, Main Bay, Esther Island, Cannery Creek, and Solomon Gulch.
( iii ) Consist of sufficient numbers of trained personnel with the necessary technical skills to remove, to the maximum extent practicable, a worst case discharge or a discharge of 200,000 barrels of oil, whichever is greater;
( iv ) Provide a plan for training sufficient numbers of additional personnel to remove, to the maximum extent practicable, a worst case discharge or a discharge of 200,000 barrels of oil, whichever is greater; and
( v ) Address the responsibilities required in § 155.1035(d)(4).
( 2 ) The response plan must include exercise procedures that must— ( i ) Provide two exercises of the oil spill removal organization each year to ensure prepositioned equipment and trained personnel required under this subpart perform effectively;
( ii ) Provide for both announced and unannounced exercises; and
( iii ) Provide for exercises that test either the entire appendix or individual components.
( 3 ) The response plan must identify a testing, inspection, and certification program for the prepositioned response equipment required in § 155.1130 that must provide for— ( i ) Annual testing and equipment inspection in accordance with the manufacturer's recommended procedures, to include— ( A ) Start-up and running under load of all electrical motors, pumps, power packs, air compressors, internal combustion engines, and oil recovery devices; and
( B ) Removal of no less than one-third of required boom from storage annually, such that all boom will have been removed and examined within a period of 3 years;
( ii ) Records of equipment tests and inspection; and
( iii ) Use of an independent entity to certify that the equipment is on-site and in good operating condition and that required tests and inspections have been performed. The independent entity must have appropriate training and expertise to provide this certification.
( 4 ) The response plan must identify and give the location of the prepositioned response equipment required in § 155.1130 including the make, model, and effective daily recovery rate of each oil recovery resource.
( b ) The owner or operator shall submit to the COTP for approval, no later than September 30th of each calendar year, a schedule for the training and exercises required by the geographic-specific appendix for Prince William Sound for the following calendar year.
( c ) All records required by this section must be available for inspection by the Coast Guard and must be maintained for a period of 3 years.