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Timestamp: 2017-12-12 08:22:47
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Subpart A—OCS Facilities
§ 146.1 Applicability.
§ 146.5 Person in charge.
§ 146.10 Notice of new facilities.
§ 146.15 Maintenance of emergency equipment.
§ 146.20 Work vests.
§ 146.30 Notice of casualties.
§ 146.35 Written report of casualty.
§ 146.40 Diving casualties.
§ 146.45 Pollution incidents.
§ 146.101 Applicability.
§ 146.105 General alarm system.
§ 146.110 Emergency signals.
§ 146.115 Duties of personnel during an emergency.
§ 146.120 Manning of survival craft.
§ 146.125 Emergency drills.
§ 146.130 Station bill.
§ 146.135 Markings for emergency equipment.
§ 146.140 Emergency Evacuation Plan.
§ 146.201 Applicability.
§ 146.202 Notice of arrival or relocation of MODUs on the OCS.
§ 146.203 Requirements for U.S. and undocumented MODUs.
§ 146.205 Requirements for foreign MODUs.
§ 146.301 Applicability.
§ 146.303 Notice and written report of casualties.
Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333(d)(1), 1348(c), 1356; 49 CFR 1.46.
Source: CGD 78–160, 47 FR 9383, Mar. 4, 1982, unless otherwise noted.
The provisions of this subpart apply to OCS facilities except mobile offshore drilling units.
(a) The owner or operator, or the agent of either of them, shall designate by title and in order of succession the persons on each OCS facility who shall be the “person in charge.”
(b) In case an emergency arises, nothing in the regulations in this subchapter shall be so construed as preventing the person in charge from pursuing the most effective action in that person's judgement for rectifying the conditions causing the emergency.
(a) The owner or operator of each OCS facility not in operation before April 5, 1982 shall, at least 30 days before the date on-site construction of the facility is expected to commence, notify the District Commander for the area in which the facility will be located of:
(1) The position in which the facility will be operated;
(2) The designation assigned to the facility for identification under 30 CFR 250.37;
(3) The date when operation of the facility is expected to commence; and
(4) The date when the facility is expected to be available for inspection by the Coast Guard.
(b) The information required in paragraph (a) of this section may be submitted together with a need not repeat information submitted in connection with the application and notice requirements in 33 CFR Part 67 for aids to navigation on the Outer Continental Shelf.
(a) The emergency equipment provided, regardless of whether or not required by this subchapter, shall be maintained in good condition at all times. Good operating practices require replacement of expended equipment, as well as periodic renewal of those items which have a limited period of effectiveness.
(b) Each personal flotation device light that has a non-replaceable power source must be replaced on or before the expiration date of the power source.
(c) Each replaceable power source for a personal flotation device light must be replaced on or before its expiration date and the light must be replaced when it is no longer serviceable.
(a) Types of approved work vests. Each buoyant work vest carried under the permissive authority of this section must be approved under—
(1) 46 CFR 160.053; or
(2) 46 CFR 160.077 as a commercial hybrid PFD.
(b) Use. Approved buoyant work vests are considered to be items of safety apparel and may be carried aboard OCS facilities to be worn by persons employed thereon when working near or over the water. The use and control of such vests shall be under the supervision of the person in charge of the facility. When carried, such vests shall not be accepted in lieu of any portion of the required number of approved life preservers and shall not be substituted for the approved life preservers required to be worn during drills and emergencies.
(c) Stowage. The work vests shall be stowed separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers. The location for the stowage of work vests shall be such as not to be easily confused with that for approved life preservers.
(d) Inspections. Each work vest shall be subject to examination by a marine inspector to determine its serviceability. If found to be satisfactory, it may be continued in service, but shall not be stamped by a marine inspector with a Coast Guard stamp. If a work vest is found not to be in a serviceable condition, then such work vest shall be removed from the OCS facility. If a work vest is beyond repair, it shall be destroyed or mutilated in the presence of a marine inspector so as to prevent its continued use as a work vest.
(e) Additional requirements for hybrid work vests. Commercial hybrid PFD's must, in addition to the other requirements in this section, be—
(1) Used, stowed, and maintained in accordance with—
(i) The procedures set out in the manual required for these devices by 46 CFR 160.077–29; and
(ii) Any limitation(s) marked on them; and
[CGD 78–160, 47 FR 9383, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by CGD 78–174A, 51 FR 4339, Feb. 4, 1986]
(a) The owner, operator, and person in charge of an OCS facility shall ensure that the Coast Guard is notified as soon as possible after a casualty occurs, and by the most rapid means available, of each casualty involving the facility which results in:
(2) Injury to 5 or more persons in a single incident.
(b) The owner, operator, and person in charge shall ensure that the Coast Guard is notified promptly of each casualty involving the facility which results in:
(1) Damage affecting the usefulness of primary lifesaving or firefighting equipment;
(2) Injury causing any person to be incapacitated for more than 72 hours;
(3) Damage to the facility exceeding $25,000 resulting from a collision by a vessel with the facility; or
(4) Damage to a floating OCS facility exceeding $25,000.
(c) The notice required by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section must identify the person giving the notice and the facility involved and describe, insofar as practicable, the nature of the casualty and the extent of injury to personnel and damage to property.
(d) Damage costs referred to in paragraphs (b)(3) and (b)(4) of this section include the cost of labor and material to restore the facility to the service condition which existed prior to the casualty, but does not include the cost of salvage, cleaning, gas freeing, drydocking or demurrage of the facility.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1625–0001)
[CGD 78–160, 47 FR 9383, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by CGD 82–069, 50 FR 14216, Apr. 11, 1985; USCG–2006–25150, 71 FR 39209, July 12, 2006]
(a) In addition to the notice of a casualty required by §146.30, the owner, operator, or person in charge shall, within 10 days of the casualty, submit to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, a written report which:
(1) Identifies the facility involved, its owner, operator, and person in charge;
(2) Describes the casualty, including the date and time;
(3) Describes the nature and extent of injury to personnel and damage to property;
(4) Describes the factors which may have contributed to causing the casualty;
(5) Gives the name, address, and phone number of persons involved in or witnessing the casualty; and
(6) Gives any desired comments, especially with respect to use of or need for emergency equipment.
(7) Includes information relating to alcohol or drug involvement as specified in the vessel casualty reporting requirements of 46 CFR 4.05–12.
(b) The written report required by paragraph (a) of this section may be—
(1) In narrative form if all appropriate parts of Form CG–2692 are addressed;
(2) On Form CG–2692 for casualties resulting in property damage, personnel injury, or loss of life.
(c) If filed or postmarked within 5 days of the casualty, the written report required by paragraph (a) of this section serves as the notice required by §146.30(b).
[CGD 78–160, 47 FR 9383, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by CGD 82–023a, 47 FR 35741, Aug. 16, 1982; CGD 82–023a, 48 FR 43174, Sept. 22, 1983; CGD 84–099, 52 FR 47533, Dec. 14, 1987; USCG–2006–25150, 71 FR 39209, July 12, 2006]
Diving related casualties are reported in accordance with 46 CFR 197.484 and 197.486.
Oil pollution incidents involving an OCS facility are reported in accordance with §§135.305 and 135.307 of this chapter. Additional provisions concerning liability and compensation because of oil pollution are contained in Subchapter M of this chapter.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1625–0018)
[CGD 78–160, 47 FR 9383, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by CGD 84–098b, 54 FR 21572, May 18, 1989; USCG–2006–25150, 71 FR 39209, July 12, 2006]
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under OMB control number 2115–0542)
[CGD 78–160, 47 FR 9383, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by CGD 86–011, 51 FR 5712, Feb. 18, 1986]
(d) All life floats, lifeboats, life rafts, and survival capsules, together with paddles or oars, shall be conspicuously marked with a name or number of, or other inscription identifying, the facility on which placed. The number of persons allowed on each life float, lifeboat, or life raft shall be conspicuously marked thereon in letters and numbers 11/2inches high. These numbers shall be placed on both sides of the life float, lifeboat, or life raft. Inflatable life rafts shall be marked in accordance with Subpart 160.051 of 46 CFR Part 160 and no additional markings are required.
[CGD 84–098b, 54 FR 21572, May 18, 1989, as amended by USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35530, June 30, 1998]
(a) The owner of any mobile offshore drilling unit engaged in OCS activities shall, 14 days before arrival of the unit on the OCS or as soon thereafter as practicable, notify the District Commander for the area in which the unit will operate of:
(1) The unit's name, nationality, and designation assigned for identification under 30 CFR 250.37;
(2) The location and year that the unit was built;
(3) The name and address of the owner, and the owner's local representative, if any;
(4) Classification or inspection certificates currently held by the unit;
(5) The location and date that operations are expected to commence and their anticipated duration; and
(6) The location and date that the unit will be available and ready for inspection by the Coast Guard.
(b) Once a unit is located on the OCS, the owner of the unit shall notify the District Commander before relocating the unit.
(c) The information required in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section may be provided by telephone or may be submitted together with, and need not repeat information contained in, applications and notices under 33 CFR part 67 for aids to navigation on the Outer Continental Shelf or 33 CFR part 135 for applications for certificate of financial responsibility.
Each mobile offshore drilling unit documented under the laws of the United States and each mobile offshore drilling unit that is not documented under the laws of any nation must comply with the operating standards of 46 CFR part 109 when engaged in OCS activities.
(a) The operating standards of 46 CFR part 109.
(b) The operating standards of the documenting nation if the standards provide a level of safety generally equivalent to or greater than that provided under 46 CFR part 109.
(c) The operating standards for mobile offshore drilling units contained in the International Maritime Organization (IMO, formerly Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization or IMCO) (IMO) Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (IMO Assembly Resolution A. 414(XI)) which has been incorporated by reference and the requirements of 46 CFR Part 109 for matters not addressed by the Code.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the requirements applicable to Emergency Evacuation Plans (EEPs) on manned OCS facilities under §146.140 are applicable to MODUs.
(b) An EEP must be submitted by—
(1) The holder of a lease or permit under the Act for each MODU within the area of the lease or the area covered by the permit; or
(2) The operator under 30 CFR 250.2(gg), if other than the holder of a lease or permit, for each MODU within the area in which the operator controls or manages operations.
(c) To avoid unnecessary duplication, the EEP may incorporate by reference pertinent sections of the MODU's operating manual required by 46 CFR 109.121.
(d) In complying with §146.140(d)(7), the EEP must designate the master or person in charge of the MODU under 46 CFR 109.107 as the individual who is assigned primary responsibility for implementing the EEP, as it relates to that MODU.
[CGD 84–098b, 54 FR 21573, May 18, 1989]
This subpart applies to vessels engaged in OCS activities other than United States vessels already required to report marine casualties under Subpart 4.05 of 46 CFR part 4 or subpart D of 46 CFR part 109.
The owner, operator, or person in charge of a vessel engaged in OCS activities shall ensure that the notice of casualty requirements of §146.30 and the written report requirements of §146.35 are complied with whenever a casualty involving the vessel occurs which results in:
(b) Injury to 5 or more persons in a single incident; or
(c) Injury causing any person to be incapacitated for more than 72 hours.
[CGD 78–160, 47 FR 9383, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by USCG–2006–25150, 71 FR 39209, July 12, 2006]