California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 4 - Office of Spill Prevention and Response › Chapter 3 - Oil Spill Prevention and Response Planning › Subchapter 6 - Oil Transfer and Vessel Operations › Article 1.1 - Requirements for the Transfer of Oil › Section 843.8 - Pre-Transfer Requirements for Oil Transfer Operations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
No person may conduct an oil transfer operation
						  unless:
(a) the vessel's moorings and
						mooring lines used during the transfer operation are strong enough to hold
						during all expected conditions of surge, current, and weather, and are long
						enough to allow adjustment for changes in draft, drift, and tide during the
						transfer operation;
(b) oil
						transfer hoses and loading arms are long enough to allow the vessel to move to
						the limits of its moorings without placing strain on any component of the oil
						transfer system;
(c) each hose is
						supported to prevent kinking or other damage to the hose and to prevent strain
						on its coupling;
(d) each part of
						the oil transfer system is properly aligned;
(e) each part of the oil transfer system not
						necessary for the transfer operation is securely capped, blank flanged, and/or
						shut off;
(f) the end of each hose
						that is not connected for the transfer of oil is plugged, capped, or blanked
						off using the closure devices required by federal regulation;
(g) the transfer system is attached to a
						fixed connection on the transfer unit or receiving unit except that when a
						nontank vessel of less than 250 barrel capacity is receiving fuel, an automatic
						back pressure shutoff nozzle may be used;
(h) each overboard discharge or sea suction
						valve that is connected to the vessel's oil transfer or cargo tank system is
						sealed or lashed in the closed position, except when used to receive or
						discharge ballast;
(i) each oil
						transfer hose is in good repair, and is suitable for the purpose intended and
						free from defect which would permit the discharge of oil through the hose
						material; has no unrepaired loose covers, kinks, bulges, soft spots, or any
						other defect which would permit the discharge of oil through the hose material
						and no gouges, cuts, or slashes that penetrate the first layer of hose
						reinforcement. (See the recommended practices in the "Hose Technical
						Information Bulletin: No. IP-11-4; Oil Suction and Discharge Hose: Manual for
						Maintenance, Testing and Inspection," published by the Rubber Manufacturers
						Association (RMA), 1440 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005). For purposes
						of this section, "reinforcement" means the strength members of the hose,
						consisting of fabric, cord and/or metal;
(j) the discharge containment equipment on
						deck or on the dock that must be deployed pursuant to Sections
						844 and
						844.3 of this subchapter, is
						deployed and in place prior to any transfer of oil, and periodically drained to
						provide the required capacity;
(k)
						each drain and scupper is closed by mechanical means to adequately prevent any
						discharge or leaking of oil; freeing ports shall be adequately blocked to
						prevent any discharge or leaking of oil;
(l) all connections in the oil transfer
						system are leak free, except that a component in the transfer system, such as
						the packing glands of a pump which cannot be made leak free, shall not leak at
						a rate that exceeds the capacity of the discharge containment equipment to hold
						any such leakage during the transfer operation;
(m) the communications equipment and
						procedures required by this subchapter are operating during the entire transfer
						operation;
(n) the emergency means
						of shutdown is in position and operable;
(o) there is a qualified person in charge on
						the transfer unit and a person in charge on the receiving unit during a
						transfer operation;
(p) each person
						in charge required by paragraph (o) of this section:
(1) shall be present at the site of the oil
						transfer operation and immediately available to the oil transfer
						personnel;
(2) has readily
						available a copy of the vessel oil transfer procedures or the facility
						operations manual, as appropriate at the operations center or central point
						where transfer operations are controlled and monitored; and
(3) conducts the transfer operation in
						accordance with the vessel oil transfer procedures or facility operations
						manual, as appropriate;