Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 101 - TANK VESSEL OIL DISCHARGE CONTINGENCY PLAN AND FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REGULATION › Section 9VAC25-101-40 - Department oil discharge contingency plan review and approval

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Tank vessel oil
				discharge contingency plans shall provide for the use of the best available
				technology (economically feasible, proven effective and reliable and compatible
				with the safe operation of the vessel) at the time the plan is submitted for
				approval, be written in English, and, in order to be approvable, shall contain,
				at a minimum, the following information:
1.
				The vessel name, country of registry, identification number, date of build and
				certificated route of the vessel.
2. The names of the vessel operators
				including address and phone number.
3. If applicable, name of local agent,
				address and phone number.
4. A copy
				of the material safety data sheet (MSDS) or its equivalent for each oil, or
				groups of oil with similar characteristics, transported or transferred by the
				tank vessel. To be equivalent, the submission must contain the following:
a. Generic or chemical name of the
				oil;
b. Hazards involved in
				handling the oil; and
c. A list of
				firefighting procedures and extinguishing agents effective with fires involving
				each oil or groups of oil demonstrating similar hazardous properties which
				require the same firefighting procedures.
5. A complete listing, including 24-hour
				phone numbers, of all federal, state and local agencies required to be notified
				in event of a discharge.
6. The
				position title of the individual(s) responsible for making the required
				notifications and a copy of the notification check-off list. The individual(s)
				must be fluent in English.
7. The
				position title, address and phone number of the individual(s) authorized to act
				on behalf of the operator to implement containment and cleanup actions. The
				individual(s) must be fluent in English and shall be available on a 24-hour
				basis to ensure the appropriate containment and cleanup actions are
				initiated.
8. The position title of
				the individual(s) designated by the operator to ensure compliance during
				containment and cleanup of a discharge, with applicable federal, state and
				local requirements for disposal of both solid and liquid wastes.
9. A copy of the valid evidence of financial
				responsibility pursuant to
				9VAC25-101-45.
10. A complete description of the vessel
				including vessel drawings providing a complete view of the location of all
				cargo tanks as well as the location of fuels and other oils carried in bulk by
				the vessel.
11. A complete
				description of each oil transfer system on the vessel, including:
a. A line diagram of the vessel's oil
				transfer piping, including the location of each valve, pump, control device,
				vent, safety device and overflow;
b. The location of the shutoff valve or other
				isolation device that separates any bilge or ballast system from the oil
				transfer system; and
c. The maximum
				pressure for each oil transfer system.
12. Identification and assurance by contract,
				or other means acceptable to the department, of the availability of private
				personnel and equipment necessary to remove to the maximum extent practicable
				the worst case discharge and to mitigate or prevent a substantial threat of
				such a discharge. This contract or agreement shall ensure a certain response
				within the shortest feasible time. The department will accept a letter of
				understanding between the operator and response contractors which attests to
				this capability being readily available. Membership in a cleanup cooperative or
				other response organization is also acceptable. A listing of contractor or
				cooperative capabilities, including an inventory of the equipment and
				specification of the other information required by subdivision 14 of this
				subsection shall be included unless these capabilities are already on file with
				the department.
13. Assessment of
				the worst case discharge, including measures to limit the outflow of oil,
				response strategy and operational plan. For the purpose of this chapter, the
				worst case discharge for a tank vessel is a discharge in adverse weather
				conditions of its entire cargo.
14.
				Inventory of onboard containment equipment, including specification of
				quantity, type, location, time limits for gaining access to the equipment, and,
				if applicable, identification of tank vessel personnel trained in its
				use.
15. If applicable, a copy of
				the United States Coast Guard approved oil transfer procedures and
				International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (IOPP).
16. A description of training, equipment
				testing, and periodic unannounced oil discharge drills conducted by the
				operator to mitigate or prevent the discharge, or the substantial threat of a
				discharge.
17. The tank vessel's
				cargo inventory control procedures. Tank vessel operators shall ensure that
				this control procedure is capable of providing for the detection of a discharge
				of oil within the shortest feasible time in accordance with recognized
				engineering practices and industry measurement standards.
18. A post discharge review procedure to
				assess the discharge response in its entirety.