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TB 55-1900-206-14
g.
Each drain and scupper is closed.
h.
All connections in the oil transfer system are leak free except that a component in an oil transfer system, such as the
packing glands of a pump, may leak at a rate that does not exceed the capacity of the discharge containment provided
during the transfer operation.
i.
Two way voice communications is established between the designated person in charge on the transferring
watercraft/facility and the receiving watercraft/facility.
14. Oil Discharge Containment. Watercraft must have a fixed container or enclosed deck area under or around each fuel
oil or bulk lubrication oil tank vent, overflow and fill pipe which has a capacity of at least one-half barrel.
Section VIII. POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLANS AND REGULATIONS
15. National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan. The purpose of the National Oil and
Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) is to provide the organizational structure and procedures for
preparing for and responding to discharges of oil and releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants. The
plan coordinates the Federal response to spills in U.S. navigable waters, their tributaries and adjoining shorelines. These
waters include inland rivers, the Great Lakes, coastal territorial waters, the contiguous zone and high seas where there is a
threat to U.S. waters, shoreface, or shelf bottom.
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act directed all Federal agencies to development emergency plans and procedures for
dealing with accidental pollution. Thus, the U.S. was divided into regions with a Regional Response Center (RRC) as the
headquarters for pollution control activities. Information on RRC locations is available from any U.S. Coast Guard
(USCG) District Office or Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Office. Each Army activity having the
potential to become an accidental polluter of the navigable waters of the U.S., their tributaries or adjoining shorelines, must
contact their RRC to acquaint themselves with their regions contingency plans and how their activity should respond to a
spill. In addition, each Army activity must formulate and widely disseminate their own emergency procedures for
accidental spills of oil and hazardous substances (AR 200-1 and AR 500-60). State and local requirements must be
included in these procedures.
16. Reporting Requirements.
Any person in charge of a vessel or a facility shall, as soon as he or she has knowledge of any discharge from such vessel or
facility in violation of section 311(b)(3) of the CWA, immediately notify the National Response Center (NRC) at 1-800-
424-8802 or 1-202-267-2675. If direct reporting to the NRC is not practicable, reports may be made to the USCG or EPA
predesignated On-Scene Commander (OSC) for the geographic area where the discharge occurs. The EPA predesignated
OSC may also be contacted through the regional 24-hour emergency response telephone number. All such reports shall be
promptly relayed to the NRC. If it is not possible to notify the NRC or predesignated OSC immediately, reports may be
made immediately to the nearest Coast Guard unit. In any event such person in charge of the vessel or facility shall notify
the NRC as soon as possible.
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