Facility and Vessel Response Plans
Dispersant & Aerial Observation Regulations
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Introduction
 NOTE: This presentation is only a summary of the regulations
and some of the requirements have been paraphrased. You
should consult the Federal Register, Vol 74, No 167 (August
31, 2009) for full requirements
 The Coast Guard is updating the requirements for oil-spill
response equipment associated with vessel and facility
response plans
 The regulations will require advance contracting for:
 Dispersants and related delivery equipment
 Aerial tracking and trained observation personnel
 These regulations apply to approximately 795 tank vessel plan
holders, 7,000 vessels, and 2,800 facilities
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154 Facility Requirements - General
 154.1045(i): Facilities that handle, store, or transport groups II
through IV oils must identify response resources capable of
conducting dispersant operations w/in those areas:
 Resources must be capable of commencing operations at site
of discharge w/in 7 hours of FOSC decision to use dispersants
 Must include sufficient volumes of dispersants
 Dispersant-application platforms capable of delivering and
applying the required amount of dispersants (at least 50% of
EDAC tier requirements must be achieved through use of fixedwing application platforms)
 Dispersant-application personnel trained in and capable of
applying dispersants
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154 Facility Requirements – Aerial Tracking
 154.1045(j): Facilities that handle groups II through IV oils
must identify response resources necessary to provide aerial
oil tracking to support oil spill assessment & cleanup activities:
 Be capable of arriving in advance of response resources listed
in the plan for Tiers 1-3 WCD
 Distance up to 50 NMs from shore
 Capable of supporting operations continuously for (3) 10-hour
operations periods during the initial 72 hours of a discharge
 Sufficient observation personnel trained in ASTM F1779-08
and NOAA Job Aids
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155 Tank Vessel Requirements
 Requirements are very similar to the 154 regulations for
dispersant volumes, equipment, aerial observation, and trained
personnel
 Applies to vessels and unmanned tank barges that handle,
store, or transport Group II through IV oils as a primary cargo
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Tiers for Effective Daily Application Capacity
Table 154.1045(i) & 155.1050(k)
Tiers
Response time for
completed application
(hours)
Dispersant application
dispersant : oil treated
(gallons) in all other
U.S. areas
Tier 1
12
4,125 : 82,500
Tier 2
36
23,375 : 467,000
Tier 3
60
23,375 : 467,000
Totals
60
50,875 : 1,017,500
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Calculating Cumulative Dispersant
Application Capacity
 Appendix C to Part 154 & Appendix B to Part 155
 Facilities/Vessels are required to plan for dispersant capacity
to respond to a WCD or the dispersant resource cap identified
in previous chart, whichever is LESS
 Determining dispersant capacity:
WCD x Natural Dissipation Factor = Available Oil
Available Oil x Dispersant-to-Oil Planning Factor = Cumulative
Dispersant Application Capacity
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Calculating Cumulative Dispersant
Application Capacity:
EXAMPLE
 WCD = 1,000,000 Gallons
 Group III Oil = 0.30 Natural Dissipation Factor
 Dispersant-to-Oil Ratio: 1:20 (0.05)
 1,000,000 x 0.30 = 700,000 Gallons Available Oil
 700,000 x 0.05 = 35,000 Gallons Cumulative Dispersant
Application Capacity
 NOTE: Dispersant resource cap is the quantity required to
respond to WCD or the quantities listed in Tables 154.1045(i)
and 155.1050(k), whichever is LESS
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Dispersant Mission Planner 2 (DMP2)
 NOAA program that estimates Effective Daily Application
Capacities (EDAC) for different dispersant response systems
 Plan holders can download the DMP2 to assist in developing
their response plans:
http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/spilltools
 NSFCC will utilize DMP2 to evaluate OSRO dispersant
classification levels
 The use of DMP2 is NOT required by
holders
plan
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General Provisions
 All dispersants listed in Facility/Vessel Response Plans
must be an approved dispersant on the National Product
Schedule
 All equipment must be ensured “through contract or other
approved means”
 Having dispersants/application equipment is NOT an
authorization to utilize dispersants
 Dispersant requirements only apply to areas where preauthorization for dispersant use exists
 Aerial tracking requirements apply regardless of
preauthorization status
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Incorporation By Reference
 ASTM F1413-07: Standard Guide for Oil Spill Dispersant
Application Equipment (Boom and Nozzle Systems)
 ASTM F1737-07: Standard Guide for Use of Oil Spill
Dispersant Application Equipment During Spill Response
(Boom and Nozzle Systems)
 ASTM F1779-08: Standard Practice for Reporting Visual
Observations of Oil on Water
 NOAA Open Water Oil Identification Job Aid for Aerial
Observation
 NOAA’s Characteristic Coastal Habitats
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Plan Review and Revision Procedures
 Facilities: must submit required dispersant and aerial oil
tracking resource revisions to the COTP
 Vessels: must submit required dispersant and aerial oil
tracking resource revisions to Coast Guard Headquarters,
Office of Vessel Activities (CG-543)
 Deadline: February 22, 2011
 Deadline was revised to align with the dispersant
regulations with the salvage and marine fire fighting
regulations
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Contacts & Additional Information
CDR David Berliner
Chief, Prevention Operations
Sector San Juan
(787) 729-2378
LT Frank Kulesa
Chief, Incident Management
Sector San Juan
(787) 729-5366
Additional information available on Homeport via the following:
Mission >Environmental>VRP Program>Regulatory Updates
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QUESTIONS
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