§ 155.1055. Training.
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(a)A response plan submitted to meet the requirements of § 155.1035 or § 155.5035 must identify the training to be provided to persons having responsibilities under the plan, including members of the vessel crew, the qualified individual, and the spill management team. A response plan submitted to meet the requirements of § 155.1040 must identify the training to be provided to the spill management team, the qualified individual, and other personnel in § 155.1040 with specific responsibilities under the plan including tankermen and members of the towing vessel crew. The training program must differentiate between that training provided to vessel personnel and that training provided to shore-based personnel. Appendix C of this part provides additional guidance regarding training.
(b)A vessel owner or operator shall ensure the maintenance of records sufficient to document this training and make them available for inspection upon request by the Coast Guard. Records must be maintained for 3 years following completion of training. The response plan must identify the location of training records, which must be---
(1)On board the vessel;
(2)With the qualified individual; or
(3)At a U.S. location of the spill management team.
(c)A vessel owner or operator may identify equivalent work experience which fulfills specific training requirements.
(d)The vessel owner or operator shall ensure that any oil spill removal organization identified in a response plan to meet the requirements of this part maintains records sufficient to document training for the organization's personnel. These records must be available for inspection upon request by the Coast Guard. Records must be maintained for 3 years following completion of training.
(e)Nothing in this section relieves the vessel owner or operator from the responsibility to ensure that all private shore-based response personnel are trained to meet the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA)standards for emergency response operations in 29 CFR 1910.120.
(f)A training plan may be prepared in accordance with Training Elements for Oil Spill Response to satisfy the requirements of this section. \[CGD 91-034, 61 FR 1081, Jan. 12, 1996, as amended by USCG-2008-1070, 78 FR 60123, Sept. 30, 2013\]
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