§ 155.1130. Requirements for prepositioned response equipment.
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The owner or operator of a tanker subject to this subpart shall provide the following prepositioned response equipment, located within Prince William Sound, in addition to that required by § 155.1035:
(a)On-water recovery equipment with a minimum effective daily recovery capacity of 30,000 barrels, capable of being on scene within 6 hours of notification of a discharge.
(b)On-water storage capacity of 100,000 barrels, capable of being on scene within 6 hours of notification of a discharge.
(c)Additional on-water recovery equipment with a minimum effective daily recovery capacity of 40,000 barrels capable of being on scene within 18 hours of notification of a discharge.
(d)On-water storage capacity of 300,000 barrels for recovered oily material, capable of being on scene within 24 hours of notification of a discharge.
(e)On-water oil recovery devices and storage equipment located in communities and at strategic locations.
(f)For sufficient protection of the environment in the locations identified in § 155.1125(a)(1)(ii)---
(1)Boom appropriate for the specific locations;
(2)Sufficient boats to deploy boom and sorbents;
(3)Sorbents including booms, sweeps, pads, blankets, drums and plastic bags;
(4)Personnel protective clothing and equipment;
(5)Survival equipment;
(6)First aid supplies;
(7)Buckets, shovels, and various other tools;
(8)Decontamination equipment;
(9)Shoreline cleanup equipment;
(10)Mooring equipment;
(11)Anchored buoys at appropriate locations to facilitate the positioning of defensive boom; and
(12)Other appropriate removal equipment for the protection of the environment as identified by the COTP.
(g)For each oil-laden tanker, an escorting response vessel which is fitted with skimming and on board storage capabilities practicable for the initial oil recovery planned for a cleanup operation, as identified by the oil spill removal organization.
(h)Lightering resources required in subpart I of this part capable of arriving on scene within 6 hours of notification of a discharge. \[CGD 91-034, 61 FR 1097, Jan. 12, 1996, as amended by USCG-2009-0416, 74 FR 27441, June 10, 2009\]