§ 155.1130 Requirements for prepositioned response equipment.

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.