Section 844 - Containment and Response Equipment Requirements; Marine Facility and Vessel Oil Transfer OperationsThis section does not apply to small marine fueling facilities. Containment and response equipment requirements for small marine fueling facilities, including mobile transfer units, are addressed in Section 844.3 of this subchapter.
(a) The requirements specified in this section are in addition to those specified in 33 CFR 155 which are incorporated herein by reference.(b) Containment and Removal of On-Deck Spills.(1) Transfer units and receiving units must provide appropriate equipment and supplies for the containment, removal and storage of on-deck oil spills of at least seven barrels. Such equipment and supplies must include: (A) sorbents sufficient to contain seven barrels of oil;(B) non-sparking hand scoops, shovels, and buckets;(C) containers suitable for holding seven barrels of recovered waste;(D) a minimum of 15 gallons of a deck cleaning agent;(E) appropriate protective clothing to protect personnel from inhalation hazards, eye exposure, and skin contact;(F) non-sparking portable pump(s) with appropriate hoses; and(G) the equipment required in this section must remain ready, and pump(s) with appropriate hoses must be ready, for immediate use during transfer operations.(c) Transfer units, except for small marine fueling facilities, must carry or provide at the point of transfer appropriate equipment and supplies for the containment and removal of both persistent oil, and #1 and #2 grade oil (as defined in Section 841 of this subchapter) spills in water adjacent to the transfer site. Prior to beginning each transfer operation the transfer unit shall provide either one of the following for the duration of the entire transfer operation:(1) boom deployed so as to enclose the water surface area adjacent to the receiving unit which will provide common containment area for: (A) either of the following: 1. the entire receiving unit and the point of transfer; or2. those portions of the receiving unit or seawall from which oil may spill into the water.(B) where the hull of the transfer unit or seawall is capable of acting as an effective barrier on the side of the receiving unit, the boom on that side may be deployed so that it provides containment between the receiving unit and the transfer unit or seawall.(C) the boom shall be deployed so that it provides a stand-off of not less than 4 feet from the outboard side of the receiving unit.(2) sufficient boom, trained personnel and equipment, maintained in a stand-by condition at the point of transfer, such that at least 600 feet of boom, or an amount sufficient to meet the containment requirements in subsection (1), above, whichever is greater, can and will be deployed for the most effective containment immediately, but no longer than 30 minutes, after discovery of a spill.(d) In addition to the requirements specified in this Subsection (c) above, the owner or operator of a transfer unit shall also identify the equipment, personnel and procedures such that at least an additional 600 feet of boom can and will be deployed. These response resources shall be on-scene and deployed within one hour for the most effective containment in the event of an oil spill.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 844
1. New article 1.2 and section filed 2-18-94 as an emergency; operative 2-18-94 (Register 94, No. 7). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-20-94 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 2-18-94 order transmitted to OAL 5-27-94 with amendment of section and NOTE and filed 7-12-94 (Register 94, No. 28).
3. Repealer of article heading and amendment of section heading and section filed 8-13-2002; operative 9-12-2002 (Register 2002, No. 33). Note: Authority cited: Sections 8670.7, 8670.17, 8670.18 and 8670.28, Government Code. Reference: Sections 8670.2, 8670.14, 8670.25 and 8670.28, Government Code.
1. New article 1.2 and section filed 2-18-94 as an emergency; operative 2-18-94 (Register 94, No. 7). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-20-94 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 2-18-94 order transmitted to OAL 5-27-94 with amendment of section and Noteand filed 7-12-94 (Register 94, No. 28).
3. Repealer of article heading and amendment of section heading and section filed 8-13-2002; operative 9-12-2002 (Register 2002, No. 33).