9a Dispersants&Aerial Observations

7/28/2019 9a Dispersants&Aerial Observations

1/14

United States

Coast Guard

Facility and Vessel Response Plans

Dispersant & Aerial Observation Regulations


2/14

United States

Coast Guard

Introduction

NOTE: This presentation is only a summary of the regulations

and some of the requirements have been paraphrased. Youshould 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 facilityresponse 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


3/14

United States

Coast Guard

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 fixed-

wing application platforms)

Dispersant-application personnel trained in and capable of

applying dispersants


4/14

United States

Coast Guard

154 Facility Requirements Aerial Tracking

154.1045(j): Facilities that handle groups II through IV oilsmust 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


5/14

United States

Coast Guard

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


6/14

United States

Coast Guard

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


7/14

United States

Coast Guard

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


8/14

United States

Coast Guard

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


9/14

United States

Coast Guard

Dispersant Mission Planner 2 (DMP2)

NOAA program that estimates Effective Daily ApplicationCapacities (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 plan

holders


10/14

United States

Coast Guard

General Provisions

All dispersants listed in Facility/Vessel Response Plans

must be an approved dispersant on the National ProductSchedule

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 pre-

authorization for dispersant use exists

Aerial tracking requirements apply regardless of

preauthorization status


11/14

United States

Coast Guard

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 AerialObservation

NOAAs Characteristic Coastal Habitats


12/14

United States

Coast Guard

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 dispersantregulations with the salvage and marine fire fighting

regulations


13/14

United States

Coast Guard

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

Contacts & Additional Information


14/14

United States

Coast Guard

QUESTIONS

9a Dispersants&Aerial Observations

Documents

Transcript of 9a Dispersants&Aerial Observations