Tag: VRP

USCG issued a marine bulletin to alert vessel response plan (VRP) holders operating within Oregon and Washington federal navigable waterways, of structural changes to the area contingency planning construct and physical location of applicable Area Contingency Plans (ACPs).

For every tank vessel and every other vessel over 300 gt is required under Washington State law to file a contingency plan prior to entry into the waters of Washington State and that instead of filing his own plan an owner can subscribe to an umbrella oil spill contingency plan.

Circular issued by IG P&I Clubs for Tank and Non-Tank VRPs The US authorities published their Final Rule addressing Non-Tank Vessel Response Plans (NTVRPs) in the Federal Register, Vol. 78, No. 189, on 30th September 2013, and all non-tank spill response plans and submit their Vessel Response Plan, to the US Coast Guard by 30th January 2014. All P&I Clubs in The International Group of P&I Clubs have issued similar circulars regarding the United States Vessel Response Plans. The NTVRP final rule has both an effective date and implementation (compliance) date. The effective date of October 30, 2013 is when the final rule enters into force. The final rule also establishes January 30, 2014 as the date of compliance by which a vessel owner or operator is required to submit and operate under a vessel response plan that meets the new regulatory requirement.For the purpose of preparing a Vessel Response Plan (VRP), a non-tank vessel is defined as a self-propelled, non-tank vessel of 400 gross tons or greater that carries oil of any kind as fuel for main propulsion and that operates on the navigable waters of the United States.Non-tank vessel owners will be required to enter into contracts with ...

Response Plans for Hazardous Substances The U.S. Coast Guard has proposed regulations regarding Tank Vessel Response Plans for Hazardous Substances and Marine Transportation-Related Facility Response Plans for Hazardous Substances.These proposed regulations were published (in 1999) to implement the requirements put into place by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, but were never published as Final Rules. As a result of the lapse in time since the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Coast Guard has reopened the comment period to allow for any additional or updated comments and feedback before publishing these as Final Rules.INTERTANKO had, in response, submitted comments to the USCG in March 1999. However following discussions within the Association's Chemical Tanker Committee (CTC) and its Chemical Tanker Committee, Americas (CTSCA), it was decided to review the comments submitted in 1999 and to submit fresh, updated comments. INTERTANKO has also liaised with the Chamber of Shipping, Americas (CSA) and the International Group of P&I Clubs (IG) who have also submitted comments.The comments submitted to the USCG in response to their request for comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) can be accessed hereINTERTANKO, on behalf of its Members, continues to work closely with the U.S. Coast Guard ...