USCG issued a bulletin to provide frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding the new 2016 National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (NPREP) guidelines as they pertain to Salvage and Marine Fire Fighting (SMFF) exercises and Government Initiated Unannounced Exercises (GIUEs).
With full implementation of the SMFF portions of OPA90 completed in 2011, the 2016 revision of the NPREP Guidelines appropriately incorporated SMFF exercises into the NPREP Guidelines. Consequently, the Coast Guard has received numerous questions with respect to implementing the new NPREP SMFF exercise guidelines. Additionally, since the release of the new NPREP guidelines, many questions have been submitted with respect to the USCG GIUE program as it pertains to vessel response plans. CG-MER has prepared a summary table of SMFF and GIUE related FAQs.
A related table is included as an enclosure to the MSIB herebelow
Source: USCG
