Section 18.75.037. Requirements for laden oil barges.

	(a)  In addition to meeting the applicable requirements of 18 AAC 75.007 - 18 AAC 75.025, a laden oil barge must carry or have ready access to sufficient oil transfer equipment to facilitate lightering to and from other vessels. The oil transfer equipment must be sufficient to lighter the volume of the largest cargo tank within 24 hours.  
	(b)  The owner or operator of a laden oil barge shall ensure that each barge or vessel towing a barge has on board a person who is designated as an oil spill prevention and response officer and is responsible for training and drilling the crew on state and federal oil pollution prevention and response requirements.  
	(c)  If the master is not fluent in English, a person fluent in English and in the master's language must be immediately available to any vessel towing an oil laden barge.  
	(d)  The owner or operator shall ensure that measures are in place that allow the prompt detection of an oil discharge, including visual inspections of the barge and the area around the barge, and the sounding of all cargo tanks to check cargo and water levels in the tanks after an intentional or unintentional grounding, collision, or allision.  
	(e)  The owner or operator shall inspect towing equipment every two months and shall record the results of each inspection and any actions taken to resolve problems discovered during an inspection.  
	(f)  The owner or operator shall provide an adequate means of recovering a barge that breaks free of its towing vessel. The recovery means must be capable of being used by other vessels if the towing vessel is lost or incapacitated.  

Authorities

46.03.020;46.04.030;46.04.070

Notes

Reference

18 AAC 75.425

Authority

AS 46.03.020 AS 46.04.030 AS 46.04.070

History

Eff. 5/14/92, Register 122; am 12/30/2006, Register 180