U.S. Coast Guard OPA Plans/ Operations Manuals
- U.S. Coast Guard-On-Shore Facility Emergency Response (OPA) Plans conducted in accordance with 33 CFR, Part 154.1035
- U.S. Coast Guard-Operations Manuals conducted in accordance with
33 CFR, Parts 154 and 156
Description of U.S. Coast Guard-On-Shore Facility Emergency Response (OPA) Plans:
Storb Environmental prepares U.S. Coast Guard-On-Shore Facility Emergency Response (OPA) Plans in accordance with 33 CFR, Part 154.1035. As per requirements, Storb Environmental routinely updates plans according to expiration deadlines and or changes made to the facility for our clients.
The U.S. Coast Guard-On-Shore Facility Emergency Response (OPA) Plan resulted from the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701-2761) by amending the Clean Water Act and addressing the wide range of problems associated with preventing, responding to, and paying for oil pollution incidents in navigable waters of the United States. It created a comprehensive prevention, response, liability, and compensation regime to deal with vessel and facility-caused oil pollution to the U.S. navigable waters. OPA greatly increased federal oversight of maritime oil transportation, while providing greater environmental safeguards by setting new requirements for vessel construction and crew licensing and manning, mandating contingency planning, enhancing federal response capability, broadening enforcement authority, and increasing penalties. Storb Environmental meets all the above requirements in the completion of the U.S. Coast Guard-On-Shore Facility Emergency Response (OPA) Plan for clients.
Description of U.S. Coast Guard-Operations Manuals:
Storb Environmental conducts U.S. Coast Guard-Operations Manuals in accordance with 33 CFR, Parts 154 and 156. The U.S. Coast Guard-Operations Manual consists of detailed operations and procedures for facilities transferring oil or hazardous materials in bulk. The operations manual applies to facilities transferring oil or hazardous materials in bulk to or from a vessel, where the vessel has a total capacity, from a combination of all bulk products carried, 39.75 cubic meters (250 barrels) or more. This part does not apply to the facility when it is in a caretaker status. This part does not apply to any offshore facility operating under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Department of Interior. Storb Environmental routinely updates plans according to regulatory deadlines or changes made to the facility for our clients.