158 Facilities Flashcards
158 Applicability?
Subparts B, C and E apply to each port in the US that is used by: oceangoing tankers or ships of 400 gross tons or more carrying oily mixtures or NLS (AW), tank barges not equipped to ballast or wash cargo tanks enroute and ship repair yards that services ocean going ships carrying oil or NLS.
Subpart D applies to each port and terminal in the US or subject to its jurisdiction.
What is a COA?
Certificate of adequacy
What is APHIS garbage?
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Is: garbage generated onboard conveyances (ocean vessels) arriving from any place outside of the continental United States, except Canada.
How do we process a COA application?
- After receiving the application, an inspection is made to determine whether the facility meets the requirement of th applied subpart (Form A, B or C).
- After that inspection , the EPA is consulted and then the COA is granted or denied.
What are the different COA Annexes
(I-Oil ,II-NLS ,V-Garbage)
Who needs and OIL/GARBAGE/NLS COA?
Facilities who receive oceangoing tankers or ships of 400 gross tons or more or ships that cary NLS
ships who offload 500,000 pounds of commercial fishery products (Garbage)
What types of waterfront facilities are required to have reception facilities?
All US ports and terminals,
all ports and terminals are required to have reception facilities, which means they must be equipped to receive waste like oil residues, garbage, and noxious liquid substances from visiting ships, particularly large ocean-going vessels exceeding a certain tonnage, as mandated by international conventions like MARPOL Annex V.
Where do we find approved APHIS / oil reception facilities / NLS?
- CBP website
Do unregulated Facilities Need a Garbage COA?
- Yes
What type of garbage must they be able to accept?
- cargo residue, NLS, Oily water, Oil,
Does a COA ever expire?
- Yes, 5 years from the date of issuance.
What is the timeline for a Garbage COA?
- a month????
Is there an agency to which we send the COA to prior to approval
yes, EPA + wait 20 days
