[Title 33 CFR 146]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - July 1, 2005 Edition]
[Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS]
[Chapter I - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)]
[Subchapter N - OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ACTIVITIES]
[Part 146 - OPERATIONS]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
33NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS22005-07-012005-07-01falseOPERATIONS146PART 146NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERSCOAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ACTIVITIES
PART 146_OPERATIONS--Table of Contents
Subpart A_OCS Facilities
Sec.
146.1 Applicability.
146.5 Person in charge.
146.10 Notice of new facilities.
146.15 Maintenance of emergency equipment.
146.20 Work vests.
146.30 Notice of casualties.
146.35 Written report of casualty.
146.40 Diving casualties.
146.45 Pollution incidents.
Subpart B_Manned OCS Facilities
146.101 Applicability.
146.105 General alarm system.
146.110 Emergency signals.
146.115 Duties of personnel during an emergency.
146.120 Manning of survival craft.
146.125 Emergency drills.
146.130 Station bill.
146.135 Markings for emergency equipment.
146.140 Emergency Evacuation Plan.
Subpart C_Mobile Offshore Drilling Units
146.201 Applicability.
146.202 Notice of arrival or relocation of MODUs on the OCS.
146.203 Requirements for U.S. and undocumented MODUs.
146.205 Requirements for foreign MODUs.
146.210 Emergency Evacuation Plan.
Subpart D_Vessels
146.301 Applicability.
146.303 Notice and written report of casualties.
Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333(d)(1), 1348(c), 1356; 49 CFR 1.46.
Source: CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9383, Mar. 4, 1982, unless otherwise
noted.
Subpart A_OCS Facilities
Sec. 146.1 Applicability.
The provisions of this subpart apply to OCS facilities except mobile
offshore drilling units.
Sec. 146.5 Person in charge.
(a) The owner or operator, or the agent of either of them, shall
designate by title and in order of succession the persons on each OCS
facility who shall be the ``person in charge.''
(b) In case an emergency arises, nothing in the regulations in this
subchapter shall be so construed as preventing the person in charge from
pursuing the most effective action in that person's judgement for
rectifying the conditions causing the emergency.
Sec. 146.10 Notice of new facilities.
(a) The owner or operator of each OCS facility not in operation
before April 5, 1982 shall, at least 30 days before the date on-site
construction of the facility is expected to commence, notify the
District Commander for the area in which the facility will be located
of:
(1) The position in which the facility will be operated;
(2) The designation assigned to the facility for identification
under 30 CFR 250.37;
(3) The date when operation of the facility is expected to commence;
and
(4) The date when the facility is expected to be available for
inspection by the Coast Guard.
(b) The information required in paragraph (a) of this section may be
submitted together with an need not repeat information submitted in
connection with the application and notice requirements in 33 CFR Part
67 for aids to navigation on the Outer Continental Shelf.
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Sec. 146.15 Maintenance of emergency equipment.
(a) The emergency equipment provided, regardless of whether or not
required by this subchapter, shall be maintained in good condition at
all times. Good operating practices require replacement of expended
equipment, as well as periodic renewal of those items which have a
limited period of effectiveness.
(b) Each personal flotation device light that has a non-replaceable
power source must be replaced on or before the expiration date of the
power source.
(c) Each replaceable power source for a personal flotation device
light must be replaced on or before its expiration date and the light
must be replaced when it is no longer serviceable.
Sec. 146.20 Work vests.
(a) Types of approved work vests. Each buoyant work vest carried
under the permissive authority of this section must be approved under--
(1) 46 CFR 160.053; or
(2) 46 CFR 160.077 as a commercial hybrid PFD.
(b) Use. Approved buoyant work vests are considered to be items of
safety apparel and may be carried aboard OCS facilities to be worn by
persons employed thereon when working near or over the water. The use
and control of such vests shall be under the supervision of the person
in charge of the facility. When carried, such vests shall not be
accepted in lieu of any portion of the required number of approved life
preservers and shall not be substituted for the approved life preservers
required to be worn during drills and emergencies.
(c) Stowage. The work vests shall be stowed separately from the
regular stowage of approved life preservers. The location for the
stowage of work vests shall be such as not to be easily confused with
that for approved life preservers.
(d) Inspections. Each work vest shall be subject to examination by a
marine inspector to determine its serviceability. If found to be
satisfactory, it may be continued in service, but shall not be stamped
by a marine inspector with a Coast Guard stamp. If a work vest is found
not to be in a serviceable condition, then such work vest shall be
removed from the OCS facility. If a work vest is beyond repair, it shall
be destroyed or mutilated in the presence of a marine inspector so as to
prevent its continued use as a work vest.
(e) Additional requirements for hybrid work vests. Commercial hybrid
PFD's must, in addition to the other requirements in this section, be--
(1) Used, stowed, and maintained in accordance with--
(i) The procedures set out in the manual required for these devices
by 46 CFR 160.077-29; and
(ii) Any limitation(s) marked on them; and
(2) Of the same or similar design and have the same method of
operation as each other hybrid PFD carried on board.
[CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9383, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by CGD 78-174A, 51 FR
4339, Feb. 4, 1986]
Sec. 146.30 Notice of casualties.
(a) The owner, operator, and person in charge of an OCS facility
shall ensure that the Coast Guard is notified as soon as possible after
a casualty occurs, and by the most rapid means available, of each
casualty involving the facility which results in:
(1) Death; or
(2) Injury to 5 or more persons in a single incident.
(b) The owner, operator, and person in charge shall ensure that the
Coast Guard is notified promptly of each casualty involving the facility
which results in:
(1) Damage affecting the usefulness of primary lifesaving or
firefighting equipment;
(2) Injury causing any person to be incapacitated for more than 72
hours;
(3) Damage to the facility exceeding $25,000 resulting from a
collision by a vessel with the facility; or
(4) Damage to a floating OCS facility exceeding $25,000.
(c) The notice required by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section
must identify the person giving the notice and the facility involved and
describe, insofar as practicable, the nature of the casualty and the
extent of injury to personnel and damage to property.
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(d) Damage costs referred to in paragraphs (b)(3) and (b)(4) of this
section include the cost of labor and material to restore the facility
to the service condition which existed prior to the casualty, but does
not include the cost of salvage, cleaning, gas freeing, drydocking or
demurrage of the facility.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under OMB control
numbers 2115-0003 and 2115-0004)
[CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9383, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by CGD 82-069, 50 FR
14216, Apr. 11, 1985]
Sec. 146.35 Written report of casualty.
(a) In addition to the notice of a casualty required by Sec.
146.30, the owner, operator, or person in charge shall, within 10 days
of the casualty, submit to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, a
written report which:
(1) Identifies the facility involved, its owner, operator, and
person in charge;
(2) Describes the casualty, including the date and time;
(3) Describes the nature and extent of injury to personnel and
damage to property;
(4) Describes the factors which may have contributed to causing the
casualty;
(5) Gives the name, address, and phone number of persons involved in
or witnessing the casualty; and
(6) Gives any desired comments, especially with respect to use of or
need for emergency equipment.
(7) Includes information relating to alcohol or drug involvement as
specified in the vessel casualty reporting requirements of 46 CFR 4.05-
12.
(b) The written report required by paragraph (a) of this section may
be--
(1) In narrative form if all appropriate parts of Form CG-2692 are
addressed;
(2) On Form CG-2692 for casualties resulting in property damage,
personnel injury, or loss of life.
(c) If filed or postmarked within 5 days of the casualty, the
written report required by paragraph (a) of this section serves as the
notice required by Sec. 146.30(b).
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under OMB control
numbers 2115-0003 and 2115-0004)
[CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9383, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by CGD 82-023a, 47 FR
35741, Aug. 16, 1982; CGD 82-023a, 48 FR 43174, Sept. 22, 1983; CGD 84-
099, 52 FR 47533, Dec. 14, 1987]
Sec. 146.40 Diving casualties.
Diving related casualties are reported in accordance with 46 CFR
197.484 and 197.486.
Sec. 146.45 Pollution incidents.
Oil pollution incidents involving an OCS facility are reported in
accordance with Sec. Sec. 135.305 and 135.307 of this chapter.
Additional provisions concerning liability and compensation because of
oil pollution are contained in Subchapter M of this chapter.
Subpart B_Manned OCS Facilities
Sec. 146.101 Applicability.
The provisions of this subpart apply only to manned OCS facilities
except mobile offshore drilling units.
Sec. 146.105 General alarm system.
Each manned facility must have a general alarm system. When
operated, this system shall be audible in all parts of the structure on
which provided.
Sec. 146.110 Emergency signals.
(a) The owner, the owner's agent, or the person in charge shall
establish emergency signals to be used for calling the personnel to
their emergency stations.
(b) The signal to man emergency stations shall be an intermittent
signal on the general alarm system for not less than 10 seconds. The
abandon facility signal shall be a continuous signal on the general
alarm system.
Sec. 146.115 Duties of personnel during an emergency.
(a) The owner, the owner's agent, or the person in charge shall
assign to each person on a manned facility special duties and duty
stations so that in event an emergency arises confusion will be
minimized and no delay will
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occur with respect to the use or application of equipment required by
this subchapter. The duties shall, as far as possible, be comparable
with the regular work of the individual.
(b) The duties shall be assigned as necessary for the proper
handling of any emergency, and shall include the following:
(1) The closing of air ports, watertight doors, scuppers, and
sanitary and other discharges which lead through the facility's hull.
(2) The stopping of fans and ventilation systems.
(3) The donning of life preserves.
(4) The preparation and launching of life floats, lifeboats, or life
rafts.
Sec. 146.120 Manning of survival craft.
The owner, the owner's agent, or the person in charge shall assign a
person to each life float, lifeboat, life raft, or survival capsule who
shall be responsible for launching it in event of an emergency.
Sec. 146.125 Emergency drills.
(a) Emergency drills shall be conducted at least once each month by
the person in charge of the manned facility. The drill shall be
conducted as if an actual emergency existed. All personnel should report
to their respective stations and be prepared to perform the duties
assigned to them.
(b) The person in charge and conducting the emergency drill shall
instruct the personnel as necessary to insure that all persons are
familiar with their duties and stations.
(c) Emergency evacuation drills. The following emergency evacuation
drills must be conducted:
(1) At least once a year, all the elements of the Emergency
Evacuation Plan (EEP) under Sec. 146.140 relating to the evacuation of
personnel from the facility must be exercised through a drill or a
series of drills. The drill(s) must exercise all of the means and
procedures listed in the EEP for each circumstance and condition
described in the EEP under Sec. 146.140(d)(9).
(2) At least once a month, a drill must be conducted that
demonstrates the ability of the facility's personnel to perform their
duties and functions on the facility, as those duties and functions are
described in the EEP. If a standby vessel is designated for that
facility in the EEP, the vessel must be positioned as described in the
EEP for an evacuation of that facility and the vessel's crew must
demonstrate its ability to perform its duties and functions under the
EEP.
(d) The date and time of such drills shall be reported in writing by
the person in charge at the time of the drill to the owner who shall
maintain this report record for a year and furnish it upon request to
the Coast Guard. After one year, such records may be destroyed. When it
is impossible to conduct emergency drills as required by this section
during a particular calendar month, during the following month, a
written report by the owner shall be submitted to the Officer in Charge,
Marine Inspection, stating why the drills could not be conducted.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under OMB control
number 2115-0071)
[CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9383, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by CGD 84-098b, 54 FR
21572, May 18, 1989]
Sec. 146.130 Station bill.
(a) The person in charge of each manned platform shall be
responsible for and have prepared a station bill (muster list). This
station bill must be signed by the person in charge. Copies shall be
duly posted in conspicuous locations on the manned platform.
(b) The station bill shall set forth the special duties and duty
stations of each member of the personnel for any emergency which
involves the use or application of equipment required by this
subchapter. In addition, it shall contain all other duties assigned and
considered as necessary for the proper handling of other emergencies.
(c) The station bill shall contain the various signals to be used
for calling the personnel to their emergency stations, and to abandon
the facility.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under OMB control
number 2115-0542)
[CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9383, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by CGD 86-011, 51 FR
5712, Feb. 18, 1986]
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Sec. 146.135 Markings for emergency equipment.
(a) Markings shall be provided as considered necessary for the
guidance of persons on manned facilities.
(b) The general alarm bell switches shall be identified by red
letters at least one inch high with a contrasting background: ``General
Alarm.''
(c) All general alarm bells shall be identified by a sign at each
bell in red letters at least one inch high with a sharp contrasting
background: ``General Alarm--When Bell Rings Go to Your Station.
(d) All life floats, lifeboats, life rafts, and survival capsules,
together with paddles or oars, shall be conspicuously marked with a name
or number of, or other inscription identifying, the facility on which
placed. The number of persons allowed on each life float, lifeboat, or
life raft shall be conspicuously marked thereon in letters and numbers
1\1/2\ inches high. These numbers shall be placed on both sides of the
life float, lifeboat, or life raft. Inflatable life rafts shall be
marked in accordance with Subpart 160.051 of 46 CFR Part 160 and no
additional markings are required.
(e) All life preservers and ring life buoys shall be marked with the
name or number of, or other inscription identifying, the facility on
which placed except those which accompany mobile crews to unmanned
platforms may be marked with the operator's name and field designation.
Sec. 146.140 Emergency Evacuation Plan.
(a) The operator of each manned OCS facility shall develop an
Emergency Evacuation Plan (EEP) for the facility which addresses all of
the items listed in paragraph (d) of this section. The EEP may apply to
more than one facility, if the facilities are located in the same
general geographic location and within the same Coast Guard Officer in
Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI) zone; if each facility covered by the
EEP is specifically identified in the EEP; and if the evacuation needs
of each facility are accommodated. The EEP must be submitted to the OCMI
having jurisdiction over the facility, 30 days before placing the
facility in operation. The OCMI reviews the EEP to determine whether all
items listed in paragraph (d) of this section are addressed for each
facility included in the EEP. If the OCMI determines that all items in
paragraph (d) of this section are addressed, the OCMI stamps the EEP
``APPROVED'' and returns it, together with a letter indicating Coast
Guard approval, to the operator. If the OCMI determines that any item is
not addressed, the OCMI stamps the EEP ``RETURNED FOR REVISION'' and
returns the EEP, together with an explanation of the EEP's deficiencies,
to the operator.
(b) Once the EEP is approved under paragraph (a) of this section,
the facility operator shall ensure that a copy of the EEP and the letter
indicating Coast Guard approval is maintained on the facility.
(c) The EEP must be resubmitted for approval when substantive
changes are made to the EEP. Only the pages affected by a change need be
resubmitted if the EEP is bound in such a way as to allow old pages to
be removed easily and new ones inserted. Substantive changes include,
but are not limited to, installation of a new facility within the area
covered by an EEP, relocation of a MODU, changes in the means or methods
of evacuation, or changes in the time required to accomplish evacuation.
(d) The EEP must, at a minimum,
(1) Be written in language that is easily understood by the
facility's operating personnel;
(2) Have a table of contents and general index;
(3) Have a record of changes;
(4) List the name, telephone number, and function of each person to
be contacted under the EEP and state the circumstances in which that
person should be contacted;
(5) List the facility's communications equipment, its available
frequencies, and the communications schedules with shore installations,
standby vessels, rescue aircraft, and other OCS facilities specified in
the EEP;
(6) Identify the primary source of weather forecasting relied upon
in implementing the EEP and state the frequency of reports when normal
weather is forecasted, the frequency of reports
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when heavy weather is forecasted, and the method of transmitting the
reports to the facility;
(7) Designate the individual on each facility covered by the EEP who
is assigned primary responsibility for implementing the EEP;
(8) Designate those facility and shoreside support personnel who
have the authority to advise the person in charge of the facility as to
the best course of action to be taken and who initiate actions to assist
facility personnel;
(9) Describe the recognized circumstances, such as fires or
blowouts, and environmental conditions, such as approaching hurricanes
or ice floes, in which the facility or its personnel would be placed in
jeopardy and a mass evacuation of the facility's personnel would be
recommended;
(10) For each of the circumstances and conditions described under
paragraph (d)(9) of this section, list the pre-evacuation steps for
securing operations, whether drilling or production, including the time
estimates for completion and the personnel required;
(11) For each of the circumstances and conditions described under
paragraph (d)(9) of this section, describe the order in which personnel
would be evacuated, the transportation resources to be used in the
evacuation, the operational limitations for each mode of transportation
specified, and the time and distance factors for initiating the
evacuation; and
(12) For each of the circumstances and conditions described under
paragraph (d)(9) of this section, identify the means and procedures--
(i) For retrieving persons from the water during an evacuation;
(ii) For transferring persons from the facility to designated
standby vessels, lifeboats, or other types of evacuation craft;
(iii) For retrieving persons from designated standby vessels,
lifeboats, or other types of evacuation craft if used; and
(iv) For the ultimate evacuation of all persons on the facility to
land, another facility, or other location where the evacuees would be
reasonably out of danger under the circumstance or condition being
addressed.
(e) The operator shall ensure that--
(1) All equipment specified in the EEP, whether the equipment is
located on or off of the facility, is made available and located as
indicated in the EEP and is designed and maintained so as to be capable
of performing its intended function during an emergency evacuation;
(2) All personnel specified in the EEP are available and located as
specified in the EEP and are trained in fulfilling their role under the
EEP; and
(3) Drills are conducted in accordance with Sec. 146.125(c).
(f) A complete copy of the EEP must be made available to the
facility's operating personnel and a brief written summary of, or an
oral briefing on, the EEP must be given to each person newly reporting
on the facility.
(g) A copy of the EEP must be on board each standby vessel, if any,
designated in the EEP and provided to all shoreside support personnel,
if any, specified in the EEP.
[CGD 84-098b, 54 FR 21572, May 18, 1989, as amended by USCG-1998-3799,
63 FR 35530, June 30, 1998]
Subpart C_Mobile Offshore Drilling Units
Sec. 146.201 Applicability.
This subpart applies to mobile offshore drilling units engaged in
OCS activities.
Sec. 146.202 Notice of arrival or relocation of MODUs on the OCS.
(a) The owner of any mobile offshore drilling unit engaged in OCS
activities shall, 14 days before arrival of the unit on the OCS or as
soon thereafter as practicable, notify the District Commander for the
area in which the unit will operate of:
(1) The unit's name, nationality, and designation assigned for
identification under 30 CFR 250.37;
(2) The location and year that the unit was built;
(3) The name and address of the owner, and the owner's local
representative, if any;
(4) Classification or inspection certificates currently held by the
unit;
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(5) The location and date that operations are expected to commence
and their anticipated duration; and
(6) The location and date that the unit will be available and ready
for inspection by the Coast Guard.
(b) Once a unit is located on the OCS, the owner of the unit shall
notify the District Commander before relocating the unit.
(c) The information required in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
section may be provided by telephone or may be submitted together with,
and need not repeat information contained in, applications and notices
under 33 CFR part 67 for aids to navigation on the Outer Continental
Shelf or 33 CFR part 135 for applications for certificate of financial
responsibility.
Sec. 146.203 Requirements for U.S. and undocumented MODUs.
Each mobile offshore drilling unit documented under the laws of the
United States and each mobile offshore drilling unit that is not
documented under the laws of any nation must comply with the operating
standards of 46 CFR part 109 when engaged in OCS activities.
Sec. 146.205 Requirements for foreign MODUs.
Each mobile offshore drilling unit that is documented under the laws
of a foreign nation must, when engaged in OCS activities, comply with
one of the following:
(a) The operating standards of 46 CFR part 109.
(b) The operating standards of the documenting nation if the
standards provide a level of safety generally equivalent to or greater
than that provided under 46 CFR part 109.
(c) The operating standards for mobile offshore drilling units
contained in the International Maritime Organization (IMO, formerly
Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization or IMCO) (IMO)
Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling
Units (IMO Assembly Resolution A. 414(XI)) which has been incorporated
by reference and the requirements of 46 CFR Part 109 for matters not
addressed by the Code.
Sec. 146.210 Emergency Evacuation Plan.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the requirements
applicable to Emergency Evacuation Plans (EEPs) on manned OCS facilities
under Sec. 146.140 are applicable to MODUs.
(b) An EEP must be submitted by--
(1) The holder of a lease or permit under the Act for each MODU
within the area of the lease or the area covered by the permit; or
(2) The operator under 30 CFR 250.2(gg), if other than the holder of
a lease or permit, for each MODU within the area in which the operator
controls or manages operations.
(c) To avoid unnecessary duplication, the EEP may incorporate by
reference pertinent sections of the MODU's operating manual required by
46 CFR 109.121.
(d) In complying with Sec. 146.140(d)(7), the EEP must designate
the master or person in charge of the MODU under 46 CFR 109.107 as the
individual who is assigned primary responsibility for implementing the
EEP, as it relates to that MODU.
[CGD 84-098b, 54 FR 21573, May 18, 1989]
Subpart D_Vessels
Sec. 146.301 Applicability.
This subpart applies to vessels engaged in OCS activities other than
United States vessels already required to report marine casualties under
Subpart 4.05 of 46 CFR part 4 or subpart D of 46 CFR part 109.
Sec. 146.303 Notice and written report of casualties.
The owner, operator, or person in charge of a vessel engaged in OCS
activities shall ensure that the notice of casualty requirements of
Sec. 146.30 and the written report requirements of Sec. 146.35 are
complied with whenever a casualty involving the vessel occurs which
results in:
(a) Death;
(b) Injury to 5 or more persons in a single incident; or
(c) Injury causing any person to be incapacitated for more than 72
hours.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under OMB control
numbers 2115-0003 and 2115-0004)
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