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(a) The owner or operator of an oil terminal facility, railroad, oil tank vessel, or oil barge shall take all appropriate measures to prevent spills or overfilling during a transfer of oil, including reduced loading rates at the beginning and end of a transfer.
(b) Unless it is technically unfeasible to do so, an oil containment boom appropriate for local conditions must be deployed in an effective manner around an oil tank vessel or barge during the transfer of crude oil and other persistent products.
(c) Except for crude oil washing, tank cleaning operations may not be conducted during cargo offloading.
(d) The owner or operator shall ensure that each person involved in a transfer is capable of clearly communicating orders to stop a transfer at any time during the transfer.
(e) A positive means must be provided to stop a transfer in the shortest possible time consistent with the best commercially available technology.
(f) Before beginning a transfer to or from an area not protected by secondary containment, the owner or operator shall ensure that all valves in the transfer system have been checked to ensure that they are in the correct position, and that all manifolds not in use are blank flanged or capped. Where feasible, the owner or operator shall also inspect for damage or defects all piping and hoses used in the transfer before and at least once during each transfer.
(g) The lowermost drain and all outlets of any tank car or tank truck must be examined for leakage before filling and before departure. All tank car or tank truck manifolds must be blank flanged or capped, and valves must be secured before leaving the transfer area.
History: Eff. 5/14/92, Register 122; am 10/28/2000, Register 156; am 12/14/2002, Register 164
Authority: AS 46.03.020
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