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(a) In addition to the applicable requirements of 18 AAC 75.007 - 18 AAC 75.025, a laden oil tank vessel must carry or have ready access to sufficient oil transfer equipment to facilitate lightering to and from other vessels.
(b) The owner or operator shall ensure that each laden tank vessel 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 the bridge of any laden tank vessel when underway in state waters.
(d) The owner or operator shall ensure that measures are in place that allow the prompt detection of an oil discharge, including measures such as visual lookouts, the sounding of all cargo tanks to check cargo and water levels in the tanks after an intentional or unintentional grounding, and, where technically feasible, electronic leak detection systems.
(e) A tank vessel under escort by another vessel must, at all times, be operated in a manner that permits the escort vessel to be available immediately to provide the intended assistance to the tank vessel.
(f) While in state waters, towing line must be made up and prepared for rapid deployment to a towing vessel. The tow line must be fitted to allow tow vessels commonly available in the area of operation to take the vessel in tow rapidly. For a vessel operating at the oil loading terminal at Valdez, the Prince William Sound towing package may be used instead of having lines made up, if the package permits rapid deployment to a towing vessel.
History: Eff. 5/14/92, Register 122
Authority: AS 46.03.020
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