RCW 88.46.180
Planning standards for equipment—Updates.
(1) The department shall evaluate and update planning standards for oil spill response equipment required under contingency plans required by this chapter, including aerial surveillance, in order to ensure access in the state to equipment that represents the best achievable protection to respond to a worst case spill and provide for continuous operation of oil spill response activities to the maximum extent practicable and without jeopardizing crew safety, as determined by the incident commander or the unified command.
(2) The department shall by rule update the planning standards at five-year intervals to ensure the maintenance of best available protection over time. Rule updates to covered nontank vessels shall minimize potential impacts to discretionary cargo moved through the state.
[ 2015 c 274 § 23; 2011 c 122 § 2.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2015 c 274: See note following RCW 90.56.005.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 88 - Navigation and Harbor Improvements
Chapter 88.46 - Vessel Oil Spill Prevention and Response.
88.46.020 - Coordination with federal law.
88.46.030 - Tank vessel inspection programs.
88.46.060 - Contingency plans.
88.46.0601 - Contingency plans—Department to update rules.
88.46.065 - Nonprofit corporation providing contingency plan—Liability limited.
88.46.068 - Adequacy of contingency plans—Practice drills—Rules.
88.46.073 - Violations of rules—Enforcement.
88.46.090 - Unlawful acts—Civil penalty.
88.46.100 - Notification of vessel emergencies resulting in discharge of oil.
88.46.120 - Tank vessel response equipment standards.
88.46.125 - Emergency response system—Funding—Intent—Finding.
88.46.130 - Emergency response system.
88.46.135 - Emergency response system—Vessel planning standards.
88.46.139 - Emergency response system—Adequacy determination—Practice drills.
88.46.165 - Oil transfers—Scope of rules—Reporting volumes of oil transferred.
88.46.170 - Field operations program—Coordination with United States coast guard.
88.46.180 - Planning standards for equipment—Updates.
88.46.190 - Rule making for vessels of opportunity response system.
88.46.200 - Advisory marine safety committees—Recommendations.
88.46.210 - Volunteer coordination system.
88.46.220 - Equipment deployment drills of covered vessels.
88.46.230 - Umbrella plan holders.
88.46.250 - Model—Assessment of oil spill risks, emergency response towing vessel—Report.
88.46.901 - Effective dates—1991 c 200.