§ 127.019 - Operations Manual and Emergency Manual: Procedures for examination.

§ 127.019 Operations Manual and Emergency Manual: Procedures for examination.

Cross Reference

Link to an amendment published at 86 FR 43940, Aug. 11, 2021.

(a) The owner or operator of an active existing facility shall submit two copies of the must submit an Operations Manual and of the Emergency Manual in printed or electronic format to the Captain COTP of the Port of the zone in which the facility is located.

(b) At least 30 days before transferring LHG or LNG, the owner or operator of a new or an inactive existing facility shall submit two copies of the must submit an Operations Manual and of the Emergency Manual in printed or electronic format to the Captain of the Port of the zone in which the facility is located, unless the manuals have been examined and there have been no changes since that examination.

(c) Operations Manuals and Emergency Manuals submitted after September 10, 2021 must include a date, revision date or other revision-specific identifying information.

(d) If the COTP finds that the Operations Manual meets § 127.305 or § 127.1305 and that the Emergency Manual meets § 127.307 or § 127.1307, the

Captain of the Port returns a copy to the owner or operator marked “Examined

COTP will provide notice to the facility stating each manual has been examined by the Coast

Guard”.

(dGuard. This notice will include the revision date of the manual or other revision-specific identifying information.

(e) If the COTP finds that the Operations Manual or the Emergency Manual does not meet this part, the

Captain of the Port returns the manual

COTP will notify the facility with an explanation of why it does not meet this part.

[CGD 78-038, 53 FR 3376, Feb. 7, 1988, as amended by CGD 88-049, 60 FR 39795USCG-2020-0315, 86 FR 43940, Aug. 311, 19952021]