§ 154.325 - Operations manual: Procedures for examination.

§ 154.325 Operations manual: Procedures for examination.

Cross Reference

Link to an amendment published at 86 FR 43941, Aug. 11, 2021.

(a) The operator of a facility shall submit two copies of the Operations Manual to the Captain of the Port of the zone in which the facility is located.

(b)

Not less than 60 days prior to

any

the first transfer operation, the operator of a new facility

shall

must submit, with the letter of intent,

two copies of the

an Operations Manual in printed or electronic format to the

Captain

COTP of the

Port of the

zone(s) in which the facility is located.

(

c

b) After a facility is removed from caretaker status, not less than 30 days prior to

any

the first transfer operation, the operator of that facility

shall submit two copies of the

must submit an Operations Manual in printed or electronic format to the COTP of the zone in which the facility is located, unless the manual has been previously examined and no changes have been made since the examination.

(

d

c) If the COTP finds that the Operations Manual meets the requirements of this part and part 156 of this chapter, the COTP will

return one copy of the manual to the operator marked “Examined

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

Guard”. (e

Guard. The notice will include the date, revision date of the manual, or other revision-specific identifying information.

(d) If the COTP finds that the Operations Manual does not meet the requirements of this part

and/

or part 156 of this

chapter

subchapter, the COTP will

return

notify the

manuals

facility with an explanation of why

it

the manual does not meet the requirements of this

chapter

subchapter.

(

f

e) No person may use any Operations Manual for transfer operations as required by this chapter unless the Operations Manual has been examined by the COTP.

(

g

f) The Operations Manual is voided if the facility operator -

(1) Amends the Operations Manual without following the procedures in § 154.320 of this part;

(2) Fails to amend the Operations Manual when required by the COTP; or

(3) Notifies the COTP in writing that the facility will be placed in caretaker status.

[CGD 93-056, 61 FR 41459, Aug. 8, 1996, as amended by USCG-2020-0315, 86 FR 43941, Aug. 11, 2021]