§ 160.T214 - Notice of departure: Vessels carrying certain dangerous cargo.


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  • (a) The owner, agent, master, operator, or person in charge of a vessel, except a barge, departing from a port or place in the United States for any other port or place and carrying certain dangerous cargo, must submit a notice of departure as prescribed by § 160.T204 at least 24 hours before departing, unless this notification was made within 2 hours after the vessel's arrival, of the:

    (1) For each U.S. port of arrival, provide the names of the receiving facility, the port or place of destination, the city, and state;

    (2) Estimated date and time of arrival at each port or place;

    (3) Name of the vessel;

    (4) Country of registry of the vessel;

    (5) Call sign of the vessel;

    (6) International Maritime Organization (IMO) international number or, if the vessel does not have an assigned IMO international number, the official number of the vessel;

    (7) Name of the registered owner of the vessel;

    (8) Name of the operator of the vessel;

    (9) Name of the classification society of the vessel;

    (10) Date and time of departure and name of the receiving facility, the port or place of destination, the city, and state from which the vessel last departed;

    (11) Name and telephone number of a 24-hour point of contact for each port included in the notice of arrival;

    (12) Location or position of the vessel at the time of the report;

    (13) Name of each of the certain dangerous cargoes carried;

    (14) Amount of each of the certain dangerous cargoes carried;

    (15) Stowage location of each of the certain dangerous cargoes carried;

    (16) General description of cargo, other than dangerous cargoes, onboard the vessel;

    (17) Operational condition of the equipment under § 164.35 of this chapter;

    (18) A list of crewmembers onboard the vessel. The list must include the following information for each person:

    (i) Full name;

    (ii) Date of birth;

    (iii) Nationality;

    (iv) Passport number or mariners document number; and

    (v) Position or duties on the vessel;

    (19) A list of persons in addition to the crew onboard the vessel. The list must include the following information for each person:

    (i) Full name;

    (ii) Date of birth;

    (iii) Nationality; and

    (iv) Passport number.

    (b) You may submit a copy of INS Form I-418 to meet the requirements of paragraphs (a)(18) and (a)(19) of this section.

    (c)(1) Any changes to the information required by paragraph (a) of this section must be reported prior to departing.

    (2) Any changes to the arrival time or the departure time in a submitted notice of departure (NOD) that are less than six (6) hours need not be reported.

    (3) When reporting changes, only report specific items to be corrected in the submitted NOD report. Do not resubmit the entire NOD report.

    (d) The owner, agent, master, operator, or person in charge of a barge departing from a port or place in the United States for any other port or place and carrying certain dangerous cargo shall report the information required in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(6) and (a)(10) through (19) of this section as prescribed by § 160.T204 at least 4 hours before departing, unless this report was made within 2 hours after the barge's arrival.