Table of Contents

Chapter 1: SPILL NOTIFICATIONS AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Emergency Response Action Checklists

1.3 Notifications

1.4 Spill Response Notification Form

Chapter 2: PLAN SCOPE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

2.1 Contingency Plan Objectives

2.2 Response Priorities

2.3 Geographic Scope

2.4 Responsibilities

2.4.1 Authority

2.4.2 NOSC Responsibilities

2.4.3 FIC Responsibilities

2.4.4 Navy Ship, Unit, and Shore Activity Responsibilities

2.5 Federal and Regional Coordination

2.6 Navy Coordination and Command

2.6.1 Chain of Command

2.6.2 Delegation

2.6.3 On-Scene Command

2.7 Salvage Related Incidents

2.7.1 Jettisoning of Oil

2.7.2 Safe Havens

2.8 Non-Navy Incidents

2.9 Navy Natural Resources Trustee Responsibilities

2.9.1 Authority

2.9.2 Spill Response

2.9.3 NOSC Involvement

2.10 Claims For Damages or Compensation

2.11 Investigations

2.12 Security

2.13 Volunteer Support

Chapter 3: RESPONSE MANAGEMENT - UNIFIED COMMAND AND COMMAND STAFF

3.1 Navy Incident Command System

3.2 Incident Management

3.2.1 Responding Activity Responsibilities

3.2.2 NOSC Responsibilities

3.3 NOSC Response Organization

3.3.1 Incident Command

3.3.2 NOSC OHS Incident Spill Management Team

3.3.2.1 Incident Commander

3.3.2.2 Deputy Incident Commander

3.3.3 NOSC Command Staff

3.3.3.1 Safety Officer

3.3.3.2 Legal Officer

3.3.3.3 Public Affairs Officer

3.3.3.4 Government Liaison Officer

3.3.4 Functional Sections

3.3.5 ICS Branch/Unit Duties and Responsibilities

3.3.6 Response Team Support

3.4 Area Response Center

Chapter 4: RESPONSE MANAGEMENT - OPERATIONS

4.1 Operations

4.2 Rescue and Salvage Branch

4.2.1 Firefighting Unit

4.2.2 Cargo Transfer/Lightering Unit

4.3 Spill Cleanup Branch

4.3.1 Offshore Unit

4.3.2 Shoreline Protection Unit

4.3.3 Shoreline Cleanup Unit

4.3.4 Surveillance Unit

4.3.5 Wildlife Rescue Unit

4.3.6 Waste Management Unit

4.3.7 Spill Advisor

Chapter 5: RESPONSE MANAGEMENT - PLANNING

5.1 Planning

5.2 Incident Action Plan

5.2.1 Initial Analysis

5.2.2 Potential Impacts

5.2.3 Prioritization of Actions

5.2.4 Alternative Response Methods

5.2.5 Response Resource Availability

5.2.6 Other Plans

5.3 Documentation

5.3.1 Reports and Status Updates

5.3.2 History Documentation

5.4 Environmental Issues

5.4.1 Sampling and Monitoring

5.4.2 Wildlife Considerations

5.4.3 Permits

5.5 Health and Safety Issues

5.5.1 Site Characterization

5.5.2 Sampling and Monitoring

5.5.3 Site Safety Planning

5.6 Waste Management and Disposal

5.6.1 Temporary Storage

5.6.2 Disposal Plan

5.7 Response and Planning Assistance

5.7.1 Technical Specialists and Scientific Support

5.7.2 Volunteers

5.7.3 Additional Assistance

Chapter 6: RESPONSE MANAGEMENT - LOGISTICS

6.1 Response Support

6.2 Communications

6.3 Personnel Support

6.3.1 Food Services

6.3.2 Berthing

6.3.3 Medical

6.4 Equipment and Materials

6.4.1 Staging Area

6.4.2 Field Maintenance and Suppor

6.4.3 Transportation

6.4.3.1 Ground Support

6.4.3.2 Aircraft Support

6.4.3.3 Support Vessels

6.4.4 General Supplies

Chapter 7: RESPONSE MANAGEMENT - FINANCE

7.1 Finance

7.2 Pollution Response Funding

7.2.1 Initial Emergency Funding

7.2.2 Funding Limitations

7.2.3 Estimating Clean Up Costs

7.3 Local/State Government Services

7.4 Contracting

7.4.1 Contracting Authority

7.4.2 Contracting Staff Support

7.5 Reimbursement of Funds

7.5.1 Navy Reimbursement Procedures

7.5.2 DLA/DFSC Reimbursement Procedures

7.5.3 Non-DOD Reimbursement Procedures

7.6 Funding Documentation

7.7 Cost Verification

Chapter 8: RESPONSE PERSONNEL TRAINING

8.1 Training

8.2 Training For Qualified Individual

8.3 Training For Spill Management Teams

8.4 Training For Facility Personnel

Chapter 9: RESPONSE TEAM TRAINING - DRILLS AND EXERCISES

9.1 Drills and Exercises

9.1.1 QI Notification Exercise

9.1.2 Emergency Procedures Exercise

9.1.3 Spill Management Team Tabletop Exercise

9.1.4 Equipment Deployment Exercises

9.1.5 Area Exercise

9.1.6 Unannounced Exercise

9.1.7 Drill and Exercise Credit

9.1.8 Schedule

9.2 Response Plan Core Components

List of Appendices

Appendix A: NOTIFICATION DIRECTORIES

Appendix B: NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND REPORT FORMS

B.1 Introduction

B.2 Notification Requirements

B.2.1 Responsibility

B.2.2 Requirements

B.3 Additional Navy Notification Requirements

B.3.1 OPREP-3 Reporting

B.3.2 Military Sealift Command(MSC) Pollution Incidents

B.3.3 Fuel or HS Transfer Releases

B.3.4 Mystery Pollution Incidents

B.4 Follow-up Reports and Messages for Reportable OHS Discharges/Releases

B.5 Disaster Warnings

Appendix C: INCIDENT COMMAND FORMS

Appendix D: AREA COMMITTEE/STATE DATA

D.1 State and Local Regulations

D.2 Area Contingency Plans (ACPs

Appendix E: RESPONSE RESOURCES

E.1 Navy Equipment

E.1.1 SUPSALV Equipment

E.1.2 NAVFAC Equipment

E.2 Commercial Resources

E.3 Technical Advisors

E.3.1 Supervisor of Salvage (SUPSALV)

E.3.2 Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (COMNAVFACENGCOM)

E.3.3 International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation, Ltd. (ITOPF)

E.3.4 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

E.3.5 Regional Response Teams (RRTs)

E.3.6 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)

E.3.7 U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

E.3.8 Hazardous Substance Release Support

Appendix F: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION STRATEGIES

F.1 Introduction

F.2 Description of Phases

F.3 Resources For Developing Environmental Strategies

F.3.1 Federal / Regional

F.3.2 Local

F.3.3 Documents and References

F.4 Phase I - Development

F.4.1 Determination of Spill Risk

F.4.2 Definition and Identification of Sensitive Areas

F.4.3 Establishment of Priorities

F.4.4 Development of Protection Strategies

F.4.5 Development of Emergency Response Action Maps

F.5 Phase II - Validation of Strategies

F.6 Phase III - Emergency Response Prioritization of Strategies

F.6.1 Location of Spill and Slick Movement

F.6.2 Sensitive Areas Impacted

F.6.3 Reorganization of Priorities

Appendix G: INTER-AGENCY AGREEMENTS AND GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES

Appendix H: HAZARD ANALYSIS - OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

H.1 Introduction

H.2 Oil Hazard Analysis

H.3 HS Hazard Analysis

Appendix I: WORST CASE DISCHARGE SCENARIOS

I.1 Introduction

I.2 Vessel Worst Case Discharge

I.2.1 NOSC Responsibilities

I.2.2 Immediate Notifications

I.2.3 Spill Emergency Action Checklist

I.2.4 Written Notification

I.2.5 Spill Documentation

I.2.5.1 Spill Assessment Form

I.2.5.2 Oil Spill Action Log

I.2.5.3 Telephone Log

I.3 Facility Worst Case Discharge

I.3.1 Size of Discharge

I.3.1.1 Historical Spill Considerations

I.3.1.2 Hazard Assessment

I.3.1.3 Vulnerability Assessment

I.3.1.4 Risk Assessment

I.3.1.5 Seasonal Considerations

I.3.2 Event

I.3.2.1 Situation

I.3.2.2 Location

I.3.2.3 Type and Amount of Spill

I.3.2.4 Securing Pollution Source

I.3.2.5 Sensitive Areas at Risk

I.3.2.6 Time of Year

I.3.2.7 On-Scene Weather

I.3.3 Initial Actions

I.3.3.1 Notifications

I.3.3.2 Activation of Response

I.3.3.3 Initial On-Scene Investigation, Evaluation, and Recommendation

I.3.3.4 Initial Response Actions and Strategies

I.3.4 Spill Response Organizations

I.3.4.1 Initial Response

I.3.4.2 Additional Response Organizations

I.3.5 Containment, Countermeasures, and Cleanup Strategies

I.3.5.1 Near Shore

I.3.5.2 Offshore

I.3.5.3 Shoreline

I.3.5.4 Inland

I.3.5.5 Sensitive Areas

I.3.6 Resource Requirements

I.3.6.1 Equipment

I.3.6.2 Personnel

I.3.7 Available Resources and Sources of Procurement

I.3.7.1 Primary Response Resources

I.3.7.2 Additional Resource Assistance

I.3.7.3 Response Time

I.3.8 Shortfalls and Options for Alleviating Them

I.3.8.1 Equipment

I.3.8.2 Personnel

I.3.8.3 Funds

I.3.8.4 Minimum Response Time

I.3.8.5 Location/Identification of Additional Resources

I.3.9 Time Required to Clean Up the Spill

I.3.9.1 Mechanical Cleanup Only

I.3.9.2 Mechanical Cleanup Combined with Other Methods

I.3.10 Storage/Disposal Options

I.3.11 Procedures/Criteria for Terminating the Cleanup

Appendix J: SOP FOR HS RELEASES

J.1 Generic Response Guidelines and Facility Response Plans

J.2 Generic Responses to Hazardous Substance Incidents

J.3 Hazardous Chemicals Classified According to P/C/D Category

Appendix K: SITE SAFETY PLAN

K.1 Site-Specific Safety Plan

K.2 Medical Monitoring

K.3 Records and Reports

K.4 Health Hazard

K.5 Secondary Chemical Hazard Identification

K.6 Hazardous Conditions

K.7 Initial Response Actions

K.8 Navy Safety and Health Program

K.9 Site-Specific Safety Plan

K.10 Safety Briefing

K.11 Audits

K.12 Generic Site Safety Plan

K.13 PPE Ensembles

K.14 General Signs/Symptoms That Indicate Potential Toxic Exposures

K.15 Manifestations of Toxic Effects to Various Target Organs

K.16 Heat Stress Information From NIOSH 86-112 Health

K.17 Bulk Liquid Cargoes That Contain Benzene

Appendix L: NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT

L.1 Introduction

L.1.1 Definitions

L.1.2 Natural Resource Trustee Responsibility<

L.1.2.1 Authority

L.1.2.2 General Concepts of NRDA

L.2 NOSC Role

L.3 NRDA Official’s Responsibilities

L.3.1 Preplanning Responsibilities

L.3.2 Spill Responsibilities

L.4 Landholder

L.5 Engineering and Field Divisions and Activities (EFDs and EFAs)

L.6 Training

L.7 Available Resources

L.7.1 Contractor Support

L.7.2 Trustee Points of Contact

L.8 References

Appendix M: WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

M.1 Introduction

M.2 Identification of Wildlife Resources at Risk

M.3 Response Priorities

M.3.1 No Response Action

M.3.2 Primary Response Strategy

M.3.3 Secondary Response Strategy

M.3.3.1 Wildlife Deterrent Techniques

M.3.3.2 Preemptive Capture

M.3.3.3 Prioritization of Secondary Response Strategies

M.3.3.4 Legal Requirements for Secondary Response Strategies

M.3.4 Tertiary Response Strategy

M.3.4.1 Triage

M.3.4.2 Rehabilitation

M.3.4.3 Initial Response

M.3.4.4 Admission/Pre-wash

M.3.4.5 Cleaning

M.3.4.6 Post-wash

M.3.4.7 Release

M.4 Identification of Wildlife Response Organizations

M.4.1 Points to Consider

M.5 Federal and Statement Requirements and Points of Contact

M.5.1 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

M.5.2 National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS)

M.5.3 State Agencies

M.5.4 Natural Resources Policies, Regulations, and Statutes Applicable to Oiled Wildlife Management

M.5.5 Permits

M.5.6 Euthanasia Policies

M.5.7 Chain of Custody Issues

M.5.8 Temporary Storage

M.5.9 Disposal

M.6 Facility Requirements

M.7 Equipment Requirements

M.8 Safety

M.9 Sample Oiled Wildlife Checklist

M.9.1 Oil Spill Response Checklist: Secondary or Tertiary Response

M.10 References

Appendix N: BIBLIOGRAPHY

N.1 Bibliography

Appendix O: GLOSSARY & ACRONYMS

O.1 Glossary

O.2 Acronyms

Appendix P: NAVY ADMIRALTY CLAIMS GUIDANCE