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Code of Federal Regulations Title 33. Navigation and Navigable Waters § 33.135.305 Notification procedures

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The person in charge of a vessel or offshore facility that is involved in an incident, including occurrences which pose an imminent threat of oil pollution shall, as soon as that person has knowledge of the incident, immediately notify by telephone, radio telecommunication or a similar rapid means of communication, in the following order of preference:

(1) (Within or offshore of the 48 contiguous States only) Commandant (CG–MER–3), Attn:  Industry and Interagency Coordination Division, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7516, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593–7516, toll free telephone number:  800–424–8802, direct telephone:  202–267–2675, or Fax:  202–267–1322;  or

(2) The commanding officer or supervisor of any Coast Guard Sector Office, Captain of the Port Office, Marine Safety Unit or Port Safety Detachment in the vicinity of the incident;  or

(3) The commanding officer or officer in charge of any other Coast Guard unit in the vicinity of the incident;  or

(4) The Commander of any Coast Guard District.

(b) Notification given in accordance with this subpart constitutes fulfillment of the requirements of subpart B of 33 CFR Part 153 concerning Notice of the Discharge of Oil.

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