Adequacy of MARPOL Reception Facilities

INTERTANKO meeting – March 19, 2007

LCDR Josh McTaggart (CG-3PCP-2)

Adequacy of Reception FacilitiesAdequacy of Reception Facilities

• Regular Facility InspectionsRegular Facility Inspections• Real-Time Online DatabaseReal-Time Online Database• Investigations of Reported InadequaciesInvestigations of Reported Inadequacies• Certificate of Adequacy ValidityCertificate of Adequacy Validity

Regular Facility InspectionsRegular Facility Inspections

• Conduct outreach with local stakeholdersConduct outreach with local stakeholders

• Emphasis on ensuring compliance with COA during regular/annual Emphasis on ensuring compliance with COA during regular/annual inspectionsinspections

• Examination of reception facility Declarations of Inspection (DOIs)Examination of reception facility Declarations of Inspection (DOIs)

• Examination of Waste Stream Logs Examination of Waste Stream Logs • Required under RCRARequired under RCRA

• Copies of manifestsCopies of manifests

• CG should seek cooperation of local environment agenciesCG should seek cooperation of local environment agencies

Real-Time Online DatabaseReal-Time Online Database

• Coast Guard Maritime Information Exchange (CGMIX)Coast Guard Maritime Information Exchange (CGMIX)• Populated with information contained in COAsPopulated with information contained in COAs

• Updated “real-time” Updated “real-time”

• http://cgmix.uscg.mil

• Any and all feedback is welcomeAny and all feedback is welcome

Certificate of AdequacyCertificate of Adequacy

• Regulation Project for 5-year period of validityRegulation Project for 5-year period of validity• CG field units re-issuing COA with 5-year periods of CG field units re-issuing COA with 5-year periods of

validity when conducting annual inspectionsvalidity when conducting annual inspections

Reporting InadequaciesReporting Inadequacies

• Coast Guard will investigate all reports of InadequaciesCoast Guard will investigate all reports of Inadequacies

• Investigations of reported inadequacies have only revealed Investigations of reported inadequacies have only revealed miscommunications between vessel, vessel agents, facilitiesmiscommunications between vessel, vessel agents, facilities

• Reports are more “actionable” if received at the time of incidentReports are more “actionable” if received at the time of incident

• Immediate reports of inadequacies should be reported to the COTPImmediate reports of inadequacies should be reported to the COTP

INTERTANKO format for reporting INTERTANKO format for reporting inadequate reception facilitiesinadequate reception facilities

CG Headquarters POCsCG Headquarters POCs

• LCDR Michael Roldan (CG-3PCP-2)LCDR Michael Roldan (CG-3PCP-2)

• 202-372-1130 or202-372-1130 or

• Luis.M.Roldan@uscg.milLuis.M.Roldan@uscg.mil