Small Boat SOPEP Instructions General Understanding: This instructional form has been created to help small boat fleet operators develop SOPEPs for their vessels. This form has been structured to have an a Glance” section that is “At a condensed version of the full SOPEP with the vital contacts. The contact information is greatly expanded upon in the sections following it that provide more than the essential contacts in the event of a spill. It is important to note that not all the contacts are considered vital, not because they are not all important, but in an emergency response, the contacts that can help in the clean-up are prioritized. Then, the contacts that need to simply be notified can be called later after the incident is brought under control; this time frame is usually within the first 24 hours after the incident has occurred. Section 1: SOPEP at a Glance This section’s purpose is providing the basic information on the vessel that will be vital in a spill. These details must be correct for this section to be helpful in expediting a spill clean-up. Search the construction specifics for the Length exact lengths and put in English units (feet, inches, gallons, etc.) It is also very important to share the exact Oil and Ex. Compressor units: Hydraulic Fuels type of hydraulic and fuels used onboard OIL-0007 Bauer Compressor and their exact quantities on the vessel. Synthetic Oil (1 gallon) You must count the oil amounts if you The 95% calculation is store the canisters onboard. If the for large amount onboard and canisters of oils are stored on the shore, should be an exact then they should not be counted in the calculation. amount of oil onboard in this section. Any Ex. Quantity of fuel oil amounts less than 1 gallon onboard do onboard when 95% full: 1615 not have to have a 95% calculation, but gallons full: 1700 gallons all types of oils used onboard should be noted. Pipe Specifics Additionally, all pipe specifics should be Lightering: Ex. 2” Camlock measured exactly with a tape measurer (male) and note whether the attachment is a male or female connector. These small measurements will be key in removing fuel (lightering) if this becomes a viable method to limit spill damage. Precious time can be lost if sizes are estimated and new gear is needed to start the process.
Small Boat SOPEP Instructions General Understanding: This instructional form has been created to help small boat fleet operators develop SOPEPs for their vessels. This form has been structured to have an “At a Glance” section that is a condensed version of the full SOPEP with the vital contacts. The contact information is greatly expanded upon in the sections following it that provide more than the essential contacts in the event of a spill. It is important to note that not all the contacts are considered vital, not because they are not all important, but in an emergency response, the contacts that can help in the clean-up are prioritized. Then, the contacts that need to simply be notified can be called later after the incident is brought under control; this time frame is usually within the first 24 hours after the incident has occurred. Section 1: SOPEP at a Glance This section’s purpose is providing the basic information on the vessel that will be vital in a spill. These details must be correct for this section to be helpful in expediting a spill clean-up. Length Search the construction specifics for the exact lengths and put in English units (feet, inches, gallons, etc.) Oil and Hydraulic Fuels It is also very important to share the exact type of hydraulic and fuels used onboard and their exact quantities on the vessel. You must count the oil amounts if you store the canisters onboard. If the canisters of oils are stored on the shore, then they should not be counted in the amount of oil onboard in this section. Any oil amounts less than 1 gallon onboard do not have to have a 95% calculation, but all types of oils used onboard should be noted. Ex. Compressor units: OIL-0007 Bauer Compressor Synthetic Oil (1 gallon) The 95% calculation is for large amount onboard and should be an exact calculation. Ex. Quantity of fuel onboard when 95% full: 1615 gallons full: 1700 gallons Pipe Specifics Additionally, all pipe specifics should be measured exactly with a tape measurer and note whether the attachment is a male or female connector. These small measurements will be key in removing fuel (lightering) if this becomes a viable method to limit spill damage. Precious time can be lost if sizes are estimated and new gear is needed to start the process. Ex. Lightering: 2” Camlock (male)
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