COAST GUARD REGULATED FACILITY COMPLIANCE …

1 COAST GUARD REGULATED FACILITY COMPLIANCE Program COMDTINST March 2020 DISTRIBUTION SDL No. 170 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z A B X X X X X X C X X X X X X X D X X X E X X X X X X X F G H X X X NON-STANDARD DISTRIBUTION: COMDTINST 09 MAR 2020 COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION Subj: COAST GUARD REGULATED FACILITY COMPLIANCE PROGRAM Ref: (a) Marine Safety Manual, Volume II, COMDTINST (series) (b) Marine Safety Manual, Volume VII, COMDTINST (series) (c) National Container Inspection Program Manual, COMDTINST (series) (d) REGULATED Mobile Facilities, COMDTINST (series) (e) COAST GUARD Marine Environmental Response and Preparedness Manual, COMDTINST (series) (f) Marine Safety Manual, Volume I, Administration and Management, COMDTINST (series) (g) Safety and Environmental Health Manual, COMDTINST (series) (h) COAST GUARD Occupational Medicine Manual, COMDTINST (series) (i) COAST GUARD Medical Manual, COMDTINST (series) (j) REGULATED Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitors, COMDTINST (series) (k) Captain of the Port Orders Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP), CGTTP (l) Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular No.

2 01-2011 Guidance Related to waterfront Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Facilities, COMDTPUB (m) Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular No. 06-17 Pipeline and Hose Testing Guidance for Maritime Transportation Related Facilities Handling Oil or Hazardous Material in Bulk, COMDTPUB 1. PURPOSE. This Manual provides Policy and Doctrine used by COAST GUARD personnel in the administration and execution of the REGULATED FACILITY COMPLIANCE program. This Manual is intended to provide overarching guidance for the COAST GUARD REGULATED FACILITY COMPLIANCE program, with Chapters 1 through 3 applying to all FACILITY inspection activities. Chapters 4 through 6 are specific to FACILITY safety regulations, and other documents containing FACILITY COMPLIANCE information are referenced throughout this Manual. Commandant United States COAST GUARD US COAST GUARD Stop 7501 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE Washington, DC 20593-7501 Staff Symbol: CG-FAC Phone: (202) 372-1130 Fax: (202) 372-8428 COMDTINST 2 2.

3 ACTION. All COAST GUARD unit commanders, commanding officers, officers-in-charge, deputy/assistant commandants, and chiefs of headquarters staff elements must comply with the provisions of this Manual. Internet release is authorized. 3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. a. Facilities Receiving Vehicles From Roll-On/Roll-Off (RO/RO) Vessels Being REGULATED Under 33 CFR Part 126, CG-FAC Policy Letter No. 14-01, is hereby cancelled. b. Facilities Receiving Cargoes Classified as Potentially Dangerous Material (PDM) Under 46 CFR Part 148, CG-FAC Policy Letter No. 14-02, is hereby cancelled. c. MISLE Casework Completion, Review, and Closure for FACILITY and Container Related Activities, CG-FAC Policy Letter No. 19-02, is hereby cancelled. 4. DISCLAIMER. This Manual is not a substitute for applicable legal requirements, nor is it itself a rule. It is intended to provide operational guidance for COAST GUARD personnel and is not intended to nor does it impose legally-binding requirements on any party outside the COAST GUARD .

4 5. MAJOR CHANGES. a. Updates and combines FACILITY COMPLIANCE program information previously located in Reference (a) and various policy letters outlined in Paragraph 3 into a single document. b. Formalizes existing best practices and provides amplifying information to COAST GUARD personnel on oversight and management of FACILITY COMPLIANCE programs and activities conducted as part of those programs. 6. ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECT AND IMPACT CONSIDERATIONS. a. The development of this Manual and the general policies contained within it have been thoroughly reviewed by the originating office in conjunction with the Office of Environmental Management, Commandant (CG-47). This Manual is categorically excluded under current Department of Homeland Security (DHS) categorical exclusion (CATEX) A3 from further environmental analysis in accordance with the COAST GUARD Environmental Planning Policy, COMDTINST and the Environmental Planning (EP) Implementing Procedures (IP).

5 B. This Manual will not have any of the following: significant cumulative impacts on the human environment; substantial controversy or substantial change to existing environmental conditions; or inconsistencies with any Federal, State, or local laws or administrative determinations relating to the environment. All future specific actions resulting from the general policy in this Manual must be individually evaluated for COMPLIANCE with the NEPA and Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions, Executive Order 12114, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) NEPA policy, COAST GUARD Environmental Planning, and COMPLIANCE with all other applicable environmental mandates. COMDTINST 3 7. DISTRIBUTION. No paper distribution will be made of this Manual. An electronic version will be located on the following Commandant (CG-612) web sites. Internet: , and CGPortal: 8.

6 RECORDS MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS. This Manual has been evaluated for potential records management impacts. The development of this Manual has been thoroughly reviewed during the Directives clearance process, and it has been determined there are no further records scheduling requirements, in accordance with Federal Records Act, 44 3101 et seq., National Archive and Records Administration (NARA) requirements, and Information and Life Cycle Management Manual, COMDTINST (series). This policy does not have any significant or substantial change to existing records management requirements. 9. FORMS/REPORTS. a. The FACILITY Inspection Requirements, Form CG-835F, must be used during all FACILITY COMPLIANCE activities. All previous editions are obsolete. Per Chapter II-16-35, Item No. 3 of the Information and Life Cycle Management Manual, COMDTINST (series), units must retain copies of the Form CG-835F for three years after which they may be destroyed (NCI-26-76-2 items 453 and NC-26-80-4, and 221) unless they are related to a case under litigation or are part of an incomplete investigation.

7 Documents entered into the Marine Information for Safety and Law Enforcement (MISLE) database meet these retention requirements. Copies of the forms are available through the CG Forms website at , or via Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures (MILSTRIP) from the Surface Forces Logistics Center. b. Units will document FACILITY COMPLIANCE activities in MISLE per applicable MISLE user guides, available on the Commandant (CG-FAC-2) CGPortal page. 10. REQUESTS FOR CHANGES. Units and individuals may recommend changes by writing via the chain of command to: Commandant (CG-FAC); COAST GUARD Stop 7501; 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave., SE; Washington, DC 20593-7501. R. V. TIMME /s/ Rear Admiral, COAST GUARD Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy COMDTINST 4 RECORD OF CHANGES CHANGE NUMBER DATE OF CHANGE DATE ENTERED BY WHOM ENTERED COMDTINST i COAST GUARD REGULATED FACILITY COMPLIANCE PROGRAM TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 GENERAL A.

8 Background 1-1 B. History 1-1 C. Legislation 1-2 D. Regulations 1-5 E. Responsibilities 1-11 F. Technical Assistance and Policy Interpretation 1-12 CHAPTER 2 SAFETY A. FACILITY Inspector Safety 2-1 B. Safety Equipment and Risk Assessment 2-2 C. Response to Releases/Discharges or Exposures 2-3 D. Health Related Recordkeeping 2-4 E. Reports 2-4 CHAPTER 3 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION A. FACILITY COMPLIANCE Activities 3-1 B. FACILITY Inspection Requirements, Form CG-835F 3-3 C. Corrective, Enforcement, and Investigative Actions 3-4 D. MISLE 3-5 E. Administrative Processing 3-6 F. Qualification and Recertification 3-7 CHAPTER 4 HANDLING OF DANGEROUS CARGO AT waterfront FACILITIES A. General 4-1 B. Roll-On/Roll-Off Facilities 4-5 C. FACILITY Requirements 4-6 D. Warning Alarms 4-11 E. Hotwork 4-12 F. MISLE 4-13 CHAPTER 5 waterfront FACILITIES HANDLING LNG AND LHG A.

9 General Overview and Requirements 5-1 B. waterfront Facilities Handling LNG 5-6 C. waterfront Facilities Handling LHG 5-19 D. MISLE 5-33 COMDTINST ii CHAPTER 6 FACILITIES TRANSFERRING OIL OR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IN BULK A. General 6-1 B. Operations Manual 6-7 C. Equipment Requirements 6-9 D. FACILITY Operations 6-12 E. FACILITY Response Plans 6-18 F. Marine Vapor Control System 6-18 G. Oil and Hazardous Material Transfer Operations 6-19 H. MISLE 6-21 APPENDIX A ACRONYMS A-1 COMDTINST 1-1 CHAPTER 1 General A. Background. 1. Missions. Three of the eleven statutory missions of the COAST GUARD are Marine Safety, Marine Environmental Protection, and Port and Waterways Security. Within the context of these three missions, the COAST GUARD inspects waterfront facilities for safety and security requirements to prevent accidents or intentional acts that could cause death and injury, the spill or release of oil or hazardous material into the environment, or a disruption to the Marine Transportation System.

10 In some instances, FACILITY COMPLIANCE activities also have a nexus to a fourth statutory mission, Defense Readiness. 2. waterfront facilities. The definition of what constitutes a waterfront FACILITY varies depending upon the authorizing legislation and regulations. In general, a waterfront FACILITY is a pier, wharf, dock or similar structure to which a vessel may be secured. Any equipment on the structure, any buildings on or contiguous to the structure, and any equipment or materials on the structure or in those buildings are also considered part of the FACILITY . When determining the COAST GUARD s jurisdiction of a waterfront FACILITY , the specific regulations and statutes that apply to the FACILITY must be considered. For facilities REGULATED under 33 CFR Part 126, the nexus to the waterside operations must be considered. For facilities REGULATED under 33 CFR Part 127 and 33 CFR Part 154, portions of the FACILITY that fall within the definition of the Marine Transfer Area (MTA) for the specific FACILITY are REGULATED by the COAST GUARD for safety purposes.