USCG Mobile Marine Transportation Related FRP

USCG Mobile Marine Transportation Related FRP

Course Outline

This three hour online course discusses the regulations and processes in place to prevent oil spills during shore to ship transfers to on board containers/tanks greater than 10,500 gallons. Furthermore, the course will provide for spill cleanup procedures when spills occur. This course will enable the engineer to write a USCG MTR FRP in general applications.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Learning Objective

At the conclusion of this course, the student will:

Be familiar with Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters part 154—Facilities Transferring Oil or Hazardous Material in Bulk ;
United States Coast Guard (USCG) Mobile Marine Transportation Related (MTR) Facility Response Plan (FRP).
Be familiar with Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters- Designed for Mobile Transfer Facilities Regulated under 33 CFR Part 154 Subpart F —Response Plans for Oil Facilities;
Title 33 CFR Part 154 apply primarily to large marine oil terminals; applying them to small, mobile facilities can be difficult and confusing, generally shipboard petroleum containers/tanks over 10,500 gallons;
What is a Mobile Transfer Facilities (MTR) under Title 33;
Understand Who must prepare and submit an United States Coast Guard (USCG) MTR Facility Response Plan (FRP);
What must be included in an USCG MTR FRP;
Have a better understanding of the requirements and other regulatory provisions for preparing a MTR FRP for the shore to ship transfer of petroleum regulated substances;
Provide information for Operation Manual;
Review the regulations for Operations Manual for the MTR FRP under Section 154.310 Operations Manual;
Understand Fish and Wildlife and Sensitive Environments under this FRP;
Provide for correct Disposal of spills and clean up materials;
Understand Drills/Exercises, and Response Training under this FRP.
Review the “Letter of Intent” instructions under 154.110;
Provide for FRP review and update procedures;
Each USCG Unit/District may require more information that is presented in this course;
This course does not cover FIXED MTR onshore facilities capable of transferring oil to or from a vessel with a capacity of 10,500 gallons or more;
This course does not cover US EPA FRP requirements for facilities that have a maximum storage capacity greater than or equal to 42,000 gallons and operations include over water transfers of oil to or from vessels.

Intended Audience

This course is intended for petroleum, chemical, civil, environmental and mechanical engineers.

Benefit to Attendees

Attendee of this course will be able to provide and fully understand the requirements for a Mobile Facility Response Plan under USCG regulations.

Course Introduction

The United States Coast Guard, one of the country's five armed services, is a unique agency of the federal government. USCG can trace their history back to 4 August 1790, when the first Congress authorized the construction of ten vessels to enforce tariff and trade laws and to prevent smuggling. Known variously through the nineteenth and early twentieth century’s as the Revenue Marine and the Revenue Cutter Service, we expanded in size and responsibilities as the nation grew. The service received its present name in 1915 under an act of Congress when the Revenue Cutter Service merged with the Life-Saving Service.

The course only provides a small part of the USCG responsibilities/missions in protecting us and others.

USCG Missions

Maritime Safety;
Maritime Security;
Maritime Mobility;
National Defense; and
Protection of Natural Resources.

Course Content

In this lesson, you are required to download and study the following course content in PDF format:

USCG Mobile Marine Transportation Related FRP

Please click on the above underlined hypertext to view, download or print the document for your study. Because of the large file size, we recommend that you first save the file to your computer by right clicking the mouse and choosing "Save Target As ...", and then open the file in Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you still experience any difficulty in downloading or opening this file, you may need to close some applications or reboot your computer to free up some memory.

Course Summary

Preventing oil and hazardous substance spills to the navigable waters of the US is the main focus the USCG Mobile MTR FRP.

Related Links

For additional technical information related to this subject, please visit the following websites or web pages:
USCG Home Page Web Site at: http://www.uscg.mil/
Federal Regulations Web Site at: http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/

Quiz

Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.

DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.