WAC 173-180-230   Preloading or cargo transfer plan requirement.  Prior to any oil transfer, a transfer plan must be filled out and discussed between the delivering and receiving PICs. A facility must not begin a transfer until this plan has been discussed during the pretransfer conference described in WAC 173-180-235. The plan must, at a minimum, include:

     (1) Identification, location and capacity of the vessel's tanks receiving oil;

     (2) Level and type of liquid in all bunker or cargo oil tanks prior to the oil transfer;

     (3) Final ullage or innage, and percent of each tank to be filled;

     (4) Sequence in which the tanks are to be filled; and

     (5) The facility or vessel's procedures to regularly monitor all receiving tank levels and valve alignments during the transfer operation.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 88.46.160, 88.46.165, and chapter 90.56 RCW. 06-20-034 (Order 06-02), § 173-180-230, filed 9/25/06, effective 10/26/06.]