Title 33

SECTION 127.019

127.019 Operations Manual and Emergency Manual: Procedures for examination.

§ 127.019 Operations Manual and Emergency Manual: Procedures for examination.

(a) The owner or operator of an active existing facility shall submit two copies of the Operations Manual and of the Emergency Manual to the Captain of the Port of the zone in which the facility is located.

(b) At least 30 days before transferring LHG or LNG, the owner or operator of a new or an inactive existing facility shall submit two copies of the Operations Manual and of the Emergency Manual to the Captain of the Port of the zone in which the facility is located, unless the manuals have been examined and there have been no changes since that examination.

(c) If the COTP finds that the Operations Manual meets § 127.305 or § 127.1305 and that the Emergency Manual meets § 127.307 or § 127.1307, the Captain of the Port returns a copy to the owner or operator marked “Examined by the Coast Guard”.

(d) If the COTP finds that the Operations Manual or the Emergency Manual does not meet this part, the Captain of the Port returns the manual with an explanation of why it does not meet this part.

[CGD 78-038, 53 FR 3376, Feb. 7, 1988, as amended by CGD 88-049, 60 FR 39795, Aug. 3, 1995]