U.S. Navy Ship Salvage Manual Volume 6 - Oil Spill Response

S0300-A6-MAN-0601-5.3 Naval Sea Systems Command. The Chief of Naval Operations has assigned NAVSEA-SYSCOM, specifically the Supervisor of Salvage, to assist with the development and update ofarea coordinator and NOSC contingency plans. Specific responsibilities include:• Assist area coordinators in the development of area-wide contingency plans, includingidentification of appropriate NOSC commands.• Assist NOSCs in the development of NOSC contingency plans, including identificationof appropriate NOSCDRs and NOSCDR response boundaries.• Assist NOSCs in major spill response issues as they arise and in decision making foroffshore or salvage-related response operations.The Supervisor of Salvage is responsible for maintaining and operating oil pollution equipmentfor offshore and salvage-related oil spills. To meet this task, the Supervisor of Salvage hasincluded oil spill response equipment in the Emergency Ship Salvage Material System (ESSM).Because major oil spills often result from ship casualties, oil spill response equipment is specializedsalvage equipment as stated in 40 CFR 300.175. Rapid mobilization of the equipment fromexisting ESSM bases allows the Supervisor of Salvage to augment NOSCs at any location. Thisequipment is a national asset and has served frequently in Navy, federal, state and commercial oilspill responses. EPA and USCG Federal On-Scene Coordinators (FOSCs) have partially federalizedoil spills solely for the purpose of augmenting resources with Supervisor of Salvage equipmentand operators. Appendix C lists the oil pollution assets available through the Supervisor ofSalvage and describes the procedures for requesting the equipment. The Navy and Coast Guardhave an Interagency Agreement (IAA) in place that authorizes mutual support during an oilresponse operation and through which SUPSALV equipment and operators are usually providedto the USCG-designated FOSC. The IAA is reproduced as Appendix D.1-5.4 Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFACENGCOM). NAVFACENGCOM isresponsible for writing local contingency plan guidance, purchasing NOSCDR oil spill equipment,providing technical expertise and compiling a Navy oil spill resources directory. Specificresponsibilities include:• Assisting shoreside NOSCDRs and other Navy activities in developing and updatinglocal contingency plans.• Determining requirements for budgeting for and procuring equipment for harbor andinland water oil spill control for use by shoreside NOSCDRs.• With COMNAVSEASYSCOM, assisting major commands and area coordinators inthe determination of training requirements and the development of associated trainingcurriculums.• Sponsoring oil spill response and contingency planning training courses for shoresideNOSCs and NOSCDRs.1-13