(1) The oil transfer response plan must describe the drill program over a triennial cycle.
(a) If the program differs from the National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (PREP) Guidelines, the plan must include information regarding each type of drill as described in the table below.
(b) If the PREP Guidelines are followed, the table below may be inserted into the plan.
(2) Credit for a spill may be used to replace the requirement to conduct a drill.
| Type of Drill | Frequency Within the Triennial Cycle | Scope and Scale | |
| Qualified individual (QI) notification | 12 – Quarterly each year of the cycle | Notify QI and alternate QI(s). | |
| Tabletop drills | 3 – One in each year of the cycle | This is a tabletop drill. One of the three must involve a worst case scenario. | |
| Deployment drills | 6 – Done two per year | Over the triennial cycle, this drill may include deployment of PRC and facility owned equipment. Drill credit may be given for prebooming an oil transfer. | |
| Ecology initiated unannounced drills | As necessary | This drill may include notifications described in the oil transfer response plan or deployment of equipment. | |
[Statutory Authority: RCW
88.46.160,
88.46.165,
90.56.005,
90.56.050,
90.56.200,
90.56.220,
90.56.230, and chapter
90.56 RCW. WSR 23-12-077 (Order 21-03), § 173-180-810, filed 6/6/23, effective 7/7/23. Statutory Authority: RCW
88.46.160,
88.46.165, and chapter
90.56 RCW. WSR 06-20-034 (Order 06-02), § 173-180-810, filed 9/25/06, effective 10/26/06.]