WSR 97-10-097
PERMANENT RULES
OFFICE OF MARINE SAFETY
[Filed May 7, 1997, 11:37 a.m.]
Date of Adoption: May 7, 1997.
Purpose: To correct technical errors.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 317-31-200, 317-31-220, and 317-31-230.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.21I.030.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 97-07-065 on March 19, 1997.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, amended 3, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 3, repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
May 6, 1997
Barbara Herman
Director
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 96-12-077, filed 6/5/96)
WAC 317-31-200 Accepted industry standards. Accepted industry standards are those standards established under WAC 317-31-220 for cargo and passenger vessels, or WAC 317-31-230 for fishing vessels, and applicable requirements of the following international conventions and federal regulations:
(1) The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS);
(2) The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW);
(3) The International Convention for Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78);
(4) The International Labor Organization, Convention Concerning Minimum Standards in Merchant Ships, convention number 147 (ILO 147);
(5) Provisions of chapter 33 of the Code of Federal Regulations including:
(a) Part 26 (Vessel bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone regulations);
(b) Part 70 (Interference with or damage to aids to navigation);
(c) Subchapter D (International Navigation Rules);
(d) Subchapter E (Inland Navigation Rules);
(e) Part 95 (Operating a vessel while intoxicated);
(f) Subchapter M (Marine Pollution Financial Responsibility and Compensation);
(g) Subchapter ((Q)) O (Pollution);
(h) Subchapter P (Ports and Waterways Safety); and
(6) Provisions of chapter 46 of the Code of Federal Regulations including:
(a) Part 4 (Marine Casualties and Investigations);
(b) Subchapter B (Merchant Marine Officers and Seamen);
(c) Subchapter C (Uninspected Vessels);
(d) Subchapter D (Tank Vessels);
(e) Subchapter E (Load Lines);
(f) Subchapter F (Marine Engineering);
(g) Subchapter G (Documentation and Measurement of Vessels);
(h) Subchapter H (Passenger Vessels);
(i) Subchapter I (Cargo and Miscellaneous Vessels);
(j) Subchapter J (Electrical Engineering);
(k) Subchapter N (Dangerous Cargoes);
(l) Subchapter O (Certain Bulk Dangerous Cargoes);
(m) Subchapter Q (Equipment, Construction and Materials: Specification and Approval);
(n) Subchapter S (Subdivision and Stability); and
(o) Part 197, subpart C (Benzene).
[Statutory Authority: RCW 88.46.050 and 43.21I.030. 96-12-077, 317-31-200, filed 6/5/96, effective 7/6/96.]
Reviser's note: RCW 34.05.395 requires the use of underlining and
deletion marks to indicate amendments to existing rules. The rule
published above varies from its predecessor in certain respects not
indicated by the use of these markings.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 96-12-077, filed 6/5/96)
WAC 317-31-220 Modification of accepted industry standards. (1)
This section establishes a process for modifying accepted industry
standards as established by the advisory group on cargo and passenger
vessel substantial risk criteria and noticed in the Washington State
Register, No((. . . .)) 96-03-082. The purpose of this section is to
establish a process that results in enforceable standards while affording
vessel owners and operators substantial input and notice.
(2) The vessel inspection advisory council is hereby established. The council's mission is to make recommendations to the office every two years, if necessary, concerning accepted industry standards for cargo and passenger vessels. The office shall review the council's recommendations and publish in the state register proposed standards. After the date of publication, the office shall allow thirty days for public comment. After consideration of council recommendations and public comment, the office shall adopt the proposed industry standards by publication of a notice of adoption and availability of the standards in the state register.
(3) Council members and their replacements shall be appointed by the office and serve a term of two years. The council chair shall be appointed by the office. Each council member may designate one alternate who may exercise that member's vote. The office shall invite the U.S. Coast Guard to participate as a nonvoting advisor to the council. The council shall comprise at least fifteen members who represent the following interests:
(a) Classification societies;
(b) Commercial fishing vessels;
(c) Environmental organizations;
(d) Maritime labor organizations;
(e) Maritime trade associations;
(f) Oregon State Department of Environmental Quality;
(g) Native American tribes;
(h) Cargo vessel owners;
(i) Cargo vessel operators;
(j) Cruise ship owners;
(k) Cruise ship operators;
(l) Washington State Ferry System;
(m) Washington State Department of Ecology;
(n) Washington State Office of Marine Safety;
(o) Washington state pilots;
(p) Oregon state pilots;
(q) Washington state public ports;
(r) Public agencies responsible for regulating natural resources;
(s) Marine education and training; and
(t) The public at large.
(4) A meeting of the council may be held fourteen days after the notice of the meeting is published in the state register. The meeting notice shall state the date, time, and place of the meeting, and the names of the organizations represented. Meetings of the council may be convened either by the office or the council's chair. At the first meeting of the council, the office shall present a compilation of boarding results under the boarding checklist for the council's review.
(5) The office shall provide staff and administrative support for
the council. The office shall also maintain minutes, public comments,
boarding results, and other council records in a file available to the
public.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 88.46.050 and 43.21I.030. 96-12-077, 317-31-220, filed 6/5/96, effective 7/6/96.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 96-12-077, filed 6/5/96)
WAC 317-31-230 Modification of accepted industry standards for fishing vessels. (1) This provision establishes a process for establishing and modifying accepted industry standards for fishing vessels. The purpose of this section is to establish a process that results in enforceable standards while affording vessels owners and operators substantial input and notice.
(2) The fishing vessel inspection advisory council is hereby established. The council shall make recommendations based on international and federal laws and regulations applicable to fishing vessels, and on the actual practices of the Washington-based fishing industry as revealed in the boarding results presented by the office. The council may recommend higher standards than the actual practices of the Washington-based fishing industry and those in applicable international and federal laws and regulations only where reasonably necessary to protect public health and safety, and the environment. The office shall review the council's recommendations and publish in the state register proposed standards. After the date of publication, the office shall allow thirty days for public comment. After consideration of council recommendations and public comment, the office shall adopt the proposed industry standards by publication of a notice of adoption and availability of the standards in the state register.
(3) Council members and their replacements shall be appointed by the office and serve a term of two years. The council chair shall be appointed by the office. Each council member may designate one alternate who may exercise that member's vote. The office shall invite the U.S. Coast Guard to participate as a nonvoting advisor to the council. The council shall comprise at least six members who represent the following interests:
(a) Commercial fishing vessels;
(b) Commercial fish processing vessels;
(c) Environmental organizations;
(d) Native American tribes;
(e) Washington State Department of Ecology;
(f) Washington State Office of Marine Safety; and
(g) The public at large.
(4) A meeting of the council may be held fourteen days after the notice of the meeting is published in the state register. The meeting notice shall state the date, time, and place of the meeting, and the names of the organizations represented. Meetings of the council may be convened either by the office or the council's chair. At the first meeting of the council, the office shall present a compilation of boarding results under the boarding checklist for the council's review.
(5) The office shall provide staff and administrative support for the council. The office shall also maintain council minutes, public comment, boarding results, and other council records in a file available to the public.
(6) Until the council has established accepted industry standards
under this section, the office shall use an interim standard to determine
substantial risk for fishing vessels under WAC 317-31-210. The office
will board fishing vessels as provided in WAC 317-31-210(2) using a
boarding checklist developed through agreement with a representative of
the fishing industry as published in the Washington State Register,
No((. . . .)) 95-06-063.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 88.46.050 and 43.21I.030. 96-12-077, 317-31-230, filed 6/5/96, effective 7/6/96.]