WAC 173-182-015. Applicability

(1) This chapter applies to owners and operators of onshore facilities, offshore facilities, and covered vessels required to submit oil spill contingency plans under chapters 90.56 and 88.46 RCW.

(2) This chapter applies to any person submitting a contingency plan on behalf of a covered vessel, multiple covered vessels, onshore facilities and offshore facilities, or any combination thereof.

(3) This chapter applies to response contractors that must be approved by ecology before they may serve as primary response contractors (PRCs) for a contingency plan.

(4) This chapter applies to spill management teams (SMTs) that must be approved by ecology before they may serve as SMTs for a contingency plan.

(5) This chapter applies to wildlife response service providers (WRSPs) that must be approved by ecology before they may serve as WRSPs for a contingency plan.

(6) This chapter does not apply to public vessels as defined by this chapter, mobile facilities or to spill response vessels that are exclusively dedicated to spill response activities when operating on the waters of this state.

(7) Railroads are facilities for the purposes of contingency planning under RCW 90.56.210 . Railroad contingency planning regulations are described in chapter 173-186 WAC.