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Definitions
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In these Standards,
“average travel speed” means a speed of 6 knots by sea, 65 km/h by land and 100 knots by air; (vitesse moyenne de déplacement)
“enhanced response area” means a marine region that is listed in section 2 of Schedule I; (secteur d’intervention intensive)
“primary area of response” means a marine region that is listed in section 3 of Schedule I; (secteur primaire d’intervention)
“primary temporary storage capacity” means the storage capacity required for the oil recovery units that are used during a response by a response organization; (capacité de stockage principal temporaire)
“secondary temporary storage capacity” means the storage capacity required to consolidate and store all of the recovered oil and oily-water waste during a response by a response organization before it is transported for final disposal. (capacité de stockage secondaire temporaire)
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Tiered Response Capabilities ^
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For the purposes of section 3, response organizations are categorized according to their capability to respond to oil spills of a maximum specified quantity as follows:
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Tier |
Maximum quantity of
Oil Spilled
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Tier 1 response capability |
150 tonnes |
Tier 2 response capability |
1 000 tonnes |
Tier 3 response capability |
2 500 tonnes |
Tier 4 response capability |
10 000 tonnes
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(1) |
The equipment and resources relating to a tier 1 response capability are deployed, in respect of an oil spill at a designated port, in the affected operating environments within 6 hours after notification of the spill.
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The equipment and resources relating to a tier 2 response capability are deployed, in respect of an oil spill at a designated port, in the affected operating environments within 12 hours after notification of the spill.
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(3) |
The equipment and resources relating to a tier 3 response capability are delivered to the affected operating environments within 18 hours after notification of an oil spill in a primary area of response or an enhanced response area.
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(4) |
The equipment and resources relating to a tier 4 response capability are delivered to the affected operating environments within 72 hours after notification of an oil spill in a primary area of response or an enhanced response area.
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In respect of an oil spill occurring in any other marine region within the geographical area of response of the response organization, the equipment and resources relating to a tier 3 and tier 4 response capability are delivered to the affected operating environments within the response time set out in subsection (3) or (4) added to the time necessary to travel at an average travel speed to the oil spill from the nearest primary area of response or enhanced response area.
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Number of Metres of Shoreline
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A minimum of 500 m of shoreline is to be treated each day.
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On-Water Recovery Operations ^
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On-water recovery operations for oil spills in sheltered waters and unsheltered waters are to be completed within 10 operational days after the day on which the equipment is first deployed in the affected operating environments.
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The equipment for use with respect to an oil spill in a geographical area includes oil recovery units necessary for the operational requirements in that geographical area in addition to:
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a sufficient primary temporary storage capacity to maintain recovery operations of oil or oily-water waste continuously during a 24-hour period and a sufficient secondary temporary storage capacity to store at least twice the total quantity of oil or oily-water waste collected by the response organization’s oil recovery units that are used in a 24-hour period; or
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a sufficient primary temporary storage capacity to maintain recovery operations of oil or oily-water waste continuously during a 24-hour period and a sufficient secondary temporary storage capacity to store at least twice the total quantity of oil or oily-water waste collected by the response organization’s oil recovery units that are used in a 24-hour period; or. |
