Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) The provisions described in this section
apply to newly constructed vessels delivered into service on or after January
1, 2018, and to existing vessels beginning with completion of the first
regularly scheduled out-of-water maintenance on or after January 1,
2018.
(b) The master, owner,
operator, or person in charge of a vessel arriving at a California port shall
manage biofouling on the wetted surfaces of the vessel, except those niche
areas described in subdivision (c)(1) of this section, in any of the following
ways:
(1) If a vessel is using an
anti-fouling coating, the coating shall not be aged beyond its effective
coating lifespan, as documented in section
2298.3(b)(3)(C).
If a vessel is using an anti-fouling coating and the coating is aged beyond its
effective coating lifespan, as documented in section
2298.3(b)(3)(C),
the master, owner, operator, or person in charge of a vessel shall document in
the Biofouling Management Plan how biofouling on the wetted surfaces of the
vessel, except those niche areas listed in subdivision (c)(1) of this section,
shall be managed after the effective coating lifespan is exceeded. All
biofouling management actions undertaken, and reports resulting from such
actions, shall be documented in the Biofouling Record Book;
(2) If a vessel is not using an anti-fouling
coating, the master, owner, operator, or person in charge of a vessel shall
document in the Biofouling Management Plan how biofouling on the wetted
surfaces of the vessel, except those niche areas listed in subdivision (c)(1)
of this section, shall be managed in the absence of an anti-fouling coating.
All biofouling management actions undertaken and reports resulting from such
actions shall be documented in the Biofouling Record Book.
(c) The master, owner, operator, or person in
charge of a vessel arriving at a California port shall manage biofouling on the
niche areas listed in subdivision (c)(1) of this section, if present, in a
manner consistent with the requirements listed in subdivision (c)(2) of this
section. Any other niche areas should also be managed in a manner consistent
with subdivision (c)(2) of this section.
(1)
Biofouling management shall apply to the following niche areas, if present:
(A) Sea chests;
(B) Sea chest gratings;
(C) Bow and stern thrusters;
(D) Bow and stern thruster
gratings;
(E) Fin stabilizers and
recesses;
(F) Out-of-water support
strips;
(G) Propellers and
propeller shafts; and
(H)
Rudders.
(2) Biofouling
in niche areas must be managed using one or more biofouling management
practices that are appropriate for the vessel and its operational profile, as
determined by the master, owner, operator, or person in charge of a vessel, and
subject to the following conditions:
(A) All
niche area management practices to be employed as part of the overall
biofouling management strategy shall be listed in the Biofouling Management
Plan, as required by section
2298.3(b)(3).
(B) All completed niche area management
practices shall be documented in the Biofouling Record Book, as required by
section 2298.4(b)(2).
(C) If any of the niche area management
practices listed in the Biofouling Management Plan are not conducted as
planned, the reason(s) why the practice(s) were not conducted shall be
documented in the Biofouling Record Book.
1. New
section filed 8-14-2017; operative 10-1-2017 (Register 2017, No.
33).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
71201.7
and
71204.6,
Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
71204.6
and
71205,
Public Resources Code.
