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Marine Facilities Division
Marine Facilities Management Brochure (pdf format only)
MFD Programs
- Ballast Water
- Marine Oil Terminal Engineering and Maintenance Standards (MOTEMS)
- Oil Transfer and Transportation Emission and Risk Reduction (OTTER)
- Regulations
- Safety Assessment of Management Systems (SAMS)
- Prevention First Proceedings
Proposed Regulation: Ballast Water Discharge Performance Standards
The Commission proposes regulation establishing Performance Standards for the Discharge of Ballast Water for Vessels Operating in California Waters. More...
Marine Oil Terminal Engineering and Maintenance Standards (MOTEMS)
In order to mitigate the potential effects of future earthquakes and to ensure the safest possible operation of marine oil terminals, the CSLC developed "Marine Oil Terminal Engineering and Maintenance Standards". The requirements of these standards generally represent the best practice of industry and meet the standards of "the best achievable protection of public health and safety and the environment" prescribed by Section 8755 of the Public Resources Code. More...
In addition to the MOTEMS, two studies have been recently completed for determining passing vessel loads and tsunami assessment for the San Francisco Bay.
The results of these studies will be inserted into the next edition of the MOTEMS. More...
The OTTER Program
The OTTER form has been developed by staff of the Commission, with the assistance of the Western States Petroleum Association. This form was approved by the Commission at its meeting on December 9, 2003. The form is provided for use by those who must comply with reporting requirements of Public Resources Code Section 8783 (c). This would include all responsible parties engaged in the internal shipment of oil. "Responsible party" means the owner of the oil or a person or entity who accepts responsibility for the oil for purposes of the Oil Transfer and Transportation Emission and Risk Reduction Act of 2002. "Internal shipment of oil" means the loafing, transporting by vessel, and offloading of oil that originates and terminates at the San Francisco Bay area and the Los Angeles and Long Beach area, or points in between. "Internal shipment of oil" does not include lightering. More...
New Static Liquid Pressure Test (SLPT) Procedure
Marine Facilities Division has developed a pipeline test procedure and Excel spreadsheet to improve the quality and consistency of Static Liquid Pressure Tests performed on marine oil terminal pipelines. Marine terminal operators and testing personnel may choose, but are not required, to use these tools. Please note the version and dates of the latest release documents. PDF versions of the procedure and spreadsheet can be downloaded from the document links below. To obtain a working version of the Excel spreadsheet, please contact: Michael Edwards, Associate Process Safety Engineer
@ (562) 499-6312.
SLPT Procedure (12/03/03) (pdf format only)
SLPT Spreadsheet version 1.2 (12/03/03) (pdf format only)
Marine Terminal Oil Pipelines Maintenance Guide
The guide provides a summary of the applicable Sections of API 570 that pertain to Marine Oil Terminals regulated by the California State Lands Commission. The intent of this summary is to provide useful guidance for determinng inspection and maintenance requirements under API 570 in compliance with 2CCR §2570. pdf format word format
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