Class 2 Facilities

This page contains oil spill prevention, preparedness, and compliance resources for Class 2 facilities. We review and approve operations manuals, response plans, training and certification programs, and financial responsibility. Additionally, we conduct drills and inspect transfer operations at Class 2 facilities to ensure compliance with state requirements for oil transfers.

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See Requirements, Plans and Programs for Class 2s
See Helpful Focus Sheets and checklists
See Ecology contacts for Class 2 Facilities

Requirements, Plans and Programs for Class 2s

Plans and Programs that Class 2 facilities need to submit for Ecology Approval

Item to be submitted	What it is
Operations manual	Requirement to have an Operations manual. It provides procedures for safely transferring oil.
Response plan	Requirement to have a Spill response plan. It provides details on how to manage an oil spill incident.
Training and certification program	Requirement to have a training and certification program to teach employees about the hazards of oil and oil spills, safe facility operations, and spill response and notification procedures. A job aid to help you understand the requirements for this Program is available at Focus on: Class 2 Facility Training and Certification Program.
Financial responsibility	Requirement for Class 2 facilities to have financial responsibility of $12,500 per barrel times 30 percent of the entire contents of the container(s) in which the oil is stored or transported. Maximum amount required is $5 million.

Requirements for Class 2 facility transfers

Requirement	What it is
Advance notice of oil transfer	Requirement to submit notice 24 hours prior to a transfer.
Pre-booming, alternative measures, & equivalent compliance	Requirement to use oil spill containment boom or alternative protective measures to protect state waters from spills.
Oil Transfer load plan	Requirement to have a transfer plan filled out prior to an oil transfer.

Requirement

What it is

Advance notice of oil transfer

Requirement to submit notice 24 hours prior to a transfer.

Pre-booming, alternative measures, & equivalent compliance

Requirement to use oil spill containment boom or alternative protective measures to protect state waters from spills.

Oil Transfer load plan

Requirement to have a transfer plan filled out prior to an oil transfer.

Regulatory requirements (Washington State laws and regulations)

The Department of Ecology Spills Program operates under the authority of Washington State rules and regulations.

Revised Code of Washington (RCW)	Name
RCW 88.46	Vessel oil spill prevention and response
RCW 90.56	Oil and hazardous substance spill prevention and response
RCW 90.48	Water pollution control
RCW 88.40	Transport of Petroleum Products – Financial Responsibility

Washington Administrative Code (WAC)	Name
WAC 173-180	Facility Oil Handling Standards
WAC 173-187	Financial Responsibility

Helpful Focus Sheets and Checklists

Focus sheets

Publication	Name of Publication	What it is
24-08-018	Class 2 (Mobile Facility) Transfer Reminders	Summary of the items that are required to be on-site during a transfer
11-08-008	Hydrostatic Testing	Summary of annual testing requirements for hoses, piping, manifolds, and any other connected equipment used to transfer oil over the water.
25-08-003	Preventing Spills: Camlock couplings	Tips for preventing oil spills from camlock couplings.
09-08-017	Mobile Phone (Cell Phone) Use and Marine Operations	Tips for avoiding mobile phone distractions.

Inspection and plan review checklists

Ecology inspectors inspect regulated oil transfers from Class 2 facilities.

Name of Publication	What it is
Delivering Facility Transfer Checklist	Checklist used by Ecology inspectors when they observe an oil transfer at a facility. If there are deficiencies in the process of transferring oil, they are noted on this checklist.
Response Plan Checklist	This checklist is used by Ecology to ensure the Response Plan meets the requirements of Chapter 173-180 Washington Administrative Code (WAC). Tools to help you with your Response Plan are the Binding Agreement Template and the Response Plan Boilerplate.

Ecology Contacts for Class 2 Facilities

Facility Name	Prevention Contact (Operations Manual, Training and Certification Program, Transfer Inspections)	Preparedness contact (Response Plans)
Associated Petroleum	Scott.Wurster@ecy.wa.gov	Nora.Haider@ecy.wa.gov
Carson Energy Company, Inc.	Kelly.Snoden@ecy.wa.gov	Nora.Haider@ecy.wa.gov
Christensen Inc.	Greg.Fitzgearld@ecy.wa.gov	Chelsea.Krimme@ecy.wa.gov
Clean Harbors Inc.	Brian.Sinausky@ecy.wa.gov	David.Prater@ecy.wa.gov
Coleman Oil Company, LLC	Greg.Fitzgearld@ecy.wa.gov	Chelsea.Krimme@ecy.wa.gov
Connell Oil Inc	Kelly.Snoden@ecy.wa.gov	David.Prater@ecy.wa.gov
Covich Williams Co Inc (Mobile)	JD.Leahy@ecy.wa.gov	Nora.Haider@ecy.wa.gov
Jubitz	Sean.Kuschel@ecy.wa.gov	Chelsea.Krimme@ecy.wa.gov
Marine Vacuum Service	Kelly.Snoden@ecy.wa.gov	Chelsea.Krimme@ecy.wa.gov
Maxum Petroleum Mobile Facility	Brian.Sinausky@ecy.wa.gov	Nora.Haider@ecy.wa.gov
Naval Base Kitsap at Bangor (Mobile)	Jason.Reichert@ecy.wa.gov	Sabrina.Floundaras@ecy.wa.gov
Naval Base Kitsap at Bremerton (Mobile)	Jason.Reichert@ecy.wa.gov	Sabrina.Floundaras@ecy.wa.gov
Naval FISC Manchester Fuel Depot (Mobile)	Mark.Stone@ecy.wa.gov	Sabrina.Floundaras@ecy.wa.gov
Nelson-Reisner	Brian.Sinausky@ecy.wa.gov	Nora.Haider@ecy.wa.gov
NRC Environmental Services, Inc	Kelly.Snoden@ecy.wa.gov	Chelsea.Krimme@ecy.wa.gov
Pacific Functional Fluids, LLC	Scott.Wurster@ecy.wa.gov	David.Prater@ecy.wa.gov
PetroCard Inc. (Mobile)	Jason.Reichert@ecy.wa.gov	David.Prater@ecy.wa.gov
Sound Marine and Industrial Services	Brian.Sinausky@ecy.wa.gov	Chelsea.Krimme@ecy.wa.gov
Tyree Oil Co.	Kelly.Snoden@ecy.wa.gov	David.Prater@ecy.wa.gov
Washington Marine Cleaning LLC	JD.Leahy@ecy.wa.gov	Nora.Haider@ecy.wa.gov
Wilcox & Flegel (Mobile)	Sean.Kuschel@ecy.wa.gov	David.Prater@ecy.wa.gov