b'SAFETY MATTERSSAFETYSubmitting Nontank VesselResponse Plans2024 UpdateERIC CHRISTENSEN // PVA DIRECTOR OF REGULATORY AFFAIRS & RISK MANAGEMENTF ormostPVAmemberswhoseHeadquarters should make renewingtonnage system if the vessel does vessels must have a U.S. Coasta NTVRP more streamlined than innot have a convention tonnage Guard-ApprovedNontankthe past.measurement)VesselResponsePlan(NTVRP), the fall of 2024 is a five-year renewalAPPLICABILITY (2) carries oil of any kind as fuel for year. This is especially true if a vesselAsareminder,theNTVRPregula- main propulsionoperator uses the 2019 PVA Alterna- tionsapplytoadomesticpassenger tiveTrainingandExerciseProgramvessel that: (3)operates on the navigable waters of (ATEP), which expires at the end ofthe United States. October 2024. There have been some(1) is 400 gross tons or more measured changes to the PVA ATEP and newunder the international tonnageThe oil capacity for a vessel covered by guidancefromtheVesselResponseconvention measuring system (orthese regulations includes the total de-PlanProgramstaffatCoastGuardunder the domestic regulatorysigned tankage capacity of fuel, lube, and hydraulic oils. This may be differ-ent from the amount of oil carried on board the vessel.ATEP APPROVAL4 6 1 5 - H T C On Aug. 21, 2024, the Coast Guard Hybrid LandingCat approved the revised PVA ATEP (see reprint on page 36) for vessels with an 18 PAX oil capacity of less than 250 barrels, as + 2 CREW COI permitted by title 33 Code of Federal Regulations(CFR)155.5061Alterna-tive Training and Exercise Program. Unlikepreviousversions,the2024 PVAATEPdoesnotexpire,which means that the expiration of a vessels five-yearapprovalwillnotbetied to the expiration of the PVA ATEP. The PVA ATEP will be subject to an FIRST IN CATAMARANS annualreviewbyvesselownersand operators as well as the PVA Safety & Security Committee. ThePVAATEPsprovisionsdiffer from and are more flexible than the provisions of 33 CFR 155.1055 and www.brixmarine.com 1-360-457-5752 155.5055(bothentitledtraining), FOGHORN 34'