🔍 Key Concepts

• 33 CFR Part 156 – Oil and Hazardous Material Transfer Operations • Requirements for pre-transfer person-in-charge (PIC) communications between shore facility and vessel • What information must be confirmed before starting a transfer to prevent pollution or cargo errors

💭 Think About

• Which of these choices, if misunderstood, would most directly risk a wrong cargo in the wrong system or a pollution incident during transfer? • Think about what the shore PIC and vessel PIC both must clearly agree on in writing or verbally before opening any valves or starting pumps. • Look at 33 CFR 156: which item is specifically listed as something that both PICs must acknowledge and agree on as part of the transfer agreement?

✅ Before You Answer

• Check 33 CFR 156.120 and related sections for required PIC agreements before transfer begins. • Ask yourself: Which option is clearly part of a standard pre-transfer conference/checklist between ship and shore? • Eliminate any answers that deal with equipment or status items that are normally internal ship checks, not joint ship‑shore agreements.