🔍 Key Concepts

• 46 CFR Part 35, Subpart 35.35 – Oil Transfer Operations (or current equivalent in 33 CFR Part 155) • Purpose of the Declaration of Inspection (DOI) before oil transfer operations • Roles and responsibilities of the person in charge (PIC) on both the vessel and the facility

💭 Think About

• Think about why the Declaration of Inspection exists: who needs to be confident that all safety items have been checked before starting the transfer? • Consider whether the vessel and the facility can rely only on themselves, only on the other party, or whether they must both actively participate in the checks. • Ask yourself: does the Coast Guard normally come out to personally inspect every routine bunkering transfer, or is it more about documented procedures between the vessel and facility?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify who signs the Declaration of Inspection form and what that signature represents. • Check whether the regulation says the PICs act jointly, independently, or under direct Coast Guard inspection at the time of transfer. • Confirm whether a Coast Guard representative is required to be physically present for normal bunkering operations under the DOI rules.