It has been brought to our attention that WSMC Members have been notified by the US Coast Guard that they should not list WSMC as an oil Spill removal organization (OSRO) in their tank vessel and non-tank vessel federal response plans, since WSMC is not an approved OSRO for the federal plans.

After discussion with Mr. E. Montijo, Manager, Vessel Response Plan Review, at US Coast Guard Headquarters, WSMC recommends the following:

For the federal vessel (tank or non-tank) response plan coverage, if you are a current WSMC member, you may list your OSRO as “WSMC/NRC.”  You should include the following explanation:

“As an enrolled vessel with the Washington State Maritime Cooperative (WSMC), the vessel covered by this vessel response plan is contracted with National Response Corporation within Washington State Waters (except for the Columbia River System).”