OUPV & 100-Ton Master · Pollution
An oil sheen from your vessel enters U.S. navigable waters. Federal regulations require you to immediately notify the:
- ALocal marina office
- BNational Response Center✓ Correct
- CNearest yacht club
- DVessel's insurer only
Explanation
Any discharge of oil causing a sheen on U.S. waters must be reported immediately to the National Response Center (1-800-424-8802). Failure to report a reportable discharge is itself a violation.
Authority: 33 CFR 153.203; Clean Water Act
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