WAC 173-187-100. Financial responsibility amounts for vessels

(1) The owner or operator of any vessel that is covered by this chapter must demonstrate financial responsibility as defined in the table below: Vessel Type Financial Responsibility Amounts Barges that transport hazardous substances in bulk as cargo $5,000,000 or $300 per gross ton, whichever is greater Tank vessels, including tank barges $1,000,000,000 Tank vessels, including tank barges, 300 gross tons or less $5,000,000 or $3,000 per barrel of the barge's total capacity, whichever is greater Cargo vessel $300,000,000 Passenger vessel $300,000,000 Passenger vessels that transport passengers and vehicles between Washington and a foreign country $500,000 or $600 per gross ton, whichever is greater Fishing vessel that carries predominantly nonpersistent oil $1,334,000 or $133.40 per each barrel of total oil storage capacity, whichever is greater Fishing vessel that carries predominantly persistent oil $6,670,000 or $400.20 per each barrel of total oil storage capacity, whichever is greater Vessel Type Financial Responsibility Amounts Barges that transport hazardous substances in bulk as cargo $5,000,000 or $300 per gross ton, whichever is greater Tank vessels, including tank barges $1,000,000,000 Tank vessels, including tank barges, 300 gross tons or less $5,000,000 or $3,000 per barrel of the barge's total capacity, whichever is greater Cargo vessel $300,000,000 Passenger vessel $300,000,000 Passenger vessels that transport passengers and vehicles between Washington and a foreign country $500,000 or $600 per gross ton, whichever is greater Fishing vessel that carries predominantly nonpersistent oil $1,334,000 or $133.40 per each barrel of total oil storage capacity, whichever is greater Fishing vessel that carries predominantly persistent oil $6,670,000 or $400.20 per each barrel of total oil storage capacity, whichever is greater (2) A tank barge used solely as an oil spill response barge is not required to possess evidence of financial responsibility if the owner or operator submits to ecology a letter signed by an authorized representative that identifies the barge's name, official number, country of registry, and gross tonnage and certifies that: (a) The barge is used exclusively for oil spill response activities and will not be used to carry oil in bulk in commerce; and (b) The owner or operator is an approved primary response contractor under chapter 173-182 WAC. If either certification becomes inaccurate, the owner or operator must notify ecology and must immediately comply with this chapter.