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Testing Establishment
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Testing Establishment
Testing establishment means an establishment accepted by the Administration having the equipment and the qualifications necessary for the testing and approval of liferaft release hooks. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.81(70), Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances, 11 December 1998, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceSecuring Force
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Securing Force
Securing force means the force required to close the hook manually. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.81(70), Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances, 11 December 1998, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceManual Release Force
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Manual Release Force
Manual release force means the force required at the actuating mechanism to release the hook manually. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.81(70), Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances, 11 December 1998, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceLoad Limit for Automatic Release
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Load Limit for Automatic Release
Load limit for automatic release means the minimum load at which the automatic release mechanism opens the hook and automatically and completely releases the liferaft. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.81(70), Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances, 11 December 1998, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceHook
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Hook
Hook means a hook to be used for the launching of liferafts which can be activated to automatically release the liferaft when it is waterborne. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.81(70), Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances, 11 December 1998, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceAutomatic Release Mechanism
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Automatic Release Mechanism
Automatic release mechanism means the mechanism which opens the hook automatically to release the liferaft. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.81(70), Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances, 11 December 1998, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceActuating Mechanism
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Actuating Mechanism
Actuating mechanism means the mechanism which, when operated, allows the liferaft to be released automatically. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.81(70), Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances, 11 December 1998, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceActuating Force
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Actuating Force
Actuating force means the force required to set the actuating mechanism. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.81(70), Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances, 11 December 1998, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceFracture Stimulation Reclamation Fluid (FSR Fluid)
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Fracture Stimulation Reclamation Fluid (FSR Fluid)
Fracture Stimulation Reclamation Fluid (FSR fluid)—a material that would otherwise be classified as E and P Waste, but which has been reclaimed for the sole use as media for Office of Conservation permitted hydraulic fracture stimulation operations. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsSecretary-General
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Secretary-General
"Secretary-General". The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.70(69), adoption of amendments to the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR), 1979, 18 May 1998, International Maritime Organization. LegislationSecretary-General
“Secretary-General” means the Secretary-General of the Organization. Source: International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships,2001. Legislation Source: International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001. Legislation Source: International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004. Legislation Source: International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation, 1990. LegislationOn-Scene Co-Ordinator
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On-Scene Co-Ordinator
"On-scene co-ordinator". A person designated to co-ordinate search and rescue operations within a specified area. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.70(69), adoption of amendments to the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR), 1979, 18 May 1998, International Maritime Organization. LegislationDistress Phase
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Distress Phase
"Distress phase". A situation wherein there is a reasonable certainty that a person, a vessel or other craft is threatened by grave and imminent danger and requires immediate assistance. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.70(69), adoption of amendments to the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR), 1979, 18 May 1998, International Maritime Organization. LegislationAlert Phase
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Alert Phase
"Alert phase". A situation wherein apprehension exists as to the safety of a person, a vessel or other craft. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.70(69), adoption of amendments to the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR), 1979, 18 May 1998, International Maritime Organization. LegislationUncertainty Phase
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Uncertainty Phase
"Uncertainty phase". A situation wherein uncertainty exists as to the safety of a person, a vessel or other craft. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.70(69), adoption of amendments to the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR), 1979, 18 May 1998, International Maritime Organization. LegislationEmergency Phase
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Emergency Phase
"Emergency phase". A generic term meaning, as the case may be, uncertainty phase, alert phase or distress phase. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.70(69), adoption of amendments to the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR), 1979, 18 May 1998, International Maritime Organization. LegislationAlerting Post
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Alerting Post
"Alerting post". Any facility intended to serve as an intermediary between a person reporting an emergency and a rescue co-ordination centre or rescue sub-centre. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.70(69), adoption of amendments to the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR), 1979, 18 May 1998, International Maritime Organization. LegislationSearch and Rescue Unit
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Search and Rescue Unit
"Search and rescue unit". A unit composed of trained personnel and provided with equipment suitable for the expeditious conduct of search and rescue operations. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.70(69), adoption of amendments to the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR), 1979, 18 May 1998, International Maritime Organization. LegislationSearch and Rescue Facility
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Search and Rescue Facility
"Search and Rescue facility". Any mobile resource, including designated search and rescue units, used to conduct search and rescue operations. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.70(69), adoption of amendments to the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR), 1979, 18 May 1998, International Maritime Organization. LegislationRescue Sub-Centre
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Rescue Sub-Centre
"Rescue sub-centre". A unit subordinate to a rescue co-ordination centre established to complement the latter according to particular provisions of the responsible authorities. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.70(69), adoption of amendments to the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR), 1979, 18 May 1998, International Maritime Organization. LegislationRescue Co-Ordination Centre
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Rescue Co-Ordination Centre
"Rescue co-ordination centre". A unit responsible for promoting efficient organization of search and rescue services and for co-ordinating the conduct of search and rescue operations within a search and rescue region. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.70(69), adoption of amendments to the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR), 1979, 18 May 1998, International Maritime Organization. LegislationSearch and Rescue Region
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Search and Rescue Region
"Search and rescue region". An area of defined dimensions associated with a rescue co-ordination centre within which search and rescue services are provided. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.70(69), adoption of amendments to the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR), 1979, 18 May 1998, International Maritime Organization. LegislationSearch and Rescue Service
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Search and Rescue Service
"Search and rescue service". The performance of distress monitoring, communication, co-ordination and search and rescue functions, including provision of medical advice, initial medical assistance, or medical evacuation, through the use of public and private resources including co-operating aircraft, vessels and other craft and installations. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.70(69), adoption of amendments to the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR), 1979, 18 May 1998, International Maritime Organization. LegislationSearch
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Search
"Search". An operation, normally co-ordinated by a rescue co-ordination centre or rescue sub-centre, using available personnel and facilities to locate persons in distress. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.70(69), adoption of amendments to the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR), 1979, 18 May 1998, International Maritime Organization. LegislationDrilling Waste
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Drilling Waste
Drilling Waste―oil-base and water-base drilling mud or other drilling fluids and cuttings generated during the drilling of wells. These wastes are a subset of E and P Waste. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. Regulations Exploration and Production Waste (E and P Waste) Exploration and Production Waste (E and P Waste)―drilling wastes, salt water, and other wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil or natural gas wells and which is not regulated by the provisions of, and, therefore, exempt from the Louisiana Hazardous Waste Regulations and the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended. E and P Wastes include, but are not limited to the following. Waste Type / E and P Waste Description Waste Type 01 Salt water (produced brine or produced water), except for salt water whose intended and actual use is in drilling, workover or completion fluids or in enhanced mineral recovery operations, process fluids generated by approved salvage oil operators who only receive oil (BS&W) from oil and gas leases, and nonhazardous natural gas plant processing waste fluid which is or may be commingled with produced formation water. Waste Type 02 Oil-base drilling wastes (mud, fluids and cuttings). Waste Type 03 Water-base drilling wastes (mud, fluids and cuttings). Waste Type 04 Completion workover and stimulation fluids. Waste Type 05 Production pit sludges. Waste Type 06 Storage tank sludge from production operations, onsite and commercial saltwater disposal facilities, DNR permitted salvage oil facilities (that only receive waste oil [B, S, & W] from oil and gas leases), and sludges generated by service company and commercial facility or transfer station wash water systems. Waste Type 07 Produced oily sands and solids. Waste Type 08 Produced formation fresh water. Waste Type 09 Rainwater from firewalls, ring levees and pits at drilling and production facilities. Waste Type 10 Washout water and residual solids generated from the cleaning of containers that transport E and P Waste and are not contaminated by hazardous waste or material; washout water and solids (E and P Waste Type 10) is or may be generated at a commercial facility or transfer station by the cleaning of a container holding a residual amount of E and P Waste. Waste Type 11 Washout pit water and residual solids from oilfield related carriers and service companies that are not permitted to haul hazardous waste or material. Waste Type 12 Nonhazardous Natural gas plant processing waste solids. Waste Type 13 Reserved. Waste Type 14 Pipeline test water which does not meet discharge limitations established by the appropriate state agency, or pipeline pigging waste, i.e. waste fluids/solids generated from the cleaning of a pipeline. Waste Type 15 E and P Wastes that are transported from permitted commercial facilities and transfer stations to permitted commercial treatment and disposal facilities, except those E and P Wastes defined as Waste Types 01 and 06. Waste Type 16 Crude oil spill clean-up waste. Waste Type 50 Salvageable hydrocarbons bound for permitted salvage oil operators. Waste Type 99 Other E and P Waste not described above (shipment to a commercial facility or transfer station must be pre-approved prior to transport). Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsCommercial Facility
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Commercial Facility
Commercial Facility―a legally permitted E and P Waste storage, treatment and/or disposal facility which receives, treats, reclaims, stores, and/or disposes of E and P Waste for a fee or other consideration. For purposes of this definition, Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) permitted facilities, as defined by LAC 33:V and VII, which are authorized to receive E and P Waste, are not covered by this definition. However, such facilities must comply with the reporting requirements of §545.K herein if E and P Waste is accepted. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsClosed System
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Closed System
Closed System―a system in which E and P Waste is stored and treated in an enclosed sump, tank, barge, or other vessel/container or equipment prior to treatment and/or disposal. A closed system does not include an open top sump or earthen pit. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsCell
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Cell
Cell―an earthen area constructed with an underdrain system within a land treatment facility used for the placement, land treatment and degradation of E and P Waste at a commercial facility. (A cell as defined in this Section is not considered a pit.). Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsApplication Phase
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Application Phase
Application Phase―an identifiable period of time during which E and P Waste receipts are applied to a land treatment cell. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsZone of Endangering Influence
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Zone of Endangering Influence
Zone of Endangering Influence―a defined area around an injection well, the radius of which is the lateral distance for which the pressures in the injection interval(s) may cause the vertical migration of injection and/or formation fluid out of the injection zone.
Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. Regulations