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COMDTINST 16471.3
21 AUGUST 2000
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 16471.3
Subj: AREA CONTINGENCY PLAN ORGANIZATION, CONTENT, REVISION CYCLE,
AND DISTRIBUTION
Ref:
(a)
Volume IX - Marine Environmental Protection Marine Safety Manual,
COMDTINST M16000.14, Chapter 4, Preparedness
(b)
Volume VI - Ports and Waterways Activities - Marine Safety Manual,
COMDTINST M16000.11, Chapter 8, Coast Guard Fire Fighting Activities
(c)
Contingency Preparedness Planning Manual, Volume I, Planning Doctrine and
Policy, COMDTINST M3010.11B
(d)
Spills of Nonfloating Oils - Risk and Response, Committee on Marine
Transportation of Heavy Oils
1.
PURPOSE. This Instruction provides guidance regarding the organization, content,
revision cycle, and distribution of coastal and Great Lakes area contingency plans (ACPs)
developed through the area committee process under the direction of Coast Guard Federal
On-Scene Coordinators (FOSCs). The goal of these changes is to streamline ACPs and
have them present salient response information in a consistent manner, facilitating the
public and private response community members' ability to respond appropriately. The
ACP's structure and organization are aligned with the Incident Command System (ICS), but
designed to provide enough flexibility to accommodate local and regional needs while
maintaining a level of national consistency.
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