Washington State –Contingency Plan requirements US Federal Response Plans for non-tank vessels Washington State – Contingency Plan requirements We refer to the previous Circular No.13-014 dated 12 November 2013. As stated in that Circular every tank vessel and every other vessel over 300 gt is required under State law to file a contingency plan prior to entry into the waters of Washington State and that instead of filing his own plan an owner can subscribe to an umbrella oil spill contingency plan. Since publishing the Circular, Washington State Maritime Cooperative (WSMC) has changed its enrolment agreement and the version with footer WSMC /MSRC Enrolment Agreement – December2013 conforms with the International Group’s guidelines on vessel response plans. In addition, with effect from 1 January 2014, WSMC will become a member of the Marine Preservation Association (MPA) thus providing access to the resources of Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC). It should be noted that WSMC’s contract using the National Response Corporation (NRC) as the primary response contractor to provide the spill response resources to meet requirements of Washington State law will end on 31 December 2013. Members trading to Washington State (with the exception of the Columbia River) now have two options for coverage: Washington State Maritime Cooperative (WSMC) By signing the WSMC enrolment agreement with footer WSMC/MSRC Enrolment Agreement – December 2013 the owner agrees not only to the terms of the WSMC enrolment agreement but also to the terms and conditions of WSMC Member MSRC Service Agreement. This agreement with footer WSMC Member MSRC Service Agreement – December 16, 2013 h as also been found to conform with the IG guidelines on Vessel Response Plans. In the case of a spill WSMC will use the resources of MSRC as its Primary Response Contractor except in the areas of Grays Harbor and San JuanIslands where the resources of Global Diving and Salvage and Islands' Oil Spill Associa