30 December 2013 TO ALL MEMBERS Dear Sirs Washington State – Contingency Plan requirements United States Vessel Response Plans – Alaska – Implementation date for Non-Tank Vessel Final Rule Washington State – Contingency Plan requirements Reference is made to the Club’s circular dated November 2013, in which Members were advised that every tank vessel and every other vessel over 300 gt is required under Washington 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. In our November circular, we advised that the terms of the Washington State Maritime Cooperative (WSMC) enrolment agreement do not conform with IG guidelines for Vessel Response Plans. Since publishing our November circular, WSMC has changed its enrolment agreement and the revised version conforms with the International Group’s guidelines on vessel response plans. This revised contract can be identified by reference to a footer “WSMC Enrolment Agreement – December 2013.” It should be noted that WSMC’s arrangement 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. 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) as its primary response contractor. Therefore, from 1 January 2014, Members trading to Washington State (with the exception of the Columbia River) will have two options for coverage: 1. 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  The Britannia Steam Ship Insurance Association Limited Managers Tindall Riley (Britannia) Limited Regis House 45 King William Street London EC4R 9AN Tel +44 (0)20 7407 3588 Fax +44 (0)20 7403 3942 www.britanniapandi.com also to the terms and conditions of WSMC Member MSRC Service Agreement. This agreement, with footer “WSMC Member MSRC Service Agreement – December 16, 2013” has also been found to conform with 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 Juan Islands when the resources of Global Diving and Salvage and Islands' Oil Spill Association (IOSA) will be used. Further details can be obtained by using the following link: http://www.wsmcoop.org/ Or for the Enrolment Agreement: WSMC Enrolment Agreement 2. National Response Corporation (NRC) As mentioned in our earlier circular, NRC now has in place its own Washington State contingency plan (NRC Covered Vessels Washington State Contingency Plan) which has received the approval of the Washington State Department of Ecology. From 1 November 2013, tank and non-tank vessel owners are able to meet the requirements of Washington State law by signing a contract and addendum with NRC. The NRC Covered Vessels Washington State Contingency Plan does conform with IG guidelines. Those owners who have already signed a contract with NRC for the purposes of federal response need only sign the addendum with footer: “NRC Covered Vessels Washington State Contingency Plan – Novem