For a 154 facility, how often are tabletop exercises conducted?

• A. Quarterly
• B. Biennially
• C. Annually
• D. Every 3 years

Answer: (C)

Tabletop exercises are used to walk through the facility’s response procedures and confirm that everyone knows their roles. For a 154 facility, these tabletop exercises are conducted annually. This yearly cadence keeps the plan current, validates coordination with the Coast Guard and local responders, and provides regular opportunities to update contact lists, resource details, and procedures based on lessons learned or changes at the site. More frequent schedules would be unnecessarily burdensome for regular tabletop sessions, while longer gaps (every two or three years) would leave the plan less tested and less responsive to updates.