[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR155.450]

[Page 381]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
    CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 155--OIL OR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL POLLUTION PREVENTION REGULATIONS FOR VESSELS--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart B--Vessel Equipment
 
Sec. 155.450  Placard.

    (a) A ship, except a ship of less than 26 feet in length, must have 
a placard of at least 5 by 8 inches, made of durable material fixed in a 
conspicuous place in each machinery space, or at the bilge and ballast 
pump control station, stating the following:

                       Discharge of Oil Prohibited

    The Federal Water Pollution Control Act prohibits the discharge of 
oil or oily waste into or upon the navigable waters of the United 
States, or the waters of the contiguous zone, or which may affect 
natural resources belonging to, appertaining to, or under the exclusive 
management authority of the United States, if such discharge causes a 
film or discoloration of the surface of the water or causes a sludge or 
emulsion beneath the surface of the water. Violators are subject to 
substantial civil penalties and/or criminal sanctions including fines 
and imprisonment.

    (b) Existing stocks of placards may be used for the life of the 
placard.
    (c) The placard required by paragraph (a) or (b) of this section 
must be printed in the language or languages understood by the crew.

[CGD 75-124a, 48 FR 45715, Oct. 6, 1983, as amended by CGD 93-054, 58 FR 
62262, Nov. 26, 1993]