[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR150.313]

[Page 223]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 150--OPERATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart C--Vessel Navigation
 
Sec. 150.313  Clearances for tankers.

    (a) The Vessel Traffic Supervisor may not clear a tanker to enter 
the safety zone unless:
    (1) Each other tanker underway in the safety zone is at least 5 
miles from the tanker requesting clearance to enter the safety zone; and
    (2) A Mooring Master is on board or ready to board at a position in 
the designated safety fairway that will permit completion of boarding 
before the tanker enters the safety zone.
    (b) The Vessel Traffic Supervisor may not clear a tanker to moor at 
a SPM unless:
    (1) There is a SPM berth available and the Vessel Traffic Supervisor 
has assigned that berth to the tanker;
    (2) The visibility in the safety zone is at least two miles;
    (3) All operating conditions prescribed in the Operation Manuals for 
mooring to a SPM have been met; and
    (4) A Mooring Master and an Assistant Mooring Master are on board.
    (c) The Vessel Traffic Supervisor may not clear a tanker to depart 
from a SPM unless the visibility in the safety zone is at least two 
miles and a Mooring Master is on board.
    (d) No tanker may enter the safety zone or moor at or depart from a 
SPM, unless the master of the tanker has obtained clearance from the 
Vessel Traffic Supervisor, except as permitted by paragraph (e) of this 
section.
    (e) A tanker may, in an emergency, for the protection of life or 
property, depart from a SPM without clearance from the Vessel Traffic 
Supervisor if the master advises the Vessel Traffic Supervisor of the 
circumstances, by radio, at the earliest possible moment.