[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: 33CFR150.403]

[Page 225]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 150--OPERATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart D--Oil Transfer Operations
 
Sec. 150.403  Definitions.

    As used in this subpart:
    Hose string, both floating and float/sink type, means that portion 
of an SPM-OTS consisting of flexible hose which connects the vessel's 
manifold to the SPM.
    OTS means an oil transfer system of a deepwater port and includes 
the SPM-OTS and the undersea pipeline running from the PLEM to the 
onshore terminal.
    PLEM means pipeline and manifold at the SPM.
    Single Point Mooring (SPM) means an offshore berth which provides a 
link between the undersea pipeline and a moored vessel for the transfer 
of oil and to which the vessel can be secured and can weathervane during 
the oil transfer.
    SPM-OTS means that portion of an OTS from the PLEM to the end of the 
hose string that connects to the manifold on the vessel.