[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: 33CFR151.77]

[Page 273-274]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 151--VESSELS CARRYING OIL, NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES, GARBAGE, MUNICIPAL 
OR COMMERCIAL WASTE, AND BALLAST WATER--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart A--Implementation of MARPOL 73/78 and the Protocol on 
   Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty as it Pertains to 
                          Pollution from Ships
 
Sec. 151.77  Exceptions for emergencies.

    Sections 151.67, 151.69 and 151.71 do not apply to the following:
    (a) Discharges of garbage from a ship for the purpose of securing 
the safety of the ship and those on board or saving life at sea.
    (b) The escape of garbage resulting from damage to a ship or its 
equipment, if all reasonable precautions have been taken before and 
after the occurrence of the damage, to prevent or minimize the escape.

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    (c) The accidental loss of synthetic fishing nets, provided all 
reasonable precautions have been taken to prevent such loss.

[CGD 88-002, 54 FR 18405, Apr. 28, 1989, as amended by CGD 88-002A, 55 
FR 18583, May 2, 1990; CGD 90-054, 56 FR 19578, Apr. 29, 1991]