[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: 33CFR156.205]

[Page 443-444]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 156--OIL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TRANSFER OPERATIONS--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart B--Special Requirements for Lightering of Oil and Hazardous 
                            Material Cargoes
 
Sec. 156.205  Definitions.

    (a) In addition to the terms defined in this section, the 
definitions in Sec. 154.105 of this chapter apply to this subpart and to 
subpart C.
    (b) As used in this subpart and subpart C:
    Lightering or Lightering operation means the transfer of a cargo of 
oil or a hazardous material in bulk from one vessel to another, 
including all phases of the operation from the beginning of the mooring 
operation to the departure of the service vessel from the vessel to be 
lightered, except when that cargo is intended only for use as fuel or 
lubricant aboard the receiving vessel.
    Marine environment means--
    (1) The navigable waters of the United States;
    (2) The waters of an area over which the United States asserts 
exclusive fishery management authority; and
    (3) The waters superadjacent to the Outer Continental Shelf of the 
United States.
    Service vessel means the vessel which receives a cargo of oil or a 
hazardous material from another vessel in a lightering operation.
    Vessel to be lightered means the vessel which transports a cargo of 
oil or a hazardous material to a place within the marine environment for 
transfer of that cargo to another vessel for further transport to a port 
or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The term 
``vessel to be lightered'' does not include drilling rigs, or offshore 
supply vessels transferring cargo intended for use as fuel or lubricant 
aboard the receiving vessel.

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    Work includes any administrative duties associated with the vessel 
whether performed on board the vessel or onshore.

[CGD 78-180, 49 FR 11172, Mar. 26, 1984, as amended by CGD 86-034, 55 FR 
36256, Sept. 4, 1990; CGD 90-052, 58 FR 48436, Sept. 15, 1993; CGD 93-
081, 60 FR 45017, Aug. 29, 1995]