[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: 33CFR157.07]

[Page 455]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 157--RULES FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT RELATING TO 
TANK VESSELS CARRYING OIL IN BULK--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 157.07  Equivalents.

    The Coast Guard may accept an equivalent, in accordance with the 
procedure in 46 CFR 30.15-1, of a design or an equipment to fulfill a 
requirement in this Part, except an operational method may not be 
substituted for a design or equipment requirement that is also required 
under the MARPOL 73/78.

[CGD 82-28, 50 FR 11625, Mar. 22, 1985, as amended by CGD 97-023, 62 FR 
33364, June 19, 1997; USCG-2000-7641, 66 FR 55573, Nov. 2, 2001]