[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: 33CFR159.7]

[Page 521-522]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 159--MARINE SANITATION DEVICES--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 159.7  Requirements for vessel operators.

    (a) No person may operate any vessel equipped with installed toilet 
facilities unless it is equipped with:
    (1) An operable Type II or III device that has a label on it under 
Sec. 159.16 or that is certified under Sec. 159.12 or Sec. 159.12a; or
    (2) An operable Type I device that has a label on it under Sec. 
159.16 or that is certified under Sec. 159.12, if the vessel is 19.7 
meters (65 feet) or less in length.
    (b) When operating a vessel on a body of water where the discharge 
of treated or untreated sewage is prohibited by the Environmental 
Protection Agency

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under 40 CFR 140.3 or 140.4, the operator must secure each Type I or 
Type II device in a manner which prevents discharge of treated or 
untreated sewage. Acceptable methods of securing the device include--
    (1) Closing the seacock and removing the handle;
    (2) Padlocking the seacock in the closed position;
    (3) Using a non-releasable wire-tie to hold the seacock in the 
closed position; or
    (4) Locking the door to the space enclosing the toilets with a 
padlock or door handle key lock.
    (c) When operating a vessel on a body of water where the discharge 
of untreated sewage is prohibited by the Environmental Protection Agency 
under 40 CFR 140.3, the operator must secure each Type III device in a 
manner which prevents discharge of sewage. Acceptable methods of 
securing the device include--
    (1) Closing each valve leading to an overboard discharge and 
removing the handle;
    (2) Padlocking each valve leading to an overboard discharge in the 
closed position; or
    (3) Using a non-releasable wire-tie to hold each valve leading to an 
overboard discharge in the closed position.

[CGH 95-028, 62 FR 51194, Sept. 30, 1997]