[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR151.01]

[Page 257-258]
 
                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. 151.01  Purpose.




      Subpart A_Implementation of MARPOL 73/78 and the Protocol on 
   Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty as it Pertains to 
                          Pollution from Ships

                                 General

Sec.
151.01 Purpose.
151.03 Applicability.
151.04 Penalties for violation.
151.05 Definitions.
151.06 Special areas.
151.07 Delegations.
151.08 Denial of entry.

                              Oil Pollution

151.09 Applicability.
151.10 Control of oil discharges.
151.11 Exceptions for emergencies.
151.13 Special areas for Annex I of MARPOL 73/78.
151.15 Reporting requirements.
151.17 Surveys.
151.19 International Oil Pollution Prevention (IOPP) Certificates.
151.21 Ships of countries not party to MARPOL 73/78.
151.23 Inspection for compliance and enforcement.
151.25 Oil Record Book.
151.26 Shipboard oil pollution emergency plans.
151.27 Plan submission and approval.
151.28 Plan review and revision.
151.29 Foreign ships.

                   Noxious Liquid Substance Pollution

151.30 Applicability.
151.31 Where to find requirements applying to oceangoing ships carrying 
          Category A, B, C, and D NLS.
151.32 Special areas for the purpose of Annex II.
151.33 Certificates needed to carry Category C Oil-like NLS.
151.35 Certificates needed to carry Category D NLS and Category D Oil-
          like NLS.
151.37 Obtaining an Attachment for NLSs to the IOPP Certificate and 
          obtaining an NLS Certificate.
151.39 Operating requirements: Category D NLS.
151.41 Operating requirements for oceangoing ships with IOPP 
          Certificates: Category C and D Oil-like NLSs.
151.43 Control of discharge of NLS residues.
151.45 Reporting spills of NLS: Category A, B, C, and D.
151.47 Category D NLSs other than oil-like Category D NLSs that may be 
          carried under this part.
151.49 Category C and D Oil-like NLSs allowed for carriage.

                      Garbage Pollution and Sewage

151.51 Applicability.
151.53 Special areas for Annex V of MARPOL 73/78.
151.55 Recordkeeping requirements.
151.57 Waste management plans.
151.59 Placards.
151.61 Inspection for compliance and enforcement.
151.63 Shipboard control of garbage.
151.65 Reporting requirements.
151.66 Operating requirements: Discharge of garbage in the navigable 
          waters prohibited.
151.67 Operating requirements: Discharge of plastic prohibited.
151.69 Operating requirements: Discharge of garbage outside special 
          areas.
151.71 Operating requirements: Discharge of garbage within special 
          areas.
151.73 Operating requirements: Discharge of garbage from fixed or 
          floating platforms.
151.75 Grinders or comminuters.
151.77 Exceptions for emergencies.

Appendix A to Sec. Sec. 151.51 through 151.77--Summary of Garbage 
          Discharge Restrictions
151.79 Operating requirements: Discharge of sewage within Antarctica.

       Subpart B_Transportation of Municipal and Commercial Waste

151.1000 Purpose.
151.1003 Applicability.
151.1006 Definitions.
151.1009 Transportation of municipal or commercial waste.
151.1012 Applying for a conditional permit.
151.1015 Issuing or denying the issuance of a conditional permit.
151.1018 Withdrawal of a conditional permit.
151.1021 Appeals.
151.1024 Display of number.

Subpart C_Ballast Water Management for Control of Nonindigenous Species 
                   in the Great Lakes and Hudson River

151.1500 Purpose.
151.1502 Applicability.

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151.1504 Definitions.
151.1506 Restriction of operation.
151.1508 Revocation of clearance.
151.1510 Ballast water management.
151.1512 Vessel safety.
151.1514 Ballast water management alternatives under extraordinary 
          conditions.
151.1516 Compliance monitoring.
151.1518 Penalties for failure to conduct ballast water management.

Subpart D_Ballast Water Management for Control of Nonindigenous Species 
                     in waters of the United States

151.2000 What is the purpose of this subpart?
151.2005 To which vessels does this subpart apply?
151.2007 What are the penalties for violations of the mandatory 
          provisions of this subpart?
151.2010 Which vessels are exempt from the mandatory requirements?
151.2015 Is a vessel in innocent passage exempt from the mandatory 
          requirements?
151.2025 What definitions apply to this subpart?
151.2030 Who is responsible for determining when to use the safety 
          exemption?
151.2035 What are the voluntary ballast water management guidelines?
151.2040 What are the mandatory requirements for vessels equipped with 
          ballast tanks that enter the waters of the United States after 
          operating beyond the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)?
151.2041 What are the mandatory ballast water reporting requirements for 
          all vessels equipped with ballast tanks bound for ports or 
          places in the United States?
151.2043 Equivalent Reporting Methods for vessels other than those 
          entering the Great Lakes or Hudson River.
151.2045 What are the mandatory recordkeeping requirements for vessels 
          equipped with ballast tanks that enter the waters of the 
          United States after operating beyond the Exclusive Economic 
          Zone (EEZ)?
151.2050 What methods are used to monitor compliance with this subpart?
151.2055 Where are the alternate exchange zones located? [Reserved]
151.2060 What must each application for approval of an alternative 
          compliance technology contain? [Reserved]
151.2065 What is the standard of adequate compliance determined by the 
          ANSTF for this subpart? [Reserved]

Appendix to Subpart D of Part 151--Ballast Water Reporting Form and 
          Instructions for Ballast Water Reporting Form


                                 General

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321 and 1903; Pub. L. 104-227 (110 Stat. 
3034), E.O. 12777, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp. p. 351; 49 CFR 1.46.

    Source: CGD 75-124a, 48 FR 45709, Oct. 6, 1983, unless otherwise 
noted.


    The purpose of this subpart is to implement the Act to Prevent 
Pollution from Ships, 1980, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1901-1911) and Annexes 
I, II and V of the International Convention for the Prevention of 
Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating 
thereto (MARPOL 73/78), done at London on February 17, 1978. This 
subpart also implements the Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation 
Act of 1996, and the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the 
Antarctic Treaty done at Madrid on October 4, 1991.

[CGD 88-002, 54 FR 18403, Apr. 28, 1989, as amended by CGD 88-002A, 55 
FR 18582, May 2, 1990; CGD 97-015, 62 FR 18045, Apr. 14, 1997; USCG-
2000-7641, 66 FR 55570, Nov. 2, 2001]