[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: 33CFR151.32]

[Page 277-278]
 
                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. 151.32  Special areas for the purpose of Annex II.

    (a) For the purposes of Sec. Sec. 151.30 through 151.49, the 
special areas are the Baltic Sea area, the Black Sea area, and the 
Antarctic area which are described in Sec. 151.06. Discharges into the 
sea of NLSs or mixtures containing

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such substances are prohibited in the Antarctic area.
    (b) In accordance with paragraph (13)(a) of Regulation 5 of Annex II 
of MARPOL 73/78, the discharge restrictions in Sec. 151.32 for the 
Baltic Sea area and the Black Sea area will enter into effect when each 
Party to MARPOL 73/78 whose coastline borders the special area has 
certified that reception facilities are available and the IMO has 
established an effective date for each special area. Notice of the 
effective date for discharge requirements in these areas will be 
published in the Federal Register and reflected in this section.

[CGD 94-056, 60 FR 43378, Aug. 21, 1995]