[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR151.51]

[Page 285]
 
                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. 151.51  Applicability.

    (a) Except as provided by paragraph (b) of this section, Sec. Sec. 
151.51 through 151.77 apply to--
    (1) Each ship that is of United States registry or nationality, or 
one operated under the authority of the United States, including 
recreational vessels defined in 46 U.S.C. 2101(25) and uninspected 
vessels defined in 46 U.S.C. 2101(43), wherever located; and
    (2) Each ship, other than a ship referred to in paragraph (a)(1) of 
this section, while in the navigable waters or the Exclusive Economic 
Zone of the United States.
    (b) Sections 151.51 through 151.77 do not apply to--
    (1) A warship, naval auxiliary, or other ship owned or operated by 
the United States when engaged in noncommercial service; or
    (2) Any other ship specifically excluded by MARPOL 73/78.
    Note: The Exclusive Economic Zone extends from the baseline of the 
territorial sea seaward 200 miles as defined in the Presidential 
Proclamation 5030 of March 10, 1983 (3 CFR, 1983 Comp. p. 22).

[CGD 88-002, 54 FR 18405, Apr. 28, 1989, as amended by CGD 88-002A, 55 
FR 18582, May 2, 1990]