[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: 33CFR151.57]

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                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. 151.57  Waste management plans.

    (a) This section applies to the following:
    (1) Each manned oceangoing ship (other than a fixed or floating 
platform) of 40 feet or more in length that is documented under the laws 
of the United States or numbered by a state and that either is engaged 
in commerce or is equipped with a galley and berthing.
    (2) Each manned fixed or floating platform that is--
    (i) Documented under the laws of the United States; or
    (ii) Operating under the authority of the United States, including, 
but not limited to, a lease or permit issued by an agency of the United 
States.

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    (b) The master or person in charge of a ship under paragraphs (a)(1) 
and (a)(2) of this section shall ensure that the ship is not operated 
unless a waste management plan meeting paragraph (c) of this section is 
on the ship and that each person handling garbage follows the plan.
    (c) Each waste management plan under paragraph (b) of this section 
must be in writing and--
    (1) Provide for the discharge of garbage by means that meet Annex V 
of MARPOL 73/78, the Act, and Sec. Sec. 151.51 through 151.77;
    (2) Describe procedures for collecting, processing, storing, and 
discharging garbage; and
    (3) Designate the person who is in charge of carrying out the plan.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
2115-0120)

[CGD 88-002A, 55 FR 18582, May 2, 1990]