[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: 33CFR155.100] [Page 387-389] TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) PART 155_OIL OR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL POLLUTION PREVENTION REGULATIONS FOR VESSELS--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Sec. 155.100 Applicability. Subpart A_General Sec. 155.100 Applicability. 155.110 Definitions. 155.120 Equivalents. 155.130 Exemptions. 155.140 Incorporation by reference. Subpart B_Vessel Equipment 155.200 Definitions. [[Page 388]] 155.205 Discharge removal equipment for vessels 400 feet or greater in length. 155.210 Discharge removal equipment for vessels less than 400 feet in length. 155.215 Discharge removal equipment for inland oil barges. 155.220 Discharge removal equipment for vessels carrying oil as secondary cargo. 155.225 Internal cargo transfer capability. 155.230 Emergency control systems for tank barges. 155.235 Emergency towing capability for oil tankers. 155.240 Damage stability information for oil tankers and offshore oil barges. 155.245 Damage stability information for inland oil barges. 155.310 Containment of oil and hazardous material cargo discharges. 155.320 Fuel oil and bulk lubricating oil discharge containment. 155.330 Oily mixture (bilge slops)/fuel oil tank ballast water discharges on U.S. non-oceangoing ships. 155.350 Oily mixture (Bilge slops)/fuel oil tank ballast water discharges on oceangoing ships of less than 400 gross tons. 155.360 Oily Mixture (Bilge slops) discharges on oceangoing ships of 400 gross tons and above but less than 10,000 gross tons, excluding ships that carry ballast water in their fuel oil tanks. 155.370 Oily mixture (bilge slops)/fuel oil tank ballast water discharges on oceangoing ships of 10,000 gross tons and above and oceangoing ships of 400 gross tons and above that carry ballast water in their fuel oil tanks. 155.380 Oily-water separating equipment, bilge alarm, and bilge monitor approval standards. 155.400 Platform machinery space drainage on oceangoing fixed and floating drilling rigs and other platforms. 155.410 Pumping, piping and discharge requirements for U.S. non- oceangoing ships of 100 gross tons and above. 155.420 Pumping, piping and discharge requirements for oceangoing ships of 100 gross tons and above but less than 400 gross tons. 155.430 Standard discharge connections for oceangoing ships of 400 gross tons and above. 155.440 Segregation of fuel oil and ballast water on new oceangoing ships of 4,000 gross tons and above, other than oil tankers, and on new oceangoing oil tankers of 150 gross tons and above. 155.450 Placard. 155.470 Prohibited spaces. 155.480 Overfill devices. 155.490 Tank level or pressure monitoring devices. Subpart C_Transfer Personnel, Procedures, Equipment, and Records 155.700 Designation of person in charge. 155.710 Qualifications of person in charge. 155.715 Contents of letter of designation as a person-in-charge of the transfer of fuel oil. 155.720 Transfer procedures. 155.730 Compliance with transfer procedures. 155.740 Availability of transfer procedures. 155.750 Contents of transfer procedures. 155.760 Amendment of transfer procedures. 155.770 Draining into bilges. 155.775 Maximum cargo level of oil. 155.780 Emergency shutdown. 155.785 Communications. 155.790 Deck lighting. 155.800 Transfer hose. 155.805 Closure devices. 155.810 Tank vessel security. 155.815 Tank vessel integrity. 155.820 Records. Subpart D_Response Plans 155.1010 Purpose. 155.1015 Applicability. 155.1020 Definitions. 155.1025 Operating restrictions and interim operating authorization. 155.1026 Qualified individual and alternate qualified individual. 155.1030 General response plan requirements. 155.1035 Response plan requirements for manned vessels carrying oil as a primary cargo. 155.1040 Response plan requirements for unmanned tank barges carrying oil as a primary cargo. 155.1045 Response plan requirements for vessels carrying oil as a secondary cargo. 155.1050 Response plan development and evaluation criteria for vessels carrying groups I through IV petroleum oil as a primary cargo. 155.1052 Response plan development and evaluation criteria for vessels carrying group V petroleum oil as a primary cargo. 155.1055 Training. 155.1060 Exercises. 155.1062 Inspection and maintenance of response resources. 155.1065 Procedures for plan submission, approval, requests for acceptance of alternative planning criteria, and appeal. [[Page 389]] 155.1070 Procedures for plan review, revision, amendment, and appeal. Subpart E_Additional Response Plan Requirements for Tankers Loading Cargo at a Facility Permitted Under the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act 155.1110 Purpose and applicability. 155.1115 Definitions. 155.1120 Operating restrictions and interim operating authorization. 155.1125 Additional response plan requirements. 155.1130 Requirements for prepositioned response equipment. 155.1135 Response plan development and evaluation criteria. 155.1145 Submission and approval procedures. 155.1150 Plan revision and amendment procedures. Subpart F_Response plan requirements for vessels carrying animal fats and vegetable oils as a primary cargo 155.1210 Purpose and applicability. 155.1225 Response plan submission requirements. 155.1230 Response plan development and evaluation criteria. Subpart G_Response Plan Requirements for Vessels Carrying Other Non- Petroleum Oils as a Primary Cargo 155.2210 Purpose and applicability. 155.2225 Response plan submission requirements. 155.2230 Response plan development and evaluation criteria. Appendix A to Part 155--Specifications for Shore Connection Appendix B to Part 155--Determining and Evaluating Required Response Resources for Vessel Response Plans Appendix C to Part 155--Training Elements for Oil Spill Response Plans Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231, 1321(j); E.O. 11735, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 793. Sections 155.100 through 155.130, 150.350 through 155.400, 155.430, 155.440, 155.470, 155.1030(j) and (k), and 155.1065(g) are also issued under 33 U.S.C. 1903(b). Sections 155.480, 155.490, 155.750(e), and 155.775 are also issued under 46 U.S.C. 3703. Section 155.490 also issued under section 4110(b) of Pub. L. 101-380. Note: Additional requirements for vessels carrying oil or hazardous materials are contained in 46 CFR parts 30 through 40, 150, 151, and 153. Source: CGD 75-124a, 48 FR 45714, Oct. 6, 1983, unless otherwise noted. (a) Subject to the exceptions provided for in paragraph (b) and (c) of this section, this part applies to each ship that: (1) Is operated under the authority of the United States, wherever located; or (2) Is operated under the authority of a country other than the United States while in the navigable waters of the United States, or while at a port or terminal under the jurisdiction of the United States. (b) This part does not apply to: (1) A warship, naval auxiliary, or other ship owned or operated by a country when engaged in non-commercial service; or (2) Any other ship specifically excluded by MARPOL 73/78. (c) Section 155.480 applies to each tank vessel with a cargo capacity of 1,000 or more cubic meters (approximately 6,290 barrels), loading oil or oil reside as cargo that is operated under the authority of the United States, wherever located, or operated under the authority of a country other than the United States while in the navigable waters of the United States, or while at a port or terminal under the jurisdiction of the United States. [CGD 75-124a, 48 FR 45714, Oct. 6, 1983, as amended by CGD 90-071a, 62 FR 48773, Sept. 17, 1997]