[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: 33CFR155.200]

[Page 391]
 
                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 B_Vessel Equipment
 
Sec. 155.200  Definitions.

    Source: CGD 75-124a, 48 FR 45715, Oct. 6, 1983, unless otherwise 
noted.


    As used in this subpart:
    Inland oil barge means a tank barge carrying oil in bulk as cargo 
certificated by the Coast Guard under 46 CFR chapter I, subchapter D for 
river or canal service or lakes, bays, and sounds service.
    On-deck spill means a discharge of oil on the deck of a vessel 
during loading, unloading, transfer, or other shipboard operations. An 
on-deck spill could result from a leaking fitting, an overfill, a bad 
connection, or similar operational mishap. The term on-deck spill is 
used to differentiate these operational discharges from those caused by 
collision or grounding where the hull is punctured and a tank is 
ruptured, resulting in an uncontrolled discharge of oil into the marine 
environment.
    Offshore oil barge means a tank barge carrying oil in bulk as cargo, 
including dual-mode integrated tug-barges, certificated by the Coast 
Guard under 46 CFR chapter I, subchapter D, for navigation in waters 
outside the Boundary Lines, as defined in 46 CFR part 7, in any ocean or 
the Gulf of Mexico; any tank barge in Great Lakes service; or any 
foreign flag tank barge.
    Oil tanker means a self-propelled vessel carrying oil in bulk as 
cargo, including integrated tug-barges designed for push-mode operation.
    Sea state 5, the equivalent of Beaufort number or force 6, is a sea 
condition with winds speeds of 22 to 27 knots and classified as ``strong 
breeze'', and with waves measuring 2.5 to 4 meters in height and 
classified as ``rough''.
    Vessel carrying oil as secondary cargo means a vessel carrying oil 
pursuant to a permit issued under 46 CFR 30.01-5, 46 CFR 70.05-30, or 46 
CFR 90.05-35 or pursuant to an International Oil Pollution Prevention 
(IOPP) or Noxious Liquid Substance (NLS) certificate required by 
Sec. Sec. 151.33 or 151.35 of this chapter; or any uninspected vessel 
that carries oil in bulk as cargo.

[CGD 90-068, 58 FR 67996, Dec. 22, 1993, as amended by USCG-2001-9046, 
67 FR 58524, Sept. 17, 2002]