33 C.F.R. § 151.2015 Is a vessel in innocent passage exempt from the mandatory requirements?
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
A foreign vessel merely traversing the territorial sea of the U.S. (i.e., not entering or departing a U.S. port, or not navigating the internal waters of the U.S.) is exempt from the requirements of this subpart. [USCG–2003–14273, 69 FR 44961, July 28, 2004]
Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 151—VESSELS CARRYING OIL, NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES, GARBAGE, MUNICIPAL OR COMMERCIAL WASTE, AND BALLAST WATER
Subpart D—Ballast Water Management for Control of Nonindigenous Species in Waters of the United States
§ 151.2015 Is a vessel in innocent passage exempt from the mandatory requirements?

