33 C.F.R. § 155.240 Damage stability information for oil tankers and offshore oil barges.
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
(a) Owners or operators of oil tankers and offshore oil barges shall ensure that their vessels have prearranged, prompt access to computerized, shore-based damage stability and residual structural strength calculation programs. (b) Vessel baseline strength and stability characteristics must be pre-entered into such programs and be consistent with the vessel's existing configuration. (c) Access to the shore-based calculation program must be available 24 hours a day. (d) At a minimum, the program must facilitate calculation of the following: (1) Residual hull girder strength based on the reported extent of damage. (2) Residual stability when the vessel's compartments are breached. (3) The most favorable off-loading, ballasting, or cargo transfer sequences to improve residual stability, reduce hull girder stresses, and reduce ground-force reaction. (4) The bending and shear stresses caused by pinnacle loads from grounding or stranding. [CGD 90–068, 58 FR 67996, Dec. 22, 1993, as amended by USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35531, June 30, 1998]
Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 155—OIL OR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL POLLUTION PREVENTION REGULATIONS FOR VESSELS
Subpart B—Vessel Equipment
§ 155.240 Damage stability information for oil tankers and offshore oil barges.
