33 C.F.R. Subpart E—Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks on Tank Vessels
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Source: CGD 77–058b, 45 FR 43714, June 30, 1980, unless otherwise noted.
(a) Before modifications are made to a U.S. vessel to meet §157.10a(b), §157.10b(a)(2), §157.10a(c)(2), or §157.10c(c)(2), the owner or operator must submit to the Coast Guard plans or documents that include the following: (1) The dedicated clean ballast tank arrangement. (2) Documentation, calculations, or revised stability information to show that the vessel, with the addition of the dedicated clean ballast tanks, meets the stability standards for load line assignment in 46 CFR Part 42. (3) Documentation, calculations, or a loading manual to show that the vessel, with the addition of the dedicated clean ballast tanks, meets the structural standards in 46 CFR Part 32. (4) A drawing or diagram of the pumping and piping system for the dedicated clean ballast tanks. (b) Plans under paragraph (a) of this section must be submitted to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, of the zone in which the dedicated clean ballast tank system is installed or to the Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Center, 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001. [CGD 77–058b, 45 FR 43714, June 30, 1980, as amended by CGD 79–152, 45 FR 82250, Dec. 15, 1980; CGD 82–28, 50 FR 11628, and 11630, Mar. 22, 1985; CGD 85–048a, 51 FR 15481, Apr. 24, 1986; USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35531, June 30, 1998; USCG–2006–25150, 71 FR 39210, July 12, 2006] The owner or operator of a foreign tank vessel under §150.10a(b), §157.10a(c)(2), or §157.10b(a)(2) who desires the letter from the Coast Guard under §157.204 accepting the plans submitted under this paragraph, and the owner or operator of a foreign tank vessel under §150.10c(c)(2) must submit to the Commandant (G-MOC), U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, D.C. 20593–0001— (a) Plans that include: (1) The dedicated clean ballast tank arrangement; and (2) A drawing or diagram of the pumping and piping system for the dedicated clean ballast tanks; and (b) Documentation from the authority that assigned the load line to the tank vessel that states that the location of the dedicated clean ballast tanks is acceptable to that authority. [CGD 77–058b, 45 FR 43714, June 30, 1980, as amended by CGD 82–28, 50 FR 11629, Mar. 22, 1985; CGD 88–052, 53 FR 25122, July 1, 1988; CGD 96–026, 61 FR 33668, June 28, 1996] The Coast Guard informs the submitter by letter that the plans submitted under §157.200 or the plans and documents submitted under §157.202 are accepted, if the plans submitted under §157.200 or the plans and documents submitted under §157.202 show that the dedicated clean ballast tank system meets this subpart. The owner or operator of a U.S. tank vessel meeting §157.10a(b), §157.10a(c)(2), §157.10b(a)(2), or §157.10c(c)(2) must submit two copies of a manual that meets §157.224 to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, of the zone in which the dedicated clean ballast tank system is installed or to the appropriate Coast Guard field technical office listed in §157.200(b). [CGD 82–28, 50 FR 11629, and 11630, Mar. 22, 1985, as amended by USCG–2006–25150, 71 FR 39210, July 12, 2006] If the owner or operator of a foreign tank vessel meeting §157.10a(b), §157.10a(c)(2), §157.10b(a)(2), or §157.10c(c)(2) desires a Coast Guard approved Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks Operations Manual under §157.210, the owner or operator must submit two copies of a manual that meets §157.224 to the Commandant (G-MOC), U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, D.C. 20593–0001. [CGD 82–28, 50 FR 11629, and 11630, Mar. 22, 1985, as amended by CGD 88–052, 53 FR 25122, July 1, 1988; CGD 96–026, 61 FR 33668, June 28, 1996; USCG–2006–25150, 71 FR 39210, July 12, 2006] If the manuals submitted under §157.206 or §157.208 meet §157.224, the Coast Guard approves the manuals and forwards one of the approved manuals to the submitter. If the Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks Operations Manual submitted under §157.206 or §157.208 is not approved, the Coast Guard forwards a letter to the submitter with the reasons why the manual was not approved. The owner, operator, and master of a U.S. tank vessel meeting §157.10a(b), §157.10a(c)(2), §157.10b(a)(2), or §157.10c(c)(2) shall ensure that the vessel does not engage in a voyage unless the vessel has on board— (a) The letter under §157.204 accepting the dedicated clean ballast tank system plans; (b) The Coast Guard approved Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks Operations Manual under §157.210; and (c) Any amending letters issued under §157.218 approving alterations. [CGD 77–058b, 45 FR 43714, June 30, 1980, as amended by CGD 82–28, 50 FR 11629, and 11630, Mar. 22, 1985; USCG–2006–25150, 71 FR 39211, July 12, 2006] (a) The owner, operator, and master of a foreign tank vessel meeting §157.10a(b), §157.10a(c)(2), §157.10b(a)(2), or §157.10c(c)(2) shall ensure that the vessel does not enter the navigable waters of the United States or transfer cargo at a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States unless the vessel has on board— (1) The Dedicated Clean Ballast Tank Operations Manual that— (i) Is approved under §157.210; or (ii) Is certified by the government of the vessel's flag state because it meets the manual standards in Resolution 14 of the MARPOL 73/78; and (2) Either of the following: (i) A letter from the government of the vessel's flag state that certifies that the vessel complies with Resolution 14 of the MARPOL 73/78. (ii) The letter of acceptance under §157.204 and each amending letter issued under §157.218(c). (b) On January 1, 1986, or 15 years after the date it was delivered to the original owner or 15 years after the completion of a major conversion, whichever is later, the owner, operator, and master of a foreign tank vessel under §157.10c(c)(2) shall ensure that the vessel does not enter the navigable waters of the United States or transfer cargo at a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States unless the vessel has on board— (1) The Dedicated Clean Ballast Tank Operations Manual that— (i) Is approved under §157.210; or (ii) Bears a certification by an authorized CS or the government of the vessel's flag state that the manual meets §157.224; and (2) Either of the following: (i) A letter from an authorized CS or the government of the vessel's flag state certifying the vessel complies with §§157.220 and 157.222, and any amending letters issued approviding alterations. (ii) The letter of acceptance under §157.204 and each amending letter issued under §157.218. [CGD 82–28, 50 FR 11629, and 11630, Mar. 22, 1985; USCG–2000–7641, 66 FR 55573, Nov. 2, 2001; USCG–2006–25150, 71 FR 39211, July 12, 2006] The dedicated clean ballast tanks or equipment on a tank vessel that has a letter issued under §157.204 may not be altered so that they no longer meet the plans accepted under that section unless: (a) The owner or operator of that vessel submits plans that show the alterations to the Coast Guard official to which the plans were submitted under §157.200 or §157.202; (b) The owner or operator of that vessel submits changes to the manual under §157.224 that show and describe the alterations to the Coast Guard official to which the manuals were submitted under §157.206 or §157.208; and (c) The Coast Guard issues to the tank vessel an amending letter stating that the vessel, as altered, complies with this subpart.
Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 157—RULES FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT RELATING TO TANK VESSELS CARRYING OIL IN BULK
Subpart E—Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks on Tank Vessels
General
§ 157.200 Plans for U.S. tank vessels: Submission.
§ 157.202 Plans and documents for foreign tank vessels: Submission.
§ 157.204 Letter of acceptance.
§ 157.206 Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks Operations Manual for U.S. tank vessels: Submission.
§ 157.208 Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks Operations Manual for foreign tank vessels: Submission.
§ 157.210 Approved Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks Operations Manual.
§ 157.212 Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks Operations Manual: Not approved.
§ 157.214 Required documents: U.S. tank vessels.
§ 157.216 Required documents: Foreign tank vessels.
§ 157.218 Dedicated clean ballast tanks: Alterations.
Design and Equipment
§ 157.220 Dedicated clean ballast tanks: Standards.
(a) Cargo tanks that are designated as dedicated clean ballast tanks must allow the tank vessel to meet the draft and trim requirements under §§157.10a(d) and 157.10b(b).
(b) Each tank under paragraph (a) of this section must be:
(1) A wing tank; or
(2) Any other tank that is accepted by the Commandant.
[CGD 77–058b, 45 FR 43714, June 30, 1980, as amended by CGD 79–152, 45 FR 82250, Dec. 15, 1980]
§ 157.222 Pump and piping arrangements.
(a) Dedicated clean ballast tanks must be connected to the least practicable:
(1) Number of pumps; and
(2) Amount of piping.
(b) Each piping system that is arranged to convey clean ballast and cargo must be designed to be flushed to the slop tank with water.
(c) The piping system of each dedicated clean ballast tank must be arranged so that oily water does not enter any dedicated clean ballast tank when the piping system is flushed.
(d) The piping system of each dedicated clean ballast tank must have at least two valves that isolate that tank from each cargo tank.
(e) The piping system of the dedicated clean ballast tanks must have a sample point that is located in a vertical section of discharge piping.
Note: An example of a sample point is shown in 46 CFR Figure 162.050–17(e).
§ 157.224 Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks Operations Manual.
Each Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks Operations Manual must include the following information:
(a) The text of the Annex of Resolution 14 of the MARPOL 73/78.
(b) A description of the dedicated clean ballast tanks system.
(c) A procedure for dedicated clean ballast tanks operations.
Note: Appendix D is an example of such a procedure.
[CGD 77–058b, 45 FR 43714, June 30, 1980, as amended by USCG–2000–7641, 66 FR 55573, Nov. 2, 2001]
Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks Operations
§ 157.225 Dedicated clean ballast tanks operations: General.
The master of a tank vessel meeting §157.10a(b), §157.10a(c)(2), §157.10b(a)(2), or §157.10c(c)(2) shall ensure that—
(a) Before clean ballast in any dedicated clean ballast tank is discharged or transferred, the pump and piping system for conveying the clean ballast are flushed with water;
(b) Before any dedicated clean ballast tank is ballasted, the pump and piping system for conveying the ballast are flushed with water;
(c) Before the pump and piping system of the dedicated clean ballast tanks are used for cargo transfer:
(1) If water in the dedicated clean ballast tanks is used for flushing the pump and piping system, the volume of water for flushing is equal to at least 10 times the volume of the piping to be flushed;
(2) The piping system is drained of fluid; and
(3) The valves under §157.222(d) are closed;
(d) Flushing water is pumped from a sea chest or a dedicated clean ballast tank through the pump and piping system of the dedicated clean ballast tanks and then to a slop tank;
(e) Clean ballast from each dedicated clean ballast tank is discharged in accordance with §157.43;
(f) When the pump and piping system are being flushed:
(1) The oil content of the flushing water in the piping system is monitored; and
(2) The pump and piping system are flushed until the oil content of the flushing water in the piping stabilizes; and
(g) If any pump or piping system that is flushed to meet paragraph (f) of this section is used to convey cargo during an emergency, that pump or piping system is flushed again to meet paragraph (f) of this section before being used to convey clean ballast.
[CGD 77–058b, 45 FR 43714, June 30, 1980, as amended by CGD 82–28, 50 FR 11629, Mar. 22, 1985]
§ 157.226 Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks Operations Manual: Procedures to be followed.
The master of a foreign tank vessel meeting §157.10a(b), §157.10a(c)(2), §157.10b(a)(2), or §157.10c(c)(2) that has the Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks Operations Manual approved under §157.210 and is operating in the navigable waters of the United States or transferring cargo at a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and the master of a U.S. tank vessel meeting §157.10a(b), §157.10a(c)(2), §157.10b(a), or §157.10c(c)(1) shall ensure that the procedure listed in the Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks Operations Manual are followed.
[CGD 82–28, 50 FR 11629, Mar. 22, 1985]
§ 157.228 Isolating Valves: Closed during a voyage.
(a) The master of each U.S. tank vessel under §157.10a(b), §157.10a(c)(2), §157.10b(a)(2), or §157.10c(c)(2) shall ensure that the valves under §157.222(d) remain closed during each voyage.
(b) The master of each foreign tank vessel meeting §157.10a(b), §157.10a(c)(2), §157.10b(a)(2), or §157.10c(c)(2) shall ensure that the valves under §157.222(d) remain closed when the vessel is on a voyage in the navigable waters of the United States.
[CGD 82–28, 50 FR 11629, Mar. 22, 1985]
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