33 C.F.R. § 157.400 Purpose and applicability.
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
(a) The purpose of this subpart is to establish mandatory safety and operational requirements to reduce environmental damage resulting from petroleum oil spills. (b) This subpart applies to each tank vessel specified in §157.01 of this part that— (1) Is 5,000 gross tons or more; (2) Carries petroleum oil in bulk as cargo or oil cargo residue; and (3) Is not equipped with a double hull meeting §157.10d of this part, or an equivalent to the requirements of §157.10d, but required to be equipped with a double hull at a date set forth in 46 U.S.C. 3703a (b)(3) and (c)(3). [CGD 91–045, 61 FR 39788, July 30, 1996, as amended by USCG–2000–7641, 66 FR 55573, Nov. 2, 2001]
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 G—Interim Measures for Certain Tank Vessels Without Double Hulls Carrying Petroleum Oils
§ 157.400 Purpose and applicability.
