General Rules for Tankers Owned or Operating in the USA, 2020 Edition

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General Rules for Tankers Owned or Operating in the USA, 2020 Edition, is compiled from over 12,000 pages of regulations directly related to shipping, contained in the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). It forms an accessible source of reference of the most directly relevant regulations for the tanker industry.

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Updated annually, this publication collates US tanker regulations into a single source of reference. It addresses the primary CFR chapters and contains excerpts from the relevant regulations. Some of the subject matter covered includes:

Safe operations of vessels and safety management systems
Handling, stowage and dangers of dangerous cargoes generally
Individual requirements for chemical cargoes
Individual requirements for liquefied gas cargoes
Individual requirements for oil cargoes
Compatibility of cargoes
Port and terminal operations
Tanker construction, design and escort requirements
Recordkeeping and incident reporting requirements
Tanker certification and training
Cargo equipment and safety systems.

33 CFR – NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

PART 26 – Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Regulations

PART 27 – Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties for Inflation

PART 62 – United States Aids to Navigation System

PART 64 – Marking of Structures, Sunken Vessels and Other Obstructions

PART 66 – Private Aids to Navigation

PART 67 – Aids to Navigation on Artificial Islands and Fixed Structures

PART 72 – Marine Information

PART 80 – COLREGS Demarcation Line

PART 81 – 72 COLREGS: Implementing Rules

PART 82 – 72 COLREGS: Interpretative Rules

PART 83 – Navigation Rules

PART 84 – Annex I: Positioning and Technical Details of Lights and Shapes

PART 86 – Annex III: Technical Details of Sound Signal Appliances

PART 87 – Annex IV: Distress Signals

PART 88 – Annex V: Pilot Rules

PART 89 – Inland Navigation Rules: Implementing Rules

PART 90 – Inland Rules: Interpretative Rules

PART 95 – Operating a Vessel While Under the Influence of Alcohol or a Dangerous Drug

PART 96 – Rules for the Safe Operation of Vessels and Safety Management Systems

PART 97 – Rules for the Safe Operation of Vessels, Stowage and Securing of Cargoes

PART 101 – Maritime Security: General

PART 104 – Maritime Security: Vessels

PART 125 – Identification Credentials for Persons Requiring Access to Waterfront Facilities or Vessels

PART 126 – Handling of Dangerous Cargo at Waterfront Facilities

PART 127 – Waterfront Facilities Handling Liquefied Natural Gas and Liquefied Hazardous Gas

PART 138 – Financial Responsibility for Water Pollution (Vessels) and OPA 90 Limits of Liability (Vessels, Deepwater Ports and Onshore Facilities)

PART 140 – Outer Continental Shelf Activities: General

PART 141 – Personnel

PART 142 – Workplace Safety and Health

PART 143 – Design and Equipment

PART 144 – Lifesaving Appliances

PART 145 – Fire-fighting Equipment

PART 146 – Operations

PART 147 – Safety Zones

PART 150 – Deepwater Ports: Operations

PART 151 – Vessels Carrying Oil, Noxious Liquid Substances, Garbage, Municipal or Commercial Waste, and Ballast Water

SECTION 151.1510: Ballast Water Management Requirements

PART 153 – Control of Pollution by Oil and Hazardous Substances, Discharge Removal

PART 154 – Facilities Transferring Oil or Hazardous Material in Bulk

PART 155 – Oil or Hazardous Material Pollution Prevention Regulations for Vessels

PART 156 – Oil and Hazardous Material Transfer Operations

PART 157 – Rules for the Protection of the Marine Environment Relating to Tank Vessels Carrying Oil in Bulk

PART 158 – Reception Facilities for Oil, Noxious Liquid Substances, and Garbage

PART 159 – Marine Sanitation Devices

PART 161 – Vessel Traffic Management

PART 164 – Navigation Safety Regulations

PART 168 – Escort Requirements for Certain Tankers

PART 169 – Ship Reporting Systems

40 CFR – PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

PART 63 – SUBPART Y: National Emission Standards for Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations

PART 98 – SUBPART W: Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems

46 CFR – SHIPPING

PART 2 – SUBPART 2.01: Inspecting and Certificating of Vessels

PART 2 – SUBPART 2.10: Fees

PART 2 – SUBPART 2.20: Reports and Forms

PART 2 – SUBPART 2.75: Approvals of Safety Equipment, Materials and Installations, and Qualifications for Construction Personnel

PART 4 – Marine Casualties and Investigations

SUBPART 4.06: Mandatory Chemical Testing Following Serious Marine Incidents Involving Vessels in Commercial Service

PART 8 – Vessel Inspection Alternatives

PART 13 – Certification of Tankermen

PART 16 – Chemical Testing

PART 30 – General Provisions

PART 31 – Inspection and Certification

PART 32 – Special Equipment, Machinery, and Hull Requirements

SUBPART 32.53: Inert Gas System

PART 34 – Fire Fighting Equipment

PART 35 – Operations

PART 36 – Elevated Temperature Cargoes

PART 38 – Liquefied Flammable Gases

PART 39 – Vapor Control Systems

PART 42 – Domestic and Foreign Voyages by Sea

PART 54 – SUBPART 54.15: SECTION 54.15-25: Minimum Relief Capacities for Cargo Tanks Containing Compressed or Liquefied Gas

PART 56 – SUBPART 56.04: Piping Classification

PART 56 – SUBPART 56.50: Design Requirements Pertaining to Specific Systems

PART 58 – Main and Auxiliary Machinery and Related Systems

PART 64 – Marine Portable Tanks and Cargo Handling Systems

PART 90 – General Provisions

PART 91 – Inspection and Certification

PART 92 – Construction and Arrangement

PART 93 – Stability

PART 95 – Fire Protection Equipment

PART 96 – Vessel Control and Miscellaneous Systems and Equipment

PART 97 – Operations

PART 98 – Special Construction, Arrangement, and Other Provisions for Certain Dangerous Cargoes in Bulk

PART 111 – SUBPART 111.105: SECTION 111.105-29: Combustible Liquid Cargo Carriers

PART 111 – SUBPART 111.105: SECTION 111.105-31: Flammable or Combustible Cargo with a Flashpoint Below 60°C (140°F), Carriers of Liquid-Sulphur or Inorganic Acid

PART 111 – SUBPART 111.105: SECTION 111.105-32: Bulk Liquefied Flammable Gas and Ammonia Carriers

PART 150 – Compatibility of Cargoes

PART 153 – Ships Carrying Bulk Liquid, Liquefied Gas, or Compressed Gas Hazardous Materials

PART 154 – Safety Standards for Self-Propelled Vessels Carrying Bulk Liquefied Gases

PART 162 – SUBPART 162.017: General Provisions; Valves, Pressure-Vacuum Relief, for Tank Vessels

PART 162 – SUBPART 162.018: Safety Relief Valves, Liquefied Compressed Gas

PART 162 – SUBPART 162.050: Pollution Prevention Equipment

PART 170 – Stability Requirements for All Inspected Vessels

PART 172 – SUBPART F: Special Rules Pertaining to a Ship that Carries a Hazardous Liquid Regulated Under Subchapter O of this Chapter

PART 172 – SUBPART G: Special Rules Pertaining to a Ship that Carries a Bulk Liquefied Gas Regulated Under Subchapter O of this Chapter

PART 197 – SUBPART C: Benzene

PART 199 – SUBPART B: Requirements for All Vessels

PART 199 – SUBPART D: Additional Requirements for Cargo Vessels

49 CFR – TRANSPORTATION

PART 130 – Oil Spill Prevention and Response Plans

PART 171 – SUBPART B: Incident Reporting, Notification, BOE Approvals and Authorization

PART 172 – SUBPART 172.322: Marine Pollutants

PART 172 – SUBPART 172.328: Cargo Tanks

PART 176 – SUBPART H: Detailed Requirements for Class 2 (Compressed Gas) Materials

PART 176 – SUBPART I: Detailed Requirements for Class 3 (Flammable) and Combustible Liquid Materials

PART 193 – Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities: Federal Safety Standards

JONES ACT

OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990

General Rules for Tankers Owned or Operating in the USA, 2020 Edition, is edited and compiled from over 12,000 pages of regulations directly related to shipping, contained in the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). These are the codification of the general and permanent rules of the U.S. Federal Government, which in their entirety number over 175,000 pages of information.

The Code is updated on a staggered basis annually. Because of the vast scale of regulations, this edition is compiled with a view to create an instantaneous and accessible resource of the most directly relevant regulations to those requiring them in the tanker industry, both at sea and ashore.

This Publication addresses the primary CFR chapters and contains excerpts of the relevant regulations. Some of the subject matter covered includes:

Safe operations of vessels and safety management systems
Handling, stowage and dangers of dangerous cargoes generally
Individual requirements for chemical cargoes
Individual requirements for liquefied gas cargoes
Individual requirements for oil cargoes
Compatibility of cargoes
Port and terminal operations
Tanker construction, design and escort requirements
Recordkeeping and incident reporting requirements
Tanker certification and training
Cargo equipment and safety systems.

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Title: General Rules for Tankers Owned or Operating in the USA, 2020 Edition
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ISBN: ISBN 13: 978-1-85609-873-1 (9781856098731), ISBN 10: 1-85609-873-7 (1856098737)
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General Rules for Tankers Owned or Operating in the USA 2020 Edition 110 33 CFR Ch. I (7–1–19 Edition) PART 26—VESSEL BRIDGE-TO- BRIDGE RADIOTELEPHONE REGU- LATIONS Sec. 26.01Purpose. 26.02Definitions. 26.03Radiotelephone required. 26.04Use of the designated frequency. 26.05Use of radiotelephone. 26.06Maintenance of radiotelephone; failure of radiotelephone. 26.07Communications. 26.08Exemption procedures. 26.09List of exemptions. AUTHORITY: 14 U.S.C. 2, 33 U.S.C. 1201–1208; Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1; Rule 1, International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea. SOURCE: CGD 71–114R, 37 FR 12720, June 28, 1972, unless otherwise noted. §26.01Purpose. (a)The purpose of this part is to im- plement the provisions of the Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act. This part: (1)Requires the use of the vessel bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone; (2)Provides the Coast Guard’s inter- pretation of the meaning of important terms in the Act; (3)Prescribes the procedures for ap- plying for an exemption from the Act and the regulations issued under the Act and a listing of exemptions. (b)Nothing in this part relieves any person from the obligation of com- plying with the rules of the road and the applicable pilot rules. §26.02Definitions. For the purpose of this part and in- terpreting the Act: Act means the ‘‘Vessel Bridge-to- Bridge Radiotelephone Act’’, 33 U.S.C. sections 1201–1208; Length is measured from end to end over the deck excluding sheer; Power-driven vessel means any vessel propelled by machinery; and Secretary means the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating; Territorial sea means all waters as de- fined in §2.22(a)(1) of this chapter. Towing vessel means any commercial vessel engaged in towing another vessel astern, alongside, or by pushing ahead. Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) means a service implemented under Part 161 of this chapter by the United States Coast Guard designed to improve the safety and efficiency of vessel traffic and to protect the environment. The VTS has the capability to interact with marine traffic and respond to traf- fic situations developing in the VTS area. Vessel Traffic Service Area or VTS Area means the geographical area encom- passing a specific VTS area of service as described in Part 161 of this chapter. This area of service may be subdivided into sectors for the purpose of allo- cating responsibility to individual Ves- sel Traffic Centers or to identify dif- ferent operating requirements. NOTE: Although regulatory jurisdiction is limited to the navigable waters of the United States, certain vessels will be encouraged or may be required, as a condition of port VerDate Sep<11>2014 09:08 Aug 14, 2019Jkt 247137PO 00000Frm 00120Fmt 8010Sfmt 8010Y:\SGML\247137.XXX247137 pparker on DSK3GDR082PROD with CFR 3 PART 26 – VESSEL BRIDGE-TO-BRIDGE RADIOTELEPHONE REGULATIONS 111 Coast Guard, DHS §26.04 entry, to report beyond this area to facili- tate traffic management within the VTS area. (Rule 1, International Regulations for Pre- venting Collisions at Sea, 1972 (as rectified); E.O. 11964 (14 U.S.C. 2); 49 CFR 1.46(b)) [CGD 71–114R, 37 FR 12720, June 28, 1972, as amended by CGD 77–118a, 42 FR 35784, July 11, 1977; CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36322, July 15, 1994; USCG–2001–9044, 68 FR 42601, July 18, 2003] §26.03Radiotelephone required. (a) Unless an exemption is granted under §26.09 and except as provided in paragraph (a)(4) of this section, this part applies to: (1) Every power-driven vessel of 20 meters or over in length while navi- gating; (2) Every vessel of 100 gross tons and upward carrying one or more pas- sengers for hire while navigating; (3) Every towing vessel of 26 feet or over in length while navigating; and (4) Every dredge and floating plant engaged in or near a channel or fairway in operations likely to restrict or af- fect navigation of other vessels except for an unmanned or intermittently manned floating plant under the con- trol of a dredge. (b) Every vessel, dredge, or floating plant described in paragraph (a) of this section must have a radiotelephone on board capable of operation from its navigational bridge, or in the case of a dredge, from its main control station, and capable of transmitting and receiv- ing on the frequency or frequencies within the 156–162 Mega-Hertz band using the classes of emissions des- ignated by the Federal Communica- tions Commission for the exchange of navigational information. (c) The radiotelephone required by paragraph (b) of this section must be carried on board the described vessels, dredges, and floating plants upon the navigable waters of the United States. (d) The radiotelephone required by paragraph (b) of this section must be capable of transmitting and receiving on VHF FM channel 22A (157.1 MHz). (e) While transiting any of the fol- lowing waters, each vessel described in paragraph (a) of this section also must have on board a radiotelephone capable of transmitting and receiving on VHF FM channel 67 (156.375 MHz): (1) The lower Mississippi River from the territorial sea boundary, and with- in either the Southwest Pass safety fairway or the South Pass safety fair- way specified in 33 CFR 166.200, to mile 242.4 AHP (Above Head of Passes) near Baton Rouge; (2) The Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet from the territorial sea boundary, and within the Mississippi River-Gulf out- let Safety Fairway specified in 33 CFR 166.200, to that channel’s junction with the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal; and (3) The full length of the Inner Har- bor Navigation Canal from its junction with the Mississippi River to that ca- nal’s entry to Lake Pontchartrain at the New Seabrook vehicular bridge. (f) In addition to the radiotelephone required by paragraph (b) of this sec- tion, each vessel described in para- graph (a) of this section while transiting any waters within a Vessel Traffic Service Area, must have on board a radiotelephone capable of transmitting and receiving on the VTS designated frequency in Table 161.12(c) (VTS and VMRS Centers, Call Signs/ MMSI, Designated Frequencies, and Monitoring Areas). NOTE: A single VHF-FM radio capable of scanning or sequential monitoring (often re- ferred to as ‘‘dual watch’’ capability) will not meet the requirements for two radios. [CGD 91–046, 57 FR 14485, Apr. 21, 1992; 57 FR 21740, May 22, 1992, as amended by CGD 90– 020, 59 FR 36322, July 15, 1994; CGD 95–033, 60 FR 28328, May 31, 1995; CGD 92–052, 61 FR 45325, Aug. 29, 1996; CGD–1999–6141, 64 FR 69635, Dec. 14, 1999; USCG–2003–14757, 68 FR 39364, July 1, 2003] §26.04Use of the designated fre- quency. (a) No person may use the frequency designated by the Federal Communica- tions Commission under section 8 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1207(a), to transmit any information other than informa- tion necessary for the safe navigation of vessels or necessary tests. (b) Each person who is required to maintain a listening watch under sec- tion 5 of the Act shall, when necessary, transmit and confirm, on the des- ignated frequency, the intentions of his VerDate Sep<11>2014 09:08 Aug 14, 2019Jkt 247137PO 00000Frm 00121Fmt 8010Sfmt 8010Y:\SGML\247137.XXX247137 pparker on DSK3GDR082PROD with CFR 4 112 33 CFR Ch. I (7–1–19 Edition) §26.05 vessel and any other information nec- essary for the safe navigation of ves- sels. (c) Nothing in these regulations may be construed as prohibiting the use of the designated frequency to commu- nicate with shore stations to obtain or furnish information necessary for the safe navigation of vessels. (d) On the navigable waters of the United States, channel 13 (156.65 MHz) is the designated frequency required to be monitored in accordance with §26.05(a) except that in the area pre- scribed in §26.03(e), channel 67 (156.375 MHz) is the designated frequency. (e) On those navigable waters of the United States within a VTS area, the designated VTS frequency is an addi- tional designated frequency required to be monitored in accordance with §26.05. (85 Stat. 164; 33 U.S.C. 1201–1208; 49 CFR 1.46(n)(2)) [CGD 71–114R, 37 FR 12720, June 28, 1982, as amended by CGD 83–036, 48 FR 30107, June 30, 1983; CGD 91-046, 57 FR 14486, Apr. 21, 1992; 57 FR 21741, May 22, 1992; CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36323, July 15, 1994; CGD 95–033, 60 FR 28329, May 31, 1995] §26.05Use of radiotelephone. Section 5 of the Act states that the radiotelephone required by this Act is for the exclusive use of the master or person in charge of the vessel, or the person designated by the master or per- son in charge to pilot or direct the movement of the vessel, who shall maintain a listening watch on the des- ignated frequency. Nothing herein shall be interpreted as precluding the use of portable radiotelephone equip- ment to satisfy the requirements of this act. [CGD 93–072, 59 FR 39963, Aug. 5, 1994] §26.06Maintenance of radiotelephone; failure of radiotelephone. Section 6 of the Act states: (a) Whenever radiotelephone capability is required by this Act, a vessel’s radio- telephone equipment shall be maintained in effective operating condition. If the radio- telephone equipment carried aboard a vessel ceases to operate, the master shall exercise due diligence to restore it or cause it to be restored to effective operating condition at the earliest practicable time. The failure of a vessel’s radiotelephone equipment shall not, in itself, constitute a violation of this Act, nor shall it obligate the master of any vessel to moor or anchor his vessel; however, the loss of radiotelephone capability shall be given consideration in the navigation of the vessel. §26.07Communications. No person may use the services of, and no person may serve as, a person required to maintain a listening watch under section 5 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1204, unless the person can commu- nicate in the English language. [CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36323, July 15, 1994, as amended by CGD 95–033, 60 FR 28329, May 31, 1995] §26.08Exemption procedures. (a) The Commandant has redelegated to the Assistant Commandant for Pre- vention Policy, U.S. Coast Guard Head- quarters, with the reservation that this authority shall not be further redele- gated, the authority to grant exemp- tions from provisions of the Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act and this part. (b) Any person may petition for an exemption from any provision of the Act or this part; (c) Each petition must be submitted in writing to Commandant (CG–DCO– D), Attn: Deputy for Operations Policy and Capabilities, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7318, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593–7318, and must state: (1) The provisions of the Act or this part from which an exemption is re- quested; and (2) The reasons why marine naviga- tion will not be adversely affected if the exemption is granted and if the ex- emption relates to a local communica- tion system how that system would fully comply with the intent of the concept of the Act but would not con- form in detail if the exemption is granted. [CGD 71–114R, 37 FR 12720, June 28, 1972, as amended by CGD 73–256, 39 FR 9176, Mar. 8, 1974; CGD 88–052, 53 FR 25119, July 1, 1988; CGD 95–057, 60 FR 34150, June 30, 1995; CGD 96–026, 61 FR 33663, June 28, 1996; CGD 97–023, 62 FR 33362, June 19, 1997; USCG–2002–12471, 67 FR 41331, June 18, 2002; USCG–2010–0351, 75 FR 36278, June 25, 2010; USCG–2014–0410, 79 FR 38428, July 7, 2014; USCG-2018-0874, 84 FR 30877, June 28, 2019] VerDate Sep<11>2014 09:08 Aug 14, 2019Jkt 247137PO 00000Frm 00122Fmt 8010Sfmt 8010Y:\SGML\247137.XXX247137 pparker on DSK3GDR082PROD with CFR 5 113 Coast Guard, DHS §26.09List of exemptions. (a)All vessels navigating on those waters governed by the navigation rules for Great Lakes and their con- necting and tributary waters (33 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) are exempt from the require- ments of the Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act and this part until May 6, 1975. (b)Each vessel navigating on the Great Lakes as defined in the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980 (33 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.) and to which the Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radio- telephone Act (33 U.S.C. 1201–1208) ap- plies is exempt from the requirements in 33 U.S.C. 1203, 1204, and 1205 and the regulations under §§26.03, 26.04, 26.05, 26.06, and 26.07. Each of these vessels and each person to whom 33 U.S.C. 1208(a) applies must comply with Arti- cles VII, X, XI, XII, XIII, XV, and XVI and Technical Regulations 1–9 of ‘‘The Agreement Between the United States of America and Canada for Promotion of Safety on the Great Lakes by Means of Radio, 1973.’’ [CGD 72–223R, 37 FR 28633, Dec. 28, 1972, as amended by CGD 74–291, 39 FR 44980, Dec. 30, 1974; CGD 83–003, 48 FR 7442, Feb. 18, 1983; CGD 91–046, 57 FR 14486, Apr. 21, 1992] VerDate Sep<11>2014 09:08 Aug 14, 2019Jkt 247137PO 00000Frm 00123Fmt 8010Sfmt 8010Y:\SGML\247137.XXX247137 pparker on DSK3GDR082PROD with CFR 6

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