33 CFR § 157.108 - Crude Oil Washing Operations and Equipment Manual for U.S. tank vessels: Submission.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s157.108"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 157.108 - Crude Oil Washing Operations and Equipment Manual for U.S. tank vessels: Submission."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "157.108"
section_name: "Crude Oil Washing Operations and Equipment Manual for U.S. tank vessels: Submission."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "O"
subchapter_name: "POLLUTION"
part_number: "157"
part_name: "RULES FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT RELATING TO TANK VESSELS CARRYING OIL IN BULK"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "33 U.S.C. 1903; 46 U.S.C. 3703, 3703a (note); Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. Subparts G, H, and I are also issued under section 4115(b), Pub. L. 101-380, 104 Stat. 520; Pub. L. 104-55, 109 Stat. 546."
regulatory_source: "CGD 74-32, 40 FR 48283, Oct. 14, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "157"
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# 157.108 Crude Oil Washing Operations and Equipment Manual for U.S. tank vessels: Submission.
Before each U.S. tank vessel having a COW system under § 157.10(e), § 157.10a(a)(2), or § 157.10c(b)(2) is inspected under § 157.140, the owner or operator of that vessel must submit two copies of a manual that meets § 157.138, to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, of the zone in which the COW system is installed or to the appropriate Coast Guard field technical office listed in § 157.100(b).
(Reporting and Recordkeeping requirements approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1625-0036)
[CGD 82-28, 50 FR 11627, 11630, Mar. 22, 1985, as amended by USCG-2006-25150, 71 FR 39210, July 12, 2006]