33 CFR § 157.224 - Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks Operations Manual.

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title: "33 CFR § 157.224 - Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks Operations Manual."
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# 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.

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]