46 CFR § 30.10-69 - Tank Vessel—tb/all.

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title: "46 CFR § 30.10-69 - Tank vessel—TB/ALL."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "30.10-69"
section_name: "Tank vessel—TB/ALL."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "TANK VESSELS"
part_number: "30"
part_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3703; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
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# 30.10-69 Tank vessel—TB/ALL.

The term *tank vessel* means a vessel that is constructed or adapted to carry, or that carries, oil or hazardous material in bulk as cargo or cargo residue, and that—

(a) Is a vessel of the United States;

(b) Operates on the navigable waters of the United States; or

(c) Transfers oil or hazardous material in a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

[CGD 79-116, 62 FR 25135, May 8, 1997]