33 CFR 157.35
§ 157.35 Ballast added to cargo tanks.
United States · 33 CFR — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Status: effective
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- 33 CFR 157.35, § 157.35 Ballast added to cargo tanks, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/152302
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The master of a tank vessel with segregated ballast tanks or dedicated clean ballast tanks under § 157.09, § 157.10, § 157.10a(a)(1), § 157.10a(b), § 157.10a(c), § 157.10b(a), § 157.10c(b)(1), or § 157.10c(c) shall ensure that ballast water is carried in a cargo tank only if—
(a) The vessel encounters abnormally severe weather conditions;
(b) More ballast water than can be carried in segregated ballast tanks or dedicated clean ballast tanks is necessary for the safety of the vessel;
(c) The ballast water is processed and discharged in compliance with § 157.37; and
(d) On a new vessel under § 157.10 that carries crude oil, the ballast water is only carried in a cargo tank that is crude oil washed in accordance with Subpart D of this part during or after the most recent discharge of crude oil from that tank.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.