33 CFR 157.39
§ 157.39 Machinery space bilges.
United States · 33 CFR — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Status: effective
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- 33 CFR 157.39, § 157.39 Machinery space bilges, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/152304
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Full text
(a) A tank vessel may discharge an oily mixture from a machinery space bilge that is combined with an oil cargo residue if the vessel discharges in compliance with § 157.37.
(b) A tank vessel may discharge an oily mixture from a machinery space bilge that is not combined with an oil cargo residue if the vessel:
(1) Is proceeding en route;
(2) Is discharging an effluent with an oil content of less than 15 parts per million; and
(3) Has in operation an oil discharge monitoring and control system in compliance with § 157.12 and oil separating equipment in compliance with 33 CFR 155.380.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.