46 CFR 153.1126
§ 153.1126 Discharge of NLS residue from a slop tank to the sea: Categories A, B, C, and D.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 153.1126, § 153.1126 Discharge of NLS residue from a slop tank to the sea: Categories A, B, C, and D, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/228807
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NLS residue in a slop tank may not be discharged into the sea unless—
(a) The ship meets the conditions for discharging the NLS residue from a cargo tank in § 153.1128; and
(b) For Category B NLS residue transferred to the slop tank under § 153.1119(b), the NLS is discharged—
(1) Through an NLS residue discharge system with the flow recording equipment required in § 153.481(b)(2) operating; and
(2) At a rate maintained at or below Q in the following:
For tank contents that are miscible
For tank contents that are immiscible
where:
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.