Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: October 10, 2024) |
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters |
Chapter I - Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security |
SubChapter O - Pollution |
Part 151 - Vessels Carrying Oil, Noxious Liquid Substances, Garbage, Municipal or Commercial Waste, and Ballast Water |
Part 151 - Vessels Carrying Oil, Noxious Liquid Substances, Garbage, Municipal or Commercial Waste, and Ballast Water
Subpart A - Implementation of MARPOL 73/78 and the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty as it Pertains to Pollution from Ships |
Noxious Liquid Substance Pollution |
§ 151.30 - Applicability. |
§ 151.31 - Where to find requirements applying to oceangoing ships carrying Category A, B, C, and D NLS. |
§ 151.32 - Special areas for the purpose of Annex II. |
§ 151.33 - Certificates needed to carry Category C Oil-like NLS. |
§ 151.35 - Certificates needed to carry Category D NLS and Category D Oil-like NLS. |
§ 151.37 - Obtaining an Attachment for NLSs to the IOPP Certificate and obtaining an NLS Certificate. |
§ 151.39 - Operating requirements: Category D NLS. |
§ 151.41 - Operating requirements for oceangoing ships with IOPP Certificates: Category C and D Oil-like NLSs. |
§ 151.43 - Control of discharge of NLS residues. |
§ 151.45 - Reporting spills of NLS: Category A, B, C, and D. |
§ 151.47 - Category D NLSs other than oil-like Category D NLSs that may be carried under this part. |
§ 151.49 - Category C and D Oil-like NLSs allowed for carriage. |
General |
§ 151.01 - Purpose. |
§ 151.03 - Applicability. |
§ 151.04 - Penalties for violation. |
§ 151.05 - Definitions. |
§ 151.06 - Special areas. |
§ 151.07 - Delegations. |
§ 151.08 - Denial of entry. |
Garbage Pollution and Sewage |
§ 151.51 - Applicability. |
§ 151.53 - Special areas for Annex V of MARPOL 73/78. |
§ 151.55 - Recordkeeping requirements. |
§ 151.57 - Garbage management plans. |
§ 151.59 - Placards. |
§ 151.61 - Inspection for compliance and enforcement. |
§ 151.63 - Shipboard control of garbage. |
§ 151.65 - Reporting requirements. |
§ 151.66 - Operating requirements: Discharge of garbage in the Great Lakes and other navigable waters. |
§ 151.67 - Operating requirements: Discharge of plastic prohibited. |
§ 151.69 - Operating requirements: Discharge of garbage outside special areas. |
§ 151.71 - Operating requirements: Discharge of garbage within special areas. |
§ 151.73 - Operating requirements: Discharge of garbage from fixed or floating platforms. |
§ 151.75 - Grinders or comminuters. |
§ 151.77 - Exceptions for emergencies and health risks. |
§ 151.79 - Operating requirements: Discharge of sewage within Antarctica. |
Oil Pollution |
§ 151.09 - Applicability. |
§ 151.10 - Control of oil discharges. |
§ 151.11 - Exceptions for emergencies. |
§ 151.13 - Special areas for Annex I of MARPOL 73/78. |
§ 151.15 - Reporting requirements. |
§ 151.17 - Surveys. |
§ 151.19 - International Oil Pollution Prevention (IOPP) Certificates. |
§ 151.21 - Ships of countries not party to MARPOL 73/78. |
§ 151.23 - Inspection for compliance and enforcement. |
§ 151.25 - Oil Record Book. |
§ 151.26 - Shipboard oil pollution emergency plans. |
§ 151.27 - Plan submission and approval. |
§ 151.28 - Plan review and revision. |
§ 151.29 - Foreign ships. |
Appendix A to §§ 151.51 through 151.77 - Summary of Garbage Discharge Restrictions |
Subpart B - Transportation of Municipal and Commercial Waste |
§ 151.1000 - Purpose. |
§ 151.1003 - Applicability. |
§ 151.1006 - Definitions. |
§ 151.1009 - Transportation of municipal or commercial waste. |
§ 151.1012 - Applying for a conditional permit. |
§ 151.1015 - Issuing or denying the issuance of a conditional permit. |
§ 151.1018 - Withdrawal of a conditional permit. |
§ 151.1021 - Appeals. |
§ 151.1024 - Display of number. |
Subpart C - Ballast Water Management for Control of Nonindigenous Species in the Great Lakes and Hudson River |
§ 151.1500 - Purpose. |
§ 151.1502 - Applicability. |
§ 151.1504 - Definitions. |
§ 151.1505 - Severability. |
§ 151.1506 - Restriction of operation. |
§ 151.1508 - Revocation of clearance. |
§ 151.1510 - Ballast water management requirements. |
§ 151.1511 - Ballast water discharge standard (BWDS). |
§ 151.1512 - Implementation schedule for approved ballast water management methods. |
§ 151.1513 - Extension of compliance date. |
§ 151.1514 - Vessel safety. |
§ 151.1515 - Ballast water management alternatives under extraordinary conditions. |
§ 151.1516 - Compliance monitoring. |
§ 151.1518 - Penalties for failure to conduct ballast water management. |
Subpart D - Ballast Water Management for Control of Nonindigenous Species in Waters of the United States |
§ 151.2000 - Purpose and scope. |
§ 151.2005 - Definitions. |
§ 151.2007 - What are the penalties for violations of the mandatory provisions of this subpart? |
§ 151.2010 - Applicability. |
§ 151.2013 - Severability. |
§ 151.2015 - Exemptions. |
§ 151.2020 - Vessels in innocent passage. |
§ 151.2025 - Ballast water management requirements. |
§ 151.2026 - Alternate management systems. |
§ 151.2030 - Ballast water discharge standard (BWDS). |
§ 151.2035 - Implementation schedule for approved ballast water management methods. |
§ 151.2036 - Extension of compliance date. |
§ 151.2037 - If my vessel cannot conduct ballast water management practices because of its voyage and/or safety concerns, will I be prohibited from discharging ballast water? |
§ 151.2040 - Discharge of ballast water in extraordinary circumstances. |
§ 151.2041 - What are the mandatory ballast water reporting requirements for all vessels equipped with ballast tanks bound for ports or places of the United States? |
§ 151.2043 - Equivalent Reporting Methods for vessels other than those entering the Great Lakes or Hudson River after operating outside the EEZ or Canadian equivalent. |
§ 151.2045 - What are the mandatory recordkeeping requirements for vessels equipped with ballast tanks that are bound for a port or place in the United States? |
§ 151.2050 - Additional requirements - nonindigenous species reduction practices. |
§ 151.2055 - Deviation from planned voyage. |
§ 151.2060 - Reporting requirements. |
§ 151.2065 - Equivalent reporting methods for vessels other than those entering the Great Lakes or Hudson River after operating outside the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone or Canadian equivalent. |
§ 151.2070 - Recordkeeping requirements. |
§ 151.2075 - Enforcement and compliance. |
§ 151.2080 - Penalties. |
Appendix to Subpart D of Part 151 - Ballast Water Reporting Form and Instructions for Ballast Water Reporting Form |
Subpart E - Definition of Marine Debris for the Purposes of the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act |
§ 151.3000 - Definition of marine debris for the purposes of the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act. |