33 CFR §155.4020
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- (a)
- (1)If you have an existing approved vessel response plan required by § 155.1015, you must have your vessel response plan updated and submitted to the Coast Guard by February 22, 2011.
- (2)All new or existing vessels operating on the navigable waters of the United States or transferring oil in a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, that meet the applicability requirements of § 155.1015, that do not have an approved vessel response plan, must comply with § 155.1065.
- (3)Your vessel may not conduct oil transport or transfer operations if—
- (i)You have not submitted a plan to the Coast Guard in accordance with § 155.1065 prior to February 22, 2011;
- (ii)The Coast Guard determines that the response resources referenced in your plan do not meet the requirements of this subpart;
- (iii)The contracts or agreements cited in your plan have lapsed or are otherwise no longer valid;
- (iv)You are not operating in accordance with your plan; or
- (v)The plan's approval has expired.
- (b)If § 155.5015 requires that you have a vessel response plan, you must have your vessel response plan submitted to the Coast Guard by January 30, 2014.