33 CFR §155.420
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- (a)No person may operate an oceangoing ship of 100 gross tons and above but less than 400 gross tons that is fitted with main or auxiliary machinery spaces unless:
- (1)The ship has at least one pump installed to discharge oily mixtures through a fixed piping system to a reception facility;
- (2)The piping system required by this section has at least one outlet accessible from the weather deck;
- (3)For a ship on an international voyage, the outlet required by this section has a shore connection that meets the specifications in § 155.430, or the ship has at least one adapter that meets the specifications in § 155.430 and fits the required outlets;
- (4)For a ship not on an international voyage, the outlet required by this section has a shore connection that is compatible with reception facilities in the ship's area of operation;
- (5)The ship has a means on the weather deck near the discharge outlet to stop each pump that is used to discharge oily mixtures; and
- (6)The ship has a stop valve installed for each outlet required by this section.
- (b)Paragraph (a) of this section does not apply to a ship that has approved oily-water separating equipment for the processing of oily mixtures from bilges or fuel oil tank ballast.
- (c)This section does not apply to a fixed or floating drilling rig or other platform.