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46 CFR §98.31-15

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No person may operate a vessel that carries a bulk liquid cargo of NLS unless the vessel—
  1. (a)Has on board a Certificate of Inspection and, if it is a vessel making a foreign voyage, an NLS Certificate endorsed under § 98.31-10 with the name of the NLS cargo;
  2. (b)Discharges no NLS residues to the sea unless the vessel meets—
    1. (1)The equipment requirements in § 98.31-10(a)(2); and
    2. (2)The operating requirements prescribed for oceangoing ships carrying NLSs in §§ 153.901, 153.903, 153.909, and 153.1100 through 153.1132 of this chapter.