No person may operate a vessel that carries a bulk liquid cargo of NLS unless the vessel—

(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;

(b) Discharges no NLS residues to the sea unless the vessel meets—

(1) The equipment requirements in §98.31-10(a)(2); and

(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.


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