[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR125.120]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
    CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 125--GENERAL--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 125.120  Carriage of noxious liquid substances in bulk.

    (a) Except as provided by this section, no OSV may carry a noxious 
liquid substance (NLS) in bulk without the approval of the Commandant 
(G-MSO).
    (b) An OSV may carry in integral and fixed independent tanks NLSs 
listed by Sec. 153.2 of this chapter, in quantities not to exceed 20 
percent of the vessel's deadweight.
    (c) Each OSV carrying NLSs in bulk in integral tanks or fixed 
independent tanks must--
    (1) Meet the definition of oceangoing in 33 CFR 151.05;
    (2) Have a Certificate of Inspection or NLS Certificate (issued by 
the Coast Guard) endorsed with the name of the NLS cargo; and
    (3) Have the Cargo Record Book prescribed in Sec. 153.490(a)(1) of 
this chapter.
    (d) An OSV that does not meet the equipment requirements in 
Secs. 153.470 through 153.491 of this chapter may not discharge NLS 
residues to the sea. The vessel's Certificate of Inspection or NLS 
Certificate will contain this restriction.
    (e) Each OSV that discharges NLS residues to the sea must meet--
    (1) The equipment requirements in Secs. 153.470 through 153.491 of 
this chapter; and
    (2) The operating requirements in Secs. 153.901, 153.903, 153.909, 
and 153.1100 of this chapter.