[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 46, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 46CFR125.120]



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                            TITLE 46_SHIPPING



                  (This book contains parts 90 to 139)

 

   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (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 

Sec. Sec.  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 Sec. Sec.  153.470 through 153.491 

of this chapter; and

    (2) The operating requirements in Sec. Sec.  153.901, 153.903, 

153.909, and 153.1100 of this chapter.