1625-0009 Stat/Reg Authority

§ 151.25

33 CFR Ch. I (7–1–05 Edition)

the condition of the ship and its equipment corresponds substantially with
the particulars of this evidence of compliance;
(3) To determine whether a ship has
been operating in accordance with and
has not discharged any oil or oily mixtures in violation of the provisions of
MARPOL 73/78 or this subchapter;
(4) To determine whether a ship has
discharged oil or oily mixtures anywhere in violation of MARPOL 73/78,
upon request from a party to MARPOL
73/78 for an investigation when the requesting party has furnished sufficient
evidence to support a reasonable belief
that a discharge has occurred.
(b) A ship that does not comply with
the requirements of Parts 151, 155 and
157 of this chapter, or where the condition of the ship or its equipment does
not substantially agree with the particulars of the IOPP Certificate or
other required documentation, may be
detained by order of the COTP or
OCMI, at the port or terminal where
the violation is discovered until, in the
opinion of the detaining authority, the
ship can proceed to sea without presenting an unreasonable threat of harm
to the marine environment. The detention order may authorize the ship to
proceed to the nearest appropriate
available shipyard rather than remaining at the place where the violation
was discovered.
(c) An inspection under this section
may include an examination of the Oil
Record Book, the oil content meter
continuous records, and a general examination of the ship. A copy of any
entry in the Oil Record Book may be
made and the Master of the ship may
be required to certify that the copy is
a true copy of such entry.
[CGD 75–124a, 48 FR 45709, Oct. 6, 1983, as
amended by CGD 88–002A, 55 FR 18582, May 2,
1990]

§ 151.25 Oil Record Book.
(a) Each oil tanker of 150 gross tons
and above, ship of 400 gross tons and
above other than an oil tanker, and
manned fixed or floating drilling rig or
other platform shall maintain an Oil
Record Book Part I (Machinery Space
Operations). An oil tanker of 150 gross
tons and above or a non oil tanker that
carries 200 cubic meters or more of oil

in bulk, shall also maintain an Oil
Record Book Part II (Cargo/Ballast Operations).
(b) An Oil Record Book printed by
the U.S. Government is available to
the masters or operators of all U.S.
ships subject to this section, from any
Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Marine Inspection Office, or Captain of
the Port Office.
(c) The ownership of the Oil Record
Book of all U.S. ships remains with the
U.S. Government.
(d) Entries shall be made in the Oil
Record Book on each occasion, on a
tank to tank basis if appropriate,
whenever any of the following machinery space operations take place on any
ship to which this section applies—
(1) Ballasting or cleaning of fuel oil
tanks;
(2) Discharge of ballast containing an
oily mixture or cleaning water from
fuel oil tanks;
(3) Disposal of oil residue; and
(4) Discharge overboard or disposal
otherwise of bilge water that has accumulated in machinery spaces.
(e) Entries shall be made in the Oil
Record Book on each occasion, on a
tank to tank basis if appropriate,
whenever any of the following cargo/
ballast operations take place on any oil
tanker to which this section applies—
(1) Loading of oil cargo;
(2) Internal transfer of oil cargo during voyage;
(3) Unloading of oil cargo;
(4) Ballasting of cargo tanks and
dedicated clean ballast tanks;
(5) Cleaning of cargo tanks including
crude oil washing;
(6) Discharge of ballast except from
segregated ballast tanks;
(7) Discharge of water from slop
tanks;
(8) Closing of all applicable valves or
similar devices after slop tank discharge operations;
(9) Closing of valves necessary for
isolation of dedicated clean ballast
tanks from cargo and stripping lines
after slop tank discharge operations;
and
(10) Disposal of oil residue.
(f) Entries shall be made in the Oil
Record Book on each occasion, on a
tank-to-tank basis if appropriate,

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§ 151.26

whenever any of the following operations take place on a fixed or floating
drilling rig or other platform to which
this section applies—
(1) Discharge of ballast or cleaning
water from fuel oil tanks; and
(2) Discharge overboard of platform
machinery space bilge water.
(g) In the event of an emergency, accidental or other exceptional discharge
of oil or oily mixture, a statement
shall be made in the Oil Record Book of
the circumstances of, and the reasons
for, the discharge.
(h) Each operation described in paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) of this section
shall be fully recorded without delay in
the Oil Record Book so that all the entries in the book appropriate to that
operation are completed. Each completed operation shall be signed by the
person or persons in charge of the operations concerned and each completed
page shall be signed by the master or
other person having charge of the ship.
(i) The Oil Record Book shall be kept
in such a place as to be readily available for inspection at all reasonable
times and shall be kept on board the
ship.
(j) The master or other person having
charge of a ship required to keep an Oil
Record Book shall be responsible for
the maintenance of such record.
(k) The Oil Record Book for a U.S.
ship shall be maintained on board for
not less than three years.
(l) This section does not apply to a
barge or a fixed or floating drilling rig
or other platform that is not equipped
to discharge overboard any oil or oily
mixture.
(m) This section does not apply to a
fixed or floating drilling rig or other
platform that is operating in compliance with a valid National Pollutant
Discharge
Elimination
System
(NPDES) permit.
(Approved by the Office of Management and
Budget under control number 2115–0025)
[CGD 75–124a, 48 FR 45709, Oct. 6, 1983; 48 FR
54977, Dec. 8, 1983, as amended by CGD 88–
002A, 55 FR 18582, May 2, 1990; USCG–2000–
7641, 66 FR 55571, Nov. 2, 2001]

§ 151.26 Shipboard oil pollution emergency plans.
(a) Language of the plan. The shipboard oil pollution emergency plan

must be available on board in English
and in the working language of the
master and the officers of the ship, if
other than English.
(b) Plan format. The plan must contain the following six sections. A seventh non-mandatory section may be included at the shipowner’s discretion:
(1) Introduction. This section must
contain the following:
(i) Introductory text. The introductory
text of the plan must contain the following language (For ships operating
in Antarctica, the introductory text of
the plan must contain the following
language and explain that they are in
accordance with the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic
Treaty):
This plan is written in accordance with the
requirements of Regulation 26 of Annex I of
the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto
(MARPOL 73/78).
The purpose of the plan is to provide guidance to the master and officers on board the
ship with respect to the steps to be taken
when a pollution incident has occurred or is
likely to occur.
The plan contains all information and
operational instructions required by the
guidelines (Resolution MEPC.54(32)). The appendices contain names, telephone numbers,
telex numbers, etc. of all contacts referenced
in the plan, as well as other reference material.
This plan has been approved by the Coast
Guard and, except as provided below, no alteration or revision may be made to any part
of it without the prior approval of the Coast
Guard.
Changes to the seventh section of the plan
and the appendices do not require approval
by the Coast Guard. The appendices must be
maintained up-to-date by the owners, operators, and managers.

(ii) General information.
(A) The ship’s name, call sign, official number, International Maritime
Organization (IMO) international number, and principal characteristics.
(B) [Reserved]
(2) Preamble. This section must contain an explanation of the purpose and
use of the plan and indicate how the
shipboard plan relates to other shorebased plans.
(3) Reporting Requirements. This section of the plan must include information relating to the following:

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