---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 140.201"
title: "33"
number: "140.201"
heading: "General."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/140.201"
---

# §140.201. General.


The Coast Guard investigates casualties occurring on the OCS including:

- (a) Casualties on floating OCS facilities, MODUs, and vessels as described in [46 CFR part 4](/cfr/46/part4.md);
- (b) Casualties on fixed OCS facilities as described in [33 CFR 146.30](/cfr/33/146.30.md);
- (c) Oil spillage exceeding 200 barrels of oil in one occurrence during a 30-day period; and
- (d) Other injuries, casualties, accidents, complaints of unsafe working conditions, fires, pollution, and incidents occurring as a result of OCS activities as the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, deems necessary to promote the safety of life or property or protect the marine environment.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2013-1057, 91 FR 39484, June 30, 2026]

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333, 1348, 1350, 1356; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9376, Mar. 4, 1982, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-2013-1057, 91 FR 39484, June 30, 2026]