---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 150.445"
title: "33"
number: "150.445"
heading: "When is oil in a single point mooring-oil transfer system (SPM-OTS) displaced with water?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/150.445"
---

# §150.445. When is oil in a single point mooring-oil transfer system (SPM-OTS) displaced with water?

- (a) The oil in an SPM-OTS must be displaced with water, and the valve at the pipeline end manifold must be closed whenever:
  - (1) A storm warning forecasts weather conditions that will exceed the design operating criteria listed in the operations manual for the SPM-OTS;
  - (2) A vessel is about to depart the SPM because of storm conditions; or
  - (3) **The SPM is not scheduled for use in an oil transfer operation within the next 7 days.**
- (b) The requirement in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section is waived if port officials can demonstrate to the Sector Commander, or MSU Commander, with COTP and OCMI authority that a satisfactory alternative means of safely securing all cargo transfer hoses can be implemented in the event of severe weather conditions.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39182, July 1, 2013]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(1)(C), (j)(5), (j)(6), (m)(2), 1509(a); 46 U.S.C. 70034; E.O. 12777, sec. 2; E.O. 13286, sec. 34, 68 FR 10619; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39182, July 1, 2013]