---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 151.30"
title: "33"
number: "151.30"
heading: "Applicability."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/151.30"
---

# §151.30. Applicability.

- (a) Except as provided in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section, [§§ 151.30 through 151.49](/cfr/33/151.30..151.49.md) apply to each ship that—
  - (1) Is operated under the authority of the United States and engages in international voyages;
  - (2) Is operated under the authority of the United States and is certificated for ocean service;
  - (3) Is operated under the authority of the United States and is certificated for coastwise service beyond three nautical miles from land;
  - (4) Is operated under the authority of the United States and operates at any time seaward of the outermost boundary of the territorial sea of the United States as defined in [§ 2.22](/cfr/33/2.22.md) of this chapter; or
  - (5) Is operated under the authority of a country other than the United States while in the navigable waters of the United States, or while at a port or terminal under the jurisdiction of the United States.
- (b) [Sections 151.30 through 151.49](/cfr/33/151.30..151.49.md) do not apply to—
  - (1) A tank barge whose certificate is endorsed by the Coast Guard for a limited short protected coastwise route if the barge is constructed and certificated primarily for service on an inland route;
  - (2) A warship, naval auxiliary, or other ship owned or operated by a country when engaged in noncommercial service;
  - (3) A Canadian or U.S. ship being operated exclusively on the Great Lakes of North America or their connecting and tributary waters;
  - (4) A Canadian or U.S. ship being operated exclusively on the internal waters of the United States and Canada; or
  - (5) **Any other ship specifically excluded by MARPOL 73/78.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 88-002, 54 FR 18405, Apr. 28, 1989, as amended by CGD 88-002A, 55 FR 18582, May 2, 1990; USCG-2008-0179, 73 FR 35014, June 19, 2008]

### Source

Source: Sections 151.30 through 151.49 appear by CGD 85-010, 52 FR 7759, Mar. 12, 1987, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321, 1903, 1908; 46 U.S.C. 6101; Pub. L. 104-227 (110 Stat. 3034); E.O. 12777, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp. p. 351; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 170.1.

### Source

Source: CGD 75-124a, 48 FR 45709, Oct. 6, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1902, 1903, 1908; 46 U.S.C. 6101; 46 U.S.C. 70034; Pub. L. 104-227, 110 Stat. 3034; sec. 623, Pub. L. 108-293, 118 Stat. 1063; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Amendments

[CGD 88-002, 54 FR 18405, Apr. 28, 1989, as amended by CGD 88-002A, 55 FR 18582, May 2, 1990; USCG-2008-0179, 73 FR 35014, June 19, 2008]