---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 151.77"
title: "33"
number: "151.77"
heading: "Exceptions for emergencies and health risks."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/151.77"
---

# §151.77. Exceptions for emergencies and health risks.


Sections [151.67](/cfr/33/151.67.md), [151.69](/cfr/33/151.69.md), [151.71](/cfr/33/151.71.md), and [151.73](/cfr/33/151.73.md) do not apply to the following:

- (a) Discharges of garbage from a ship necessary for the purpose of securing the safety of a ship and those on board or saving life at sea.
- (b) The accidental loss of garbage resulting from damage to a ship or its equipment, provided that all reasonable precautions have been taken before and after the occurrence of the damage, to prevent or minimize the accidental loss.
- (c) The accidental loss of fishing gear from a ship, provided all reasonable precautions have been taken to prevent such loss.
- (d) The discharge of fishing gear from a ship for the protection of the marine environment or for the safety of that ship or its crew.
- (e) The en route requirements of §§ [151.69](/cfr/33/151.69.md) and [151.71](/cfr/33/151.71.md) do not apply to the discharge of food wastes when it is clear the retention on board of these food wastes present an imminent health risk to the people on board.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2012-1049, 78 FR 13493, Feb. 28, 2013]

### Source

Source: Sections 151.51 through 151.77 and Appendix A appear by CGD 88-002, 54 FR 18405, Apr. 28, 1989, 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

[USCG-2012-1049, 78 FR 13493, Feb. 28, 2013]