---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 155.210"
title: "33"
number: "155.210"
heading: "Discharge removal equipment for vessels less than 400 feet in length."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/155.210"
---

# §155.210. Discharge removal equipment for vessels less than 400 feet in length.

- (a) Oil tankers and offshore oil barges with an overall length of less than 400 feet must carry appropriate equipment and supplies for the containment and removal of on-deck oil spills of at least 7 barrels.
- (b) The equipment and supplies must include—
  - (1) Sorbents;
  - (2) Non-sparking hand scoops, shovels, and buckets;
  - (3) Containers suitable for holding recovered waste;
  - (4) Emulsifiers for deck cleaning;
  - (5) Protective clothing;
  - (6) A minimum of one non-sparking portable pump with hoses; and
  - (7) **Scupper plugs.**
- (c) During cargo transfer operations, the equipment and supplies must remain ready for immediate use.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 90-068, 58 FR 67996, Dec. 22, 1993, as amended by USCG-1998-3799, 63 FR 35531, June 30, 1998]

### Source

Source: CGD 75-124a, 48 FR 45715, Oct. 6, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301 through 303; 33 U.S.C. 1321(j), 1903(b), 2735; 46 U.S.C. 70011; 70034; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4. Section 155.1020 also issued under section 316 of Pub. L. 114-120. Section 155.480 also issued under section 4110(b) of Pub. L. 101-380.

### Amendments

[CGD 90-068, 58 FR 67996, Dec. 22, 1993, as amended by USCG-1998-3799, 63 FR 35531, June 30, 1998]