---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 155.4020"
title: "33"
number: "155.4020"
heading: "Complying with this subpart."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/155.4020"
---

# §155.4020. Complying with this subpart.

- (a)
  - (1) If you have an existing approved vessel response plan required by [§ 155.1015](/cfr/33/155.1015.md), you must have your vessel response plan updated and submitted to the Coast Guard by February 22, 2011.
  - (2) All new or existing vessels operating on the navigable waters of the United States or transferring oil in a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, that meet the applicability requirements of [§ 155.1015](/cfr/33/155.1015.md), that do not have an approved vessel response plan, must comply with [§ 155.1065](/cfr/33/155.1065.md).
  - (3) Your vessel may not conduct oil transport or transfer operations if—
    - (i) You have not submitted a plan to the Coast Guard in accordance with [§ 155.1065](/cfr/33/155.1065.md) prior to February 22, 2011;
    - (ii) The Coast Guard determines that the response resources referenced in your plan do not meet the requirements of this subpart;
    - (iii) The contracts or agreements cited in your plan have lapsed or are otherwise no longer valid;
    - (iv) You are not operating in accordance with your plan; or
    - (v) **The plan's approval has expired.**
- (b) If [§ 155.5015](/cfr/33/155.5015.md) requires that you have a vessel response plan, you must have your vessel response plan submitted to the Coast Guard by January 30, 2014.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-1998-3417, 73 FR 80649, Dec. 31, 2008, as amended by USCG-2001-8661, 74 FR 45029, Aug. 31, 2009; USCG-2008-1070, 78 FR 60123, Sept. 30, 2013]

### Source

Source: USCG-1998-3417, 73 FR 80649, Dec. 31, 2008, 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

[USCG-1998-3417, 73 FR 80649, Dec. 31, 2008, as amended by USCG-2001-8661, 74 FR 45029, Aug. 31, 2009; USCG-2008-1070, 78 FR 60123, Sept. 30, 2013]