---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 155.5021"
title: "33"
number: "155.5021"
heading: "Operating restrictions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/155.5021"
---

# §155.5021. Operating restrictions.


Nontank vessels subject to this subpart may not—

- (a) Operate upon the navigable waters of the United States unless in compliance with a vessel response plan (VRP) approved under [§ 155.5065](/cfr/33/155.5065.md).
- (b) **Continue to operate on the navigable waters of the United States if—**
  - (1) The Coast Guard determines that the response resources identified in the vessel's certification statement do not meet the requirements of this subpart;
  - (2) The contracts or agreements required in §§ [155.5050](/cfr/33/155.5050.md) and [155.5052](/cfr/33/155.5052.md) and the vessel's certification statement are no longer valid;
  - (3) The vessel is not operating in compliance with the submitted VRP; or
  - (4) **The period of the VRP authorization has expired.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: USCG-2009-1070, 78 FR 60124, Sept. 30, 2013, 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.