---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 156.220"
title: "33"
number: "156.220"
heading: "Reporting of incidents."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/156.220"
---

# §156.220. Reporting of incidents.

- (a) An immediate report must be made to the nearest Captain of the Port, by the service vessel, if fire, explosion, collision, grounding or any similar emergency, which poses a threat to the vessels involved, occurs during lightering.
- (b) Any discharge of oil or hazardous material into the water shall be reported, by the service vessel, in accordance with the procedures specified in [§ 151.15](/cfr/33/151.15.md) of this chapter.

## Notes

### Source

Source: CGD 78-180, 49 FR 11172, Mar. 26, 1984, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 3703, 3703a, 3715, 70011, 70034; E.O. 11735, 3 CFR 1971-1975 Comp., p. 793; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2.