§157.112. Approved Crude Oil Washing Operations and Equipment Manual. — Inbound Citations

If the owner or operator of a foreign tank vessel having a COW system under § 157.10(e), § 157.10a(a)(2), or § 157.10c(b)(2) desires a Coast Guard approved Crude Oil Washing Operations and Equipment Manual under § 157.112, the owner or operator must submit two copies of a manual that meets § 157.138 to the Commandant (CG-CVC), Attn: Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7501, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593-7501.

(1) Is approved under § 157.112; or

(i) Is approved under § 157.112; or

After passing the inspections under § 157.140, the owner, operator, and master shall ensure that the following are recorded in the Crude Oil Washing Operations and Equipment Manual approved under § 157.112:

(a) Knows the contents in the Crude Oil Washing Operations and Equipment Manual approved by the Coast Guard under § 157.112 or by the government of the vessel's flag state;

(c) Is familiar with the contents of the Crude Oil Washing Operations and Equipment Manual approved by the Coast Guard under § 157.112 or by the government of the vessel's flag state.

Except as allowed in § 157.158, the master of a foreign tank vessel having a COW system under § 157.10(e), § 157.10a(a)(2), or § 157.10c(b)(2) that has the Crude Oil Washing Operations and Equipment Manual approved under § 157.112 and is operating in the navigable waters of the United States or transferring cargo at a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and the master of a U.S. tank vessel having a COW system under § 157.10(e), § 157.10a(a)(2), or § 157.10c(b)(2) shall ensure that during each COW operation—

(b) The changed characteristics used to pass the inspections under § 157.140 are recorded in the Crude Oil Washing Operations and Equipment Manual approved under § 157.112; and