---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 157.118"
title: "33"
number: "157.118"
heading: "Required documents: Foreign tank vessels."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/157.118"
---

# §157.118. Required documents: Foreign tank vessels.

- (a) The owner, operator, and master of a foreign tank vessel under [§ 157.10(e)](/cfr/33/157.10.md?p=e) or [§ 157.10a(a)(2)](/cfr/33/157.10a.md?p=a-2) shall ensure that the vessel does not enter the navigable waters of the United States or transfer cargo at a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States unless the vessel has on board—
  - (1) **The <I>Crude Oil Washing Operations and Equipment Manual</I> that—**
    - (i) Is approved under [§ 157.112](/cfr/33/157.112.md); or
    - (ii) Meets the manual standards in Resolution 15 of the MARPOL 73/78 and bears the approval of the government of the vessel's flag state; and
  - (2) **Either—**
    - (i) A document from the government of the vessel's flag state that certifies that the vessel complies with Resolution 15 of the MARPOL 73/78; or
    - (ii) **The following letters issued by the Coast Guard—**
      - (A) The letter of acceptance issued under [§ 157.106](/cfr/33/157.106.md).
      - (B) The letter of acceptance issued under [§ 157.142](/cfr/33/157.142.md).
      - (C) Each amending letter issued under [§ 157.158(c)](/cfr/33/157.158.md?p=c).
- (b) On January 1, 1986, or 15 years after the date it was delivered to the original owner or 15 years after the completion of a major conversion, whichever is later, the owner, operator, and master of a foreign vessel having a COW system under [§ 157.10c(b)(2)](/cfr/33/157.10c.md?p=b-2) shall ensure that the vessel does not enter the navigable waters of the United States or transfer cargo at a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States unless the vessel has on board—
  - (1) **The <I>Crude Oil Washing Operations and Equipment Manual</I> that—**
    - (i) Is approved under [§ 157.112](/cfr/33/157.112.md); or
    - (ii) Bears a certification by an authorized CS or the government of the vessel's flag state that the manual contains the information required under [§ 157.138](/cfr/33/157.138.md);
  - (2) **Evidence that the COW system passed the required inspections by—**
    - (i) A document from an authorized CS or the government of the vessel's flag state certifying that the vessel passed the inspections under [§ 157.140](/cfr/33/157.140.md); or
    - (ii) The letter of acceptance under [§ 157.142](/cfr/33/157.142.md) after passing the inspection under [§ 157.140](/cfr/33/157.140.md); and
  - (3) **Either—**
    - (i) A document from an authorized CS or the government of the vessel's flag state certifying that the vessel complies with the design, equipment and installation standards in [§§ 157.122 through 157.136](/cfr/33/157.122..157.136.md) and any amending letters approving changed COW system characteristics; or
    - (ii) The letter of acceptance under [§ 157.106](/cfr/33/157.106.md) and any amending letters issued under [§ 157.158(c)](/cfr/33/157.158.md?p=c).

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 82-28, 50 FR 11627, 11630, Mar. 22, 1985, as amended by USCG-2000-7641, 66 FR 55573, Nov. 2, 2001; USCG-2006-25150, 71 FR 39210, July 12, 2006]

### Source

Source: CGD 77-058b, 45 FR 43709, June 30, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1903; 46 U.S.C. 3703, 3703a (note); Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. Subparts G, H, and I are also issued under section 4115(b), Pub. L. 101-380, 104 Stat. 520; Pub. L. 104-55, 109 Stat. 546.

### Source

Source: CGD 74-32, 40 FR 48283, Oct. 14, 1975, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 82-28, 50 FR 11627, 11630, Mar. 22, 1985, as amended by USCG-2000-7641, 66 FR 55573, Nov. 2, 2001; USCG-2006-25150, 71 FR 39210, July 12, 2006]