---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 157.13"
title: "33"
number: "157.13"
heading: "Designated observation area."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/157.13"
---

# §157.13. Designated observation area.


Each new vessel must have a designated observation area on the weather deck or above that is:

- (a) Located where the effluent from each discharge point and manifold described in [§ 157.11](/cfr/33/157.11.md) can be visually observed; and
- (b) **Equipped with—**
  - (1) A means to directly stop the discharge of effluent into the sea; or
  - (2) A positive communication system, such as a telephone or a radio, between the observation area and the discharge control position.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 74-32, 40 FR 48283, Oct. 14, 1975, as amended by CGD 76-088b, 48 FR 45720, Oct. 6, 1983]

### 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 74-32, 40 FR 48283, Oct. 14, 1975, as amended by CGD 76-088b, 48 FR 45720, Oct. 6, 1983]