§157.170. COW equipment: Removal.
33 C.F.R. § 157.170
Whenever a deck mounted COW machine is removed from the tank, the master shall ensure that:
The supply piping to that machine is blanked off; and
The tank opening is sealed by a secured plate made of steel or an equivalent material accepted by the Commandant.
If the equipment for the COW system is removed from a cargo tank for the carriage of cargoes other than crude oil and then reinstalled, the master shall ensure that, before COW operations are conducted, the system has no crude oil leakage.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
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.