---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 157.29"
title: "33"
number: "157.29"
heading: "Discharges: Seagoing tank vessels of 150 gross tons or more."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/157.29"
---

# §157.29. Discharges: Seagoing tank vessels of 150 gross tons or more.


Unless a seagoing tank vessel of 150 gross tons or more discharges an oily mixture in compliance with the requirements in [§ 157.37](/cfr/33/157.37.md), [§ 157.39](/cfr/33/157.39.md), or [§ 157.43](/cfr/33/157.43.md), the vessel must:

- (a) Retain the mixture; or
- (b) **Transfer the mixture to a reception facility.**

## Notes

### 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.