---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 125.120"
title: "46"
number: "125.120"
heading: "Carriage of noxious liquid substances in bulk by OSVs of less than 6,000 GT ITC (500 GRT if GT ITC is not assigned)."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/125.120"
---

# §125.120. Carriage of noxious liquid substances in bulk by OSVs of less than 6,000 GT ITC (500 GRT if GT ITC is not assigned).

- (a) Except as provided by this section, no OSV of less than 6,000 GT ITC (500 GRT if GT ITC is not assigned) may carry a noxious liquid substance (NLS) in bulk without the approval of the Commandant (CG-ENG).
- (b) An OSV may carry in integral and fixed independent tanks NLSs listed by [§ 153.2](/cfr/46/153.2.md) of this chapter, in quantities not to exceed 20 percent of the vessel's deadweight.
- (c) **Each OSV carrying NLSs in bulk in integral tanks or fixed independent tanks must—**
  - (1) Meet the definition of oceangoing in [33 CFR 151.05](/cfr/33/151.05.md);
  - (2) Have a Certificate of Inspection or NLS Certificate (issued by the Coast Guard) endorsed with the name of the NLS cargo; and
  - (3) Have the Cargo Record Book prescribed in [§ 153.490(a)(1)](/cfr/46/153.490.md?p=a-1) of this chapter.
- (d) An OSV that does not meet the equipment requirements in [§§ 153.470 through 153.491](/cfr/46/153.470..153.491.md) of this chapter may not discharge NLS residues to the sea. The vessel's Certificate of Inspection or NLS Certificate will contain this restriction.
- (e) Each OSV that discharges NLS residues to the sea must meet—
  - (1) The equipment requirements in [§§ 153.470 through 153.491](/cfr/46/153.470..153.491.md) of this chapter; and
  - (2) The operating requirements in §§ [153.901](/cfr/46/153.901.md), [153.903](/cfr/46/153.903.md), [153.909](/cfr/46/153.909.md), and [153.1100](/cfr/46/153.1100.md) of this chapter.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49321, Sept. 19, 1997, as amended by USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49234, Sept. 25, 2009; USCG-2012-0832, 77 FR 59781, Oct. 1, 2012; USCG-2012-0208, 79 FR 48933, Aug. 18, 2014]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3307; 49 U.S.C. App. 1804; sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49321, Sept. 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49321, Sept. 19, 1997, as amended by USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49234, Sept. 25, 2009; USCG-2012-0832, 77 FR 59781, Oct. 1, 2012; USCG-2012-0208, 79 FR 48933, Aug. 18, 2014]