CFR > Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER O—POLLUTION (parts 151 to 159) > PART 151—VESSELS CARRYING OIL, NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES, GARBAGE, MUNICIPAL OR COMMERCIAL WASTE, AND BALLAST WATER > SUBPART D—Ballast Water Management for Control of Nonindigenous Species in Waters of the United States (§151.2000 to §151.2065) > 151.2015—Is a vessel in innocent passage exempt from the mandatory requirements?

151.2015—Is a vessel in innocent passage exempt from the mandatory requirements?

A foreign vessel merely traversing the territorial sea of the U.S. (i.e., not entering or departing a U.S. port, or not navigating the internal waters of the U.S.) is exempt from the requirements of this subpart.

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[USCG-2003-14273, 69 FR 44961, July 28, 2004]