CFR > Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER O—POLLUTION (parts 151 to 159) > PART 155—OIL OR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL POLLUTION PREVENTION REGULATIONS FOR VESSELS > SUBPART C—Transfer Personnel, Procedures, Equipment, and Records (§155.700 to §155.820) > 155.775—Maximum cargo level of oil.

155.775—Maximum cargo level of oil.

(a) For the purposes of this section, “oil” has the same meaning as provided in § 151.05 of this chapter.

(b) A cargo tank on a tank vessel may not be filled with oil higher than—

(1) 98.5 percent of the cargo tank volume; or

(2) The level at which the overfill alarm required by § 155.480 is set.

Code of Federal Regulations

[CGD 90-071a, 59 FR 53291, Oct. 21, 1994]