CFR > Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER O—POLLUTION (parts 151 to 159) > PART 157—RULES FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT RELATING TO TANK VESSELS CARRYING OIL IN BULK > SUBPART D—Crude Oil Washing (COW) System on Tank Vessels (§157.100 to §157.172) > 157.100—Plans for U.S. tank vessels: Submission.

157.100—Plans for U.S. tank vessels: Submission.

(a) Before each U.S. tank vessel having a COW system under § 157.10(e), § 157.10a(a)(2), or § 157.10c(b)(2) is inspected under § 157.140, the owner or operator of that vessel must submit to the Coast Guard plans that include—
(1) A drawing or diagram of the COW pumping and piping system that meets 46 CFR 56.01-10(d) ;
(2) The design of each COW machine;
(3) The arrangement, location, and installation of the COW machines; and
(4) Except as allowed in § 157.104, the projected direct impingement pattern of crude oil from the nozzles of the COW machines on the surfaces of each tank, showing the surface areas not reached by direct impingement.
(b) Plans under paragraph (a) of this section must be submitted to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, of the zone in which the COW system is installed or to the Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Center, 2100 2nd St. SW., Stop 7102, Washington, DC 20593-7102.
(Reporting and Recordkeeping requirements approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1625-0036)

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[CGD 77-058b, 45 FR 43709, June 30, 1980, as amended by CGD 82-28, 50 FR 11626 and 11630, Mar. 22, 1985; CDG 85-048a, 51 FR 15481, Apr. 24, 1986; USCG-1998-3799, 63 FR 35531, June 30, 1998; USCG-2006-25150, 71 FR 39210, July 12, 2006; USCG-2008-0179, 73 FR 35015, June 19, 2008; USCG-2010-0351, 75 FR 36286, June 25, 2010]