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 B—Design, Equipment, and Installation (§157.08 to §157.24a) > 157.17—Oil residue (sludge) tank.

157.17—Oil residue (sludge) tank.

(a) A tank vessel of 400 gross tons or more must have a tank that receives and holds oil residue resulting from purification of fuel and lubricating oil and from oil leakages in machinery spaces.
(b) Each oil residue (sludge) tank required in paragraph (a) of this section must have an adequate capacity that is determined by the:
(1) Type of machinery installed on the vessel; and
(2) Maximum fuel oil capacity.
(c) Each oil residue (sludge) tank on a new vessel must be designed to facilitate:
(1) Cleaning; and
(2) Discharging to a reception facility.

Code of Federal Regulations

[CGD 74-32, 40 FR 48283, Oct. 14, 1975, as amended by CGD 80-78, 45 FR 43704, June 30, 1980; USCG-2000-7641, 66 FR 55573, Nov. 2, 2001]