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 G—Interim Measures for Certain Tank Vessels Without Double Hulls Carrying Petroleum Oils (§157.400 to §157.460) > 157.400—Purpose and applicability.

157.400—Purpose and applicability.

(a) The purpose of this subpart is to establish mandatory safety and operational requirements to reduce environmental damage resulting from petroleum oil spills.
(b) This subpart applies to each tank vessel specified in § 157.01 of this part that—
(1) Is 5,000 gross tons or more;
(2) Carries petroleum oil in bulk as cargo or oil cargo residue; and
(3) Is not equipped with a double hull meeting § 157.10d of this part, or an equivalent to the requirements of § 157.10d, but required to be equipped with a double hull at a date set forth in 46 U.S.C. 3703a (b)(3) and (c)(3).

Code of Federal Regulations

[CGD 91-045, 61 FR 39788, July 30, 1996, as amended by USCG-2000-7641, 66 FR 55573, Nov. 2, 2001]