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RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR FOREIGN

VESSELS OPERATING IN THE NAVIGABLE

WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES

[M.E.T. Publication #515]

Fifth Edition

June 1997

BOOK 2

[Shipping and Transportation]

ISBN 1-879778-64-5

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up-to-date information available at the time. Because the government regulations covered by this book frequently

change, it will be necessary to update this book from time-to-time to keep it current. We limit our responsibility to

providing updated information and issuing corrections when informed of errors on our part. The notification and

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errors beyond the point of correcting them.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(Fifth Edition - June 1997)

Page#

Table of Contents

BOOK 2

TITLE 46—SHIPPING

CFR

Part #

PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE PUBLIC

ORGANIZATION, GENERAL COURSE AND METHODS GOVERNING MARINE SAFETY FUNCTIONS

VESSEL INSPECTIONS

MARINE CASUALTIES AND INVESTIGATIONS

BOUNDARY LINES

MERCHANT MARINE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN

MANNING REQUIREMENTS

CHEMICAL TESTING

TANK VESSELS

GENERAL PROVISIONS

INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT MACHINERY, AND HULL REQUIREMENTS

FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT

OPERATIONS

VAPOR CONTROL SYSTEMS

LOAD LINES

DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN VOYAGES BY SEA

SUBDIVISION LOAD LINES FOR PASSENGER VESSELS

PASSENGER VESSELS

GENERAL PROVISIONS

DISCLOSURE OF SAFETY STANDARDS AND COUNTRY OF REGISTRY

CARGO AND MISCELLANEOUS VESSELS

GENERAL PROVISIONS

STABILITY

OPERATIONS

SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION, ARRANGEMENT, AND OTHER PROVISIONS FOR

CERTAIN DANGEROUS CARGOES IN BULK

MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS

108

DESIGN AND EQUIPMENT

106

109

OPERATIONS

131

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DANGEROUS CARGOES

147 HAZARDOUS SHIPS' STORES

142

147A INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION

146

148 CARRIAGE OF SOLID HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN BULK

149

CERTAIN BULK DANGEROUS CARGOES

150 COMPATIBILITY OF CARGOES

154

151 BARGES CARRYING BULK LIQUID HAZARDOUS MATERIAL CARGOES

182

153

SHIPS CARRYING BULK LIQUID, LIQUEFIED GAS, OR

COMPRESSED GAS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

221

154

SAFETY STANDARDS FOR SELF-PROPELLED VESSELS CARRYING

BULK LIQUEFIED GASES

263

SUBDIVISION AND STABILITY

170 STABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL INSPECTED VESSELS

299

172 SPECIAL RULES PERTAINING TO BULK CARGOES

308

173 SPECIAL RULES PERTAINING TO VESSEL USE

313

MARINE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS

197 GENERAL PROVISIONS

316

TITLE 33 POST PUBLICATION CHANGES AND CORRECTIONS

B-1

TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUESTED BY OUR READERS

172 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR CREW MEMBERS

C-1

[Editorial Note: The Table of Contents for Book 1 containing selections from TITLE 33 CFR (Navigation and Navigable Waters) is located at the

beginning of Book 1.]

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M.E.T. PUBLICATION 515 — 5TH EDITION

TITLE 46

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS

PART 1 - ORGANIZATION, GENERAL

COURSE AND METHODS GOVERNING

MARINE SAFETY FUNCTIONS

activities of the Standards Directorate, consisting of the Office of Design

and Engineering Standards, the Office of Operating and Environmental

Standards, and the Office of Standards Evaluation and Development; the

Field Activities Directorate, consisting of the Office of Compliance, the

Office of Response, and the Office of Investigations and Analysis;

and the Resource Management Directorate, consisting of the Office of

Planning and Resources and the Office of Information Resources. The Port

Safety and Security programs administered by the Chief, Office of Compli-

ance and the Marine Environmental Response programs administered by

the Chief, Office of Response are guided by regulations contained in 33

CFR chapter I. The Chief, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection,

exercises technical control over the Director, National Maritime Center

and, through the District Commander, supervises the administration of the

Marine Safety Division of District Offices and Officers in Charge, Marine

Inspection.

(i) The Director of Standards (G-MS), under the general direction and

supervision of the Chief, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection,

establishes federal policies for development of marine safety and environ-

mental protection treaties, laws, and regulations; develops safety, security

and environmental protection standards for the maritime industry;

integrates all marine safety and environmental protection regulatory

programs;

prepares legislation, regulations, and industry guidance for new safety and

environmental protection programs; and maintains an active program for

development of third party consensus industry standards.

(A) The Chief, Office of Design and Engineering Standards (G-MSE), at

Headquarters, under the direction of the Chief, Marine Safety and

Environmental Protection and the Director of Standards, manages the

program for defining the overall regulatory approach for vessels, offshore

structures, and other marine systems incorporating safety considerations

regarding the role of the human element; develops policies and regulations

on load line matters and supervises classification societies authorized to

assign load lines on behalf of the Coast Guard; oversees the development

and maintenance of programs that incorporate risk-based methods in

making safety determinations and policies; and oversees technical research

and development for safety and environmental protection associated with

marine vessels, structures and facilities.

(B) The Chief, Office of Operating and Environmental Standards (G-

MSO), at Headquarters, under the direction of the Chief, Marine Safely and

Environmental Protection and the Director of Standards, coordinates and

integrates program standards for personnel qualification, vessel manning,

vessel and facility operations, cargo systems and handling, and

environmental protection; develops and maintains standards, regulations

and industry guidance for maritime industry operations to prevent deaths,

injuries, property damage, and environmental harm; develops and

maintains safety standards and regulations for commercial fishing industry

vessels and uninspected commercial vessels; and develops and maintains

health and safety standards and regulations for U.S. inspected vessels.

MSR), at Headquarters, under the Direction of the Chief, Marine Safety

and Environmental Protection and the Director of Standards, coordinates

the development of new standards and programs across all technical and

operational areas of marine safety and environmental protection; provides

comprehensive analytical support for all standards assessment and devel-

opment efforts; and coordinates development of measures of effectiveness

for assessing regulatory programs and consensus standards.

(ii) The Director of Field Activities (G-MO), under the general direction

and supervision of the Chief, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection,

acts as Program Manager for the Marine Safety and Marine Environmental

[MET Editorial Note: This page shows the entire Table of Contents for this 'Part.'

However, we reprinted only those subparts and sections of concern to foreign vessels.

If you need additional information listed in this Table of Contents that does not

appear in the pages that follow, please write or fax us. We will be glad to furnish this

information for a small service charge.]

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Subpart 1.01—Organization and General Flow of Functions

1.01-05 Definitions of terms used in this part.

1.01-10 Organization.

1.01-15 Organization; districts.

1.01-20 Suspension and revocation proceedings.

1.01-25 General flow of functions.

1.01-30 Judicial review.

1.01-35

OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork

Reduction Act.

Subpart 1.03—Rights of Appeal

1.03-10 Definition of terms used in this subpart

1.03-15 General.

1.03-20 Appeals from decisions or actions of an OCMI.

1.03-25 Appeals from decisions or actions of a District Commander.

1.03-30 Appeals from decisions or actions of the Marine Safety Center.

1.03-35

Appeals from decisions or actions of a recognized classification

society acting on behalf of the Coast Guard.

1.03-40

Appeals from decisions or actions of a tonnage measurement

authority.

1.03-45

Appeals from decisions or actions involving documentation of

vessels.

AUTHORITY: 5 U.S.C. 552; 14 U.S.C. 633; 46 U.S.C. 7701; 49 CFR 1.45,

1.46; §1.01-35 also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507. SOURCE:

CGD 88-033, 54 FR 50376, Dec. 6, 1989, unless otherwise noted.

Subpart 1.01—Organization and General Flow of Functions

1.01-05 Definitions of terms used in this part

(a) The term Commandant means the Commandant of the Coast Guard.

(b) The term District Commander means an officer of the Coast Guard

designated as such by the Commandant to command alt Coast Guard activ-

ities within a district

1.01-10 Organization.

(a) The Commandant is the head of the agency and exercises overall

direction over the policy and administration of the Coast Guard.

(b) To carry out the regulatory and enforcement aspects of marine safety,

the staff officers designated in this paragraph are assigned to the Commandant

The chain of military command is from the Commandant directly to the

District Commanders. The staff officers at Headquarters act only on the basis

of the Commandant's authority and direction.

(1) The Chief, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection, under the

general direction of the Commandant, directs, supervises and coordinates the

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Protection Programs; directs, coordinates, and integrates the Coast Guard's

marine safety and environmental protection compliance programs,

contingency planning, response operations, and investigations programs;

establishes and coordinates field implementation policies and priorities for

all marine safety commands and units; and serves as the focal point for field

support and technical guidance.

(A) The Chief, Office of Compliance (G-MOC), at Headquarters, under

the direction of the Chief, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection and

the Director of Field Activities, administers and balances all marine safety

and environmental protection compliance programs, including direction of

Coast Guard activities and oversight of third parties and industry programs;

develops, publishes and maintains program policies for vessel compliance,

interprets standards and regulations, and provides field guidance for ex-

ecution and enforcement; administers the marine inspection program and

foreign vessel boarding program for the enforcement of commercial vessel

material and operational safety standards; and supervises the administration

of licensing and documenting of merchant personnel, the issuance of

certificates of registry to merchant marine staff officers, and the manning of

U.S. vessels.

(B) The Chief; Office of Response (G-MOR), at Headquarters, under the

Direction of the Chief, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection and the

Director of Field Activities, coordinates and integrates field planning,

preparedness, and response operations for pollution incidents, natural disas-

ters, marine accidents, terrorism, and other threats to public safety, the ma-

rine environment, or marine transportation and commerce; develops, pub-

lishes, and maintains program policies for preparedness and response, in-

terprets laws and regulations, and provides field guidance for execution;

provides guidance regarding emergency authorities of the Captain of the

Port (COTP); and administers Office programs for ports and waterway

management, bridging compliance and response efforts with an active

presence in the marine environment

Headquarters, under the direction of the Chief, Marine Safety and

Environmental Protection and the Director of Field Activities, reviews

investigations of marine casualties; manages, develops policy for and

evaluates domestic and international programs and processes associated

with investigations of marine casualties and injuries; manages analysis of

casualties and casualty data, civil penalties and other remedial programs

(including proceedings to suspend or revoke Coast Guard licenses, docu-

ments or certificates held by mariners); and manages marine employer drug

and alcohol testing programs.

(iii) The Director of Resource Management (G-MR), under the general

direction and supervision of the Chief, Marine Safety and Environmental

Protection, serves as Facility Manager for the marine safety programs;

coordinates and integrates financial, informational, and human resources;

plans, acquires, develops, and allocates resources for development and

execution of the Coast Guard's marine safety programs; provides the focal

point for all resource issues in support of the Standards and Operations

Directorates; and oversees the development and management of the Coast

Guard's direct user fee program.

(iv) The Director, Coast Guard National Maritime Center (NMC) under

technical control of the Chief, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection,

administers operational and administrative control of the Marine Safety

Center which conducts reviews and approvals of plans, calculations, and

other materials concerning the design, construction, alterations, and repair

of commercial vessels to determine conformance with the marine

inspection laws, regulations, and implementing directions; administers

operational and administrational control over the National Vessel

Documentation Center which administers U.S. vessel identification and

documentation; oversees and administers the U.S. tonnage measurement

program which measures U.S. naval vessels and oversees issuance of

international and domestic tonnage certificates; administers merchant

mariner licensing and seaman's documentation; and oversees the national

pilotage program.

(2) The Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard at Headquarters, under the

general direction and supervision of the General Counsel, Department of

Transportation and the Commandant, considers cases involving alleged vio-

lations of navigation and vessel inspection laws or regulations prescribed

thereunder and published in this chapter or in 33 CFR chapter I, and re-

views appeals to the Commandant from statutory monetary penalties as-

sessed therefor. Upon completion of such a review, the Chief Counsel pre-

pares a proposed action for the Commandant's consideration or, in appro-

priate cases, takes final action on behalf of, and as directed by, the

Commandant

[CGD 88-003, 54 FR 50376, Dec. 6, 1989, as amended by CGD 95-072, 60 FR

50458, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 95-072, 60 FR 54106, Oct. 19, 1995; 61 FR 50721,

Sept. 27, 1996]

1.01-15 Organization districts.

(a) To assist the District Commander in carrying out the regulatory and

enforcement aspects of marine safety in the Coast Guard Districts, there is

assigned to each District Commander a staff officer designated as Chief,

Marine Safety Division. The chain of military command is from the District

Commander to each Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, within the dis-

trict The Chief, Marine Safety Division, is a staff officer assigned to the

District Commander and acts only on the basis of the authority and by

direction of the District Commander.

(1) The Chiefs, Marine Safety Division, in the District Offices, under the

supervision of their respective District Commanders, direct the activities in

their district relative to vessel, factory and shipyard inspections; reports and

investigations of marine casualties and accidents; processing of violations

of navigation and vessel inspection laws; the licensing, certificating, ship-

ment and discharge of seaman; the investigation and institution of proceed-

ings looking to suspension and revocation under 46 U.S.C, chapter 77 of

licenses, certificates, and documents held by persons; and all other marine

safety regulatory activities except those functions related to recreational

boating when under the supervision of the Chiefs, Boating Safety Division,

in the District Offices.

(2) Unless otherwise provided for, the Chiefs, Boating Safety Division,

in the District Offices, under the supervision of their respective District

Commanders, direct the activities in their districts relative to administration

of the law enforcement program applicable to uninspected vessels used for

recreational purposes and the imposition and collection of penalties in con-

nection therewith; maintain liaison with Federal and State agencies having

related interests; develop and coordinate agreements and arrangements with

Federal and State agencies for cooperation in the enforcement of State and

Federal laws related to recreational boating; and review investigative

reports of recreational boating accidents.

(b) The Officers in Charge, Marine Inspection, in the Coast Guard dis-

tricts, under the supervision of their respective District Commanders, are in

charge of marine inspection offices and marine safety offices located in

various ports and have command responsibility with assigned marine safety

zones for the performance of duties with respect to the inspection, enforce-

ment, and administration of navigation and vessel inspection laws, and

rules, and regulations governing marine safety. The Officer in Charge,

Marine Inspection, has been designated and delegated to give immediate

direction to Coast Guard activities relating to marine safety functions

consisting of inspection of vessels in order to determine that they comply

with the applicable laws, rules, and regulations relating to construction,

equipment, manning and operation, and to be satisfied that such vessels are

in seaworthy condition for the services in which such vessels are to be

operated; shipyard inspections; factory inspections of materials and equip-

ment for vessels; the licensing, certificating, shipment and discharge of

seaman; investigations of marine casualties and accidents; investigations of

violations of law; negligence, misconduct, unskillfulness, incompetence or

misbehavior of persons holding licenses, certificates, or documents issued

by the Coast Guard; initiations of actions seeking suspension or revocation

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