§ 151.73. Operating requirements: Discharge of garbage from fixed or floating platforms.
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/us/cfr/t33/s§ 151.73·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
(a)Except as allowed in paragraph
(b)of this section, no person may discharge garbage from---
(1)A fixed or floating platform engaged in the exploration, exploitation or associated offshore processing of seabed mineral resources; or
(2)Any ship within 500 meters (1650 feet) of such platforms.
(b)Food waste may be discharged into the surrounding waters from a ship or fixed or floating platform regulated by paragraph
(a)of this section if---
(1)It is processed with a grinder or comminuter meeting the standards in § 151.75; and
(2)That ship or fixed or floating drilling rig or platform is beyond 12 nautical miles from nearest land. \[CGD 88-002, 54 FR 18405, Apr. 28, 1989, as amended by USCG-2012-1049, 78 FR 13493, Feb. 28, 2013\]
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§ 151.73
Operating requirements: Discharge of garbage from fixed or floating platforms.
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