§ 157.156. COW operations: Meeting manual requirements.
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Except as allowed in § 157.158, the master of a foreign tank vessel having a COW system under § 157.10(e), § 157.10a(a)(2), or § 157.10c(b)(2) that has the Crude Oil Washing Operations and Equipment Manual approved under § 157.112 and is operating in the navigable waters of the United States or transferring cargo at a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and the master of a U.S. tank vessel having a COW system under § 157.10(e), § 157.10a(a)(2), or § 157.10c(b)(2) shall ensure that during each COW operation---
(a)The procedures listed in the Crude Oil Washing Operations and Equipment Manual are followed; and
(b)The characteristics recorded in the Crude Oil Washing Operations and Equipment Manual under § 157.150(b) are met. \[CGD 77-058b, 45 FR 43709, June 30, 1980, as amended by CGD 82-28, 50 FR 11628, Mar. 22, 1985\]