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Code · CFR · Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Part 157 · § 157.39

§ 157.39. Machinery space bilges.

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(a)A tank vessel may discharge an oily mixture from a machinery space bilge that is combined with an oil cargo residue if the vessel discharges in compliance with § 157.37.
(b)A tank vessel may discharge an oily mixture from a machinery space bilge that is not combined with an oil cargo residue if the vessel:
(1)Is proceeding en route;
(2)Is discharging an effluent with an oil content of less than 15 parts per million; and
(3)Has in operation an oil discharge monitoring and control system in compliance with § 157.12 and oil separating equipment in compliance with 33 CFR 155.380. \[CGD 74-32, 40 FR 48283, Oct. 14, 1975, as amended by USCG-2000-7641, 66 FR 55573, Nov. 2, 2001; USCG-2004-18939, 74 FR 3382, Jan. 16, 2009\]
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