Part 151 — Vessels Carrying Oil, Noxious Liquid Substances, Garbage, Municipal or Commercial Waste, and Ballast Water
Current through Sep 9, 2026
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1902, 1903, 1908; 46 U.S.C. 6101; 46 U.S.C. 70034; Pub. L. 104-227, 110 Stat. 3034; sec. 623, Pub. L. 108-293, 118 Stat. 1063; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.
Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to part 151 appear by USCG-2025-0186, 90 FR 12238, Mar. 17, 2025.
Sections
- § 151.01 Purpose.
- § 151.03 Applicability.
- § 151.04 Penalties for violation.
- § 151.05 Definitions.
- § 151.06 Special areas.
- § 151.07 Delegations.
- § 151.08 Denial of entry.
- § 151.09 Applicability.
- § 151.10 Control of oil discharges.
- § 151.11 Exceptions for emergencies.
- § 151.13 Special areas for Annex I of MARPOL 73/78.
- § 151.15 Reporting requirements.
- § 151.17 Surveys.
- § 151.19 International Oil Pollution Prevention (IOPP) Certificates.
- § 151.21 Ships of countries not party to MARPOL 73/78.
- § 151.23 Inspection for compliance and enforcement.
- § 151.25 Oil Record Book.
- § 151.26 Shipboard oil pollution emergency plans.
- § 151.27 Plan submission and approval.
- § 151.28 Plan review and revision.
- § 151.29 Foreign ships.
- § 151.30 Applicability.
- § 151.31 Where to find requirements applying to oceangoing ships carrying Category A, B, C, and D NLS.
- § 151.32 Special areas for the purpose of Annex II.
- § 151.33 Certificates needed to carry Category C Oil-like NLS.
- § 151.35 Certificates needed to carry Category D NLS and Category D Oil-like NLS.
- § 151.37 Obtaining an Attachment for NLSs to the IOPP Certificate and obtaining an NLS Certificate.
- § 151.39 Operating requirements: Category D NLS.
- § 151.41 Operating requirements for oceangoing ships with IOPP Certificates: Category C and D Oil-like NLSs.
- § 151.43 Control of discharge of NLS residues.
- § 151.47 Category D NLSs other than oil-like Category D NLSs that may be carried under this part.
- § 151.49 Category C and D Oil-like NLSs allowed for carriage.
- § 151.51 Applicability.
- § 151.53 Special areas for Annex V of MARPOL 73/78.
- § 151.55 Recordkeeping requirements.
- § 151.57 Garbage management plans.
- § 151.59 Placards.
- § 151.61 Inspection for compliance and enforcement.
- § 151.63 Shipboard control of garbage.
- § 151.65 Reporting requirements.
- § 151.66 Operating requirements: Discharge of garbage in the Great Lakes and other navigable waters.
- § 151.67 Operating requirements: Discharge of plastic prohibited.
- § 151.69 Operating requirements: Discharge of garbage outside special areas.
- § 151.71 Operating requirements: Discharge of garbage within special areas.
- § 151.73 Operating requirements: Discharge of garbage from fixed or floating platforms.
- § 151.75 Grinders or comminuters.
- § 151.77 Exceptions for emergencies and health risks.
- § 151.79 Operating requirements: Discharge of sewage within Antarctica.
- § 151.1000 Purpose.
- § 151.1003 Applicability.
- § 151.1006 Definitions.
- § 151.1009 Transportation of municipal or commercial waste.
- § 151.1012 Applying for a conditional permit.
- § 151.1015 Issuing or denying the issuance of a conditional permit.
- § 151.1018 Withdrawal of a conditional permit.
- § 151.1021 Appeals.
- § 151.1024 Display of number.
- § 151.1500 Purpose.
- § 151.1502 Applicability.
- § 151.1504 Definitions.
- § 151.1505 Severability.
- § 151.1506 Restriction of operation.
- § 151.1508 Revocation of clearance.
- § 151.1510 Ballast water management requirements.
- § 151.1511 Ballast water discharge standard (BWDS).
- § 151.1512 Implementation schedule for approved ballast water management methods.
- § 151.1513 Extension of compliance date.
- § 151.1514 Vessel safety.
- § 151.1515 Ballast water management alternatives under extraordinary conditions.
- § 151.1516 Compliance monitoring.
- § 151.1518 Penalties for failure to conduct ballast water management.
- § 151.2000 Purpose and scope.
- § 151.2005 Definitions.
- § 151.2010 Applicability.
- § 151.2013 Severability.
- § 151.2015 Exemptions.
- § 151.2020 Vessels in innocent passage.
- § 151.2025 Ballast water management requirements.
- § 151.2026 Alternate management systems.
- § 151.2030 Ballast water discharge standard (BWDS).
- § 151.2035 Implementation schedule for approved ballast water management methods.
- § 151.2036 Extension of compliance date.
- § 151.2040 Discharge of ballast water in extraordinary circumstances.
- § 151.2050 Additional requirements—nonindigenous species reduction practices.
- § 151.2055 Deviation from planned voyage.
- § 151.2060 Reporting requirements.
- § 151.2065 Equivalent reporting methods for vessels other than those entering the Great Lakes or Hudson River after operating outside the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone or Canadian equivalent.
- § 151.2070 Recordkeeping requirements.
- § 151.2075 Enforcement and compliance.
- § 151.2080 Penalties.
- § 151.3000 Definition of marine debris for the purposes of the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act.