Part 153 — Ships Carrying Bulk Liquid, Liquefied Gas, or Compressed Gas Hazardous Materials
Current through Sep 25, 2026
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3703; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. Section 153.40 issued under 49 U.S.C. 5103. Sections 153.470 through 153.491, 153.1100 through 153.1132, and 153.1600 through 153.1608 also issued under 33 U.S.C. 1903 (b).
Source: CGD 73-96, 42 FR 49027, Sept. 26, 1977, unless otherwise noted.
Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to part 153 appear by CGD-95-072, 60 FR 50465, Sept. 29, 1995, CGD-96-041, 61 FR 50732, Sept. 27, 1996, USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49235, Sept. 25, 2009, and USCG-2012-0832, 77 FR 59784, Oct. 1, 2012.
Sections
- § 153.0 Availability of materials.
- § 153.1 Applicability.
- § 153.2 Definitions and acronyms.
- § 153.3 Right of appeal.
- § 153.4 Incorporation by reference.
- § 153.7 Ships built before December 27, 1977 and non-self-propelled ships built before July 1, 1983: Application.
- § 153.8 Procedures for requesting an endorsed Certificate of Inspection.
- § 153.9 Foreign flag vessel endorsement application.
- § 153.10 Procedures for requesting alternatives and waivers; termination of waivers.
- § 153.12 IMO Certificates for United States Ships.
- § 153.15 Conditions under which the Coast Guard issues a Certificate of Inspection or Certificate of Compliance.
- § 153.16 Requirements for foreign flag vessel permits.
- § 153.30 Special area endorsement.
- § 153.40 Determination of materials that are hazardous.
- § 153.190 Stability requirements.
- § 153.201 Openings to accommodation, service or control spaces.
- § 153.208 Ballast equipment.
- § 153.209 Bilge pumping systems.
- § 153.214 Personnel emergency and safety equipment.
- § 153.215 Safety equipment lockers.
- § 153.216 Shower and eyewash fountains.
- § 153.217 Access to enclosed spaces and dedicated ballast tanks.
- § 153.219 Access to double bottom tanks serving as dedicated ballast tanks.
- § 153.230 Type I system.
- § 153.231 Type II system.
- § 153.232 Type III system.
- § 153.233 Separation of tanks from machinery, service and other spaces.
- § 153.234 Fore and aft location.
- § 153.235 Exceptions to cargo piping location restrictions.
- § 153.236 Prohibited materials.
- § 153.238 Required materials.
- § 153.239 Use of cast iron.
- § 153.240 Insulation.
- § 153.250 Double-bottom and deep tanks as cargo tanks.
- § 153.251 Independent cargo tanks.
- § 153.252 Special requirement for an independent cargo tank.
- § 153.254 Cargo tank access.
- § 153.256 Trunks, domes, and openings of cargo tanks.
- § 153.266 Tank linings.
- § 153.280 Piping system design.
- § 153.281 Piping to independent tanks.
- § 153.282 Cargo filling lines.
- § 153.283 Valving for cargo piping.
- § 153.284 Characteristics of required quick closing valves.
- § 153.285 Valving for cargo pump manifolds.
- § 153.292 Separation of piping systems.
- § 153.294 Marking of piping systems.
- § 153.296 Emergency shutdown stations.
- § 153.297 Emergency actuators at the point of cargo control.
- § 153.310 Ventilation system type.
- § 153.312 Ventilation system standards.
- § 153.314 Ventilation of spaces not usually occupied.
- § 153.316 Special cargo pumproom ventilation rate.
- § 153.330 Access.
- § 153.332 Hoisting arrangement.
- § 153.333 Cargo pump discharge pressure gauge.
- § 153.334 Bilge pumping systems.
- § 153.336 Special cargo pump or pumproom requirements.
- § 153.350 Location of B/3 vent discharges.
- § 153.351 Location of 4m vent discharges.
- § 153.352 B/3 and 4 m venting system outlets.
- § 153.353 High velocity vents.
- § 153.354 Venting system inlet.
- § 153.355 PV venting systems.
- § 153.358 Venting system flow capacity.
- § 153.360 Venting system restriction.
- § 153.361 Arrangements for removal of valves from venting systems having multiple relief valves.
- § 153.362 Venting system drain.
- § 153.364 Venting system supports.
- § 153.365 Liquid overpressurization protection.
- § 153.368 Pressure-vacuum valves.
- § 153.370 Minimum relief valve setting for ambient temperature cargo tanks.
- § 153.371 Minimum relief valve setting for refrigerated cargo tanks.
- § 153.372 Gauges and vapor return for cargo vapor pressures exceeding 100 kPa (approx. 14.7 psia).
- § 153.400 General requirements for gauges.
- § 153.404 Standards for containment systems having required closed gauges.
- § 153.406 Standards for containment systems having required restricted gauges.
- § 153.407 Special requirements for sounding tube gauges.
- § 153.408 Tank overflow control.
- § 153.409 High level alarms.
- § 153.430 Heat transfer systems; general.
- § 153.432 Cooling systems.
- § 153.434 Heat transfer coils within a tank.
- § 153.436 Heat transfer fluids: compatibility with cargo.
- § 153.438 Cargo pressure or temperature alarms required.
- § 153.440 Cargo temperature sensors.
- § 153.460 Fire protection systems.
- § 153.461 Electrical bonding of independent tanks.
- § 153.462 Static discharges from inert gas systems.
- § 153.463 Vent system discharges.
- § 153.465 Flammable vapor detector.
- § 153.466 Electrical equipment.
- § 153.470 System for discharge of NLS residue to the sea: Categories A, B, C, and D.
- § 153.480 Stripping quantity for Category B and C NLS tanks on ships built after June 30, 1986: Categories B and C.
- § 153.481 Stripping quantities and interim standards for Category B NLS tanks on ships built before July 1, 1986: Category B.
- § 153.482 Stripping quantities and interim standards for Category C NLS tanks on ships built before July 1, 1986: Category C.
- § 153.483 Restricted voyage waiver for Category B and C NLS tanks on ships built before July 1, 1986: Category B and C.
- § 153.484 Prewash equipment.
- § 153.486 Design and equipment for removing NLS residue by ventilation: Categories A, B, C, and D.
- § 153.488 Design and equipment for tanks carrying high melting point NLSs: Category B.
- § 153.490 Cargo Record Book and Approved Procedures and Arrangements Manual: Categories A, B, C, and D.
- § 153.491 Waiver of certain equipment for dedicated cargo tanks.
- § 153.500 Inert gas systems.
- § 153.501 Requirement for dry inert gas.
- § 153.515 Special requirements for extremely flammable cargoes.
- § 153.520 Special requirements for carbon disulfide.
- § 153.525 Special requirements for unusually toxic cargoes.
- § 153.526 Toxic vapor detectors.
- § 153.527 Toxic vapor protection.
- § 153.530 Special requirements for alkylene oxides.
- § 153.545 Special requirements for liquid sulfur.
- § 153.554 Special requirements for acids.
- § 153.555 Special requirements for inorganic acids.
- § 153.556 Special requirements for sulfuric acid and oleum.
- § 153.557 Special requirements for hydrochloric acid.
- § 153.558 Special requirements for phosphoric acid.
- § 153.559 Special requirements for nitric acid (less than 70 percent).
- § 153.560 Special requirements for Alkyl (C7-C9) nitrates.
- § 153.565 Special requirement for temperature sensors.
- § 153.602 Special requirements for cargoes reactive with water.
- § 153.806 Loading information.
- § 153.808 Examination required for a Certificate of Compliance.
- § 153.809 Procedures for having the Coast Guard examine a vessel for a Certificate of Compliance.
- § 153.812 Inspection for Certificate of Inspection.
- § 153.900 Certificates and authorization to carry a bulk liquid hazardous material.
- § 153.901 Documents: Posting, availability, and alteration.
- § 153.902 Expiration and invalidation of the Certificate of Compliance.
- § 153.903 Operating a United States ship in special areas: Categories A, B, and C.
- § 153.904 Limitations in the endorsement.
- § 153.905 Regulations required to be on board.
- § 153.907 Cargo information.
- § 153.908 Cargo viscosity and melting point information; measuring cargo temperature during discharge: Categories A, B, and C.
- § 153.909 Completing the Cargo Record Book and record retention: Categories A, B, C, and D.
- § 153.910 Cargo piping plan.
- § 153.912 Certificate of inhibition or stabilization.
- § 153.920 Cargo quantity limitations.
- § 153.921 Explosives.
- § 153.923 Inerting systems.
- § 153.930 Cargo antidotes.
- § 153.931 Obstruction of pumproom ladderways.
- § 153.932 Goggles and protective clothing.
- § 153.933 Chemical protective clothing.
- § 153.934 Entry into spaces containing cargo vapor.
- § 153.935 Opening of tanks and cargo sampling.
- § 153.935a Storage of cargo samples.
- § 153.936 Illness, alcohol, drugs.
- § 153.940 Standards for marking of cargo hose.
- § 153.953 Signals during cargo transfer.
- § 153.955 Warning signs during cargo transfer.
- § 153.957 Persons in charge of transferring liquid cargo in bulk or cleaning cargo tanks.
- § 153.959 Approval to begin transfer operations required.
- § 153.964 Discharge by gas pressurization.
- § 153.966 Discharge by liquid displacement.
- § 153.968 Cargo transfer conference.
- § 153.970 Cargo transfer piping.
- § 153.972 Connecting a cargo hose.
- § 153.975 Preparation for cargo transfer.
- § 153.976 Transfer of packaged cargo or ship's stores.
- § 153.977 Supervision of cargo transfer.
- § 153.979 Gauging with a sounding tube.
- § 153.980 Isolation of automatic closing valves.
- § 153.981 Leaving room in tank for cargo expansion.
- § 153.983 Termination procedures.
- § 153.1000 Special operating requirements for cargoes reactive with water.
- § 153.1002 Special operating requirements for heat sensitive cargoes.
- § 153.1003 Prohibited carriage in deck tanks.
- § 153.1004 Inhibited and stabilized cargoes.
- § 153.1010 Alkylene oxides.
- § 153.1011 Changing containment systems and hoses to and from alkylene oxide service.
- § 153.1020 Unusually toxic cargoes.
- § 153.1025 Motor fuel antiknock compounds.
- § 153.1035 Acetone cyanohydrin or lactonitrile solutions.
- § 153.1040 Carbon disulfide.
- § 153.1045 Inorganic acids.
- § 153.1046 Sulfuric acid.
- § 153.1052 Carriage of other cargoes in acid tanks.
- § 153.1060 Benzene.
- § 153.1065 Sodium chlorate solutions.
- § 153.1100 Responsibility of the person in charge.
- § 153.1101 Procedures for getting a Surveyor: Approval of Surveyors.
- § 153.1102 Handling and disposal of NLS residue: Categories A, B, C, and D.
- § 153.1104 Draining of cargo hose: Categories A, B, C, and D.
- § 153.1106 Cleaning agents.
- § 153.1108 Heated prewash for solidifying NLS, high viscosity NLS and required prewashes of NLS whose viscosity exceeds 25 mPa sec at 20 °C: Categories A, B, and C.
- § 153.1112 Prewash for tanks containing Category A NLS residue.
- § 153.1114 Conditions under which a prewash may be omitted: Categories A, B, and C.
- § 153.1116 Prewash for tanks unloaded without following the approved Procedures and Arrangements Manual: Categories B and C.
- § 153.1118 Prewash of Categories B and C cargo tanks not meeting stripping standards: Categories B and C.
- § 153.1119 When to prewash and discharge NLS residues from a prewash; unloading an NLS cargo in a country whose Administration is not signatory to MARPOL 73/78: Categories A, B, and C.
- § 153.1120 Procedures for tank prewash: Categories A, B, and C.
- § 153.1122 Discharges of NLS residue from tank washing other than a prewash: Categories A, B, and C.
- § 153.1124 Discharges of Category D NLS residue.
- § 153.1126 Discharge of NLS residue from a slop tank to the sea: Categories A, B, C, and D.
- § 153.1128 Discharge of NLS residue from a cargo tank to the sea: Categories A. B, C, and D.
- § 153.1130 Failure of slops discharge recording equipment; operating with, reporting failures, and replacing pollution equipment: Category A, B, C, D.
- § 153.1132 Reporting spills and non-complying discharges: Category A, B, C, and D.
- § 153.1500 Venting system rupture disks.
- § 153.1502 Fixed ballast relocation.
- § 153.1504 Inspection of personnel emergency and safety equipment.
- § 153.1600 Equipment required for conducting the stripping quantity test.
- § 153.1602 Test procedure for determining the stripping quantity.
- § 153.1604 Determining the stripping quantity from the test results.
- § 153.1608 Calculation of total NLS residue and clingage NLS residue.
- Table 1 to Part 153—Summary of Minimum Requirements
- Table 2 to Part 153—Cargoes Not Regulated Under Subchapters D or O of This Chapter When Carried in Bulk on Non-Oceangoing Barges
- Appendix I to Part 153 [Reserved]
- Appendix II to Part 153—Metric Units Used in Part 153