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CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS – TITLE
33 – NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
PART 159—MARINE SANITATION DEVICES
Subpart A—General
Sec. 159.5—Requirements for vessel
manufacturers
No manufacturer may manufacture for sale, sell,
offer for sale, or distribute for sale or resale any vessel
equipped with installed toilet facilities unless it is equipped
with:
(a) An operable Type II or III device that has
a label on it under Sec. 159.16 or that is certified under
Sec. 159.12 or Sec. 159.12a; or
(b) An operable Type I device that has a label
on it under Sec. 159.16 or that is certified under Sec. 159.12,
if the vessel is 19.7 meters (65 feet) or less in length.
[CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51194, Sept. 30, 1997]
Sec. 159.7—Requirements for vessel
operators
(a) No person may operate any vessel equipped
with installed toilet facilities unless it is equipped with:
(1) An operable Type II or III device that
has a label on it under Sec. 159.16 or that is certified
under Sec. 159.12 or Sec. 159.12a; or
(2) An operable Type I device that has a label
on it under Sec. 159.16 or that is certified under Sec.
159.12, if the vessel is 19.7 meters (65 feet) or less in
length.
(b) When operating a vessel on a body of water
where the discharge of treated or untreated sewage is prohibited
by the Environmental Protection Agency under 40 CFR 140.3
or 140.4, the operator must secure each Type I or Type II
device in a manner which prevents discharge of treated or
untreated sewage. Acceptable methods of securing the device
include—
(1) Closing the seacock and removing the handle;
(2) Padlocking the seacock in the closed position;
(3) Using a non-releasable wire-tie to hold
the seacock in the closed position; or
(4) Locking the door to the space enclosing
the toilets with a padlock or door handle key lock.
(c) When operating a vessel on a body of water
where the discharge of untreated sewage is prohibited by the
Environmental Protection Agency under 40 CFR 140.3, the operator
must secure each Type III device in a manner which prevents
discharge of sewage. Acceptable methods of securing the device
include—
(1) Closing each valve leading to an overboard
discharge and removing the handle;
(2) Padlocking each valve leading to an overboard
discharge in the closed position; or
(3) Using a non-releasable wire-tie to hold
each valve leading to an overboard discharge in the closed
position.
[CGH 95-028, 62 FR 51194, Sept. 30, 1997]
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