The owner, builder or designer of a new vessel to which this part applies shall submit the documentation specified in this section to the Coast Guard before that vessel enters the navigable waters of the United States. The owner, builder, or designer of a vessel that must comply with Sec. 157.10d shall submit the documentation specified in this section to the Coast Guard before that vessel enters the navigable waters of the United States or the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone.
(a) Calculations to substantiate compliance with the tank arrangement and size requirements under Sec. 157.19, or a letter from the government of the vessel's flag state that certifies compliance with:
(1) Section 157.19; or
(2) Regulations 24 of Annex I of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973.
(b) Except for a new vessel that is a foreign vessel, calculations to substantiate compliance with subdivisions and damage stability requirements under Sec. 157.21.
(c) Plans and calculations to substantiate compliance with the applicable segregated ballast and double hull requirements in Sec. 157.09, Sec. 157.10, Sec. 157.10a, Sec. 157.10b, or Sec. 157.10d, or certification from the government of the vessel's flag state that the vessel complies with the segregated ballast and double hull requirements in:
(1) Sections 157.09, 157.10, 157.10a, 157.10b, or 157.10d, as applicable; or
(2) For a vessel to which Sec. 157.10d does not apply, Regulations 13 and 13E of the MARPOL 73/78.
(d) Plans and specifications for the vessel that include:
(1) Design characteristics;
(2) A lines plan;
(3) Curves of form (hydrostatic curves) or hydrostatic tables;
(4) A general arrangement plan of each deck and level;
(5) Inboard and outboard profile plans showing oiltight and watertight bulkheads;
(6) A midship section plan;
(7) A capacity plan showing the capacity and the vertical and longitudinal centers of gravity of each cargo space, tank, and similar space;
(8) Tank sounding tables or tank capacity tables;
(9) Draft mark locations;
(10) Detailed plans of watertight doors; and
(11) Detailed plans of vents. [CGD 75-240, 41 FR 54180, Dec. 13, 1976, as amended by CGD 77-058b, 45 FR 43708, June 30, 1980; CGD 79-152, 45 FR 82250, Dec. 15, 1980; CGD 90-051, 57 FR 36244, Aug. 12, 1992; USCG-2000-7641, 66 FR 55573, Nov. 2, 2001] Sec. 157.24a Submission of calculations, plans, and specifications forexisting vessels installing segregated ballast tanks.
(a) Before modifications are made to a U.S. tank vessel to meet Sec. 157.10a(a)(1), Sec. 157.10a(c)(1), Sec. 157.10c(b)(1), or Sec. 157.10c(c)(1), the vessel's owner or operator must submit the following to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, of the zone where the modification will be made or to the appropriate Coast Guard technical office listed in 157.100(b):
(1) A drawing or diagram of the pumping and piping system for the segregated ballast tanks.
(2) A drawing of the segregated ballast tank arrangement.
(3) Documentation, calculations, or revised stability information to show that the vessel, with the addition of the segregated ballast tanks, meets the stability standards for load line assignment in 46 CFR Part 42.
(4) Documentation, calculations, or a revised loading manual to show that the vessel, with the addition of the segregated ballast tanks, meets the structural standards in 46 CFR Part 32.
(5) Plans and calculations to show that the vessel, as modified, complies with the segregated ballast capacity and distribution requirements in Sec. 157.10a.
(b) Before each foreign vessel under Sec. 157.10a(a)(1) or Sec. 157.10a(c)(1) enters the navigable waters of the United States, the owner or operator of that vessel must--
(1) Submit to the Commandant (CG-CVC), Attn: Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7501, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593-7501--
(i) A letter from the authority that assigns the load line to the vessel finding that the location of the segregated ballast tanks is acceptable; and
(ii) Plans and calculations to substantiate compliance with the segregated ballast capacity requirements in Sec. 157.09(b); or
(2) Submit to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, of the zone in which the first U.S. port call is made, a letter or document from the government of vessel's flag state certifying that the vessel complies with the segregated ballast capacity requirements in Sec. 157.09(b) or Regulation 13 of the MARPOL 73/78.
(c) On January 1, 1986, or 15 years after the date it was delivered to the original owner, or 15 years after the completion of a major conversion, whichever is later, before that vessel enters the navigable waters of the United States, the owner or operator of an existing foreign vessel under Sec. 157.10c(b)(1) or Sec. 157.10c(c)(1) must--
(1) Submit to the Commandant (CG-CVC), Attn: Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7501, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593-7501--
(i) A letter from the authority that assigns the load line to the vessel finding that the location of the segregated ballast tanks is acceptable; and
(ii) Plans and calculations to substantiate compliance with the applicable segregated ballast capacity requirements in Sec. 157.09(b) or Sec. 157.10c(d); or
(2) Submit to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, of the zone in which the first U.S. port call is made a letter from an authorized CS or the government of the vessel's flag state certifying that the vessel complies with the segregated ballast capacity requirements in Sec. 157.09(b) or Sec. 157.10c(d). (Reporting and Recordkeeping requirements approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1625-0036) [CGD 82-28, 50 FR 11626 and 11630, Mar. 22, 1985, as amended by CGD 88-052, 53 FR 25122, July 1, 1988; CGD 96-026, 61 FR 33668, June 28, 1996; USCG-2000-7641, 66 FR 55573, Nov. 2, 2001; USCG-2006-25150, 71 FR 39210, July 12, 2006; USCG-2014-0410, 79 FR 38438, July 7, 2014]