Subpart D. Subpart D—Crude Oil Washing (COW) System on Tank Vessels

• General

  • SECTION § 157.100 - Plans for U.S. tank vessels: Submission.
  • SECTION § 157.102 - Plans for foreign tank vessels: Submission.
  • SECTION § 157.104 - Scale models.
  • SECTION § 157.106 - Letter of acceptance.
  • SECTION § 157.108 - Crude Oil Washing Operations and Equipment Manual for U.S. tank vessels: Submission.
  • SECTION § 157.110 - Crude Oil Washing Operations and Equipment Manual for foreign tank vessels: Submission.
  • SECTION § 157.112 - Approved Crude Oil Washing Operations and Equipment Manual.
  • SECTION § 157.114 - Crude Oil Washing Operations and Equipment Manual: Not approved.
  • SECTION § 157.116 - Required documents: U.S. tank vessels.
  • SECTION § 157.118 - Required documents: Foreign tank vessels.
  • SECTION § 157.120 - Waiver of required documents.

• Design, Equipment, and Installation

  • SECTION § 157.122 - Piping, valves, and fittings.
  • SECTION § 157.124 - COW tank washing machines.
  • SECTION § 157.126 - Pumps.
  • SECTION § 157.128 - Stripping system.
  • SECTION § 157.130 - Crude oil washing with more than one grade of crude oil.
  • SECTION § 157.132 - Cargo tanks: Hydrocarbon vapor emissions.
  • SECTION § 157.134 - Cargo tank drainage.
  • SECTION § 157.136 - Two-way voice communications.
  • SECTION § 157.138 - Crude Oil Washing Operations and Equipment Manual.

• Inspections

  • SECTION § 157.140 - Tank vessel inspections.
  • SECTION § 157.142 - Letter of acceptance: Inspections.
  • SECTION § 157.144 - Tank vessels of the same class: Inspections.
  • SECTION § 157.146 - Similar tank design: Inspections on U.S. tank vessels.
  • SECTION § 157.147 - Similar tank design: Inspections on foreign tank vessels.
  • SECTION § 157.148 - COW system: Evidence for inspections.
  • SECTION § 157.150 - Crude Oil Washing Operations and Equipment Manual: Recording information after inspections.

• Personnel

  • SECTION § 157.152 - Person in charge of COW operations.
  • SECTION § 157.154 - Assistant personnel.

• COW Operations

  • SECTION § 157.155 - COW operations: General.
  • SECTION § 157.156 - COW operations: Meeting manual requirements.
  • SECTION § 157.158 - COW operations: Changed characteristics.
  • SECTION § 157.160 - Tanks: Ballasting and crude oil washing.
  • SECTION § 157.162 - Crude oil washing during a voyage.
  • SECTION § 157.164 - Use of inert gas system.
  • SECTION § 157.166 - Hydrocarbon emissions.
  • SECTION § 157.168 - Crew member: Main deck watch.
  • SECTION § 157.170 - COW equipment: Removal.
  • SECTION § 157.172 - Limitations on grades of crude oil carried.