# 33 C.F.R. § 151.01 (2026): Purpose

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## Section

- **Citation:** 33 C.F.R. § 151.01 (2026)
- **Heading:** Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 33 CFR: Navigation and Navigable Waters / Chapter I: COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY / Part 151: VESSELS CARRYING OIL, NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES, GARBAGE, MUNICIPAL OR COMMERCIAL WASTE, AND BALLAST WATER / Subpart A: Implementation of MARPOL 73/78 and the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty as it Pertains to Pollution from Ships / § 151.01: § 151.01   Purpose.

## Text

The purpose of this subpart is to implement the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, 1980, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1901-1911) and Annexes I, II and V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78), done at London on February 17, 1978. This subpart also implements the Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act of 1996, and the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty done at Madrid on October 4, 1991.
[CGD 88-002, 54 FR 18403, Apr. 28, 1989, as amended by CGD 88-002A, 55 FR 18582, May 2, 1990; CGD 97-015, 62 FR 18045, Apr. 14, 1997; USCG-2000-7641, 66 FR 55570, Nov. 2, 2001]

## Nearby sections

- [33 C.F.R. § 151.01 (2026) § 151.01   Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P151_S151_01.md)
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- [33 C.F.R. § 151.04 (2026) § 151.04   Penalties for violation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P151_S151_04.md)
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- [33 C.F.R. § 151.06 (2026) § 151.06   Special areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P151_S151_06.md)
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- [33 C.F.R. § 151.10 (2026) § 151.10   Control of oil discharges.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P151_S151_10.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 151.11 (2026) § 151.11   Exceptions for emergencies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P151_S151_11.md)
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- [33 C.F.R. § 151.17 (2026) § 151.17   Surveys.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P151_S151_17.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 151.19 (2026) § 151.19   International Oil Pollution Prevention (IOPP) Certificates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P151_S151_19.md)

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