# 33 C.F.R. § 156.200 (2026): Applicability

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## Section

- **Citation:** 33 C.F.R. § 156.200 (2026)
- **Heading:** Applicability
- **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 156: OIL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TRANSFER OPERATIONS / Subpart B: Special Requirements for Lightering of Oil and Hazardous Material Cargoes / § 156.200: § 156.200   Applicability.

## Text

This subpart applies to each vessel to be lightered and each service vessel engaged in a lightering operation in the marine environment beyond the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured when the oil or hazardous material lightered is destined for a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. This subpart does not apply to lightering operations involving public vessels, or to the dedicated response vessels and vessels of opportunity in accordance with the National Contingency Plan (40 CFR parts 9 and 300) when conducting response activities, or to tank vessels of 150 gross tons or more engaged in the transfer of oil cargo between tank vessels at sea on or after April 1, 2012. These rules are in addition to the rules of subpart A of this part, as well as the rules in the applicable sections of parts 151, 153, 155, 156, and 157 of this chapter.
[CGD 93-081, 60 FR 45017, Aug. 29, 1995, as amended by USCG-2010-0194, 80 FR 5935, Feb. 4, 2015]

## Nearby sections

- [33 C.F.R. § 156.200 (2026) § 156.200   Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P156_S156_200.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 156.205 (2026) § 156.205   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P156_S156_205.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 156.210 (2026) § 156.210   General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P156_S156_210.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 156.215 (2026) § 156.215   Pre-arrival notices.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P156_S156_215.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 156.220 (2026) § 156.220   Reporting of incidents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P156_S156_220.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 156.225 (2026) § 156.225   Designation of lightering zones.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P156_S156_225.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 156.230 (2026) § 156.230   Factors considered in designating lightering zones.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P156_S156_230.md)

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