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TB 55-1900-206-14
DISCHARGE OF OIL PROHIBITED
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act prohibits the discharge of oil or oily
waste into or upon the navigable waters of the United States, or the waters of
the contiguous zone, or which may affect natural resources belonging to,
appertaining to, or under the exclusive management authority of the United
States, if such discharge causes a film or discoloration of the surface of the
water or causes a sludge or emulsion beneath the surface of the water. Violators
are subject to substantial civil penalties and/or criminal sanctions including fines
and imprisonment.
c.
Oily-Water Separating Equipment.
(1) All Army Watercraft (non-oceangoing):
(a) Must have the capacity to retain on board all oily wastes and be equipped to discharge these oily wastes to a
reception facility.
(b) May retain all oily waste on board in the ship's bilges. An oily waste (sludge) tank is not required.
(2) All Army Watercraft (oceangoing) of less than 400 gross tons:
(a) Must have the capacity to retain on board all oily wastes and be equipped to discharge these oily wastes to a
reception facility; or
(b) Have approved oily-water separating equipment for the processing of oily waste.
(c) May retain all oily waste on board in the ship's bilges. An oily waste (sludge) tank is not required.
(d) The above requirements do not apply to barges that are not equipped with an installed bilge pumping system
for discharge into the sea.
(3) All Army Watercraft (oceangoing) of 400 gross tons and above but less than 10,000 gross tons must be fitted with:
(a) Approved 100 parts per million (ppm) oily-water separating equipment for the processing of oily waste.
(b) A tank or tanks of adequate capacity to receive oily waste that cannot be dealt with otherwise.
1) In new vessels, such tanks shall be designed and constructed to facilitate cleaning and the discharge of the
oily waste to reception facilities. Existing vessels shall comply with this requirement as far as reasonable
and practicable.
2) Tanks used for oily wastes on vessels certificated under 46 CFR Chapter I shall meet the requirements of
46 CFR 56.5050(h) for isolation between oil and bilge systems.
(c) A pipeline to discharge oily waste to a reception facility.
(d) The above requirements do not apply to barges that are not equipped with an installed bilge pumping system
for discharge into the sea.
(4) All Army Watercraft (non-oceangoing) of 100 gross tons and above that are fitted with main or auxiliary
machinery spaces and are operated in the navigable waters of the United States must be equipped with:
(a) At least one pump installed to discharge oily waste through a fixed piping system to a reception facility.
(b) A piping system that has at least one outlet that is accessible from the weather deck.
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