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TB 55-1900-206-14
(c) A shore connection that meets the specifications in 33 CFR 155.430 or have at least one portable adapter that
meets the specifications in 33 CFR 155.430 and fits the required outlets.
(d) A stop valve for each outlet.
(e) The above requirements do not apply to vessels that have approved oily-water separating equipment for the
processing of oily waste.
d.
Discharge of oily wastes/oily mixtures.
(1) Periodically, the oily waste which has accumulated in a vessels bilge and/or holding tank must be discharged. The
preferred method of discharging oily waste is to discharge directly into an approved collection facility (sludge
barge, shoreside drums, waste oil collecting tanks) using installed equipment or small, portable, positive
displacement pumps and hoses. Discharges of oily mixtures at sea shall be in accordance with the requirements of
paragraph (2) or (3) below.
(2) When more than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land, any discharge of oily mixtures into the sea from an Army
vessel is prohibited except when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) The oily mixture does not originate from cargo pump room bilges;
(b) The oily mixture is not mixed with oil cargo residues;
(c) The vessel is not within a special area;
(d) The vessel is proceeding enroute;
(e) The oil content of the effluent without dilution is less than 100 parts per million (ppm); and,
(f) The ship has in operation oily-water separating equipment, a bilge monitor, bilge alarm, or combination
thereof as required by 33 CFR Part 155 Subpart B.
(3) When within 12 nautical miles from the nearest land, any discharge oily mixtures into the sea from an Army vessel
is prohibited except when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) The oily mixture does not originate from cargo pump room bilges;
(b) The oily mixture is not mixed with oil cargo residues;
(c) The oil content of the effluent without dilution is less than 15 parts per million (ppm);
(d) The ship has in operation oily-water separating equipment, a bilge monitor, bilge alarm, or combination
thereof as required by 33 CFR Part 155 Subpart B; and,
(e) The oily-water separating equipment is equipped with a 15 ppm bilge alarm.
Section III. SEWAGE (SANITARY WASTE) AND GRAYWATER
7. Sewage and Graywater.
a.
To ensure compliance with regulations regarding the discharge of sewage and graywater:
(1) All Army Watercraft (>65 feet) with installed toilet facilities shall be equipped with a U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
approved and operable Type II or Type III Marine Sanitation Device (MSD).
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