Section 151.21 - Ships of countries not party to MARPOL 73/78(a) Each oil tanker of 150 gross tons and above and each other ship of 400 gross tons and above, operated under the authority of a country not a party to MARPOL 73/78, must have on board valid documentation showing that the ship has been surveyed in accordance with and complies with the requirements of MARPOL 73/78. Evidence of compliance may be issued by either the government of a country that is party to MARPOL 73/78 or a recognized classification society.(b) Evidence of compliance must contain all of the information in, and have substantially the same format as, the IOPP Certificate.CGD 75-124a, 48 FR 45709, Oct. 6, 1983, as amended by CGD 93-030, 59 FR 51338, Oct. 7, 1994; USCG-2006-25150, 71 FR 39209 , July 12, 2006 Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1625-0019