A segregated ballast tank, a crude oil washing system, or an inert gas system, required by this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter, on a vessel entitled to engage in the coastwise trade under chapter 551 of this title shall be installed in the United States (except the trust territories). A vessel failing to comply with this section may not engage in the coastwise trade.
46 U.S.C. § 3704
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES | |
Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
3704 | 46:391a(7) |
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2006- Pub. L. 109-304 substituted "chapter 551 of this title" for "section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883),".