Section 157.310 - Exempted vessels: operationsThe owner, operator, and master of each vessel that has been granted an exemption under this subpart must ensure that:
(a) The vessel trades only between ports or places within the United States, its territories or possessions;(b) The vessel loads cargo only at ports or places listed in the exemption;(c) Except as allowed under § 157.41 (a) and (b) of this part, any ballast water, except segregated ballast discharged in accordance with § 157.43(b) of this part, and any tank washing or oil cargo residues are: (1) Retained on board; or(2) Transferred to a shore-based reception facility that is listed in the application for exemption, or in the case of an emergency or a shipyard entry, an alternative acceptable to the cognizant Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection;(d) The vessel loads only those cargoes listed in the exemption; and(e) The letter under § 157.306 that grants the exemption is on board the vessel; or(f) The certificate of inspection bearing the following endorsement is on board the vessel: Exempted under 33 CFR 157.306 from the requirements of (33 CFR 157.10a or 157.10c , whichever is appropriate, will be inserted). This vessel may not discharge cargo in any foreign port, nor may it load cargo in a port other than the following: (a list of ports contained in the application that is accepted by the Coast Guard for the exempted vessel will be inserted here).
CGD 79-126, 46 FR 3513, Jan. 15, 1981, as amended by CGD 82-28, 50 FR 11630, Mar. 22, 1985; USCG-2000-7641, 66 FR 55573, Nov. 2, 2001