GroundRules
33 CFR 156.160: Supervision by person in charge.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER O—POLLUTION
- PART 156—OIL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TRANSFER OPERATIONS
- Subpart A—Oil and Hazardous Material Transfer Operations
(a) No person may connect or disconnect a hose, top off a tank, or engage in any other critical procedures during the transfer operation unless the person in charge, required by § 156.120(s), supervises that procedure.
(b) No person may start the flow of oil or hazardous material to or from a vessel unless instructed to do so by either person in charge.
(c) No person may transfer oil or hazardous material to or from a vessel unless each person in charge is in the immediate vicinity and immediately available to the transfer personnel.
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