{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-155.240","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 155.240","heading":"Damage stability information for oil tankers and offshore oil barges.","body":"(a) Owners or operators of oil tankers and offshore oil barges shall ensure that their vessels have prearranged, prompt access to computerized, shore-based damage stability and residual structural strength calculation programs.\n(b) Vessel baseline strength and stability characteristics must be pre-entered into such programs and be consistent with the vessel's existing configuration.\n(c) Access to the shore-based calculation program must be available 24 hours a day.\n(d) At a minimum, the program must facilitate calculation of the following:\n(1) Residual hull girder strength based on the reported extent of damage.\n(2) Residual stability when the vessel's compartments are breached.\n(3) The most favorable off-loading, ballasting, or cargo transfer sequences to improve residual stability, reduce hull girder stresses, and reduce ground-force reaction.\n(4) The bending and shear stresses caused by pinnacle loads from grounding or stranding.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER O—POLLUTION","PART 155—OIL OR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL POLLUTION PREVENTION REGULATIONS FOR VESSELS","Subpart B—Vessel Equipment"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"e09ebfa62f3988744587a93692a7871f0bdd5328daf37f8c0112c88685e25650","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-155.235","next":"us/33-cfr-155.245"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}