{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-155.5012","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 155.5012","heading":"Deviation from response plan.","body":"The owner or operator of a nontank vessel required to have a vessel response plan (VRP) under this subpart may not deviate from the approved VRP unless the President or Federal On-Scene Coordinator determines that the deviation from the VRP would provide for a more expeditious or effective response to the spill or mitigation of its environmental effects.","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 J—Nontank Vessel Response Plans"],"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":"9430b5ae9363b570a0c5a79eac4310ecfa914b931f1c7fd5ec92ed2effbdc576","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-155.5010","next":"us/33-cfr-155.5015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}