{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-156.160","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 156.160","heading":"Supervision by person in charge.","body":"(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.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["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"],"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":"c6a0df569397fa8d66ef1e713beaa73256b45960fa8bc0e81217de13ba7f48ef","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-156.150","next":"us/33-cfr-156.170"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}