{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-157.146","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 157.146","heading":"Similar tank design: Inspections on U.S. tank vessels.","body":"(a) If a U.S. tank vessel has tanks similar in dimensions and internal structure, the owner or operator may submit a written request to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, of the zone in which the COW system is inspected, for only one of those tanks to be inspected under § 157.140(a)(1).\n(b) Only one tank of a group of tanks similar in dimensions and internal structure is inspected under § 157.140(a)(1), if the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, accepts the request submitted under paragraph (a) of this section.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER O—POLLUTION","PART 157—RULES FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT RELATING TO TANK VESSELS CARRYING OIL IN BULK","Subpart D—Crude Oil Washing (COW) System on Tank Vessels"],"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":"77cad7660a610026aaa9bcf035e60d69f06edfa0df63ec0d44fa9899e786c84c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-157.144","next":"us/33-cfr-157.147"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}