{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-157.147","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 157.147","heading":"Similar tank design: Inspections on foreign tank vessels.","body":"(a) If a foreign tank vessel has tanks similar in dimensions and internal structure, the owner or operator may submit a written request to the Commandant (CG-CVC), Attn: Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7501, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593-7501, 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 Commandant 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":"7a4671df2da44ebe0ab1011fb13be1805df8e6bf83dbf4d7b32c53346fef40b2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-157.146","next":"us/33-cfr-157.148"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}