Statute · United States Code
46 U.S.C. § 3716 — Tank washings
46 U.S.C. § 3716
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- United States Code
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2025-01-06
- Topic
- international-arbitration
(a) A vessel may not transfer cargo in a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States if, before arriving, the vessel has discharged tank washings containing oil or hazardous material in preparation for loading at that port or place in violation of the laws of the United States or in a manner or quantities inconsistent with a treaty to which the United States is a party. (b) The Secretary shall establish effective control and supervisory measures to carry out this section.
Citator
46 U.S.C. § 3716 — Tank washings is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) A vessel may not transfer cargo in a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States if, before arriving, the vessel has discharged tank washings containing oil or hazardous material in preparation for loading at that port or place in violation of the laws of the United States or in a manner or quantities inconsistent with a treaty to which the United States is a party. (b) The Secretary shall establish effective control and supervisory measures to carry out this section.