Table 13. Agencies with Authority Over Tanker 

 Operations, (Source: Reference 176) 



Agency 



American Bureau of 

 Shipping 



Federal Comnunl cat ions 

 Conmission 



Federal Maritime 

 Comtiission 



Maritime Administration, 

 U.S. Department of 

 Commerce 



Occupational Safety and 

 Health Administration, 

 U.S. Department of Labor 



U.S. Coast Guard 



Jurisdiction, Statutes 

 Codes 



Classifies all merchant 

 vessels as to hull integrity, 

 seaworthiness, cargo 

 capability, etc.; Rules for 

 Building and Classing Steel 

 Vessels. 



Requires vessel bridge-to- 

 bridge radiotelephone on 

 all large vessels; 47 CFR, 

 Parts 81 and 83. 



Certifies financial 

 responsibility; Federal 

 Water Pollution Control Act, 

 46 CFR, Part 452. 



Reviews and approves conceptual 

 engineering design 

 specifications and drawings; 

 Merchant Marine Act, Title XI. 



Approves construction and 

 operation of facilities 

 according to regulations 

 governing the general safety 

 of workers . 



Approves vessel design and 

 operations; regulates safe 

 shipping practices; Dangerous 

 Cargo Act and Ports and 

 Waterways Safety Act. 



Requires hull markings which 

 indicate maximum load depths 

 on large merchant vessels; 

 46 CFR Section 2.85-1 and 

 46 CFR Part 42. 



Issues Certificates for Cargo 

 Ship Safety Equipment; 46 

 CFR, Section 31.40-10 



Regulates citizenry, competence 

 and physical condition of 

 crew; 46 CFR, Parts 10-16. 



Documents ownership of vessel, 

 registration, and place of 

 construction for vessels which 

 operate between points in the 

 U.S.; 46 U.S.C. Sections 11-63, 

 251-355; 46 CFR. 



Regulates oil transfer operations 

 between vessels and shoreside 

 facilities; 33 CFR 154-156. 



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