Title 46, ShippingRelease 119-102
§3709 Exemptions
Title 46 › Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen › Part B — Inspection and Regulation of Vessels › CHAPTER 37 — CARRIAGE OF LIQUID BULK DANGEROUS CARGOES › § 3709
Summary
The Secretary can exempt vessels from rules about segregated ballast, crude-oil washing, and clean ballast if shore facilities are the preferred way to handle ballast and are readily available.
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Title 46, §3709
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The Secretary may exempt a vessel from the minimum requirements established by section 3704–3706 of this title for segregated ballast, crude oil washing, and dedicated clean ballast if the Secretary decides that shore-based reception facilities are a preferred method of handling ballast and that adequate facilities are readily available.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 370946:391a(7)(N) section 3709 provides the Secretary with the authority to exempt certain minimum tanker requirements of section 3704, 3705, and 3706 when shorebased reception facilities are a better way of handling ballast and when the facilities are adequate and readily available.
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46 U.S.C. § 3709
Title 46, Shipping
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102