PUBLIC LAW 98-89 —AUG. 26, 1983 97 STAT. 523 § 3705. Crude oil tanker minimum standards (a) A new crude oil tanker of at least 20,000 deadweight tons shall be equipped with— (1) protectively located segregated ballast tanks; (2) a crude oil washing system; and (3) a cargo tank protection system consisting of a fixed deck froth system and a fixed inert gas system. (b)(l) An existing crude oil tanker of at least 40,000 deadweight tons shall be equipped with— (A) segregated ballast tanks; or (B) a crude oil washing system. (2) Compliance with paragraph (1) of this subsection may be delayed until June 1, 1985, for any tanker of less than 70,000 deadweight tons that has dedicated clean ballast tanks. (c) An existing crude oil tanker of at least 20,000 deadweight tons but less than 40,000 deadweight tons, and at least 15 years of age, shall be equipped with segregated ballast tanks or a crude oil washing system before January 2, 1986, or the date on which the tanker reaches 15 years of age, whichever is later. (d) An existing crude oil tanker of at least 20,000 deadweight tons shall be equipped with an inert gas system. However, for a crude oil Exemption. tanker of less than 40,000 deadweight tons not fitted with high capacity tank washing machines, the Secretary may grant an exemption if the vessel's owner can show clearly that compliance would be unreasonable and impracticable due to the vessel's design characteristics. (e) A crude oil tanker engaged in transferring oil from an offshore oil exploitation or production facility on the Outer Continental Shelf of the United States shall be equipped with segregated ballast tanks, or may operate with dedicated clean ballast tanks or special ballast arrangements. However, the tanker shall comply with other applica- ble minimum standards of this section. § 3706. Product carrier minimum standards (a) A new product carrier of at least 30,000 deadweight tons shall be equipped with protectively located segregated ballast tanks. (b) A new product carrier of at least 20,000 deadweight tons shall be equipped with a cargo tank protection system consisting of a fixed deck froth system and a fixed inert gas system or, if the product carrier carries dedicated products incompatible with the cargo tank protection system, an alternate protection system au- thorized by the Secretary. (c) An existing product carrier of at least 40,000 deadweight tons shall be equipped with segregated ballast tanks or may operate with dedicated clean ballast tanks. (d) An existing product csirrier of at least 20,000 deadweight tons but less than 40,000 deadweight tons, and at least 15 years of age, shall be equipped with segregated ballast tanks or may operate with dedicated clean ballast tanks before January 2, 1986, or the date on which it reaches 15 years of age, whichever is later. (e) An existing product carrier of at least 40,000 deadweight tons, or an existing product carrier of at least 20,000 deadweight tons but less than 40,000 deadweight tons that is fitted with high-capacity tank washing machines, shall be equipped with an inert gas system.
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