Regulations on Vessels Owned or Operated by the Department of Defense

Abstract

This Regulation is authorized by DoD Instruction 4715.6, Environmental Compliance, April 24, 1996 (reference (a)). This Regulation implements Section 312(d) of the Clean Water Act (Section 1322 of title 33, United States Code (U.S.C.) (reference (b)) by issuing standards governing the design, construction, installation, and operation of marine sanitation devices (MSDs) in public vessels owned or operated by the Department of Defense. This regulation also implements Annex I of the 1973 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, including the 1978 Protocol thereto (MARPOL Protocol) (reference (c)), in accordance with the requirements of Section 3(g) of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (Section 1902(g) of title 33, U.S.C. (reference (d)), by prescribing standards under which warships, naval auxiliaries and other public vessels owned or operated by the Department of Defense shall prevent oil pollution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA574924

Entities

Organizations

  • Office Of The Under Secretary Of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Ballast Tanks
  • Coast Guard
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fuel Oils
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Law
  • Lubricating Oils
  • Medical Personnel
  • Oil Tanks
  • Petroleum
  • Ship Decks
  • United States

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  • Business Analytics
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Environmental Engineering.