(a) Unless otherwise indicated, this part applies to each vessel that carries oil in bulk as cargo and that is:

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(1) Documented under the laws of the United States (a U.S. vessel); or

(2) Any other vessel that enters or operates in the navigable waters of the United States, or that operates, conducts ligtering under 46 U.S.C. § 3715, or receives cargo from or transfers cargo to a deepwater port under 33 U.S.C. § 1501 et seq., in the United States Exclusive Economic Zone, as defined in 33 U.S.C. § 2701(8).

(b) This part does not apply to a vessel exempted under 46 U.S.C. § 2109 or 46 U.S.C. § 3702.

[CGD 90-051, 57 FR 36238, Aug. 12, 1992, as amended by CGD 91-045, 61 FR 39788, July 30, 1996]