# Monitoring devices.

**Citation:** 33 CFR 154.525  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** United States Coast Guard  
**Effective:** 2026-08-18  
**Published:** Not stated

The COTP may require the facility to install monitoring devices if the installation of monitoring devices at the facility would significantly limit the size of a discharge of oil or hazardous material and either:

(a) The environmental sensitivity of the area requires added protection;

(b) The prod

## Document text

The COTP may require the facility to install monitoring devices if the installation of monitoring devices at the facility would significantly limit the size of a discharge of oil or hazardous material and either:

(a) The environmental sensitivity of the area requires added protection;

(b) The products transferred at the facility pose a significant threat to the environment; or

(c) The size or complexity of the transfer operation poses a significant potential for a discharge of oil or hazardous material.

[CGD 75-124, 45 FR 7172, Jan. 31, 1980, as amended by CGD 86-034, 55 FR 36253, Sept. 4, 1990]

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-33/section-154.525>
- Source ID: `ecfr`
- SHA-256: `f64a132daaa455347b34473477a795927297cf2bffd49164514beb64654d5558`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T06:28:21.529Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T15:23:07.545Z
- Document slug: `33-cfr-154-525`

### Source metadata

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  "cfrTitle": 33,
  "part": "154",
  "section": "154.525",
  "subpart": "Subpart C—Equipment Requirements",
  "corpusVersion": "2026-08-18",
  "jurisdiction": "US"
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```