# Person in charge: Limitations.

**Citation:** 33 CFR 156.115  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** United States Coast Guard  
**Effective:** 2026-08-18  
**Published:** Not stated

(a) No person may serve as the person in charge of transfer operations on more than one vessel at a time during transfers between vessels or between two or more vessels and a facility unless authorized by the COTP.

(b) No person may serve as the person in charge of both a vessel and a facility duri

## Document text

(a) No person may serve as the person in charge of transfer operations on more than one vessel at a time during transfers between vessels or between two or more vessels and a facility unless authorized by the COTP.

(b) No person may serve as the person in charge of both a vessel and a facility during transfer operations unless authorized by the COTP.

[CGD 75-124, 45 FR 7177, Jan. 31, 1980, as amended by CGD 86-034, 55 FR 36255, Sept. 4, 1990]

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-33/section-156.115>
- Source ID: `ecfr`
- SHA-256: `fd0fd938604ca6b9a771085f2ece8fa6d7df04814d42f09d548ecc121c2948d9`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T06:28:21.529Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T04:32:13.666Z
- Document slug: `33-cfr-156-115`

### Source metadata

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  "cfrTitle": 33,
  "part": "156",
  "section": "156.115",
  "subpart": "Subpart A—Oil and Hazardous Material Transfer Operations",
  "corpusVersion": "2026-08-18",
  "jurisdiction": "US"
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```