{"operation":"document","citation":"33 CFR 156.160","title":"Supervision by person in charge.","source_type":"regulation","agency":"United States Coast Guard","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2026-08-18","summary":"(a) No person may connect or disconnect a hose, top off a tank, or engage in any other critical procedures during the transfer operation unless the person in charge, required by § 156.120(s), supervises that procedure.\n\n(b) No person may start the flow of oil or hazardous material to or from a vesse","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/33-cfr-156-160.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/33-cfr-156-160.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/33-cfr-156-160","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-33/section-156.160","body":"(a) No person may connect or disconnect a hose, top off a tank, or engage in any other critical procedures during the transfer operation unless the person in charge, required by § 156.120(s), supervises that procedure.\n\n(b) No person may start the flow of oil or hazardous material to or from a vessel unless instructed to do so by either person in charge.\n\n(c) No person may transfer oil or hazardous material to or from a vessel unless each person in charge is in the immediate vicinity and immediately available to the transfer personnel.\n\n[CGD 75-124, 45 FR 7177, Jan. 31, 1980, as amended by CGD 86-034, 55 FR 36256, Sept. 4, 1990]","truncated":false,"body_characters":636}